Tools

To compile ZIL code into playable Z-machine story files:
- Download ZILF 0.9
- Or, build the newest ZILF from source code with the .NET Core 2.2 SDK
To edit and debug ZIL code:
- Visual Studio Code
- The zil-language extension for VS Code
To run compiled Z-machine story files:
- Gargoyle
- Windows Frotz
- Frotz
- ...or many others
To get help:
- Zork Implementation Language group on Facebook
- ZILF Discord
- ZILF subreddit
- IntFiction.org
To report a bug in ZILF:
- JIRA

Documentation

ZILF library tests
- Demonstrates the use of features from ZILF's parser and world library.
ZILF integration tests
- Demonstrates the use of features in MDL and ZIL, as implemented by ZILF.

Unmodified source code for Infocom's games as uploaded by Jason Scott
ZIL source code for Infocom's games, cleaned up and patched so it compiles under ZILF (release 1)
The Obsessively Complete Infocom Catalog, including source code curated by Andrew Plotkin

Where to Start - Quick Code Guide
- How to write and run an ultra-simple (1 room, 1 object) game in ZIL
Game On! - Infocom text games and ZIL (1:21:50)
- Kevin Savetz interviews Steve Meretzky at GitHub HQ.
Infocom - Zork Implementation Language (4:44; April 23, 2019)
- A nice quick overview video, featuring an interview with Dave Lebling on Zork, MDL, and ZIL.
History of the Language (8:10)
- A clip from Get Lamp. (Original interview is here.)
Jason Scott Talks His Way out of It: The Infocom Source Code Episode (19:27; April 28, 2019)
- Jason Scott talks about releasing the Infocom Source Code on GitHub.
- The Specialness of Infocom, The Craft, The Z-Machine, Z-Machine Glories, Full Sentences and Every Platform, GET LAMP, The Infocom .ZIP File, A Release, Stu Galley, GitHub, The Clones and Branches, Steve and Kevin have a chat.