The Dwarf Fortress Thread

[NintenBoy]

"Losing is Fun!"

Inspired by the extremely underrated game, "Rouge," Dwarf Fortress is a Building/Mangement/Sandbox ASCII game created by Bay 12 games.

In the game you guide Dwarves to go mining, build fortresses, drink alcohol, Explore, drink alcohol, Eat food, and drink alcohol.

The game was an inspriation for Markus Persson's "Minecraft", and gained cult status.

The game was recognized for its unique artstyle and harsh difficulty curves.

Some Screenshots:

This thread is for all things Dwarf Fortress, weither it be what happened to you and what you discovered.

Download the game!

http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/

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[TheABELBOTO]

forget THIS GAME'S GRAPHICS AND MILLION KEY BINDS AAAGHH

that said v42 is g8 stuff.

[Remurr]

easiest game i've ever played

[WaterOre]

how do I move between layers
I've forgotten and it's completely screwed me over whenever I want to watch my dwarves make little wooden bracelets

[Waru]

i wish i was smart enough for this game because i know it's awesome

[IkeTheGeneric]

i wish i was smart enough for this game because i know it's awesome

It's not about smarts, it's about tolerance and pattern recognition. Get a good texture pack and some time/patience and go in with no expectations and you will slowly chip away at the uninviting shell this beautiful and amazing game is hiding inside

[Cappytaino]

how do I move between layers
I've forgotten and it's completely screwed me over whenever I want to watch my dwarves make little wooden bracelets

period key and comma key. There might be a shift key involved.


I love DF, but I'm still salty about how my last good fortress died to tantrum spiral/thermonuclear catplosion. :^(

[Rigel]

"Rouge,"

ERROR

[pch]

I love playing adventure mode tbh

[Clownfish]

ayyyyy I love me some df

[Rigel]

Should we start a succession game?

[SubDaWoofer]

i was thinking of making a DF thread
damn you
OT:
Yeah i love me some DF, although my linux * i run it on linux * dual boot is forgeted

[Satan From Wreck-It-Ralph]

i wish i was smart enough for this game because i know it's awesome

get the lazy newb pack it comes with texture packs and dfhack already installed
but way better than a tileset or a graphics pack (i still recommend LNP though because its bundled with all sorts of cool things): learn what the ascii characters mean and realize that imagination has an infinite resolution

heres a quick run down of some common creatures
@: adventure mode player character
U: human
☺: dwarf
e: elf
g: goblin/goose
Ñ: night creature (aside from bogeymen)
ñ: bogeyman

how do I move between layers
I've forgotten and it's completely screwed me over whenever I want to watch my dwarves make little wooden bracelets

< and > by default.

[Juncoph]

i kill or restrain all cats until i can make a room with a raised drawbridge for a wall

if a catsplosion happens, the hammer falls

[Flush535]

i'm not a huge fan of fortress mode, my fortress usually falls apart pretty fast. i really like adventure mode though. love using the combat system.