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Dwarf Fortress => DF Modding => Topic started by: vilehermit on March 12, 2008, 11:27:00 pm

Title: number of starting dwarves...
Post by: vilehermit on March 12, 2008, 11:27:00 pm
autoadjust.exe is not working with the latest version apparently, so is there another way to start the game with fewer dwarves?  I'd like to get this to work to make the game more challenging, also to give it a bit of an adventure mode feel(starting with only one dwarf) with the capability of construction.
Title: Re: number of starting dwarves...
Post by: The-Moon on March 13, 2008, 10:56:00 am
quote:
Originally posted by vilehermit:
<STRONG>autoadjust.exe is not working with the latest version apparently, so is there another way to start the game with fewer dwarves?  I'd like to get this to work to make the game more challenging, also to give it a bit of an adventure mode feel(starting with only one dwarf) with the capability of construction.</STRONG>

Sounds like a fun challenge, having to build a fortress with just 1 dwarf to start.

Title: Re: number of starting dwarves...
Post by: Jurassiced on March 13, 2008, 11:51:00 am
yea ts acctaully really really hard as you need food plus bed and water ect. and its alot for 1 dwarf to handle

[ March 13, 2008: Message edited by: jurassiced ]

Title: Re: number of starting dwarves...
Post by: Untelligent on March 14, 2008, 06:57:00 pm
Unless you give them [NO_EAT], [NO_DRINK], and [NO_SLEEP], of course.
Title: Re: number of starting dwarves...
Post by: AlanL on March 15, 2008, 12:10:00 am
I actually find 1 dwarf to be easier than 7. The problem is when immigrants come.

Anyhow, I tried looking for this myself, and my admittedly unskilled attempt to find the memory address for this stuff turned up empty.

[ March 15, 2008: Message edited by: AlanL ]

Title: Re: number of starting dwarves...
Post by: Kagus on March 15, 2008, 12:51:00 am
Heh, it may be easier to just sustain a single dwarf, but getting him to do anything bigger and better than that is a bit tricky.  Especially if you happen to get his hand broken and had to forbid his bed so he wouldn't starve himself to death, waiting for a nurse that isn't there to bring him some food.
Title: Re: number of starting dwarves...
Post by: Slappy Moose on March 15, 2008, 02:13:00 am
Two might work good, since if one gets injured, the other can at least help him.

Although it isn't quite the same   :p

Title: Re: number of starting dwarves...
Post by: Keiseth on March 15, 2008, 02:18:00 am
Try this memory address, Caliburn's post toward the bottom: http://www.bay12games.com/cgi-local/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=next_topic&f=11&t=002148&go=older

Quote:
"STARTING_DWARF_COUNT=0x007BBDB5"

No idea if it works but it's worth a shot, aye?

Title: Re: number of starting dwarves...
Post by: Nite/m4re on March 15, 2008, 10:29:00 am
Damn, anything less that 4 dwarves results in a big crash in my face.   :(
Title: Re: number of starting dwarves...
Post by: Logan on March 16, 2008, 10:34:00 am
I find it's a little more interesting to have one productive dwarf and a couple slackers. The whole lone dwarf thing is cool in principle, but tedious in execution.