Technical Development

Tools For discussing IF tools such as: mapping tools, library or packaging software, disassemblers 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. 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. Inform Extensions Discussion for Inform 7 Extensions.

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
About the Technical Development category Technical Development	0	1100	February 25, 2019
Publishing your IF (updated 1/21/2014) Technical Development forum-wiki	15	17645	November 6, 2022
Why is writing interactive fiction still drawing diagrams instead of writing? Development Systems new-platform	89	478	March 15, 2026
What controls the overall background color on Z-machine? Specifications z-machine	4	34	March 15, 2026
Rez v1.8.0 — An Open-Source tool for creating choice based games/IF Development Systems rez , new-platform	44	808	March 15, 2026
Experiment with AI trapdoor for Dialog Interpreters dialog , ai	6	184	March 14, 2026
Announcing Storyfall - a new IF authoring tool and publishing platform! Development Systems publishing , editor , ai , new-platform	114	2167	March 14, 2026
I didn't know Twine existed, so I built my own branching story editor starting from an office experiment. Did I just waste my time? Development Systems new-platform	43	530	March 11, 2026
TADS3 animated graphics for HTML TADS Development Systems tads3	28	336	March 8, 2026
New authoring tool for audio-first IF (AudioGames) - WIP Development Systems new-platform	5	142	March 8, 2026
Experimenting with a format and editor for interactive fiction (iepub) Development Systems	16	240	March 8, 2026
Squiffy 6.0 Beta Development Systems squiffy	5	190	March 6, 2026
Is there a standard way to measure performance? Interpreters z-machine	11	92	March 4, 2026
A hobby project of absurd scale: building an IF schema language with AI as the workforce Development Systems ai , hobby	77	910	March 4, 2026
Scenery in multiple locations Technical Development z-machine	12	163	March 4, 2026
ZILF 1.6 released Development Systems zil	30	1114	March 2, 2026
Solid Z-machine interpreter that can show disassembly? Interpreters z-machine	44	211	March 2, 2026
Persistent save file with online play compiled with Emscripten Interpreters	11	180	February 28, 2026
Instruct: A Python port of Instructor Tools inform6	0	66	February 28, 2026
ChronicleHub: a QBN engine like StoryNexus Development Systems new-platform , chroniclehub	142	2246	February 27, 2026
Making multi-part games on small systems Technical Development z-machine , å-machine , aa-machine	14	139	February 26, 2026
TADS 3 Documentation Development Systems tads3 , ai	24	130	February 24, 2026
Fabularium - Android GLK + TADS HTML IF interpreter Interpreters	74	20142	February 20, 2026
Visual Novel Nodal Editor - new system Development Systems visual-novel , ai , new-platform	7	197	February 20, 2026
How do you automatically benchmark a development system? Development Systems dialog	4	95	February 20, 2026
Gargoyle 2026.1 Interpreters	14	389	February 20, 2026
Å-machine Testing Interpreters dialog	5	157	February 19, 2026
Sharpee + Screen Readers Development Systems sharpee	1	85	February 19, 2026
Catching memory errors on the Z-machine Interpreters z-machine	6	98	February 18, 2026
Is there any reason to pick Z Machine Version 4 over 5? Technical Development z-machine	15	212	February 18, 2026