Ink For Gdevelop Template (Ink Language / Inkle)

Use FULLSCREEN |Download Ink file + Gdevelop Project

Infokub Arcade made the Ink extension for Gdevelop
https://infokubarcade.itch.io/

On the rare-chance someone would donate, I would prefer if you would go thank Infokub instead for creating this extension.

Gdevelop is a "code free" and open source engine with an event sheet that is easy to understand.  It may be the easiest way to give your Ink code a GUI while also having the ability to easily edit and expand it with advanced features. If you want to add a button, image, another text object, just drag and drop it like Photoshop. The live preview is almost instant and I never ran into surprises while debugging or making builds. It just worked.

Ink by Inkle Studios is a narrative programming language for those that like to edit markdown or text files rather than the node based approach of others. Inkle, the Ink editor, shows a list of all your knots (chapters, or paragraphs if you prefer) on the left side to navigate through your text file easily. And it has live preview so you can play while you edit.  If your file gets too long for your taste, you can use an "INCLUDE" statement and just have a folder of multiple Ink files, categorized and sorted however you want.

Both Gdevelop and Ink can be used online, you can edit the code online. Gdevelop also has a mobile app.

To learn more and see if this is right for you, I expand on this in my Twitter thread:
https://twitter.com/EchoDiff/status/1757447630810923518

Check out Ink and Gdevelop:

https://gdevelop.io/
https://www.inklestudios.com/ink/

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I understand my code is definitely more simple than most Gdevelop and Ink users, who probably organize and code in a different more efficient way. But mine is easily readable and accessible for me. So feel free to change it or use the included Infokub template instead.

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INKLE + GDEVELOP WORKFLOW:

1) Open your .Ink file in Inky or web program of choice.

2) File -> Export to JSON (Or CTL+SHIFT+S)

3) Save JSON in the same folder as your Gdevelop project file or assets folder

4) Make an event in Gdevelop: At the beginning of scene -> Load Story "anything here" in file yourinkproject.ink (You may navigate to the file in the action)

5) To quickly update Gdevelop with your Ink updates, keep your Ink project open and CTRL+SHIFT+S to save JSON again. In windows, once you save it once it should alway save to that folder and be quick to update. You do not need to close Gdevelop, but start another preview to view your updated story.