Turn a complex story into a comprehensible chronology. Add events, order them according to the time of the story, separate them by branches and connect each effect with its cause.
Build the chronology
Add up to 40 events. The order can be a year, an hour, or any number that preserves the internal sequence.
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How to build a good timeline
1. Separate the narrative order from the chronological order
A film can first show a consequence and then reveal its cause. In the constructor, the field order It represents the real moment within the universe of the story, not the minute in which it appears on the screen.
2. Create a branch when history changes
If the journey modifies the past and an alternative future is born, assign subsequent events to a new branch. If the work maintains a single self-consistent story, it preserves the same branch and uses causal relationships.
3. Connect causes and effects
The causal relationship allows us to locate a bootstrap paradox: An object or information can circulate in a loop with no discernible external origin. The automatic analysis indicates cycles in the connections, although the final interpretation depends on the rules of the work.
4. Distinguish travel, observation and change
Not every narrative leap is a time travel. A memory, a vision, or a recording are ways to obtain information about another moment, but the character does not necessarily travel to it. Classifying events avoids confusing montage with temporal mechanics.
What the map can reveal
A clear chronology helps detect simultaneous versions of a character, unsourced information, canceled futures, and events that belong to different branches. It also allows a film to be explained without depending on a linear summary that hides its paradoxes.
To get started quickly, load the included example and replace it with events from your work. You can then export the project, print it, or share the file with other readers.