Also, FPS death is usually how I lose, or tantrum spirals. I did things the boring way, so invaders could not get in to start a fight in the first place. I was also really bad at managing the smith, and organizing an actual army. My mountain home would usually be a hollowed out mountain of massive hospital rooms, engraved way too much for it’s own good. The game starts to run too slow to do anything with it, because well, massive sprawl, and poor management skills.
I was decent at controlling the water flow though, and making it work to my wishes. Even had trapdoored entrances to the channels, so dwarves could dig, clean up whatever mess they could, and get out. The dumbest thing I did, was dump the water inside caverns, flooding the very thing I was supposed to mine with junk-filled water. I had shallow pools of water near entrances for training swimming of dwarves, and cleaning them off from any…unfortunate circumstances.
I was really bad at trade, and would give away a lot of valuable items, for a handful of ones I can’t really make, manipulating their moods in the process though. They would then come to find that the goods they wanted, aren’t there next season, or that I can’t actually buy what I ordered. I hated that part, loading the stuff into the trade area sometimes took longer than the caravan would care to stay.
If you like Rimworld, Dwarf Fortress is kinda the OG of that genre. I would say Hack or Nethack, but those games don’t take into account nearly as much as Rimworld or DF.
Look up “Dwarf Fortress cats dying bug alcohol,” that should get any Rimworld fan interested in DF.
BTW, you don’t have to buy the version on Steam. The OG text version is free, and there are tons of tilesets if you don’t like the text graphics.
Oh, don’t worry, I know! I’ve read some DF stories like Boatmurdered. It just seems like way too much for me, and is why I prefer “simplified DF” games like Rimworld.
I feel like Hell might just be slightly better.
I expected better company.
If man is 5 and the devil is 6 then that must make me 7
(this honky’s gone to heaven)
But if I go to hell, well then I hope I burn well,
I’ll spend my days with J.F.K., Marvin Gaye, Martha Raye and Lawrence Welk
And Kurt Cobain, Kojak, Mark Twain and Jimi Hendrix’s poltergeist
And Webster, yeah, Emmanuel Lewis 'cause he’s the Antichrist
I’m currently making plans to colonize it.
~WorldsDumbestMan, ex-Dwarf Fortress player
Ex?! Did the clowns in the circus break your spirit?
I got a job…
Also, FPS death is usually how I lose, or tantrum spirals. I did things the boring way, so invaders could not get in to start a fight in the first place. I was also really bad at managing the smith, and organizing an actual army. My mountain home would usually be a hollowed out mountain of massive hospital rooms, engraved way too much for it’s own good. The game starts to run too slow to do anything with it, because well, massive sprawl, and poor management skills.
I was decent at controlling the water flow though, and making it work to my wishes. Even had trapdoored entrances to the channels, so dwarves could dig, clean up whatever mess they could, and get out. The dumbest thing I did, was dump the water inside caverns, flooding the very thing I was supposed to mine with junk-filled water. I had shallow pools of water near entrances for training swimming of dwarves, and cleaning them off from any…unfortunate circumstances.
I was really bad at trade, and would give away a lot of valuable items, for a handful of ones I can’t really make, manipulating their moods in the process though. They would then come to find that the goods they wanted, aren’t there next season, or that I can’t actually buy what I ordered. I hated that part, loading the stuff into the trade area sometimes took longer than the caravan would care to stay.
Wtf did I write all this for, oh well.
But did you have suicidal alcoholic cats?
I guess not. I was not so good at keeping them alive, they’d usually end up in some well, polluting it.
I found it an interesting read. As a huge RimWorld fan, I can relate to some parts and stare in blank confusion at others.
If you like Rimworld, Dwarf Fortress is kinda the OG of that genre. I would say Hack or Nethack, but those games don’t take into account nearly as much as Rimworld or DF.
Look up “Dwarf Fortress cats dying bug alcohol,” that should get any Rimworld fan interested in DF.
BTW, you don’t have to buy the version on Steam. The OG text version is free, and there are tons of tilesets if you don’t like the text graphics.
Oh, don’t worry, I know! I’ve read some DF stories like Boatmurdered. It just seems like way too much for me, and is why I prefer “simplified DF” games like Rimworld.