Story Forge

Story Forge is a modern desktop app for Vintage Story players, designed to make switching between game versions, modpacks, servers, and accounts effortless.

✨ Features

• Version Management: Easily install, switch, and launch different Vintage Story versions.
• Modpack Handling: Import, export, and swap modpacks with a click.
• Server Browser: Favorite, connect, and organize your servers with drag-and-drop.
• Account Switching: Manage multiple accounts and switch between them instantly.
• Minimal & Fast: Built with Tauri (Rust) for a lightweight, secure, and fast experience.
• Beautiful UI: Powered by Vite + React for a snappy, modern interface.
• Updater: Install once, update forever - with the built-in auto updater.

[!WARNING] macOS Users: Story Forge is not notarized yet, so macOS Gatekeeper may block it from launching. After installing, run the following in your terminal to allow the app:

sh sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Story\ Forge.app

🧰 Prerequisites

Set up the following tooling before running Story Forge locally:

• Bun (v1.0+)
• Rust (v1.70+)
• Tauri Prerequisites

🚀 Getting Started

1. Install dependencies

sh bun install

1. Run the app in development

sh bun tauri dev

1. Build for release

sh bun tauri build

🛠 Tech Stack

• Frontend: Vite + React
• Backend: Tauri (Rust)
• State Management: Zustand
• UI Components: shadcn/ui

💡 Why Story Forge?

Vintage Story is a sandbox game with a vibrant modding and multiplayer community. Story Forge helps you:

• Keep your installations organized
• Quickly switch between modpacks and servers
• Manage multiple accounts for family or friends
• Spend less time on setup, more time playing

📦 Packaging & Distribution

Story Forge uses Tauri to package the app into a minimal, secure binary for Windows, macOS, and Linux. No Electron bloat—just fast, native performance.

📝 Contributing

Pull requests and suggestions are welcome! If you have ideas for new features or improvements, open an issue or join the discussion.

📸 Screenshots