Dwarf Fortress is one of those games that many people have heard about but few have ever played. For most of us it's a game you've heard about through game sites and forum boards. It comes across as deeply intriguing the first time you hear about it however a quick Google can often destroy peoples interest in the game.
This is largely due to the fact that the default game looks like this...
The raw look of nothing but ASCII characters is enough to turn any adventure seeking dwarf back to graphical games.
While a large portion of the community are happy to play with the default UI there have been a number of improvements over the years that have made this game much more accessible.
For example. The addition of a Graphics Pack allows you to quickly upgrade the graphics to a much easier to understand version of the game as per below. In this example I'm using the Spacefox pack.
With the addition of a program called Dwarf Hack (DFHack) and the built in addon Stone Sense you can even get the game looking like this! Note that this view is really only good for watching the game on a second monitor and you don't actually play through this view... but it's still a cool view!
I am going to try and list instructions for not how to play Dwarf Fortress but how to utilise the various tools and aids that are now available in order to help get new people into the game.
So firstly... What is Dwarf Fortress
Really Dwarf Fortress is the love child of every God Game you ever played. The DF Wiki has the following description.
Slaves to Armok: God of Blood Chapter II: Dwarf Fortress (usually shortened to Dwarf Fortress) is a part roguelike, part city-building freeware video game set in a procedurally generated high fantasy universe in which the player takes control of a group of dwarves and attempts to construct a successful and wealthy subterranean fortress in a mountain. Along the way the player must face off with the dangers of their environment, invaders and sieges, vampires and other night creatures, and the occasional rampant mega-beast, all while keeping their dwarves happy and their fortress alive. A second game mode, adventurer mode, places the player in the shoes of an adventurer as they wander the world and do battle with various creatures.
Think Dungeon Keeper meets Minecraft.
Interested? Well the first thing you need to do is grab a free copy of the game!
Click HERE to Proceed.
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