Dwarf Fortress Megathread! - Necro'd enough to count as a vampire

[Jacob/Lee]

why did you switch to ascii? x_x

Because some things make more sense. Seeing a plain circle instead of a pile of rocks for a map-tile fortress gate is better, and I can instantly pick up and play a new version when it comes out, as well as read the screenshots that most people post in ASCII.

[Ad Bot]

[Soukuw]

I can instantly pick up and play a new version when it comes out

This is why I started playing in Ascii.

Nobody should learn on Ascii but people should swap over once they have a hand on the game.

[Daedalus]

This is why I started playing in Ascii.

Nobody should learn on Ascii but people should swap over once they have a hand on the game.

why? it's horrifyingly ugly. it doesn't make me feel like I'm building a castle, it makes me feel like I'm opening random files in notepad

[Jacob/Lee]

why? it's horrifyingly ugly. it doesn't make me feel like I'm building a castle, it makes me feel like I'm opening random files in notepad

You embrace it eventually, especially when you're a hardened roguelike player like most people on the Bay12 forums and to some extent myself.

[Tomcat]

If you've played enough Privateer as I have...

[Daedalus]

You embrace it eventually, especially when you're a hardened roguelike player like most people on the Bay12 forums and to some extent myself.

neveeeeeeeerrrrr

[Pixel]

I think Im one of the few people who found the game relatively easy to learn. The only area I still have problems is with the military.

[shinyarceus4]

I think Im one of the few people who found the game relatively easy to learn. The only area I still have problems is with the military.

Kinda the same here, I just got a good tutorial website and I got the basics in just a day. I still decided to buy a book just for convenience's sake. The book in question is here.

[Soukuw]

why? it's horrifyingly ugly. it doesn't make me feel like I'm building a castle, it makes me feel like I'm opening random files in notepad

Imagination.

[Jacob/Lee]

Best bump this.

[16-Bit]

Has anyone read the Bronzemurder story yet? That's the reason I wanted to play Dwarf Fortress.

[Jacob/Lee]

Has anyone read the Bronzemurder story yet? That's the reason I wanted to play Dwarf Fortress.

That story where all hell breaks loose because of the iguana monster at the base of the pump stack? Yeah, I read that before. I've been playing DF since 40d, though, so I was playing when that story (and the version it was played on) was created. Boatmurdered is another good story to read if you haven't yet. It was the reason a good many people started playing.

[Man 2]

forget it. Attempt #3 at learning this game will occur tomorrow.

[Mith]

Every time the Devlog is updated:

"IT HAS TO BE A NEW UPDATE I CAN'T GO ON MUCH LONGER LIKE THIS"

[Man 2]

Attempt #4 beginning. Deshlirthos Avalothbemlisigrâtid Amith (Cuddlebunches the Lovely Pink Berry-Blossom of Delight) has been formed.

And it sounds a hell of a lot manlier in Dwarven.