Editing Dwarf Fortress

'''Welcome to the Noisebridge [http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/ Dwarf Fortress] Page!'''

Dwarf Fortress is an amazingly complex yet low-fi real-time strategy / world-building game, with dwarves!  Actually, '''it's much more than just a game'''.  You can create complex mechanisms that model things such as [http://www.boingboing.net/2010/04/15/colossal-turing-mach.html Turing complete computers] and [http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/User:BaronW calculators] for example (see more [http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/DF2010:Computing computing projects] here).

This page is for those people interested in learning how to play and/or those who are already experienced who wish to share tips and what not.  Feel free to make use of the discussion tab above as well.  

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= DF Installation @ Noisebridge: Permanent Succession Games =

On January 20, 2017, Dwarf Fortress claimed a permanent settlement at Noisebridge. Strike the earth!

[[File:Df_station.jpg|300px|thumb|left|DF Station]]

== How To ==

Keep playing where the last person left off! 

A succession game means that people alternate and the fortress belongs to everyone until it succumbs gloriously to starvation, the goblins, or the clowns.  Even in extreme circumstances, dwarf fortress always seems to yield more fun, so try to keep things going until it is boring.

When the fortress inevitably dies, please make a new fortress in the same world.  Over time a world is affected by each fortress, and it is possible to "reclaim" an abandoned fortress later; a very fun way to play.

Remember: [http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/Fun losing] is [http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/Fun fun]!


== Exiting ==

Press ESC and choose "Save Game". This is how you exit.

DO NOT: "Abandon Fortress" or "Succumb to the invasion" -- the fortress will be destroyed.


== Backing Up ==

The game crashes just enough to be a pain, because that's really fun. Be sure to back up the world into ~/backups after something epic.  Example: "$ zip -r ~/backups/df.bkp.YYYY.MM.DD.hh.mm.zip ~/bin"


== Setup ==

The mac mini runs GNU/Linux Ubuntu 16.04.1.   

A "Dwarf Fortress" launch icon exists on the desktop.

The dwarf fortress install is wrapped by python-lnp and available on the system path.


== Improvement Needed ==

* add dwarf fortress theme art to this area
* bolt down the mac mini so that it doesn't walk off
* add dwarf therapist and dfhack to python-lnp
* add links to simon swerwer soundcloud albums on the desktop

= Events =

* Lets schedule an event!


= Links =

Below is a collection of Dwarf Related links that you may find helpful or interesting:

== Resources ==
* [http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/ The Official Dwarf Fortress Website]
* [http://dwarffortresswiki.org/ The Dwarf Fortress Wiki]
* [http://www.reddit.com/r/dwarffortress/ Reddit Dwarf Fortress]
* [http://afteractionreporter.com/2009/03/08/post-tutorial-dwarf-fortress-links-and-resources/ Good collection of resources]

== Tutorials ==

Many [http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/Tutorials tutorials] are already listed under the [http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php Dwarf Fortress wiki].  Some of these are included below:

=== Web ===
* Highly recommended is the [http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/Bentgirder "bentgirder" tutorial]
* [http://afteractionreporter.com/dwarf-fortress-tutorials/ Complete and Utter Newby Tutorial (14 parts!)]
* [http://www.reddit.com/r/DwarfFortress101/ Reddit's Dwarf Fortress intro class]
** [http://www.reddit.com/r/UniversityofReddit/comments/cqptk/class_intro_to_dwarf_fortress/ Post about Reddit's Dwarf Fortress intro class]
* [http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/Boatmurdered/intro.html Boatmurdered, a humorous walk-through of one person's fortress experience that explains a lot of things]
* [http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/From_Caravan_to_Happy_Dwarves Nice flowchart generalizing things to work on]

=== Video ===
* [http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/40d:Video_tutorials captnduck's series of execellent beginner tutorial videos]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/51ppycup 51ppycup's awesome "Lets Play Dwarf Fortress" series on Youtube]
* [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=28477.0 Updated video tutorials from captnduck for 2010]

== 3rd Party Plugins/Tools ==
* [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=59026.0 The Dwarf Fortress Lazy Newb Pack]
** Note that v5.0 has many disabled utilities, if you want the full utility experience highly consider getting v4.6!
* [http://code.google.com/p/stonesense/ Stonesense live 3D map viewer]
** Note: this is just a VIEWER and doesnt actually make the game 3D.  It has a lag as well, so it's long term usefulness is limited in terms of playing the game. But it's very impressive to show your friends.
* [http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/40d:Utilities Massive list of DF utilities]
* [http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/DF2010:Graphics_set_repository Various alternate tilesets]
* [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=60287.0 Sound Sense, for making your dwarves talk and stuff]

== Reviews/Mentions/Other ==
* [http://playthisthing.com/dwarf-fortress playthisthing.com]
* [http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/cr251/ever_wanted_to_see_what_all_the_hype_with_dwarf/ A post on reddit]
* [http://digg.com/news/offbeat/Casual_vs_Hardcore_vs_Dwarf_Fortress_REVISITED A post on Digg]
* [http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/cnlfh/casual_vs_hardcore_vs_dwarf_fortress_revisited/ Another post on reddit]
* [http://www.boingboing.net/2010/04/15/colossal-turing-mach.html Turing machine created in Dwarf Fortress]
* [http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?p=10488856 Epic lore for one person's world]
* [http://www.hastac.org/blogs/elijahmeeks/procedural-humanities-interview-tarn-adams-creator-dwarf-fortress Interview with the creator, Tarn Adams]
* [http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/User:BaronW The Dwarven Calculator]
* [http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3549/interview_the_making_of_dwarf_.php Another interview with the creator]
* [http://www.mkv25.net/dfma/ Map archive]
* [http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/08/02/community-heroes-tarn-adams-for-dwarf-fortress PCGamer interview]

== Humor ==

* An amusing song by [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3u86DPd7qc Finntroll called Trollhammaren]
* A lulzy illustrated [http://www.bravemule.com/matulremrit/ tale]
* A nice piece on [http://www.cracked.com/funny-6021-dwarf-fortress/ cracked.com] (thanks [[User:Miah|Miah]]!)

= Tips =

These tips are six years old. They need curated, many need deleted.

* Construction advice: the construction system can be a little confusing at first.
** A common mistake is to build an upwards staircase then later wanting it to be up/down.  You cant do that!
** However, you can place an up/down stairway on previously dug ground using "b C x"
* [http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/DF2010:Mega_construction Mega construction]
* Bins and barrels are a good way to manage items:
** [http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/DF2010:Using_bins_and_barrels Using bins and barrels]
* Be careful about custom stockpiles, you may end up making it unusable!
** [http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/Stockpile#Stockpile_Settings stockpile settings]
* [http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/10/04/how-to-update-dwarf-fortress-without-losing-your-saves/ How to update Dwarf Fortress without losing your saves]
* [http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/DF2010:Important_advice Important advice]
* [http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=117975 Tips on using alternate graphic tilesets]
* [http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/DF2010:Computing Computing projects]