the map for the WIP keeps growing

tonight: the second half of a messy playthrough as Claire, RE2 www.twitch.tv/thebitingcat

I'm going to play some of the Dragon Quest I remake tonight www.twitch.tv/thebitingcat I'm not sure this is a super-exciting streaming game. It's more like comfort food.

I've decided to take a crack at opening up the server I made for streaming games. I mostly envision video game discussion, though I have some channels for other media. Moderation philosophy is progressive and anti-llm. discord.gg/WVaZ7z9R

Tonight, a bit of Resident Evil 2 (remake) www.twitch.tv/thebitingcat

I'll stream some BG3 in 15 minutes or so. Feel free to stop in!

Oh, internet

I'm going back in for some more evil BG3 www.twitch.tv/thebitingcat

I'll be streaming a bit of Baldur's Gate 3 for the next hour or so. www.twitch.tv/thebitingcat

Can you believe it? Spring Thing 2026 is just six months away! - A fun, unranked event with ribbons and prizes - Two divisions, main festival and back garden ***No LLM-generated content permitted*** I hope to see everyone there! It's never too soon to start. Please pass it on <3

Headset.

Ectocomp submissions close in 17 hours. That means that if you start RIGHT NOW, you could make 4 La Petite Mort entries! Let's gooooo itch.io/jam/ectocomp...

I wrote an Inform extension that draws a 3x3 map in the status line. Adjacent rooms are displayed as hyperlinks. Requires Mathbrush's Bisquixe, which is worth downloading regardless. kamin3ko.itch.io/mini-map

I plan to stream some BG3 with a new bladesinger Drow character. I'm going to be evil for the first time. The server I'm using is mostly empty, but feel free to use the channels (for intended purposes) 8pm CST discord.gg/gffNRyT6

I'm going to stream the heroes of might and magic demo for maybe an hour. the channel is "stream stuff." feel free to stop by. discord.gg/gffNRyT6

have you completed the IF Comp post-competition survey? what a mouthful that is! please complete the IF Comp post-competition survey forms.gle/uzCX1MUQ8mUS...

You still have a week to get that Ectocomp game submitted! itch.io/jam/ectocomp... (feel free to pass it on)

I'll be occasionally posting updates about my upcoming game, I Thief, which attempts to illuminate the venn overlap between gonzo meta IF and Zork. Please look forward to it! intfiction.org/t/i-thief-de...

my condensed map of Zork II's geography for the WIP. I've set everything on a grid to accomodate the automap extension with minimal fuss

IFComp results are up, and so is the IFComp feedback survey. blog.zarfhome.com/2025/10/ifco...

Did you know? People make and play IF games all year long! intfiction.org/t/to-those-w...

Been playing the Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era a lot. It's great, but gee whiz it's a lot more complex than HOMM 3. I wonder how people will feel about it. I love it personally, but there is definitely a learning curve. Will support early access when it hits unless something goes wrong

Congratulations to the winners! A very strong batch of games this year. I didn't get to play and rate nearly as many as I wanted to; same as it ever was. (*cough* please fill out the survey golmac.org/your-opinion...)

Have you filled out the IF Comp survey yet? Please consider completing it. golmac.org/your-opinion...

more on repeating through stuff topexpert.blog/2025/10/16/m...

Over the past week or so, I fixed up a couple of fairly serious bugs in Repeat the Ending that had eluded capture until now, including a profoundly stinky stack error. Neat!

I don't like Moonmist; it will be a hard go writing about it. I'll need to reread the transcripts, for one thing.

My site, asterfialla.com, is where I'll be posting art, games, and blogposts from now on. It has comments and an rss feed. Check it out.

I've been told, repeatedly that I need to fill out the IF Comp post-comp survey to express my feelings regarding generative AI But why, really, do I need to (checks notes) tell an interactive fiction technology foundation how to feel about interactive fiction technology? #ifcomp

Are you considering an Ectocomp entry? It's one of the best IF events of the year! Info and rules here: itch.io/jam/ectocomp...

I'll start publishing development diaries for my next parser game soon. But should anyone believe authors 🤔

I'm in this! shop.acmi.net.au/collections/...

Callie returns to the podcast to discuss Emily Short's Bee. It should be on your platform of choice! Let me know if you can't find it. open.spotify.com/episode/7Bnb...

I've been threatening to write this essay for five years! A treatment of VIctor Gijsbers's "The Game Formerly Known as Hidden Nazi Mode". Long form, crunchy. Perils of author explication, contaminated text, some digital humanites excavation. golmac.org/the-wolf-tha...

Whether we are talking about my work or somebody else's, I think this is an important question. I can think of a few times when a critic seemed exasperated by an author writing about disability. This is a real thing. A thoughtful essay by a critic I respect. www.tier-review.com/repeat-the-e...

Where will it end? Who will draw the line? I'm still working on Bee. intfiction.org/t/golmac-pla...

I play tested a bit of this fun magical girl/sailor moon-inspired adventure. I like it a lot. Mathbrush, who a lot of you probably know, did some writing for it. It's a good time! You can check out a demo here: www.choiceofgames.com/star-crystal...

I've added a "no generative AI" tag to my games on IFDB. Feel free to use it! ifdb.org/search?searc...

I wonder who would win the golden banana… er… turnip intfiction.org/t/top-games-...

After quite a bit of time away, I've updated my Bee playthrough thread. intfiction.org/t/golmac-pla...

I finally sent a chunk/demo of my Next Big Game to some people last night after a few weeks of working pretty hard on it. Very relieved to have it out of my hands! I'll take a few days off, then work on some of my criticism stuff. Hopefully I can keep from opening the IDE for a few days at least 🙏

👏👏IF Weekly Roundup👏👏 tabitha-if.neocities.org/wr_8-16-25

TO-DO - DEBUG FIGHT, CHECK NUMBERS - CHECK EVERY SPELL AGAINST EVERY THING IN THE GAME - RUN THROUGH EVERYTHING FOR TONAL CONSISTENCY - SHOULD OEW RESPONSES BE CONVERTED TO DEMIURGE - PETTING CERBERUS

I’ve said this before, but Inform has a lot more to offer than typing. I wish we had a nice choice interface for it.

Help fund my friend's indie bookstore! She's at $7k of $15k needed with 8 days to go. If you pledge at the $35 level, you'll get an ebook bundle that includes one of my books! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bai...

Proud author of a very stable, bug-free WIP 😭

Every celebrity will, sooner or later, have to address the rumors... and Tiffany Ragnell is no different. My #O2A2VNJAM entry, "addressing the rumors..." is out now! ednaarel.itch.io/addressing-t...

What would you do if you only have ONE choice? Come participate in the next Neo-Interactive jam and show us how you used the ONE choice! itch.io/jam/single-c... #interactivefiction #visualnovel #gamedev #singlechoicejam #neointeractives

I've been experiencing a lot of wrist and shoulder pain. it limits my time-at-keyboard. Current behind and getting more behind WIPS: -series on Moonmist - long-form playthrough of Bee - big sprawling Inform game - Hidden Nazi Mode essay Apologies to the dozen(s) of you who enjoy this stuff

My text games are in the Steam sale! If you're into queer, complicated, highly player-responsive dark academia or mob-boss blood magic, plus friendship/romance/backstabbing with messy characters, check them out! If you like my work and haven't played HONOR BOUND, now is a great time to pick it up: