The Tree Creator

Stop writing upgrade trees by hand.

The Tree Creator is a visual node editor for designing upgrade trees, skill trees, and progression systems — built for indie game developers.

Drag nodes. Connect them. Export clean JSON. Done.

⚠️ macOS standalone release coming soon.

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✨ Features

• 🕸️ Infinite Visual Canvas — Pan and zoom freely. Place nodes anywhere.
• 🔗 Smart Connections — Right-drag between nodes. Cycle detection prevents broken trees.
• 🏷️ Node Labels — Annotate nodes with custom names shown directly on the canvas.
• 📐 Grid Snapping — Keep your tree clean with 40px grid alignment.
• 🧩 Dynamic Properties — Add any property type (Integer, Float, String, Boolean, Vector2) globally across all nodes.
  💡 Adding a property of type String with the name "mod" will automatically designate it for mod/namespace management.
• 📤 One-Click JSON Export — Export game-ready JSON instantly. Import into any engine.
• ↩️ Full Undo / Redo — Make mistakes freely.
• 🌐 Runs in Browser — No install needed. Try it right here.

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🎯 Who Is This For

• Indie developers building RPGs, roguelikes, or idle/incremental games
• Solo devs who want a clean data pipeline without building custom tooling
• Designers who want to prototype progression systems without writing code
• Anyone who has ever edited an upgrade tree JSON file by hand and regretted it

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⌨️ Shortcuts

• [LMB] — Select / drag node
• [RMB Drag] on node — Start a connection
• [RMB Drag] on canvas — Pan the canvas
• [Scroll] — Zoom in / out
• [Del / Backspace] — Delete selected nodes
• [Ctrl + LMB] on connection — Delete a connection
• [LMB Drag] on canvas — Marquee / box select
• [~] — Toggle sidebars
• [Ctrl + Z] — Undo
• [Ctrl + Y] — Redo

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💾 Export Format

The exported JSON is clean, engine-agnostic, and ready to parse:

{
  "upgrades": [
    {
      "id": 0,
      "base_cost": 100,
      "cost_scale": 1.2,
      "connections": [1, 2]
    },
    {
      "id": 1,
      "base_cost": 200,
      "cost_scale": 1.5,
      "connections": []
    }
  ]
}

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💰 Pricing

🆓 Free — Web Demo

• Full feature set in browser
• Limited to 5 JSON exports per session

💛 $1 — Full Version

• Standalone builds: Windows, Linux, macOS
• Unlimited exports
• All future updates
• Complete Godot 4.x source code (MIT licensed)
• Extend, modify, or embed in your own pipeline

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⭐ If The Tree Creator saves you time, a rating genuinely helps more developers find it.
Built with Godot 4. Designed for makers.