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J. C. Quiinn
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Dwarf fortress ( http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/ ) is a semi-roguelike, strategy type game wherein you assume control of a dwarven settlement and issue commands to have an extremely wide variety of tasks carried out. Dwarf Fortress also features "adventure" and "legends" modes, wherein the player can interact directly with the game world as an individual and view the history of the game world, respectively. The graphics of the game leave much to be desired, consisting of ascii art and limited tilesets. However, the game has an incredible depth to it that is not met by any other game of its type. The wiki ( http://dwarf.lendemaindeveille.com/index.php/Main_Page ) is an excellent resource for new and old players alike. The randomly generated nature of the world and its individuals, coupled with the details modeled down to minute levels, and the unmatched ability to give rise to story-worthy situations be they hilarious, incredible, or simply unexpected.Essentially, the game gives you a chance to play a part in a deep, randomly generated world and we, the player, let it create a story for us, sometimes with some slight additions of our own.
The game works perfectly for screenshot-based LPs. Each player holds the fort for approximately one game year, during which they document the occurances at the fort and apply their own rulership style, often adding their own slant to the "story" of the fort. The more screenshots used the better, generally, and the same goes with explanations of the action.
I'll be using version 28.181.40d16, which is the latest experimental release and includes zooming and other fun features. The developer has been working on the next real release for a year now, and it'll be out in 3 or so months. Hopefully this thread will keep us all entertained for the duration of that wait.
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Well i would like to see if we have any volunteers for Overseer. Also, i would like to know if anyone would like to be 'dwarfed', or have a dwarf named after them. Furthermore i don't require pictures, but i would prefer to have some. I am still new to the game, so i don't require any experiance for the LP. My only advise is to get a good tileset, a good walkthrough, and play a few fortresses. My only rules are no purposefull killings of people unless they say its ok, and try to avoid destroying the fortress...
That is all...
The game works perfectly for screenshot-based LPs. Each player holds the fort for approximately one game year, during which they document the occurances at the fort and apply their own rulership style, often adding their own slant to the "story" of the fort. The more screenshots used the better, generally, and the same goes with explanations of the action.
I'll be using version 28.181.40d16, which is the latest experimental release and includes zooming and other fun features. The developer has been working on the next real release for a year now, and it'll be out in 3 or so months. Hopefully this thread will keep us all entertained for the duration of that wait.
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Well i would like to see if we have any volunteers for Overseer. Also, i would like to know if anyone would like to be 'dwarfed', or have a dwarf named after them. Furthermore i don't require pictures, but i would prefer to have some. I am still new to the game, so i don't require any experiance for the LP. My only advise is to get a good tileset, a good walkthrough, and play a few fortresses. My only rules are no purposefull killings of people unless they say its ok, and try to avoid destroying the fortress...
That is all...