I've decided to give Dwarf Fortress a try.

**Valigarmander** · 06-02-2010, 09:54 PM

I haven't played this much before, so chances are I'll be spending the next few years trying to figure out the game mechanics. Any other Dorf Fortress players here? Any tips/suggestions?

Jere · 06-03-2010, 12:52 AM

You picked the greatest time to start playing it, Toady updated about 2-3 weeks ago and due to all the code being rewritten to C++ game is very buggy for the moment, give it one to two weeks more and it should be more stable to play.

And if you want to learn how to play it Cap'n Duck have a great video tutorial.

YouTube - Dwarf Fortress Video Tutorial part 01 - World Generation & Finding a site

He allso links to more stuff, but i can throw this in just to be sure.

Dwarf Fortress Wiki

Myself i have played the game for about 6 months

Kargath · 06-03-2010, 05:16 AM

My suggestion: Ignore Jere and don't touch the new version.

Go straight for the pre-prepared tutorial pack here: The Complete and Utter Newby Tutorial for Dwarf Fortress – Part 1: “WTF?” « After Action Reporter

**Prince Toad** · 06-03-2010, 07:33 PM

I had a friend teach me how to play. It was fun for a little while but eventually I just got confused and stopped giving a crap. I dunno. It's probably really cool if you get into it.

Jere · 06-04-2010, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kargath

My suggestion: Ignore Jere and don't touch the new version.

Go straight for the pre-prepared tutorial pack here: The Complete and Utter Newby Tutorial for Dwarf Fortress – Part 1: “WTF?” « After Action Reporter

That's the Cowards way!

Though i have to say that it is the fastest way to learn the stuff but it's not the "fun" way.

DrJordo · 06-18-2010, 05:30 PM

It is a difficult game. I've only managed to get the economy started in one fortress, but there were so many dwarves that only 5 or so actually had a job, and i couldn't micromanage it so that most of them were working. I abandoned soon after.

**Valigarmander** · 06-18-2010, 09:09 PM

I've been trying it on-and-off. I'm still having a hard time figuring out how to make my guys do... anything.

Jere · 06-19-2010, 06:00 AM

ok you have reached step...3 the WTF how am i supposed to do more than mining!

**Loot** · 09-01-2010, 10:39 PM

Bump to say that I have now given a go at Dorfing it up. And so far... I have not a damn clue as to how to... play.

TO THE TUTORIALS *whoosh*

**Valigarmander** · 09-01-2010, 10:44 PM

I gave up trying a long time ago.

I don't have enough time! I need that time for procrastination.

**Valigarmander** · 09-05-2010, 01:08 PM

I've been feeling adventurous, so I've decided to give Dorf Fortress another try. Hopefully I'll figure out what all the... everything means.

If enough people here at VGF get decent at DF, maybe we could try a succession game sometime.

Rainbow Dash · 09-05-2010, 01:13 PM

i tried but i never figured out how to get my damn dwarfs to drink water

**Valigarmander** · 09-05-2010, 01:32 PM

Did you remember to delete the system32 folder?

Rainbow Dash · 09-05-2010, 03:06 PM

i did on yours; it didn't do anything

**Valigarmander** · 09-05-2010, 06:40 PM

Actually, my dwarves have be drinking water ever since. Thanks, Chunky.

I've played for a little while, and so far I've figured out how to get my dwarves to mine, cut down trees, forage, and stockpile things. Uhh, that's pretty much it.

**Prince Toad** · 09-05-2010, 06:56 PM

Are you retarded? Dwarves drink booze. Come on. Everyone knows that.

**Valigarmander** · 09-05-2010, 10:30 PM

Dug a small base in the hillside with bedrooms, two workshops, a still, multiple rooms for storage, and a barracks (under construction). The place is a bit of a mess, and there's no real design plan (I just build what I need, then when I need something new I build more corridors and more rooms beside everything else). I'm still in the summer of my first year, and the first batch of immigrants arrived. No problems from animals so far except a horde of macaques, which were dispatched by the dog I brought along.

The only problems I still have are figuring out what to do with the tame animals, and how to make potash for farming.

Jere · 09-06-2010, 03:42 PM

Last time i played i made the good choice to build on a vulcano, Eruption happen'd and hilarity ensued, after 3 sec of play

**Valigarmander** · 09-06-2010, 04:14 PM

Is there a way to get the useless shorties to do work when I want to? I had a section that needed to be mined out and a bunch of idlers with the "mining" labor preference enabled, yet they just sat there like a bunch of lazy hobbits.

Jere · 09-06-2010, 05:10 PM

Did thet have additional pickaxes?

06-02-2010, 09:54 PM	#1
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,222 Thanks: 1,611 Thanked 5,553 Times in 2,499 Posts Blog Entries: 18	I've decided to give Dwarf Fortress a try. I haven't played this much before, so chances are I'll be spending the next few years trying to figure out the game mechanics. Any other Dorf Fortress players here? Any tips/suggestions? __________________

06-18-2010, 09:09 PM	#7
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,222 Thanks: 1,611 Thanked 5,553 Times in 2,499 Posts Blog Entries: 18	I've been trying it on-and-off. I'm still having a hard time figuring out how to make my guys do... anything. __________________

09-01-2010, 10:44 PM	#10
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,222 Thanks: 1,611 Thanked 5,553 Times in 2,499 Posts Blog Entries: 18	I gave up trying a long time ago. I don't have enough time! I need that time for procrastination. __________________

