Dwarf Fortress is getting the mother of all magic updates

Post by frollogaston » Thu, Sep 03, 2026, 5:37 PM UTC

oortoo wrote: post #212

nonethewiser wrote: post #207

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Love DF, havent played the steam version. The menus and lack of native ui controls for some things (dfhack) were by far the biggest problem, not the ascii. I get that the ascii is noisy and a matter of taste - not disputing that - but there were much bigger UX problems.

Steam version is much worse than the fan UI options that were already available, sadly. Its also why I explain why DF really failed to take off after the Steam release. It's nowhere near the best, or even best looking, way to play the game.

Post by 7bit » Thu, Sep 03, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC

joemi wrote: post #268

7bit wrote: post #59

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You cannot be serious! That comparison is a joke. There's worlds between the complexity of Minecraft and DF.

Regardless of the difference in complexity, I think the fact that it became the bestselling videogame of all time despite the fact that it essentially "has no tutorial to speak of, no on-ramps for new players" makes it a valid example for showing why tutorials and on-ramps for new players are not as important as the comment I replied to made it sound. If you disagree, I'd like to hear your thoughts on where you think…