Technical Development

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. Specifications Many IF development systems have formal specifications, which allow people to develop alternative implementations of the software. Discuss them here. 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. Inform Extensions Discussion for Inform 7 Extensions. Tools For discussing IF tools such as: mapping tools, library or packaging software, disassemblers

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
About the Technical Development category Technical Development	0	1119	February 25, 2019
Publishing your IF (updated 1/21/2014) Technical Development forum-wiki	15	17790	November 6, 2022
Atrament, an interactive fiction engine powered by Ink Development Systems choice-based , ink , new-platform	15	815	July 28, 2026
Babelmap - Rust Z-Machine/Glulx/Scott TUI w/ Graphics and Sound - Linux/MacOS/Windows Interpreters ai	12	126	July 28, 2026
Running a Linux VM on a Mac? Development Systems	9	339	July 27, 2026
Introducing Chord Version 1 Development Systems ai	6	214	July 27, 2026
Arcturus - a new programming language & compiler for the Z-machine Development Systems ai , new-platform	59	791	July 27, 2026
MacOS update to M1 Pro Tahoe causing problems Technical Development	7	189	July 27, 2026
Future of LLMs Tools ai , split-on-request	54	848	July 26, 2026
Story Builder v0.10 is out! Development Systems choice-based , editor , new-platform	3	191	July 25, 2026
Automaps in a Glk extension Interpreters glk	24	378	July 24, 2026
Journal of an Inform "Clone" Development Systems	16	401	July 23, 2026
What would you put in an imaginary TADS 4? Development Systems	17	431	July 22, 2026
Grains/pseudo objects Technical Development	16	187	July 21, 2026
web interpreters and mobile devices (looking for testers with android devices) Interpreters	34	566	July 20, 2026
Built an IF authoring tool and I need you to break it Tools new-platform	2	195	July 20, 2026
Anybody here with Apple ][ experience? Interpreters retro	111	1798	July 19, 2026
What Kind of Older Hardware are People Running Games On? Is it a Disadvantage to Only Target Web / CLI? Development Systems	47	378	July 19, 2026
Is this a Parchment bug or a game bug? Game stops responding in Parchment but not in Windows Gluxe Interpreters parchment	14	235	July 19, 2026
A "tuple" of a verb, object, and indirect object. Development Systems	21	148	July 16, 2026
What Would be the Sentiment to an Experimental Rust Port of Inform7 Made With AI Assistance? Technical Development ai	45	633	July 16, 2026
Sharpee 2.1 Development Systems ai , sharpee	7	203	July 15, 2026
A 32-bit Å-machine Specifications å-machine , aa-machine	64	796	July 13, 2026
Unused Z-machine opcodes Specifications z-machine	5	182	July 12, 2026
Frotz and Bocfel can't parse PDP10 in V1/V2 Zork — a shift-lock (z machine spec 3.7.1) easter egg Interpreters	7	125	July 12, 2026
Why is writing interactive fiction still drawing diagrams instead of writing? Development Systems new-platform	130	1644	July 12, 2026
Cloak of Darkness... in Lamp? What's that? (Now with 100% more Phobos!) Development Systems ai , new-platform	24	567	July 10, 2026
Can we start over? Ferrytale's use of ClubFloyd transcripts. Technical Development ai	25	389	July 9, 2026
Interpreter Recommendations/Help for Accessibility Interpreters speech , linux , accessibility	6	83	July 9, 2026
Looking for Mac VoiceOver users to test Zork Zero in Spatterlight Interpreters macos , accessibility , spatterlight	2	85	July 9, 2026