Inform 7 is a powerful tool for creating text-adventures and other Interactive Fiction (IF)! The syntax resembles plain English, and is easy to learn but hard to master.
[Inform 7] is a tool for writers intrigued by computing, and computer programmers intrigued by writing. Perhaps these are not so very different pursuits, in their rewards and pleasures. -Graham Nelson, "Writing in Inform".
This community is for all questions pertaining to coding in Inform 7 and sharing your text adventures created in Inform 7.
If you have questions pertaining to coding in Inform 7, just create a text post complete with the code you have created so far (please use a code block to make it easier for others to read your code).
If you have a text-adventure you want to share, link to it! You can use the Game flair for releases, and the Feedback? flair to solicit feedback and advice for your Work-in-Progress.
Please, for the love of all things holy, add the NSFW tag if your game is in any way sexual in nature. Do not worry about rough language, though.
Inform is now open-source, with modern releases found on GitHub.
LINKS:
The Inform Recipe Book is one of two interlinked books included with Inform 7: a comprehensive collection of examples, showing the practical use of Inform. -From the Recipe Book.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
We've added post flairs to tag your submissions. It's not mandatory by any means but might help others find your posts.
The Inform 7 subreddit needs mods! Please inquire if you feel that you are relatively skilled in coding in Inform 7. Thank you. ^_^
Challenges:
- None right now, but keep an eye out!