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Offline Walkyra

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Dwarf Fortress
« on: March 20, 2012, 12:34:14 PM »
Is anyone else into it?
It's a great game for when you just want to relax and immerse yourself in imagination land. I usually only play Adventurer Mode, but I know the ins and outs of Fortress Mode pretty well.  :viking:
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Re: Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2012, 02:03:23 PM »
STRIKE THE EARTH.

But seriously, fuck Mosquito Men. Goddamned FPS Death Incarnate, they are.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2012, 02:37:30 PM »
I've yet to fire up Fortress Mode on the new version, but I've heard the mosquito man problem mentioned  ;)
I imagine there will be bugs and imbalances galore in the coming months.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2012, 07:14:30 PM »
DWWWWWAAAAARRRRRRFFFFFF FFFFOOOOORRRRRTTTTTRRRRREEEEESSSSSS

I mod mine to play as humans in Fortress mode. More sexy.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2012, 07:41:58 PM »
Quote from: Walkyra on March 24, 2012, 07:14:30 PM
DWWWWWAAAAARRRRRRFFFFFF FFFFOOOOORRRRRTTTTTRRRRREEEEESSSSSS

I mod mine to play as humans in Fortress mode. More sexy.

What are you, some kind of fucking Elf?
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Re: Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2012, 08:38:20 PM »
Quote from: Pikajedi3 on March 24, 2012, 07:41:58 PM
Quote from: Walkyra on March 24, 2012, 07:14:30 PM
DWWWWWAAAAARRRRRRFFFFFF FFFFOOOOORRRRRTTTTTRRRRREEEEESSSSSS

I mod mine to play as humans in Fortress mode. More sexy.

What are you, some kind of fucking Elf?

Yes.
I leike teh elfs  :autism:
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Re: Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2012, 08:38:55 PM »
Whats Dwarf Fortress?
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Re: Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2012, 09:03:22 PM »
Quote from: Genesis on March 24, 2012, 08:38:55 PM
Whats Dwarf Fortress?

A free ASCII graphic game that takes more processing power than most modern games, with the most brutally realistic combat system ever devised. It`s still in alpha and will be for probably 10 more years.

Basically the ultimate game ever.

http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/
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Re: Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2012, 09:12:48 PM »
I like grinding type rpgs, but its cool you're a gamer dude. High five.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2012, 10:03:15 PM »
Grind-grind-grind RPG's really bore me. :orly:
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Re: Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #10 on: March 25, 2012, 06:12:19 AM »
Quote from: Genesis on March 24, 2012, 08:38:55 PM
Whats Dwarf Fortress?

It's a brutally hard, incredibly detailed roguelike.

It has two modes - Adventurer, which is what is says on the tin, and Fortress, which is what most people play it for.

You start off with seven alcoholic dwarves and a wagon of supplies. Maybe some animals, if you chose them. Your objective is to not die - which you eventually, inevitably, will. Strike the Earth, and remember, Losing is FUN.

It also requires a hideous amount of processing power. Keeping in mind it calculates humidity, air pressure, air flow, water pressure and flow, temperature, if there are pathogens in the air etc on every single space on the map, up and down (100+ up, and I've had a map with 270+ zlevels going down), as well as tracking each living creature down to blood vessels and nerves...

And it looks like this.



Or like this, if you use a tileset.

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Re: Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #11 on: March 25, 2012, 06:40:10 AM »
Quote from: Pikajedi3 on March 25, 2012, 06:12:19 AM
Quote from: Genesis on March 24, 2012, 08:38:55 PM
Whats Dwarf Fortress?

It's a brutally hard, incredibly detailed roguelike.

It has two modes - Adventurer, which is what is says on the tin, and Fortress, which is what most people play it for.

You start off with seven alcoholic dwarves and a wagon of supplies. Maybe some animals, if you chose them. Your objective is to not die - which you eventually, inevitably, will. Strike the Earth, and remember, Losing is FUN.

It also requires a hideous amount of processing power. Keeping in mind it calculates humidity, air pressure, air flow, water pressure and flow, temperature, if there are pathogens in the air etc on every single space on the map, up and down (100+ up, and I've had a map with 270+ zlevels going down), as well as tracking each living creature down to blood vessels and nerves...

And it looks like this.



Or like this, if you use a tileset.



Do people play this for fun?
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Re: Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #12 on: March 25, 2012, 06:49:37 AM »
Quote from: Al Swearengen on March 25, 2012, 06:40:10 AM
Do people play this for fun?

Yeah. It's fun, but as I said - hard. Tilesets make it easier.

New version added the ability to be infected with Vampirism and Lycanthropy - I've seen a Weremarmot.

Oh, also, you've got the Forgotten Beasts, that show up in the subterranean caverns. They are completely randomly generated - the game looks at the list of possible materials, limbs, joint, skin, skeleton etc etc types (which you can easily modify) and throws together a beast. So, you can have an 8 legged giant marmot with rock skin and venomous breath - and the effect of the venom will also be randomized and sometimes quite horrific. Losing is Fun!

Oh, and the Hidden Fun Stuff, which lives deep in the earth. You can probably work out what it is from that.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #13 on: March 25, 2012, 09:07:44 AM »
You have been spotted!
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You have been struck down.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress
« Reply #14 on: March 25, 2012, 10:48:42 AM »
Quote from: Stultus Saxum on March 24, 2012, 10:03:15 PM
Grind-grind-grind RPG's really bore me. :orly:

What everyone likes = dook hates.

Let's just like what dook likes, then see the manchild's head explode. :zoinks:
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