Ian Thomas·1d agoStory Tools: November 2026TL;DR: Patterkit and Storylet Studio have both reached 1.0, the two editors have an updated UI, Patterpad now takes Ogg Vorbis audio, and…
Ian Thomas·Oct 10Story Tools: October 2026TL;DR: PatterKit and Storylet Studio can now work together as a pair, Game Subtitles now runs in Godot, and I’ve been out talking about all…
Ian Thomas·Oct 4Patterpad Feature: Sending the Script to an EditorTL;DR: Patterpad can export your script as a Word doc for someone who’s never heard of Patter, then pull their changes back in as…
Ian Thomas·Aug 31Storylet Studio: A Toolkit for Storylet-Driven GamesTL;DR: I’ve built an open-source toolkit for making games out of storylets. It’s called Storylet Studio, it works with Godot, Unreal, Unity…
Yasmin Curren·Jul 12Twine Devlog#1: My first Narrative GameAs a game developer, writer and musician I’ve recently been wondering “How can I create something that blends them all?” The answer?
Ian Thomas·Jul 6PatterKit: A Branching Dialogue SystemTL;DR: I’ve built a new open-source toolkit for branching, voiced dialogue in games. It’s called PatterKit and it’s available now at…A response icon2A response icon2
Doc Burford·Jun 1have you heard of the wizard’s game?According to the date of my first post, it was about seven months ago when I came up with The Wizard’s Game. The idea was simple: if you…A response icon1A response icon1
Ian Thomas·Feb 17Dinky Feature: Scratch AudioTL;DR —in Dinky you can record temp audio for each line of your script.
Ian Thomas·Feb 14Visualising the Flow: Ink ExplorerTL;DR — A tool for stepping through Ink visually and keeping track of variables.