Woot! FINALLY a dwarf fortress thread. This game is epic in every way. If you haven't read boatmurdered yet, you should. It was a succession game that was played by several players, it's referenced in a few video games (WoW) for one. http://lparchive.org/Dwarf-Fortress-Boatmurdered/
Trust me, once you get the basics down... you have to learn an entire new set of basics. Learn how to set up a decent farmland? Oh well, you forgot an army, and died via siege by goblins. Great military? Tantrum spiral. Basically, it is not a matter of if you lose, it is a matter of when. Great game, but brutal. And do not get me started on cats... oh god, so many cats...
I love the concept, and I love games that are complicated as ****, generally speaking.
But holy crap their UI is terrible. I eventually got over that hurdle (although the lack of proper mouse support is still maddening) and I even learnt the basics of how to stop all my dudes from dying.
Then I stopped playing it... I don't even remember why. Probably got distracted by something else. Maybe I should continue to try to like Dwarf Fortress.
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Relax. Take a deep breath. Everything's not going to be O.K.
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I'm still learning how to control monster incursions once I find a cave (i trap the bajeezus out of everything)
My most recent fortress is currently 1.5 years old. I've been having some heavy Troglodite problems.
On that note I LOVE the combat logs:
Ulrist Mabdug strikes with iron battle-axe. Kobold's arm is severed. The severed limb goes flying!
The Kobold dodges. The kobold hits an obstacle and explodes!
And then I mouse over with "v" and there are body parts scattered about... lol..
Edit: and for the record, I know that "Ulrist" is the stereotypical dwarf name. I've been ALL OVER the wiki.
Okay, I set up a large number of Cage Traps and have caught some goblins, a kobold, and a random handful of animals. I read that you can keep the humanoids as prisoners.
So...
What shall I do to said prisoners?
Drown? Force them to fight my war hounds? Keep them around so they deplete my reserves of food? Use them as fodder in the lower chambers? Drop into magma? The ideas are boundless.
He's using a graphics mod. (the same one i use now)
It'll help A LOT. Believe me, it took me a whole 2 days to learn the BASICS.
As for those prisoners, I disarmed them and stole their clothing. I had my guards beat the **** out of them for good measure, too. I have to clean up the corpses, body parts and bloodstains now. :|
Can one of the more experienced players tell me what I can do with small animal traps? Because I have like 4 rats in cages. I don't know what their function is.
I've been playing this game off and on now for a while, and all of my Dwarves are emotionally unstable... all the time.
Dwarf 1: I need WOOD!
Dwarf 2: Nope, I have no wood.
Dwarf 1: *Walks to the most shallow pond I have* *Drowns*
WHY!? It gets worse when they get a bad thought and go bananas on everyone. I had a berserking dwarf that was in love with his pet cat and killed everyone near him... It was a fiasco.
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So, here's a thread for talking 'bout Dwarf Fortress.
What's with the cats dragging carcasses into my fort?
What do?
What do!
WHAT DO!!!??!?!?!??!
I've lost SOOOO many fortresses so far, but this is just as addictive as Minecraft.
Edit: "****ing Mandrills. One of our warhounds went off to fight them. Didn't go so well."
Priceless.
Had to abandon yet another fortress...
If all else fails, an upright spike or two will fix your cat problem.
I love the concept, and I love games that are complicated as ****, generally speaking.
But holy crap their UI is terrible. I eventually got over that hurdle (although the lack of proper mouse support is still maddening) and I even learnt the basics of how to stop all my dudes from dying.
Then I stopped playing it... I don't even remember why. Probably got distracted by something else. Maybe I should continue to try to like Dwarf Fortress.
Relax. Take a deep breath. Everything's not going to be O.K.
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Relax. Take a deep breath. Everything's not going to be O.K.
http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/index.html
There, link.
I'm still learning how to control monster incursions once I find a cave (i trap the bajeezus out of everything)
My most recent fortress is currently 1.5 years old. I've been having some heavy Troglodite problems.
On that note I LOVE the combat logs:
Ulrist Mabdug strikes with iron battle-axe. Kobold's arm is severed. The severed limb goes flying!
The Kobold dodges. The kobold hits an obstacle and explodes!
And then I mouse over with "v" and there are body parts scattered about... lol..
Edit: and for the record, I know that "Ulrist" is the stereotypical dwarf name. I've been ALL OVER the wiki.
So...
What shall I do to said prisoners?
Drown? Force them to fight my war hounds? Keep them around so they deplete my reserves of food? Use them as fodder in the lower chambers? Drop into magma? The ideas are boundless.
I got absolutely NOTHING done.
MineScience - viewtopic.php?f=25&t=166560
Dragonator - viewtopic.php?f=25&t=141803
Sand Skiffs - viewtopic.php?f=25&t=233346
DF2010 tutorials listed here.
He's using a graphics mod. (the same one i use now)
It'll help A LOT. Believe me, it took me a whole 2 days to learn the BASICS.
As for those prisoners, I disarmed them and stole their clothing. I had my guards beat the **** out of them for good measure, too. I have to clean up the corpses, body parts and bloodstains now. :|
MineScience - viewtopic.php?f=25&t=166560
Dragonator - viewtopic.php?f=25&t=141803
Sand Skiffs - viewtopic.php?f=25&t=233346
Dwarf 1: I need WOOD!
Dwarf 2: Nope, I have no wood.
Dwarf 1: *Walks to the most shallow pond I have* *Drowns*
WHY!? It gets worse when they get a bad thought and go bananas on everyone. I had a berserking dwarf that was in love with his pet cat and killed everyone near him... It was a fiasco.
How, exactly, do I make a well and a magma forge?