Questions tagged [dwarf-fortress]
Slaves to Armok: God of Blood Chapter II: Dwarf Fortress is a tile based, real time strategy, city building, and adventure game for one player by Bay 12 Games Developers Zach and Tarn Adams.
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How should I learn to play Dwarf Fortress?
I am interested in learning how to play Dwarf Fortress. Where should I start, as an absolute beginner?
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Dwarf Fortress learning curve
I've seen a lot of questions, on this site and in many gaming forums, about Dwarf Fortress. I know that it's free, and I like dwarfs and mining, but I never tried it — mostly because I've heard that ...
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Why make cheese if milk is already food?
In Dwarf Fortress, milk is already a food item, and if I am not mistaken, you get one cheese for every one milk. So would the only benefit of cheese be that it is just one more ingredient for making ...
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How can I tell which layers there are in an in-progress fortress in Dwarf Fortress?
At the embark screen it lists which layers are in the map. After starting a fortress and playing for a while, is there a way to tell which layers there are (short of digging through them all?).
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How do I find out the mythology and history of my Fortress?
I've created a nice fortress with taverns, beds, dining room, etc, but how do I access some of the mythology of the world they are in?
I have no idea of the context and the history of my world, but I'...
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How to apply a useful uniform to my human mercenaries?
Now that I can get mercenaries in my military as meat shields suicide a spearhead squad, I need them to be able to receive some blows and not die. That's fine for dorfs mercs, but if I assign the ...
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Why should I buy a barrel of blood?
I just noticed a dwarven caravan brought about a dozen barrels of blood from various sources, and a few barrels of ichor too.
What's the use of this? If there's any, how can I "collect" the blood ...
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Should I keep caged prisoners?
I've captured goblins with caged traps. I've already stolen all their stuff like explained here, but now I don't know what to do with them.
Maybe my Dwarfs are happy seeing caged prisoners, but I'm ...
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Is bronze really better than iron?
According to the Dwarf Fortress wiki bronze armor is now better than iron. Is this really accurate in the game, and does this accurately model the real world?
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How do you move caged beasts in Dwarf Fortress?
I've got a fortress that's grown up past its adolescent phase and is starting to mature. Naturally, I've had a number of encounters with goblins and werewolves. Since my primary defense is a hallway ...
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How to start with a Minimalistic build in Dwarf Fortress
What are the first things you should do when starting with a minimalistic build (1 anvil, 1 copper nugget) in Dwarf Fortress.
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Dwarves keep dumping seeds in a corner?
For some reason, the dwarves keep putting a lot of seeds in once specific corner. Is this supposed to happen?
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Is vampirism genetic?
I found someone that I think might be a vampire, but he's married and has a young child. His wife is somewhat suspicious too. I'm thinking of just executing the three of them. Can a vampire marry a ...
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Will fish populate artificial underground canal?
If I channel to make an artificial underground canal or pool, fed by a natural river (and disappearing at the edge of the map), is there a chance small fish (as I understand it, vermin) will populate ...
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