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Welcome to the Interactive Fiction Wiki
Thursday, January 26, 2023
IFWiki is an encyclopedia of interactive fiction, including IF history, theory, craft, tools, and people. IFWiki serves as both a historical record of community knowledge and a guide to resources for playing and creating interactive fiction.
News
- 19 Nov 2022: IFWiki now checks for broken external links. To help fix the links, see Replacing dead links.
- 1 Sep 2022: IFWiki has a new Events database! Upcoming events automatically show up on IFWiki's front page. Add an event!
- 28 Apr 2022: Inform 7 is now open-source!
Events and competitions
Competitions:
- 31 Jan 2023: Winter TADS Jam 2022/2023 — Voting ends
- 5 Feb 2023: Winter TADS Jam 2022/2023 — Results announced
Jams:
- 1 Mar 2023: SeedComp! 2023 — Submissions due
- 3 Mar 2023: SeedComp! 2023 — Voting begins
- 31 Mar 2023: SeedComp! 2023 — Voting ends
Frequently recurring events:
- ClubFloyd (weekly meeting)
- People's Republic of Interactive Fiction (monthly meeting)
- Seattle IF Group (monthly meeting)
- SF Bay Area Interactive Fiction Group (monthly meeting)
Software Updates
- 24 Jan 2023: DMagnetic version 0.35
- 21 Jan 2023: PunyInform version 4.2
- 26 Dec 2022: Ozmoo version 12.2
- 9 Dec 2022: Vezza version Pre-release
- 27 Nov 2022: Donjon FI version 2.0-beta.8
- 27 Nov 2022: Parchment
- 8 Oct 2022: Spatterlight version 0.9.8
- 2 Oct 2022: ThinBASIC Adventure Builder version 70
- 1 Oct 2022: FrankenDrift version 0.6.0
- 31 Aug 2022: Inform 7 version 10.1.2
(Browse the software database at Drilldown: Software)
Feature of the Day
- Across The Stars: The Ralckor Incident; (Dark Star and Peter Mattsson; 2007; Z-code).
- Balance of Trade; (Robert Luke Doman; 2018; Twine).
- Brain Guzzlers from Beyond!; (Steph Cherrywell; 2015; Z-code).
- The Gostak; (Carl Muckenhoupt; 2001; Z-code).
- The Fleet; (Jonathan Valuckas; 2012; ChoiceScript).
- Floatpoint; (Emily Short; 2006; Z-code).
- Irvine Quik & the Search for the Fish of Traglea; (Duncan Bowsman; 2012; ADRIFT).
- The Myothian Falcon; (Andy Joel; 2011; Quest).
- Pirates and Ninjas and Aliens, Oh My!; (John Cater; 2003; Z-code).
- Play Nice; (alicethornburgh; 2013; Quest).
- Space Aliens Laughed at my Cardigan; (Andre M. Boyle; 1992; AGT).
- Worlds Apart; (Suzanne Britton; 1999; TADS 2).
- Word of the Day; (Richard Otter; 2017; Z-code).
FAQ
- What is "interactive fiction"?
- How can I download and play IF?
- Where can I find out what games I might enjoy?
- Where can I talk with other people who are into IF?
(See all frequently asked questions)
Check out these articles!
- See Craft for how-to articles.
- See Theory for articles on IF concepts.
- See Starters if you're new to IF.
- Annual competitions like IF Comp, Spring Thing, and the XYZZY Awards.
- Parser-based authoring tools like ADRIFT, Dialog, Inform 6, Inform 7 and TADS 3.
- Choice-based authoring tools like ChoiceScript, Ink and Twine.
- Hybrid authoring systems like Quest.
- Retro-style parser authoring tools like Adventuron, PunyInform and ZIL.
Contribute!
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- Check out the community portal for an overview.
- Read Help:Contents if you're new to editing wikis like ours.
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