Thread: Lets play Dwarf Fortress!

Ok, so I found this fun little game, its called Dwarf Fortress. You may or may not have heard of it.

The basic concept is that you have a few Dwarves who set off to build a fortress, and survive within that fortress, but really, you can do whatever you want; Its a sandbox game. It has a ton of depth, and is really fun as well. Here is the catch:

Spoiler for O.O:

Those happen to be the graphics. If you can get past that, you have found a great game to enjoy. I know of a few graphics packs floating around out there, but I haven't bothered to look, so you will have to look into that yourself if you are interested.

This game is honestly huge. It has been a work in progress for many years, since at least 2000. Here is the wiki for the game:
Poke around on there a bit, if you feel so inclined.

This game has an insane amount of depth, and as such, it can be quite a bit daunting at first. I, myself, saw the main screen and closed the game, not to play it for a few weeks. So here are a few tutorials I have found:

http://www.dwarffortresswiki.net/ind...first_fortress <-- This one is good, but doesn't hold your hand quite as much as other tutorials do.

http://www.dwarffortresswiki.net/index.php/Indecisive's_illustrated_fortress_mode_tutorial <----- Haven't looked at this one, but I heard from someone else that it is very good.

http://afteractionreporter.com/2009/...ss-part-1-wtf/ <---- This one is QUITE good. It is probably my favorite, and covers the basics very well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koZUS2h-Yzc <------ There is the beginning of the 40 part YouTube video tutorial. This guys voice is quite sexy, if I might add. ;D

I want to get a few people together so we can do a Bloodline game. A Bloodline game is where a few people (4 or so) get together and play one fort, each taking turns of a few game years or so. A funny Bloodline, and probably the most popular DF story ever written, is the epic saga of Boatmurdered.

http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/Boatmurdered/ <---- Here that is, if you wanna read.

Here is the download: http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/

PM me regarding the Bloodline game, if you are interested.

Anyway, if you get over the graphics and take the time to learn it, you will enjoy a wonderful game.

Just remember, "Losing is fun!"

Strike the Earth!