09-05-2010, 01:08 PM	#11
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,222 Thanks: 1,611 Thanked 5,553 Times in 2,499 Posts Blog Entries: 18	I've been feeling adventurous, so I've decided to give Dorf Fortress another try. Hopefully I'll figure out what all the... everything means. If enough people here at VGF get decent at DF, maybe we could try a succession game sometime. __________________

09-05-2010, 01:32 PM	#13
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,222 Thanks: 1,611 Thanked 5,553 Times in 2,499 Posts Blog Entries: 18	Did you remember to delete the system32 folder? __________________

06-03-2010, 12:52 AM	#2
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,455 Thanks: 396 Thanked 295 Times in 233 Posts Blog Entries: 3	You picked the greatest time to start playing it, Toady updated about 2-3 weeks ago and due to all the code being rewritten to C++ game is very buggy for the moment, give it one to two weeks more and it should be more stable to play. And if you want to learn how to play it Cap'n Duck have a great video tutorial. YouTube - Dwarf Fortress Video Tutorial part 01 - World Generation & Finding a site He allso links to more stuff, but i can throw this in just to be sure. Dwarf Fortress Wiki Myself i have played the game for about 6 months

06-03-2010, 05:16 AM	#3
Kargath Awesome member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: kargath64.deviantart.com Gender: Posts: 8,061 Thanks: 1,187 Thanked 729 Times in 458 Posts Blog Entries: 1	My suggestion: Ignore Jere and don't touch the new version. Go straight for the pre-prepared tutorial pack here: The Complete and Utter Newby Tutorial for Dwarf Fortress – Part 1: “WTF?” « After Action Reporter

06-03-2010, 07:33 PM	#4
Prince Toad PC Games and Tech Mod Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Rookery Gender: Posts: 11,720 Thanks: 50 Thanked 65 Times in 56 Posts	I had a friend teach me how to play. It was fun for a little while but eventually I just got confused and stopped giving a crap. I dunno. It's probably really cool if you get into it.

06-18-2010, 05:30 PM	#6
DrJordo Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: _____ Gender: Posts: 985 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	It is a difficult game. I've only managed to get the economy started in one fortress, but there were so many dwarves that only 5 or so actually had a job, and i couldn't micromanage it so that most of them were working. I abandoned soon after.

06-19-2010, 06:00 AM	#8
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,455 Thanks: 396 Thanked 295 Times in 233 Posts Blog Entries: 3	ok you have reached step...3 the WTF how am i supposed to do more than mining!

09-01-2010, 10:39 PM	#9
Loot whelp I'm a bloody moron Join Date: May 2001 Location: LEGITIMATE BUSINESS Gender: Posts: 12,523 Thanks: 226 Thanked 1,168 Times in 612 Posts	Bump to say that I have now given a go at Dorfing it up. And so far... I have not a damn clue as to how to... play. TO THE TUTORIALS whoosh

09-05-2010, 01:13 PM	#12
Rainbow Dash been dreamin', i've been waitin' Join Date: Jan 2001 Gender: Posts: 23,788 Thanks: 168 Thanked 1,120 Times in 677 Posts	i tried but i never figured out how to get my damn dwarfs to drink water

09-05-2010, 03:06 PM	#14
Rainbow Dash been dreamin', i've been waitin' Join Date: Jan 2001 Gender: Posts: 23,788 Thanks: 168 Thanked 1,120 Times in 677 Posts	i did on yours; it didn't do anything

09-05-2010, 06:40 PM	#15
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,222 Thanks: 1,611 Thanked 5,553 Times in 2,499 Posts Blog Entries: 18	Actually, my dwarves have be drinking water ever since. Thanks, Chunky. I've played for a little while, and so far I've figured out how to get my dwarves to mine, cut down trees, forage, and stockpile things. Uhh, that's pretty much it. __________________

09-05-2010, 06:56 PM	#16
Prince Toad PC Games and Tech Mod Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Rookery Gender: Posts: 11,720 Thanks: 50 Thanked 65 Times in 56 Posts	Are you retarded? Dwarves drink booze. Come on. Everyone knows that.

09-05-2010, 10:30 PM	#17
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,222 Thanks: 1,611 Thanked 5,553 Times in 2,499 Posts Blog Entries: 18	Dug a small base in the hillside with bedrooms, two workshops, a still, multiple rooms for storage, and a barracks (under construction). The place is a bit of a mess, and there's no real design plan (I just build what I need, then when I need something new I build more corridors and more rooms beside everything else). I'm still in the summer of my first year, and the first batch of immigrants arrived. No problems from animals so far except a horde of macaques, which were dispatched by the dog I brought along. The only problems I still have are figuring out what to do with the tame animals, and how to make potash for farming. __________________

09-06-2010, 03:42 PM	#18
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,455 Thanks: 396 Thanked 295 Times in 233 Posts Blog Entries: 3	Last time i played i made the good choice to build on a vulcano, Eruption happen'd and hilarity ensued, after 3 sec of play

09-06-2010, 04:14 PM	#19
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,222 Thanks: 1,611 Thanked 5,553 Times in 2,499 Posts Blog Entries: 18	Is there a way to get the useless shorties to do work when I want to? I had a section that needed to be mined out and a bunch of idlers with the "mining" labor preference enabled, yet they just sat there like a bunch of lazy hobbits. __________________

09-06-2010, 05:10 PM	#20
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,455 Thanks: 396 Thanked 295 Times in 233 Posts Blog Entries: 3	Did thet have additional pickaxes?