1.1: Contents

• 1.1: Contents
• 1.2: Recent Changes
• 1.3: What is the FAQ for and where do I get it from?
• 1.4: How is the FAQ composed?
• 1.5: Acknowledgements and Copyright Notice

• 2.1: What is the purpose of rec.arts.int-fiction?
• 2.2: What topics are appropriate here...
• 2.3: ...and what topics are not appropriate?
• 2.4: Is there an archive of newsgroup postings?
• 2.5: What abbreviations will I find on the newsgroups and in the FAQ?
• 2.6: What sort of events does IF community do?
• 2.7: What is "mimesis"?

• 3.1: What is interactive fiction?

• 4.1: How do I become an IF author?
• 4.2: Who's going to appreciate my work; who cares about IF anyway?
• 4.3: What about copyright; how can I protect my work?
• 4.4: What authoring systems are available?
• 4.4.1: First Tier Systems
• 4.4.2: Second Tier Systems
• 4.4.2: Third Tier Systems
• 4.4.4: Unprocessed Tier
• 4.5: What is Glk?
• 4.6: What are VILE 0 ERRORS FROM HELL, and how should I avoid them in Inform?
• 4.7: How do I find bug fixes for Inform?
• 4.8: What editors can I use to write IF?
• 4.9: What tools and utilities are available?
• 4.10: Wouldn't a visual system be great for writing IF in?
• 4.11: What support does Inform offer for graphics and sounds?
• 4.12: What support does TADS offer for graphics and sounds?
• 4.13: What support does Hugo offer for graphics and sounds?
• 4.14: Which IF system should I use?
• 4.15: How do I create a standalone executable program out of an IF game?

• 5.1: in general?
• 5.2: of the art of writing NPCs?
• 5.3: of parsing?
• 5.4: of plot/story in interactive fiction?
• 5.5: of the educational value of interactive fiction?

• 6.1: The IF-Archive?
• 6.2: FTP?
• 6.3: the World Wide Web?
• 6.4: chat spaces (ifMUD)?
• 6.5: 'zines?
• 6.6: mailing lists?
• 6.7: Where can I find Infocom games?
• 6.8: Usenet