Technical Development

Tools For discussing IF tools such as: mapping tools, library or packaging software, disassemblers Development Systems Working on a new IF development system? Publishing an update to one? Got a question about hacking the code of the compiler? Here’s the place to discuss all these and more. Interpreters Written a new interpreter for an IF system? Porting one to a new OS? Having trouble installing one? This is the category for you. Specifications Many IF development systems have formal specifications, which allow people to develop alternative implementations of the software. Discuss them here. Inform Extensions Discussion for Inform 7 Extensions.

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
About the Technical Development category Technical Development	0	1091	February 25, 2019
Publishing your IF (updated 1/21/2014) Technical Development forum-wiki	15	17562	November 6, 2022
zorkie - zil/zilf to .z compiler v1-8 Development Systems zil , ai , new-platform	12	112	December 6, 2025
z2js - compile .z to .js for web or nodejs needs testers Development Systems ai , new-platform	3	71	December 5, 2025
ChronicleHub: a QBN engine like StoryNexus Development Systems new-platform	38	381	December 5, 2025
Atrament, an interactive fiction engine powered by Ink Development Systems choice-based , ink , new-platform	6	71	December 5, 2025
Bardic: a Python-first Interactive Fiction engine for complex game state with visual graph-based story editing and live passage preview Development Systems new-platform	21	288	December 5, 2025
Glazer - yet another Glulx assembler Tools glulx , vertigo	8	235	December 5, 2025
A-Code Compiler, Level 9 Archive, Specs, game sources: made public! Specifications	13	314	December 4, 2025
AdventureWriter games for Atari 8-bit computers Development Systems	3	103	December 3, 2025
How did A-Code text compression work? Technical Development	10	228	December 2, 2025
Specification of Level 9 A-Code Specifications	109	5459	December 2, 2025
Level 9 Computing? Specifications	9	1076	December 2, 2025
List new Development Systems here! Development Systems forum-wiki , new-platform I’ve made this post a wiki, so if you are announcing a new development system and have access, edit this post and add a link to the initial post here. You can also apply the new-platform tag to your announcement post. C…	4	147	December 2, 2025
Announcing Storyfall - a new IF authoring tool and publishing platform! Development Systems publishing , editor , ai , new-platform	94	1385	December 2, 2025
Rez v1.8.0 — An Open-Source tool for creating choice based games/IF Development Systems rez , new-platform	10	356	November 30, 2025
Parchment sitegen output does not run story? Interpreters parchment , sitegen	8	117	November 30, 2025
Introducing NovelCrafted - a choice-based IF platform Development Systems fiction , choice-based , announcement , new-platform	23	473	November 29, 2025
Emacs major mode for Dialog Development Systems dialog	4	88	November 29, 2025
CodeMirror support for Ink Technical Development editor , ink	7	115	November 28, 2025
Overriding Preform grammar in a language extension in Inform 10 Inform Extensions	6	141	November 27, 2025
Looking for feedback and testers for a new interactive story platform [Story Builders World] Development Systems new-platform	46	676	November 27, 2025
Testing an Å-machine interpreter Interpreters å-machine , aa-machine	3	559	November 26, 2025
New feature: online snippets Tools borogove	12	1029	November 23, 2025
Parchment Site Generator: cover art when no autoplay? Interpreters parchment , sitegen	8	89	November 23, 2025
Etherground - a modular and dynamic IF authoring tool with a unique mechanic Development Systems new-platform	27	326	November 23, 2025
NLP / PEG and other parser approaches Technical Development parser	10	1616	November 22, 2025
Overriding story headline in an extension Inform Extensions	4	68	November 20, 2025
"Dumb" Frotz too smart for me? Interpreters	4	242	November 20, 2025
Optimising RemGlk-rs Interpreters remglk-rs	19	416	November 19, 2025