Acmex Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 As the title and subtitle say. as in an exact quote from my post on the old forum: Meh... Dwarf Fortress Really neat game, thats alot like RR, excecpt more advanced. (In gameplay terms, the graphics actually look behind, but are actually openGL but they look like ASCI II) You are sent out from the head of dwarven civilization, the mountainhomes, to establish an outpost. You pick where you will settle in the world, and then your starting supplies. Worlds are really, really big, and have 200 years of history, by default. During those 200 years, the king, queen, and megabeasts may or may not survive. Even though Goblins are normally your enemy, it is possible to be friendly with them. As the name suggests, you control 7 dwarves at the start of a fortress game, you then proceed to build your fort. Its still an alpha, but is fairly stable, but the bugs abound, like extra-vicious unicorns, and in older versions, the Almighty Elephant. The one main thing is the fact that there are no victory goals, but you could make personal goals, like getting the King, if he survives. I would advise you use the Complete and Utterly Newby Dwarffort Tutorial, because the learning curve is really steep. The tutorial uses the Mike Mayday graphics pack, and a download is provided. and the biggest wealth of info is at the Wiki Mind you, the games motto is Losing is fun, so the dangers abound, to include the Carp(unintentional, it seems), to hidden fun stuff. And megabeasts, and kobolds, and elves, if you cut too may trees, and humans, if you kill their caravans. The game, despite not being open source, is highly moddable, so you can play as humans, if you like. And I would be glad to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addictgamer Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 You forgot to relink the urls and it required me to visit the old forum 5 times since you posted this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoctor Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Ok, i tried to play this and this is what happened: I forgot how to move, I shot a kid with an arrow, I got killed by a leopard. LOL, i failed. ALSO: I made this for reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addictgamer Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Great doc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acmex Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 Heh. Get a tileset or something to make things less "L"ey Wait... Two lions on either side of a pillar. It makes LOL ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addictgamer Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 We were using dfterm. That means it all appeared as ascii to doc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acmex Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 Yeah, I know. Still, a leopard/lion next to a pillar, then another leopard/lion. It makes "LOL" I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addictgamer Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Oh, is that what you mean xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexei403 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 HAy guys Katie accidentally made a whoops and killeded all our slaves goblin prisoners: http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/7968/deadthings.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addictgamer Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 OH LOL. Is that a screenshot from your fort? Or something off of the forums? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexei403 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 OH LOL. Is that a screenshot from your fort? Or something off of the forums? It's a picture of my fort. Which was posted on the forums at one point in time, so I guess both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addictgamer Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 And you do know I was referring to the bay12 forums, correct? Anyway, how did you make that happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexei403 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 And you do know I was referring to the bay12 forums, correct? Anyway, how did you make that happen? Yep. That's where it was posted. Made it happen with patience, alunite, obsidian, magma + water to make said obsidian, goblins, cages, & mechanisms & levers & doors. Mostly mechanisms. Oh, and wood too. The wall is made entirely from wood because of the deadly SPLINTERS that result from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acmex Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 Heh, I remember that arena from awhile ago :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexei403 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 There still one that happens in younger forts though. Testers are on their seventeenth version overall, and I imagine it'll be that way for the rest of you as well once I get it sorted out, bandwidth permitting. Yay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acmex Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 Yes. Yes WIN IT (SHOULD BE) OUT TODAY! *runs around in circles* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexei403 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Yes. Yes WIN IT (SHOULD BE) OUT TODAY! *runs around in circles* I take this to mean it will be out by the end of April. Gotta give a guy some room to work with here. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addictgamer Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 I am still going to expect it out by beginning of summer. Although he may have it out by the break. The main issue now is a frequent random crash that has appeared that I'd reeeeaaaaally like to have cleaned up -- we caught one of them just now that happened when an old mayor needed to have mandates cancelled after losing an election. There still one that happens in younger forts though. Testers are on their seventeenth version overall, and I imagine it'll be that way for the rest of you as well once I get it sorted out, bandwidth permitting. So, that one bug... Well, guess what, CLEAN UP ONE BUG AND ANOTHER TWO MAY POP OUT OF HIDING. Although let's not let that happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexei403 Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 The current situation is that I expect a (buggy!) Windows release in about a week, with the 40d# merge commencing at that time (or within a few days of the release). :D :D :D Checking back next Friday for sure! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acmex Posted March 26, 2010 Author Share Posted March 26, 2010 Yays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addictgamer Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Haha, great! I'll probably install a hundred mods that give me free materials THEN actually test it xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexei403 Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Mods? Nono, in Dwarf Fortress you have to hack the code as you send the commands via the keyboard in order to cheat. Or at least, that's the dwarf (ie correct) way of doing things. But if you really want to be lazy about it, I guess that's your call. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addictgamer Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Mods? Nono, in Dwarf Fortress you have to hack the code as you send the commands via the keyboard in order to cheat. Or at least, that's the dwarf (ie correct) way of doing things. But if you really want to be lazy about it, I guess that's your call. heh, I'm not going to go the easy way and hack the game. I'm surprised that I am going to get off my chair and make mods. Either case, acmex, our fort is going awesome! 5 races trading right now. (TURTLEMEN!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexei403 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 We need an RRU succession game. Or is there already one and I'm just blind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addictgamer Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Acmex wanted to start one a long time ago, but me, him, doc, and jetter are playing a fort I am hosting with dfterm... Well, only me and acmex actually controlled it so far...Doc and jetter have their own dwarfs though. if you ever want to join, send me a pm. I have a dynamic IP though, so I suggest you get hamachi and use my hamachi IP. I could send you a pm every day though with my new IP, although it would be tiresome for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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