I'm super happy for them. When they've got this version available off of Windows, I'll contribute some more to their, uh, new reality.
After 20 years the Dwarf Fortress devs have to get used to being millionaires
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Re: After 20 years the Dwarf Fortress devs have to get used to being millionaires
#52They are definitely in 'set for life if we make wise choices' territory. In another month I'm betting they will be in 'set for life even if we make foolish choices' territory. I'm really happy for them. They really stayed true to their passion and I'm happy to see them rewarded for this.
> In another month I'm betting they will be in 'set for life even if we make foolish choices' territory. I hope so, but it is amazing how quickly one can burn through money by making foolish choices. Or just being unlucky. I can’t be the only one who remembers esr being worth tens of millions on paper, then losing basically all of it.
Are you talking about Eric Raymond? The Cathedral and The Bazaar? I never knew he struck it rich
Re: After 20 years the Dwarf Fortress devs have to get used to being millionaires
#53Re: After 20 years the Dwarf Fortress devs have to get used to being millionaires
#54They are definitely in 'set for life if we make wise choices' territory. In another month I'm betting they will be in 'set for life even if we make foolish choices' territory. I'm really happy for them. They really stayed true to their passion and I'm happy to see them rewarded for this.
> They are definitely in 'set for life if we make wise choices' territory Sure it seems that way now, but what happens when a volcano appears under their house and it floods with lava? Or they go to war with the elves?
It was inevitable
Re: After 20 years the Dwarf Fortress devs have to get used to being millionaires
#55Hopefully they don't go the way of Notch and spiral out of control
Re: After 20 years the Dwarf Fortress devs have to get used to being millionaires
#56Earlier quoted context omitted.
Works great on Proton!
Thanks, I have been on Linux for 10+ years but really haven't played much games yet, I did buy Portal on Steam for Linux ages ago. But, I hadn't heard of Proton until just now from you all! I guess I'll go see how to get that up and running.
Another long-time linux user here: During the pandemic I finally decided to get a little bit more into gaming and figured I'll try it on linux to see if it'll work and if nothing else, the technical challenge would be fun.
Fortunately I like games after all, because there wasn't any real challenge to getting things working the wine/proton folks have done A LOT to make this stuff just work. I play overwatch and other AAA titles on my linux box just fine.
Re: After 20 years the Dwarf Fortress devs have to get used to being millionaires
#57I love that they straight up said the game won't get any big discounts in the near (~2 years) future
>Q: When is the game going on sale?
>Not soon! And not for very much discount! Bay 12 and Kitfox are going to keep working on this for ~30 years, so it doesn’t make sense to follow normal Steam discounting. For example, we might discount 10% in a couple of months, but we also might not! We certainly won’t be discounting for more than 15% for at least two years!
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/975370/view/36316205...
Re: After 20 years the Dwarf Fortress devs have to get used to being millionaires
#58Earlier quoted context omitted.
> In another month I'm betting they will be in 'set for life even if we make foolish choices' territory. I hope so, but it is amazing how quickly one can burn through money by making foolish choices. Or just being unlucky. I can’t be the only one who remembers esr being worth tens of millions on paper, then losing basically all of it.
Are you talking about Eric Raymond? The Cathedral and The Bazaar? I never knew he struck it rich
https://lwn.net/1999/1216/a/esr-rich.html
IIRC the stock price fell quite a bit before he could sell.
Re: After 20 years the Dwarf Fortress devs have to get used to being millionaires
#59I love that they straight up said the game won't get any big discounts in the near (~2 years) future >Q: When is the game going on sale? >Not soon! And not for very much discount! Bay 12 and Kitfox are going to keep working on this for ~30 years, so it doesn’t make sense to follow normal Steam discounting. For example, we might discount 10% in a couple of months, but we also might not! We certainly won’t be discounti…
Same as Factorio, which also never goes on sale.
When I know a game discounts 50+% it just makes me put off buying it.
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#60I'm so happy for these guys. Selling 300,000 copies @ $30 each is life-changing money. Over the years they've accepted donations but from what I've seen it's tended to a few thousand dollars a month. Decent but not a lot for 2 people.
I still find DF really inaccessible but this Steam release will prompt me to give it another go. Whatever the case, I'm happy for their success.