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:
Utilities:
- Dwarf Therapist, a mandatory utility that simplify considerably the management of dwarf's profession (Linux version)
Packs
- Utility:Lazy Newb Pack on the Wiki.
- Linux: Enay's LinuxLNP on the forum (latest information).
Guides
- DF Wiki - Quick start guide — Fortress
- Bedroom / Housing
- Trading
- DF Wiki - Trading.
- Trading for fun and profit, a blog post about trading in DF.
SoundCense
See SoundCense on forum.
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.
- Dump materials easily. In Look mode (k or left-click), move cursor to an object on the map. Press d to dump the object. When done, a letter D appears next to the object in the list. If the square contains multiple object, make sure you select the correct one with -+.
- Hide object. In look mode, select an object, then press h. There will be a letter H next to the hidden object, and object will disappear from the map.
DFHack
TWBT
- Set multilevel
multilevel 5 # The default
multilevel less # Reduce number of levels
multilevel more # Increase number of levels
Commands
- Show detailed Strange Mood information
- Note that this might be a bit of cheating since part of the game fun is to diagnose yourself what the dwarfs want and bear the in-game consequence if you can't.
showmood # Show detailed 'Strange Mood' information.
Hacks
AZERTY keyboard bindings
Edit file data/init/interface.txt [1]:
diff --git a/df_linux/data/init/interface.txt b/df_linux/data/init/interface.txt
index efe4622..9246a35 100644
--- a/df_linux/data/init/interface.txt
+++ b/df_linux/data/init/interface.txt
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@
[BIND:SETUP_LOCAL_Y_MUP:REPEAT_SLOW]
[KEY:u]
[BIND:SETUP_LOCAL_Y_MDOWN:REPEAT_SLOW]
-[KEY:m]
+[KEY:,]
[BIND:SETUP_LOCAL_X_MUP:REPEAT_SLOW]
[KEY:k]
[BIND:SETUP_LOCAL_X_MDOWN:REPEAT_SLOW]
@@ -1412,7 +1412,7 @@
[BIND:BUILDING_DIM_Y_UP:REPEAT_NOT]
[KEY:u]
[BIND:BUILDING_DIM_Y_DOWN:REPEAT_NOT]
-[KEY:m]
+[KEY:,]
[BIND:BUILDING_DIM_X_UP:REPEAT_NOT]
[KEY:k]
[BIND:BUILDING_DIM_X_DOWN:REPEAT_NOT]
First game (after long time)
Vocabulary
DFHack / Dwarf Therapist have different terminology. I take here DFHack as reference:
| Digram | Profession | Labor |
|---|---|---|
| En | Engraver | Stone Detailing |
| He | Herbalist | Plant Gathering |
Trading
Some prices I got for items (- well-crafted, + means finely-crafted, * superior, = exceptional)
| Item | Price | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| sphalerite | 6 | 405 |
| marble | 6 | 278 |
| schist | 3 | 290 |
| limonite | 24 | 379 |
| bayberry wood nest box | 10 | <1 |
| *peach wood chair* | 40 | 23 |
| *plum wood chest* | 40 | 15 |
| *schist cabinet* | 40 | 87 |
| *large pecan wood pot* | 40 | 3 |
| *plum wood nest box* | 40 | <1 |
| =peach wood nest box= | 50 | <1 |
| =sand pear wood chair= | 50 | 20 |
Troubleshooting
Plant mood in Dwarf Therapist
There is a bug in DT where the Mood Type is replaced by a Material Type, and hence Strange Mood becomes Plant Mood.
Use the in-game information to know what mood the dwarf is in (Strange Mood in the wiki), or use DFHack command showmood to get an accurate description (cheating a bit).