35 reasons why you should learn how to play Dwarf Fortress.

[NickTheSushi]

OKAY. HOW DO WE MAKE FARMS?

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[Bloody Mary]

But few of them would be committed and most of them would be clueless or just plain stupid.

Oh, I didn't mean new players, I meant people who are already quite good, or at least know how to play well enough.  That doesn't mean that new players are exempt, but rather that they would need to learn the ropes first.
And if they're not committed enough, then they probably shouldn't sign up.

OKAY. HOW DO WE MAKE FARMS?

I'm pretty sure you just build them with B and p. I think you need soil. I am not sure about irrigation, but I think they removed it in this latest version.

[NickTheSushi]

How does one move soil?

[Bloody Mary]

How does one move soil?

I don't think you can. If there is no soil where you want your farm to be, you can make an above-ground farm, but those are a hassle to set up.

[Visage]

How does one move soil?

http://df.magmawiki.com/

[NickTheSushi]

http://df.magmawiki.com/

I don't know how to type URLs into Dwarf Fortress, so could you explain that also?

 

[Bloody Mary]

http://df.magmawiki.com/

But that wouldn't work, because there is no way to move soil. Unless they added some sneaky feature in the latest version.

[Visage]

No one wants me to stream and you tell me what to do ):

[Visage]

http://www.justin.tv/visage23#/w/1166733696

Watch me play it, I got a bit of the basics down now.

[Talent74]

>hear about Dwarf Fortress
>sounds cool
>check out gameplay pictures
>WHAT THE forget IS GOING ON ASHALSGHKKASGLK

[Madmitten]

bogeymen ganged up on me and shoved their fists in my skull

[brickybob]

because graphics totally make a game!

That's not what matters.
What matters is having graphics good enough to know what the forget is going on.

[tikitai]

That's not what matters.
What matters is having graphics good enough to know what the forget is going on.

dat imagination