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Dwarf Fortress

The BCB Dwarf fortress Succession game is now underway!

If you would like to participate just ask! we always appreciate new players.

If you have problems with when you are going please try to inform someone at least 2 days before you have to take it.
List is as follows:

Round 2!
  • Super Pow
  • Nik (skipped)
  • Rex <---
  • Supah
  • Brocky


Each player has 1 week to complete their turn. If a weeks time has been exceeded the player is skipped (unless more time is requested) and the last uploaded save file is passed onto the next person in the list.

Whats is dwarf fortress?
Check it out here DF wiki
And here Bay12 games: Dwarf Fortress

What is a Succession game? Find out here.
Dwarf Fortress - Boatmurdered Part #1 - Intro by Evilslug

Want to give it a try? download this. (DF Hack in the Newb pack gives false positives on some anti-virus programs but don't worry its safe)
Dwarf Fortress Lazy Newb Pack

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This post has been edited by Supah: 23 February 2012 - 01:49 PM

  • #1
  • 11 October 2011 - 07:59 AM
Yes, huge player. I'm from Bay12 myself; Someone on those forums had Mike as a avatar and I asked him where from. So, he linked me to BCB and here I am. :D


By the way, for those of you that haven't played, you can play with tiles instead of ASCII. I can't make sense of ASCII myself.

This post has been edited by Rex: 11 October 2011 - 01:53 PM

  • #2
  • 11 October 2011 - 01:52 PM
I haven't played in a while, but I love the game. It was really popular in the commuter lounge at my old university. A friend got me into it, taught me the basic controls and strategies, then everyone else (probably a dozen people) got in a couple weeks later and we were swamped with helping people get started. My friend graduated 6 months later, effectively leaving me to be the lounge expert, which got really annoying sometimes.

I hear there are new things like beekeeping in the game nowadays. I tried to play it on my netbook on my trip to nicaragua in March, but it couldn't handle it, so I never got far. I might pick it up again today (on my better laptop), just for kicks. I miss the fortress I made above ground with 3 huge phallic towers (one gold, one black, and one blue. The first was used to house the dead, the other two were living quarters)
  • #3
  • 11 October 2011 - 02:46 PM
There indeed is Beekeeping (and sheep shearing) industries possible now. There will be another big update coming soon with proper human cities, vampires, mummies, werewolves, necromancers, and more stuff then I can recall off the top of my head.

If anyone wants to learn how to play, I (and rey, possibly, if he wants to :P) can teach you. Also, you can look up tutorials on youtube.

To be honest, this is the most complex game I have ever tried. However, it's really not that hard to learn. Once you know the controls (Which isn't that hard, not too many of them aren't right on the GUI in front of you) you can pick it up in no time.

It simulates an entire world, then allows you to shape it yourself. Think about that. Minecraft may simulate terrain placement, but DF simulates weather systems, thoughts and feelings, the rise and fall of civilizations, the function and health of a creature's organs, physical and mental traits of every living being, aquifers, water pressure and fluid dynamics, thousands (or tens of thousands, if you think your computer is up to it) of years of history, and much, much more.

Spoiler

This post has been edited by Rex: 11 October 2011 - 03:29 PM

  • #4
  • 11 October 2011 - 03:14 PM
The only way I'd be able to teach anyone is if a) I play the game a lot for the next week or so (unlikely, due to schoolwork) and b) if the person learning is playing 0.28.181.40d (Sept 08) since that's the version I'm most familiar with.

Don't forget water pressure and some fluid dynamics, Rex
  • #5
  • 11 October 2011 - 03:25 PM
Yep, can't forget that ;P
  • #6
  • 11 October 2011 - 03:29 PM
Cool, I didn't think i'd find anyone else here who loves those little dwarfs :D
I actually followed this tutorial when i first learned to play its pretty good and guides you step by step through a premade map
Its old but it will help you get a basic understanding of the game and help stop your dwarfs from killing themselves. The Complete and Utter Newby Tutorial for Dwarf Fortress

So what are the most epic forts you've made guys? Am not as good so my fort is still kinda small, and my silly dwarfs keep having party's (all my miners decided to party and i can't mine) >:O
I think am playing on an older build too I've never really bothered to go update might have to check that out.
here is a picture of my newb fort
Spoiler

This post has been edited by Supah: 12 October 2011 - 01:51 AM

  • #7
  • 12 October 2011 - 01:41 AM
Quick fix for parties: Instead of making your dining room a meeting hall, go to (I think the command is "l" or "i") Zones and make a meeting zone instead. They wont party at a meeting zone, and you can set your meeting zone to encompass your entire dining room.
  • #8
  • 12 October 2011 - 01:44 AM

View PostRex, on 12 October 2011 - 01:44 AM, said:

Quick fix for parties: Instead of making your dining room a meeting hall, go to (I think the command is "l" or "i") Zones and make a meeting zone instead. They wont party at a meeting zone, and you can set your meeting zone to encompass your entire dining room.

