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What this guide covers
For writers and developers new to inkle's ink scripting language for branching stories. It summarises what the README and five documentation files at one commit say about the tools, basic syntax, compiling, running a compiled story, build requirements and the compiler stages. Nothing was installed or run, and advanced syntax such as diverts and tunnels is not covered.
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ink by inkle: tools, syntax basics, compiling and the runtime loop (documentation only, not run)
Coverage
For writers and developers new to inkle's ink scripting language for branching stories. It summarises what the README and five documentation files at one commit say about the tools, basic syntax, compiling, running a compiled story, build requirements and the compiler stages. Nothing was installed or run, and advanced syntax such as diverts and tunnels is not covered.
Useful starting points
- By default each choice can be picked only once, so a loop that revisits a choice makes it disappear.
- inkjs is community-maintained and usually one major version behind the main ink engine, so check versions before mixing it with a newer compiler.
- In inklecate the play option previews a story at once, while leaving it out produces a compiled JSON file.
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