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I play with an unmoded ASCII character set and always will

I have a slightly modded ASCII set and/or some creature graphics

I used to play in ASCII but now that I've tried graphics I couldn't get back to it

I couldn't get into the game before I've tried a full graphics set

I play with and without graphics, depends on my mood

Until a proper graphics support is included, I'm playing in ASCII

I refuse to play the game until proper graphics are included

Joke option: Armok

[Torak]

I voted 1, but I really just don't like any of the sets.

[Lazer Bomb]

I use ascii but creature images. Everytime a new one comes out, I play standard ascii until I start looking at professions every few seconds. Then I copy the creature images back into it.

I might use a different tileset, but I hate having some tiles be used for different things have the same image, when just the ascii looks fine. Example: The left bracket [ is both a workshop square(forget which ones) and the clothes image, so half the workshops look like they have clothes in them when using a tileset. Also, that same clothes tile is also used for shoes and pants, so I get annoyed. With just a [ there is no annoyance.

[Orkel]

I've played with the ASCII for years, there's no way I could get used to a graphics set anymore.

[DG]

My only previous experience with ascii was dabbling with ADOM before I swiftly became bored, so I guess I conquered any ascii fear at that time and thus had little trouble getting into DF. It took longer to accustom myself to the inconsistency of key board controls in the different menus. I've briefly looked at some of the tilesets out there but I feel they are terribly ugly compared to the default, mostly because of the way that DF plays with relative scales of size (sometimes contradictory) on a grid. Having a D standing next to a c is fine, but having a little dragon sprite standing next to a little cat sprite of the same size is rather lame. I've yet to find multi-use symbols being a problem because it's generally easy to tell what's happening via context or a quick "v" scan. I'll admit that such is my prejudice that I wont even bother looking at posted screenshots (either in these forums or in the wiki, etc) if it isn't in ascii, let alone play the game any other way. I can't help but feel that people who haven't experienced the ascii DF game for whatever reason are missing out on truer immersion, but I'm likely wrong. I feel it's a little like the difference between a book (being ascii) and a movie (being a tileset). I generally prefer the books, but I know many people who usually prefer the movies.

[lambskin]

I use the default ASCII graphics. I get headaches when I look at graphic packs, for some reaseon.

[Mad Larks]

I use the default ASCII graphics. I get headaches when I look at graphic packs, for some reaseon.

Seconded that and I find graphics sets needlessly tardying up what already works perfectly well for me. A sort-of "Don't fix what isn't broke" feel, I guess.

[Duke 2.0]

I use the default ASCII graphics. I get headaches when I look at graphic packs, for some reaseon.

Seconded that and I find graphics sets needlessly tardying up what already works perfectly well for me. A sort-of "Don't fix what isn't broke" feel, I guess.

 Indeed.

 And as far as Roguelikes go, DF have a very good set. Nice how we don't have #'s as walls.