Thanks that would be a huge help :D have most of my dwarfs shifting stone heaps so they have something to do
  • #9
  • 12 October 2011 - 01:55 AM
Hehe, alright. You using the Garbage Dump method to get the stone nicely stacked? :)
  • #10
  • 12 October 2011 - 02:06 AM
Nah i just designated a big stone stockpile under my crafting level and made the dwarfs fill the whole thing up. It gets constantly refilled by dwarfs when my craftsdwarfs take stone out

This post has been edited by Supah: 12 October 2011 - 02:14 AM

  • #11
  • 12 October 2011 - 02:13 AM
I haven't played it a lot, I got kind of frustrated after I forgot how to make beds (yeah, my colony sucks)

Lack of playing amounts to haveing to do lots of homework. :I
  • #12
  • 12 October 2011 - 02:13 AM
One other question what do you do with possessed dwarfs? got a guy just standing there possessed doing nothing?

This post has been edited by Supah: 12 October 2011 - 02:18 AM

  • #13
  • 12 October 2011 - 02:18 AM
To do the garbage dump method, just make a 1x1 tile Garbage zone with the zone command. Then, mass-designate stones for dumping. (Mass designation, if I remember correctly, is D-B-D. Maybe. I forget, I should really look it up. Anyway, that way you can fit as much stuff as you want onto one square. When you are done, just undump all the stones.

Dwarfs in moods (Possessed being one of them) have an idea for an Artifact. If he is sitting around doing nothing (not sitting in a workshop), you dont have the workshop needed for his artifact. It usually corelates to his profession; stonecrafters will need a stonecrafting workshop, tanners want a tannery, etc. Just make sure you have 1 of each workshop and he will go out and do his thing.

After he claims a workshop, he will go out in search of specific materials. If he cant find one, he will sit and wait in his workshop until you find a way to get that material. Depending on the mood, you can either find it by hitting (v)iew and checking what it says on the dwarf, or hitting k and checking the building out to see what he wants. Actually, I think its v for checking the dwarf and t for checkin the building.

Make sure you prioritize this, or he will either berserk or get very deeply depressed. Both will end in him or your entire fortress dying.

This post has been edited by Rex: 12 October 2011 - 02:31 AM

  • #14
  • 12 October 2011 - 02:29 AM
I'll try that dump method its sounds handy.

Also I have every workshop that's the problem he just sits there in the meeting hall doing nothing.
  • #15
  • 12 October 2011 - 02:44 AM
Ah yes, moody dwarves are fun. I particularly like when they need to slay a dwarf and make something from the parts.

ALSO, the dwarf fortress wiki is an awesome resources. It has great tutorials.
  • #16
  • 12 October 2011 - 02:48 AM

View PostSupah, on 12 October 2011 - 02:44 AM, said:

I'll try that dump method its sounds handy.

Also I have every workshop that's the problem he just sits there in the meeting hall doing nothing.

I know it seems like you wouldnt need both, but do you have both a forge and a magma forge?
  • #17
  • 12 October 2011 - 02:55 AM
Haven't found Magma so i can't build one.

Edit: Finally got it i was missing a glass furnace. :D
But he needs raw green glass where the hell am i gunna get that :(

This post has been edited by Supah: 12 October 2011 - 03:07 AM

  • #18
  • 12 October 2011 - 03:02 AM
If you have sand, create a sand pickup zone on some of it and your dwarves can collect it, then create a task in the glass furnace to make some green glass :)

If not, request it from the caravan.

This post has been edited by Rex: 12 October 2011 - 03:16 AM

  • #19
  • 12 October 2011 - 03:16 AM
You need to have sacks to put sand in also if you don't already know, unless they changed that
  • #20
  • 12 October 2011 - 03:26 AM
The glorious artifact Rukalmuz Eeriefungi the green glass floodgate has been completed 8-)
  • #21
  • 12 October 2011 - 05:32 AM
I need to look up some of my more entertaining artifacts.

