And in unrelated news - DF gets Steam release

Sky · November 13, 2022, 01:49

Hold on to your pants, Dwarf Fortress is getting a Steam release, *with* tiles.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/9...warf_Fortress/

Chud · November 13, 2022, 06:17

Meh. I never cared for the tiles over the ascii interface. Also, he's spending all his work on getting Steam-ready and ignoring the very very long outstanding bug list. Last I looked it was still buggy enough that I won't play it without DFHack, which is presumably not available for the Steam version. (Besides, why is Steam preferable to the standalone versions anyway -- except for revenue I suppose?)

bughunter · November 13, 2022, 07:19

Windows only on Dec 6th. No word on Mac / Linux...

wobbly · November 13, 2022, 08:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chud

Meh. I never cared for the tiles over the ascii interface. Also, he's spending all his work on getting Steam-ready and ignoring the very very long outstanding bug list. Last I looked it was still buggy enough that I won't play it without DFHack, which is presumably not available for the Steam version. (Besides, why is Steam preferable to the standalone versions anyway -- except for revenue I suppose?)

My understanding is there's a massive bunch of UI improvements that'll be in the free version as well as the steam release, a lot of them were long standing issues too.

Bug-wise he's probably introduced as many new bugs as he's fixed, but generally people who pay for stuff are less forgiving of bugs, and developers have less of an excuse not to fix them when someone is paying for a product.

Anyway, I'm actually looking forward to seeing the new version, though I'll probably wait for the classic release.

Mondkalb · November 14, 2022, 14:05

There is also a little tutorial and some ingame help now.
A few days ago there was this video with actual gameplay (by a newbie):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLN8...el=KitfoxGames

Also, additional the game will be available at itch.io:
https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/dwarf-fortress

DrWho42 · November 24, 2022, 06:39

whoa steam release!

fph · November 24, 2022, 14:53

How much will it be?

Mondkalb · November 24, 2022, 15:07

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Originally Posted by fph

How much will it be?

About $ 30, IIRC.

wobbly · December 26, 2022, 07:26

There's a classic release out, for the cheapskates.

I haven't really looked at it outside of the starting menu and world gen, but it seems to now have mouse support.

http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/

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November 13, 2022, 06:17	#2
Chud Swordsman Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 309	Meh. I never cared for the tiles over the ascii interface. Also, he's spending all his work on getting Steam-ready and ignoring the very very long outstanding bug list. Last I looked it was still buggy enough that I won't play it without DFHack, which is presumably not available for the Steam version. (Besides, why is Steam preferable to the standalone versions anyway -- except for revenue I suppose?)

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bughunter Adept Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Pasadena CA Posts: 141	Windows only on Dec 6th. No word on Mac / Linux...

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wobbly Prophet Join Date: May 2012 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 2,615	There's a classic release out, for the cheapskates. I haven't really looked at it outside of the starting menu and world gen, but it seems to now have mouse support. http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/

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