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DF Community Games & Stories / Making the world a better place
« on: August 18, 2017, 04:37:33 pm »
So, i wondered; How can i make the world a better place?:
Well, I could try to explain to people How awesome Dwarf fortress is!

I am also asking for ideas from you guys (I'll add them)

Have you ever tried showing dwarf fortress to a friend/ family, without any succes at convincing them of its awesomeness?

Theese are some Ideas to counter their remarks:

Maybe they said "uuh, its just letters", you could maybe reply with something like this: "Yeah, letters are stupid, who need letters anyway?"- that was obviously sarcastic. Maybe Even better (although ASCII is king); point them towards a texture pack.

"Its just a game", my experience here is: they'll never be able to understand...

"Looks boring", this one is tricky, but just start talking about your awesome experiences, ideas, possibilities, upcoming updates(only the really exiting stuff, they might not understand how cool it is to send dwarfes out on expiditions) and so on.

What do you do if they can see how awesome a game it is, but they express that they have no idea how they'd even begin to play, especially if they lack the time to devote to trying it?
Just remind them of How awesome it is, and if they really believe you, they'll give it a go, in the end its up to them.

What are your ideas to add here? (I'll add)

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DF Gameplay Questions / Weather?
« on: August 07, 2017, 11:56:42 am »
When i play adventure mode, i keep tapping the W-eather button, but I have no idea how it effects the gameplay.

So my question is: What effects does the weather have on gameplay?
ps: not just the obvious evil weather, but also mundane things like rain and clouds.

(Is the stealth factor increased or whatever? ... Im eagerly listening)

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DF Adventure Mode Discussion / No-armor tactics
« on: June 08, 2017, 02:31:58 pm »
Im quite new to adventure mode, but i suddenly got super-exited for rougelikes (like seriously bad).

And i wonder about something, you see that i find armor kinda boring.

- Firstly i wonder, are there any downsides to wearing armor (weight or so)?
  Considering this is dwarffortress I guess so but, i dunno...

- Secondly i wonder is there any specific tactics that let you
  get the most out of the upsides?
(if there are any)

And that was all really, I think, almost.

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DF Gameplay Questions / New, need help!
« on: November 17, 2016, 02:21:50 pm »
Im new to the game but love it so far :D, but i can't manage to move items to stockpiles between height levels (stairs and ramps and such), is this a glitch/bug or am i doing something wrong? (guessing the latter one).

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