#topexpert — Public Fediverse posts

've been saying I'd write about playtesting when I got to the end of my current Let's Make IF thing. And so I have (part 1 of 2)

https://topexpert.blog/2024/11/19/lets-test-if-1-being-a-playtester/

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today, on let's make IF...

https://topexpert.blog/2024/10/28/lets-make-if-15-disabling-unwanted-commands/

The to-do list for this project is getting shorter:

- handling responses for parser errors
- handling responses for standard rules verbs
- limiting the parser to keep focus on the main four commands

I may write something about playtesting next week, since I've gotten lots of questions about it (both for testers and authors).

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With a couple of posts per week, I'm not tooting re: every update. The template is almost done, at least, I think every blank to fill in is completed.

https://topexpert.blog/2024/10/15/lets-write-if-13-further-framings/

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I mentioned last time that I have two goals for the current "Portrait With Wolf" project (besides showing people how to do stuff, ofc):

1 Build a template for people to write Inform 7 "poetry" based on common visual features of a parser game's screen.
2. Do my own larger, more complex poetry project based on the template.

https://topexpert.blog/2024/10/10/lets-make-if-12-formatting-and-forgeries/

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today, on let's make IF...

Two posts in one week! A bit on printing lists, and choosing endings based on values.

https://topexpert.blog/2024/10/04/support-for-multiple-endings/

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This week, on let's make IF...

Busy busy! Adding abbreviations for common commands, introducing a bit of randomness, and ending a game.

https://topexpert.blog/2024/09/30/lets-write-if-9-refinements-and-endings/

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did you know? you can control when title information prints and display introductory text before an Inform 7 game begins.

https://topexpert.blog/2024/09/23/lets-write-if-8-before-we-get-to-far-into-this/

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this week, on let's write IF:

making front matter for our project, and installing an extension.

http://topexpert.blog/2024/09/23/lets-write-if-8-before-we-get-to-far-into-this/

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did you know? you can use the noun from a player's command to look up something in a table!

https://topexpert.blog/2024/09/16/lets-write-if-7-a-table-of-contents/

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A busy day today! A basic "table of contents" for other tables, and some simple definitions.

https://topexpert.blog/2024/09/16/lets-write-if-7-a-table-of-contents/

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today on let's make IF...

a refresher on tables and more on varying text

https://topexpert.blog/2024/09/09/lets-write-if-5-more-design-thoughts-on-a-project-with-highly-variable-text/

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Today on let's make IF, Labor Day (US) edition:

Even if IF Comp has begun! Even if it's a holiday! Top Expert is still cooking.

https://topexpert.blog/2024/09/02/lets-write-if-4-a-basic-design-for-highly-variable-texts/

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This week on let's make IF: a few simple tactics for varying text.

https://topexpert.blog/2024/08/27/lets-write-if-4-more-variations/

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today on let's make IF

https://topexpert.blog/2024/08/21/lets-write-if-3-same-place-different-text/

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this is a nice weekly zine.

it's definitely worth checking out (even if you choose to skip the part with me in it)!

https://if-whats-new.itch.io/whats-new-in-if-2024-zines/devlog/783324/whats-new-in-if-issue-18

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this is a nice weekly zine.

it's definitely worth checking out (even if you choose to skip the part with me in it)!

https://if-whats-new.itch.io/whats-new-in-if-2024-zines/devlog/783324/whats-new-in-if-issue-18

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today on let's write IF #1

initial craft thoughts

https://topexpert.blog/2024/08/07/lets-write-if-1-craft-and-the-creative-process/

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this week on Let's Make IF season 2....

properties and action processing for beginners

https://topexpert.blog/2024/07/29/lets-make-if-s2e5-basics-of-properties-and-world-state/

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this week on let's make IF: introducing actions and time

https://topexpert.blog/2024/07/16/lets-make-if-s2e3-turns-and-actions/

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Today, in Season 2 of Let's Make IF...

- basics of conditional text
- using synonyms for nouns

https://topexpert.blog/2024/07/09/lets-make-if-s2e1-conditions-and-text/

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Let's Make IF: Season 2

Let's Make IF reached some important milestones last time, including some solutions that I had been working on since this series began. I think it's time for season 2.

I'll return to fundamentals for a few posts before thinking up a new challenge to take on. If you are brand new, this is a great time to jump on.

https://topexpert.blog/2024/07/03/lets-make-if-season-2-episode-1/

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this week, on top expert...

https://topexpert.blog/2024/06/25/lets-make-if-aaand-scene/

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today, on let's make if...

https://topexpert.blog/2024/05/14/lets-make-if-more-about-time/

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It's time! Let's Make IF resumes at Top Expert tomorrow with an overview of the "cave game" project, focusing on its system of magic

[quote]
Magic's failure, which seems to ripple through this complex in waves of stone, has caught up with you at last. Had you only an extra moment or two, you could have

***You Have Failed to Unmake the Past***

[end quote]

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