Ian Thomas
@wildwinter.bsky.social
Games, books, larp, films, rats, and shoggoths. Narrative Director @ The Chinese Room. Brit in Stockholm. He/him.
Narrative Articles: https://wildwinter.medium.com/
Narrative Tools: https://github.com/wildwinter
Narrative Articles: https://wildwinter.medium.com/
Narrative Tools: https://github.com/wildwinter
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Remember the Ink Localisation tool I made?
I've just updated it with support for PO/POT files.
YMMV, as ever. Nag me if I broke something! Hope folk find it useful:
github.com/wildwinter/I...
I've just updated it with support for PO/POT files.
YMMV, as ever. Nag me if I broke something! Hope folk find it useful:
github.com/wildwinter/I...
GitHub - wildwinter/Ink-Localiser: Utility to extract strings from an Ink project and assign IDs to them.
Utility to extract strings from an Ink project and assign IDs to them. - wildwinter/Ink-Localiser
github.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Remember the Ink Localisation tool I made?
I've just updated it with support for PO/POT files.
YMMV, as ever. Nag me if I broke something! Hope folk find it useful:
github.com/wildwinter/I...
I've just updated it with support for PO/POT files.
YMMV, as ever. Nag me if I broke something! Hope folk find it useful:
github.com/wildwinter/I...
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We released a cast album of our extremely amateur comedy horror musical. Not high art, but great fun to do. :-)
recordu.lnk.to/q4zcss
recordu.lnk.to/q4zcss
Igor Unplugged Cast - Igor Unplugged! - The Musical
Listen to Igor Unplugged! - The Musical by Igor Unplugged Cast.
recordu.lnk.to
February 3, 2026 at 10:21 AM
We released a cast album of our extremely amateur comedy horror musical. Not high art, but great fun to do. :-)
recordu.lnk.to/q4zcss
recordu.lnk.to/q4zcss
We released a cast album of our extremely amateur comedy horror musical. Not high art, but great fun to do. :-)
recordu.lnk.to/q4zcss
recordu.lnk.to/q4zcss
Igor Unplugged Cast - Igor Unplugged! - The Musical
Listen to Igor Unplugged! - The Musical by Igor Unplugged Cast.
recordu.lnk.to
February 3, 2026 at 10:21 AM
We released a cast album of our extremely amateur comedy horror musical. Not high art, but great fun to do. :-)
recordu.lnk.to/q4zcss
recordu.lnk.to/q4zcss
Another small update thing - Dink and Dinky now support industry standard PO/POT formats for localisation.
Might be of use to someone!
github.com/wildwinter/d...
github.com/wildwinter/d...
Might be of use to someone!
github.com/wildwinter/d...
github.com/wildwinter/d...
GitHub - wildwinter/dinky
Contribute to wildwinter/dinky development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Another small update thing - Dink and Dinky now support industry standard PO/POT formats for localisation.
Might be of use to someone!
github.com/wildwinter/d...
github.com/wildwinter/d...
Might be of use to someone!
github.com/wildwinter/d...
github.com/wildwinter/d...
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Absolutely brilliant last line. No spoilers, but Swedish Chef's kiss
The Muppet Show: this thrilling return is so great I can’t even count how many times I laughed
The Muppet Show: this thrilling return is so great I can’t even count how many times I laughed
Sabrina Carpenter fangirling Miss Piggy, Beaker losing his eyes … yes, Kermit and co are back for a trip down memory lane – and it’s a perfect, saucy joy
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Absolutely brilliant last line. No spoilers, but Swedish Chef's kiss
"Every day you wake up, eat three breakfasts, and then smoke some weed. Every single day!"
"What can I say? I'm a creature of hobbit."
"What can I say? I'm a creature of hobbit."
January 31, 2026 at 10:40 AM
"Every day you wake up, eat three breakfasts, and then smoke some weed. Every single day!"
"What can I say? I'm a creature of hobbit."
"What can I say? I'm a creature of hobbit."
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I think most game dev teams underestimate how damaging slow workflows are to the ultimate quality of their game.
If it takes 5 minutes to launch the game and see your changes, I think your game is going to be MUCH worse than the alternate timeline where it took 1 minute
If it takes 5 minutes to launch the game and see your changes, I think your game is going to be MUCH worse than the alternate timeline where it took 1 minute
January 30, 2026 at 10:29 PM
I think most game dev teams underestimate how damaging slow workflows are to the ultimate quality of their game.
If it takes 5 minutes to launch the game and see your changes, I think your game is going to be MUCH worse than the alternate timeline where it took 1 minute
If it takes 5 minutes to launch the game and see your changes, I think your game is going to be MUCH worse than the alternate timeline where it took 1 minute
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Remember the Ink Localisation tool I made?
I've just updated it with support for PO/POT files.
YMMV, as ever. Nag me if I broke something! Hope folk find it useful:
github.com/wildwinter/I...
I've just updated it with support for PO/POT files.
YMMV, as ever. Nag me if I broke something! Hope folk find it useful:
github.com/wildwinter/I...
GitHub - wildwinter/Ink-Localiser: Utility to extract strings from an Ink project and assign IDs to them.
Utility to extract strings from an Ink project and assign IDs to them. - wildwinter/Ink-Localiser
github.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Remember the Ink Localisation tool I made?
I've just updated it with support for PO/POT files.
YMMV, as ever. Nag me if I broke something! Hope folk find it useful:
github.com/wildwinter/I...
I've just updated it with support for PO/POT files.
YMMV, as ever. Nag me if I broke something! Hope folk find it useful:
github.com/wildwinter/I...
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Hello. I built another thing. Remember Dink, my extensions to Ink to add a bit more support for dialogue? This is Dinky an editor/IDE for writing in Dink, mostly written to make my life easier. Yes, my naming conventions need work.
wildwinter.medium.com/dinky-an-edi...
wildwinter.medium.com/dinky-an-edi...
