The Dwarf Fortress even Newer Release !!!

[Jasede]

Nonono, I just meant, generally make the vegetation and earth look "neat". Like it does in Adom. I know there's a way to enable that.

 

[Zomg]

There's an option in the init file to make the ground graphics uniform.

 

[Cassidy]

From the game directory, open data\init\init.txt

Just change the similar option(use search to find it) to no and you got it:

[VARIED_GROUND_TILES]

 

[Jasede]

This is SO much better now. I just can't deal with the crap ground. I was blind but now I can see! Thanks.

 

[Mayday]

So, considering meeneque's little mistake, I guess I should post a heads up:
There is a new "patch" version available:
http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/

 

[meeneque]

Thx Mayday :D

A little hint for maps without water - brewing and plant gathering is very important :D I started a fortress, in cold area, where all the water is frozen - and now I'm digging every level looking for underground river.

 

[OccupatedVoid]

So, considering meeneque's little mistake, I guess I should post a heads up:
There is a new "patch" version available:
http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/

Edit the first post.

Also: How do I get through an aquifer layer?

 

[Mayday]

Void- spoilers ahoy!
http://www.dwarffortresswiki.net/index.php/Aquifer

 

[Zomg]

Don't spoil yourself, dealing with aquifers is the coolest little emergent engineering challenge in this version of the game.

 

[OccupatedVoid]

Does anyone flood their fortresses when they're bored and want to start over? I did, and I was rewarded with many lulz.

 

[MisterStone]

Does anyone flood their fortresses when they're bored and want to start over? I did, and I was rewarded with many lulz.

I find myself having a similar problem... I get bored too quickly. Just as things are starting to pick up I think to myself "This is boring. I can't find any (insert favorite metal or feature here), there aren't enough dangerous critters on the map, and its kind of boring just buying the caravan out with a single aluminum trinket. Nothing wants to siege me either. Maybe I should start over with a new map and see if that is more fun somehow."

Then I either abandon, or do something reckless to cause everyone to die horribly, then start over.

 

[Section8]

Does anyone flood their fortresses when they're bored and want to start over? I did, and I was rewarded with many lulz.

I had a map where my source water was a couple of z-levels above my fortress, so I decided I'd build a big funnel into the roof of it, and channel a waterfall into it. I'd built quite an elaborate irrigation/canal system prior to digging that final channel, and was so confident in my work that I didn't bother to floodgate the source channel before letting it go.

It worked perfectly as far as providing water, but the extra z-levels meant that once the waterfall filled my reservoirs, it then started spilling out across the landscape and ended up flooding most of the map.

I ended up having to dig up (stupid) to make an alternate stairway coming out above the z-level of the water source, and building a waterwheel and a couple of pumps to stem the flow enough to put a floodgate in, which then became the penultimate siege defense after blocking up the alternate stairway. One day I'll have to do the same with magma. :D

 

[Destroid]

I wouldnt worry about that too much at the moment anyway, the high end content (economy) is currently bugged and doesnt work.

 

[Zomg]

Military dwarves spar like crazy now. Nothing like charging a siege force with a squad of 26 champions.