Also, I can't seem to find anything about the one artifact someone got thats description went on for several pages (for all several = probably at least 2 dozen)
  • #22
  • 13 October 2011 - 04:16 PM
I was trying to build a zoo in my fort and i accidentally released a whole bunch of monkeys and a jaguar, who then proceeded to run rampant through my fort attacking everything.
  • #23
  • 14 October 2011 - 04:01 AM
That will happen, you have to be very careful moving caged animals, get a dwarf with a high animal trainer skill (I think).
  • #24
  • 14 October 2011 - 04:07 AM
Oh i didn't know there was a skill needed for moving caged animals. I'll have to change my dwarfs enabled jobs around.
  • #25
  • 14 October 2011 - 04:16 AM
I FOUND IT! BEHOLD, PLANEPACKED!
  • #26
  • 14 October 2011 - 04:17 AM

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It also includes 73 images of itself, leading one to believe that either the designs engraved upon it are minutely fractal, or that where Planepacked stands the universe folds.


Wow that is quite an epic Limestone Statue. and it took 73 items to make and a year for the dwarf to gather them all

This post has been edited by Supah: 14 October 2011 - 04:32 AM

  • #27
  • 14 October 2011 - 04:28 AM
I just like the fact that it has has 73 images of itself. For some reason I seem to think the engraving of itself on itself would happen during creation, meaning it was already being pictured as it was being made.

The real question I have is would the images of itself have the images of itself? :question:
  • #28
  • 14 October 2011 - 06:25 PM
Most likely, yes.
  • #29
  • 14 October 2011 - 06:32 PM
Cat'splosion
  • #30
  • 14 October 2011 - 08:50 PM
I enjoy the fact that the Planepacked glitch is reproduceable. I've been meaning to do so for a while, but other building projects took precedence. Why have a statue worth 7,000,000 gold when you can build an automated, self-refilling tidal wave death trap machine? Or a massive ice tower over 2 dozen z-levels high?
  • #31
  • 15 October 2011 - 03:53 AM
At least ten times in the past, I've gone to the website because everyone told me how great it was, and immediately been deterred by the ASCII Graphics. I basically looked at the site's background, and couldn't make heads or tails of the picture that was supposed to be there. I won't let that happen again, it seems I'm missing out big time.

Just one thing though... Is this a game you can play casually, or am I not going to have any free time for the next few months?

This post has been edited by Boringamus: 15 October 2011 - 05:06 AM

  • #32
  • 15 October 2011 - 05:03 AM
You can play whenever and however you want. The game can be saved and paused at anytime.
You can lead your dwarfs to glory and construct a mighty fortress
Or lead them to their doom.
Dwarf Fortress Losing is Fun! this page has a good explanation of the shenanigans your dwarfs can get up to.
Another funny page.
Unfortunate Accidents
Edit: Also i don't use ASCII tiles i have a modded one
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This post has been edited by Supah: 15 October 2011 - 06:03 AM

  • #33
  • 15 October 2011 - 05:31 AM

View PostBoringamus, on 15 October 2011 - 05:03 AM, said:

At least ten times in the past, I've gone to the website because everyone told me how great it was, and immediately been deterred by the ASCII Graphics. I basically looked at the site's background, and couldn't make heads or tails of the picture that was supposed to be there. I won't let that happen again, it seems I'm missing out big time.

Just one thing though... Is this a game you can play casually, or am I not going to have any free time for the next few months?


Can you make heads or tails out of this instead?

Spoiler


Then use tiles instead of ASCII. Many different tilesets, pick one you like, but I think I linked to my favorite in my first post here. You can find more on the "Mods" section of the forums.
  • #34
  • 15 October 2011 - 05:55 AM
Edit: Post was huge, so I've spoiler'd the qoutes.
Spoiler

Lol, point taken. I only ask because I tend to get addicted to things and spend weeks on end not getting anything done other than whatever it is I got addicted to. Point in case. :nope:

Spoiler

Oh, that's much better, thanks.

This post has been edited by Boringamus: 15 October 2011 - 06:13 AM

  • #35
  • 15 October 2011 - 06:05 AM
For some reason I find reading the stories of some of these fortress very entertaining.

As an example, has anyone here heard of the Dwarf Fortress - Boatmurdered?

