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 ===== Things to know about the engine's workings =====
-SLUDGE has a whole bunch of parts to it, but it can be simplified into just 2 story-telling ideas and 3 major types of visual content.
+SLIDGE has a whole bunch of parts to it, but it can be simplified into just 2 story-telling ideas and 3 major types of visual content.
 The storytelling ideas are **Scenes** and **Moments**.
-  *Moment : Any arrangement of text and other content on the screen. Moments are played in order, and can be used to create sequential dialog between several characters, or a short animated sequence.
+  * **Moment** : Any arrangement of text and other content on the screen. Moments are played in order, and can be used to create sequential dialog between several characters, or a short animated sequence.
-  *Scene : A set of moments. A scene may link to any other scene, so you can assemble parts of your game's dialog as you need.
+  * **Scene** : A set of moments. A scene may link to any other scene, so you can assemble parts of your game's dialog as you need.
-The major areas of visual content that may be displayed during a moment are **textbox**, **choice**, and **character**
+The major types of visual content that may be displayed during a moment are **textbox**, **choice**, and **character**
-  *Textbox : Text may be entered into one or several textboxes, and each can be set to reveal text like a typewriter or all at once. Textboxes can have a visual style assigned to them to customize appearance.
+  * **Textbox** : Text may be entered into one or several textboxes, and each can be set to reveal text like a typewriter or all at once. Textboxes can have a visual style assigned to them to customize appearance.
-  *Choice : Similar to textbox, but choices can link to other scenes or can compute and modify game data.
+  * **Choice** : Similar to textbox, but choices can link to other scenes or can compute and modify game data.
-  *Character : Portraits of characters (or other images) may be displayed. Characters may have multiple "expressions" defined, allowing you to choose between a character's appearances as you edit.
+  * **Character** : Portraits of characters (or other images) may be displayed. Characters may have multiple "expressions" defined, allowing you to choose between a character's appearances as you edit.
+Continue to [[slidge:getting_started_-_first_steps|First Steps]] to learn how to use this engine with GameMaker Studio 2.
+For further explanation of the terms, check out [[slidge:glossary_of_terms]]