Dwarf fortress

This page is dedicated to Dwarf Fortress, an incredible simulation game where you have to build your own fortress. The learning curve is very steep but the universe is very rich and detailed.

Reference

• Dwarf Fortress on Bay 12 Games
• Dwarf Fortress Wiki, a must-visit place
  • Ascii Tilesets reference
  • Ascii Status Icon reference
• The complete and utter newbie tutorial for DF

Tilesets:

• Mayday's graphic tileset, a fan's tileset that greatly eases the gameplay
• Phoebius' tileset

3D visualizers:

• Stonesense
• Overseer

Utilities:

• Dwarf Therapist, a mandatory utility that simplify considerably the management of dwarf's profession (Linux version)

Install

• DF Wiki - Installation
  • Newbie / full package Utility:Lazy_Newb_Pack:
  • Linux: Enay's LinuxLNP

Recommended solution is to install complete software package like the Lazy Newb Pack.

Tips and tricks

• Unconscious wounded dwarf ignored by hospital and doctors
  I had a wounded dwarf in his bedroom that required healthcare, but was ignored by the doctors. To solve this, I assigned an hospital zone on his room, de-assigned the bedroom and removed (claim back) his bed. At that time, the doctors came and brought him to the hospital.
  See also bug tracker entry for more information and tricks.

• Animals starving to death.
  Grazing animals must be assigned to a pasture zone, otherwise they won't eat and starve to death.