Dinky: An Editor for Dialogue-Heavy Ink Games
TL;DR: I wrote an editor for Dink, my expanded Ink syntax. It’s called Dinky and you can find it here: https://github.com/wildwinter/dinky/
wildwinter.medium.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Hello. I built another thing. Remember Dink, my extensions to Ink to add a bit more support for dialogue? This is Dinky an editor/IDE for writing in Dink, mostly written to make my life easier. Yes, my naming conventions need work.
wildwinter.medium.com/dinky-an-edi...
wildwinter.medium.com/dinky-an-edi...
Reposted by Ian Thomas
Hello. I built another thing. Remember Dink, my extensions to Ink to add a bit more support for dialogue? This is Dinky an editor/IDE for writing in Dink, mostly written to make my life easier. Yes, my naming conventions need work.
wildwinter.medium.com/dinky-an-edi...
wildwinter.medium.com/dinky-an-edi...
Dinky: An Editor for Dialogue-Heavy Ink Games
TL;DR: I wrote an editor for Dink, my expanded Ink syntax. It’s called Dinky and you can find it here: https://github.com/wildwinter/dinky/
wildwinter.medium.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Hello. I built another thing. Remember Dink, my extensions to Ink to add a bit more support for dialogue? This is Dinky an editor/IDE for writing in Dink, mostly written to make my life easier. Yes, my naming conventions need work.
wildwinter.medium.com/dinky-an-edi...
wildwinter.medium.com/dinky-an-edi...
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Reposted by Ian Thomas
The IndieCade Festival continues! Get ROSEWATER for 25% off.
"A game that plays with you as much as you play with it." - @pordeciralgo.bsky.social
IndieCade nominated for Best Performance, and winner of the @agotyawards.bsky.social for Best Art & Animation!
store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...
"A game that plays with you as much as you play with it." - @pordeciralgo.bsky.social
IndieCade nominated for Best Performance, and winner of the @agotyawards.bsky.social for Best Art & Animation!
store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...
Save 25% on Rosewater on Steam
A thrilling Western adventure in the alternate 19th century world of Lamplight City! Embark on a harrowing journey across the frontier with Harley Leger and her ragtag posse, encountering bandits, reb...
store.steampowered.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The IndieCade Festival continues! Get ROSEWATER for 25% off.
"A game that plays with you as much as you play with it." - @pordeciralgo.bsky.social
IndieCade nominated for Best Performance, and winner of the @agotyawards.bsky.social for Best Art & Animation!
store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...
"A game that plays with you as much as you play with it." - @pordeciralgo.bsky.social
IndieCade nominated for Best Performance, and winner of the @agotyawards.bsky.social for Best Art & Animation!
store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...
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Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
January 19, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
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A nobel peace pryze doth not worke lyke the One Ring. It ys not about who ys physicallye holdinge it.
January 16, 2026 at 9:11 PM
A nobel peace pryze doth not worke lyke the One Ring. It ys not about who ys physicallye holdinge it.
Is the thing that Obelix carries around a Gaul stone?
January 17, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Is the thing that Obelix carries around a Gaul stone?
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David Lynch passed a year ago today. I hope we all can absorb just a little bit of the energy he put out in his lifetime.
January 16, 2026 at 6:47 PM
David Lynch passed a year ago today. I hope we all can absorb just a little bit of the energy he put out in his lifetime.
100%. One of the best ways to figure out if the dialogue flows, and also whether you've laid impossible-to-say traps for your voice actors.
We don't have polls on this site yet but game writers, I need to know: when you read your scripts aloud during the revision process DO YOU DO VOICES
January 13, 2026 at 7:08 PM
100%. One of the best ways to figure out if the dialogue flows, and also whether you've laid impossible-to-say traps for your voice actors.
Recording a musical!
January 11, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Recording a musical!
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It's Bowie's birthday, which means it's time for the annual repost of my drawing of a bunch of dancing Daves in the style of Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts. Happy Birthday, Mr Jones.
January 8, 2026 at 4:31 PM
It's Bowie's birthday, which means it's time for the annual repost of my drawing of a bunch of dancing Daves in the style of Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts. Happy Birthday, Mr Jones.
I updated my open source Fountain screenplay parsing and writing libraries to also read and write Final Draft. Might be useful for someone!
github.com/wildwinter/s...
github.com/wildwinter/s...
GitHub - wildwinter/screenplay-tools: Multi-language utils for representing a screenplay, including parsing and writing the Fountain scriptwriting format and the Final Draft (FDX) format.
Multi-language utils for representing a screenplay, including parsing and writing the Fountain scriptwriting format and the Final Draft (FDX) format. - wildwinter/screenplay-tools
github.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:23 PM
I updated my open source Fountain screenplay parsing and writing libraries to also read and write Final Draft. Might be useful for someone!
github.com/wildwinter/s...
github.com/wildwinter/s...
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This poem is dedicated to anyone heading back into work and having to endure dull conversation about what they got up to during the Christmas holidays.
January 5, 2026 at 8:18 AM
This poem is dedicated to anyone heading back into work and having to endure dull conversation about what they got up to during the Christmas holidays.
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The Excavation of Hob's Barrow by Clock and Dagger is 55% off during the Steam Winter Sale!
Explore the moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow.
What lies beneath the soil?
Find out here: store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/...
Explore the moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow.
What lies beneath the soil?
Find out here: store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/...
January 4, 2026 at 6:00 AM
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow by Clock and Dagger is 55% off during the Steam Winter Sale!
Explore the moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow.
What lies beneath the soil?
Find out here: store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/...
Explore the moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow.
What lies beneath the soil?
Find out here: store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/...
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