This post has been edited by Nik: 15 October 2011 - 06:06 AM

  • #36
  • 15 October 2011 - 06:06 AM
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Haha That's a lot of elephants

Also best merchant in the game :D
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  • #37
  • 15 October 2011 - 06:12 AM
I remember a fortress I made on a volcanic island in the middle of ocean nowhere, my hunters very much liked decimating the native herds of elephants. How so many elephants got onto and survived on such a tiny island is beyond me.
  • #38
  • 15 October 2011 - 02:22 PM
back in my day, we had Nethack, Hack, and Rogue

This post has been edited by Dr. Klaus: 15 October 2011 - 04:22 PM

  • #39
  • 15 October 2011 - 04:21 PM
Not sure if you know Dr. Klaus, but there is a single player method to play DF. And in it you can explore the fortress you make after it is over run by enemies and such.
  • #40
  • 15 October 2011 - 07:57 PM
Well if anyone is Interested here's another cool Rouge-like but this ones in Space
Prospector
  • #41
  • 16 October 2011 - 02:51 AM
I downloaded Dwarf Fortress and tried a game today...
I had no goddamned clue what I was doing, kinda like when I started minecraft.
I like it =D
  • #42
  • 16 October 2011 - 08:49 AM

View Poststormthehouse, on 16 October 2011 - 08:49 AM, said:

I downloaded Dwarf Fortress and tried a game today...
I had no goddamned clue what I was doing, kinda like when I started minecraft.
I like it =D

The Complete and Utter Newby Tutorial for Dwarf Fortress tutorial if you want some guidance. Or just watch your dwarfs get acquainted with the local wild life. :smirk:

This post has been edited by Supah: 16 October 2011 - 08:55 AM

  • #43
  • 16 October 2011 - 08:55 AM
We should do a BCB version of "Boatmurdered". I think it might turn out hilarious. Also, the starting 7 dwarves must be named after the main characters.
  • #44
  • 16 October 2011 - 04:48 PM

View PostSupah, on 16 October 2011 - 08:55 AM, said:

View Poststormthehouse, on 16 October 2011 - 08:49 AM, said:

I downloaded Dwarf Fortress and tried a game today...
I had no goddamned clue what I was doing, kinda like when I started minecraft.
I like it =D

The Complete and Utter Newby Tutorial for Dwarf Fortress tutorial if you want some guidance. Or just watch your dwarfs get acquainted with the local wild life. :smirk:


Why would you use anything that's not DF Wiki?
  • #45
  • 16 October 2011 - 05:07 PM

View PostReyOzymandias, on 16 October 2011 - 04:48 PM, said:

We should do a BCB version of "Boatmurdered". I think it might turn out hilarious. Also, the starting 7 dwarves must be named after the main characters.

We should! A BCB Community fort :D

The fortress must be named "Ebsasarust" or, in human tongue, "Candybowl" ;D
  • #46
  • 16 October 2011 - 08:05 PM
I second esalaka's statement. DF Wiki is amazing, I point new players there pretty often and tell them to read the tutorial. Then they have no excuse for asking stupid questions I should have to answer.

"*insert stupid question here*"
"Did you read the tutorial?"

If "yes":
"Then you should know the answer, read it again."

If "no":
"Go read it, the answer is there"
  • #47
  • 16 October 2011 - 08:20 PM

View PostReyOzymandias, on 16 October 2011 - 08:20 PM, said:

I second esalaka's statement. DF Wiki is amazing, I point new players there pretty often and tell them to read the tutorial. Then they have no excuse for asking stupid questions I should have to answer.

"*insert stupid question here*"
"Did you read the tutorial?"

If "yes":
"Then you should know the answer, read it again."

If "no":
"Go read it, the answer is there"


Point them to the IRC channel (#bay12games @ newnet) and any stupid question will be answered with a simple bot query (There's a bot that links you to the wiki if you give it a search term or a page title)
  • #48
  • 16 October 2011 - 08:26 PM
I would very much like to take part in a community run DF.

I guess I am going to have to learn the game then haha.
  • #49
  • 16 October 2011 - 09:51 PM
I wouldnt mind hosting a community or legacy fort. I was about to make a new topic for it but thought I'd figure out how many people are actually interested.

Before I start, please let me know if you are at all interested in either type of fort.

A Community Fortress is a fortress where the dwarves are all named after members of the community, but only one person is actually playing. Each dwarf is played as if it was a member of the forums, so people can tell the player what they want their individual dwarf to do.

A Legacy Fortress is as close to multiplayer as it gets. One person plays for a year (Or any set amount of time, 2 years, 4 years, whatever) then passes on the save to the next player, who continues the chain.
  • #50
  • 17 October 2011 - 12:18 AM
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