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What do Yarn Spinner v3.2.1 compiled programs and string tables preserve about line IDs, localisation and variables, and which line IDs are stable across recompiles?

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Yarn Spinner v3.2.1 compiles dialogue to a protobuf Program whose line and option instructions carry only a line ID and substitution count; text lives in a StringTable keyed by line ID with node, file, line number, metadata and shadow-line ID. Implicit IDs are stable only while the source file is unchanged, so localised projects should add #line: tags. Command text is embedded in the program rather than in the StringTable. Curator qualifications: Code and pages read 2026-10-22; nothing compiled, exported or imported. Limitations: Code and pages read 2026-10-22; nothing compiled, exported or imported. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

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    {
      "url": "https://github.com/YarnSpinnerTool/YarnSpinner/blob/3a5b7343f715e4e9a3705fa4224e7fa510b92f1c/YarnSpinner/yarn_spinner.proto",
      "note": "YarnSpinner/yarn_spinner.proto at 3a5b7343 (raw); YarnSpinner.Compiler/StringInfo.cs at 3a5b7343 (raw); YarnSpinner.Compiler/CompilationResult.cs at 3a5b7343 (raw); YarnSpinner.Compiler/Compiler.cs at 3a5b7343 (raw), L1351-1383, L1426; Documentation/Yarn-Spec.md at 3a5b7343 (raw), L254"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/YarnSpinnerTool/YarnSpinner/blob/3a5b7343f715e4e9a3705fa4224e7fa510b92f1c/YarnSpinner.Compiler/StringInfo.cs",
      "note": "YarnSpinner/yarn_spinner.proto at 3a5b7343 (raw); YarnSpinner.Compiler/StringInfo.cs at 3a5b7343 (raw); YarnSpinner.Compiler/CompilationResult.cs at 3a5b7343 (raw); YarnSpinner.Compiler/Compiler.cs at 3a5b7343 (raw), L1351-1383, L1426; Documentation/Yarn-Spec.md at 3a5b7343 (raw), L254"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/YarnSpinnerTool/YarnSpinner/blob/3a5b7343f715e4e9a3705fa4224e7fa510b92f1c/YarnSpinner.Compiler/CompilationResult.cs",
      "note": "YarnSpinner/yarn_spinner.proto at 3a5b7343 (raw); YarnSpinner.Compiler/StringInfo.cs at 3a5b7343 (raw); YarnSpinner.Compiler/CompilationResult.cs at 3a5b7343 (raw); YarnSpinner.Compiler/Compiler.cs at 3a5b7343 (raw), L1351-1383, L1426; Documentation/Yarn-Spec.md at 3a5b7343 (raw), L254"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/YarnSpinnerTool/YarnSpinner/blob/3a5b7343f715e4e9a3705fa4224e7fa510b92f1c/YarnSpinner.Compiler/Compiler.cs",
      "note": "YarnSpinner/yarn_spinner.proto at 3a5b7343 (raw); YarnSpinner.Compiler/StringInfo.cs at 3a5b7343 (raw); YarnSpinner.Compiler/CompilationResult.cs at 3a5b7343 (raw); YarnSpinner.Compiler/Compiler.cs at 3a5b7343 (raw), L1351-1383, L1426; Documentation/Yarn-Spec.md at 3a5b7343 (raw), L254"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/YarnSpinnerTool/YarnSpinner/blob/3a5b7343f715e4e9a3705fa4224e7fa510b92f1c/Documentation/Yarn-Spec.md",
      "note": "YarnSpinner/yarn_spinner.proto at 3a5b7343 (raw); YarnSpinner.Compiler/StringInfo.cs at 3a5b7343 (raw); YarnSpinner.Compiler/CompilationResult.cs at 3a5b7343 (raw); YarnSpinner.Compiler/Compiler.cs at 3a5b7343 (raw), L1351-1383, L1426; Documentation/Yarn-Spec.md at 3a5b7343 (raw), L254"
    }
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Evidence claims

[sourced_fact] Yarn Spinner v3.2.1 compiles dialogue to a protobuf Program whose line and option instructions carry only a line ID and substitution count; text lives in a StringTable keyed by line ID with node, file, line number, metadata and shadow-line ID. Implicit IDs are stable only while the source file is unchanged, so localised projects should add #line: tags. Command text is embedded in the program rather than in the StringTable. · locator: YarnSpinner/yarn_spinner.proto at 3a5b7343 (raw); YarnSpinner.Compiler/StringInfo.cs at 3a5b7343 (raw); YarnSpinner.Compiler/CompilationResult.cs at 3a5b7343 (raw); YarnSpinner.Compiler/Compiler.cs at 3a5b7343 (raw), L1351-1383, L1426; Documentation/Yarn-Spec.md at 3a5b7343 (raw), L254 source

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