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DF General Discussion / Re: Steam Official Announcement Thread (0.47.05 Edition!)
« on: March 03, 2022, 11:14:49 pm »
I’m Kooky and I’ve lurked on these forums for many years, but rarely if ever post. Rather than reddit or other social media, I was told the Bay12 forums were the best place to comment if you want your post reviewed by Toady. If there is a better thread or location to talk about the split between releasing early without adventure mode, or delayed, with adventure mode, please point me in that direction.
I’ve been playing Dwarf Fortress on and off since about 2010. It will hook me, let me go, and get me again later, just like many of you. If you would have asked me the release question 4 weeks ago, I would have been firmly in the delay camp. I haven’t been a long time supporter of Bay12, I sent Toady just a single $5 check what seems an eternity ago.
This last week I was diagnosed with Stage IV bile duct cancer, with a very poor prognosis. Obviously anything can happen, and willpower and new treatments can change things. Even still, it’s unlikely I’ll be able to see graphical DF on the ‘also includes adventure mode’ timetable. So, I will go ahead and say that I choose the earlier ‘Fortress + Legends’ release. And, it’s not just that I want to play it (and I do), but I want the chance to get to watch the gaming world fall in love with this thing Tarn and Zach made that’s just been hiding in plain sight from everyone. Toady, know that I purchased today on Itch.io, so now I’m in for $25. Toady, please know that this is the greatest value deal I’ve ever gotten in my whole life as a gamer.
Thank You
-Kooky
I’ve been playing Dwarf Fortress on and off since about 2010. It will hook me, let me go, and get me again later, just like many of you. If you would have asked me the release question 4 weeks ago, I would have been firmly in the delay camp. I haven’t been a long time supporter of Bay12, I sent Toady just a single $5 check what seems an eternity ago.
This last week I was diagnosed with Stage IV bile duct cancer, with a very poor prognosis. Obviously anything can happen, and willpower and new treatments can change things. Even still, it’s unlikely I’ll be able to see graphical DF on the ‘also includes adventure mode’ timetable. So, I will go ahead and say that I choose the earlier ‘Fortress + Legends’ release. And, it’s not just that I want to play it (and I do), but I want the chance to get to watch the gaming world fall in love with this thing Tarn and Zach made that’s just been hiding in plain sight from everyone. Toady, know that I purchased today on Itch.io, so now I’m in for $25. Toady, please know that this is the greatest value deal I’ve ever gotten in my whole life as a gamer.
Thank You
-Kooky