So, a few months ago I stumbled over this weird, and highly complicated video game called Dwarf Fortress.
It's about dwarves. Who you build a fortress for.
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone else here on hatrack had heard of it. It's really, really, really complex, and it still only has ASCII graphics, but if you're into complicated games I would recommend it.
Here's a link to the game itself, and here's a link to the wiki/instruction manual of the game. Trust me, you'd need it.
So yeah, shameless plug for a neat, offbeat game, and wondering if anyone else had heard of it.
Posted by Raymond Arnold (Member # 11712) on :
I've heard of it, and there was a time when I would have been interested in playing it, but now that I spend large portions of my productive time thinking about games, I prefer my gaming time to be on non-thought-intensive things.
I thought that the latest version of Dwarf Fortress had actual graphics though?
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
There are player-made skins that give it graphics, but the vanilla game has ASCII and likes it that way.
Posted by Sterling (Member # 8096) on :
I'd heard of it. I think either Edge or Retro Gamer had an article about it.
Think I prefer my ASCII-flavored games at about a Nethack level of complexity, though.
Posted by ricree101 (Member # 7749) on :
I've been playing DF for a while. I started playing several years ago when it was still in the 2d version, but I can't recall any more specific than that. I've posted links to it here a couple of times in the past.
The game definitely is a blast.
That said, this is probably a slightly bad time for new players to get into it. The most recent release added a ton of awesome new features, but it's somewhat buggy at the moment.
It's probably best for new players to go with the older 40d version. While it's missing some of the nice stuff from the new version, it's a pretty solid experience.
If anyone here does decide to start playing, the wiki is very very helpful.
Posted by 0Megabyte (Member # 8624) on :
Very true.
Although, the wiki, which I linked to, is kind of in the middle of an uproar now that I actually look at it. The new version is wreaking havoc, and even they don't know what's going on with the new game.
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
I tried it out a couple of years ago. It was fun, but I wasn't interested in investing the time required to fully grasp its intricacies.