Slaves to Armok II: Dwarf Fortress is a tile based, real time strategy, city building, and adventure game for one player by Bay 12 Games developer Tarn Adams.
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Is the DF Computer a hoax?
I heard about the guy who made a (seemingly)turing complete computer in DF. Is this serious or is it a hoax?
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How to get an overview of all skills in my fortress?
Is there a way to get an overview of all skills among all my dwarfs, either in vanilla DF or with a tool?
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Dwarf won't move because of a goblin who's not there
In my current game of Dwarf Fortress I just had some injuries and deaths due to an ambush. Now I have a Fisherdwarf who is laying there unconscious and unattended. Every other tick I get an ...
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Why is there so much empty space on some DF screens?
In some Dwarf Fortress screens, there's a lot of empty space. For example, on the health screen, I need to scroll through the units even though they'd fit on one screen if all the space was used. ...
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The caravan is coming and my rock crafts are scattered on the floor!
After a massive influx of migrants one season, I set up a stonecrafting sweatshop to churn out hundreds of rock toys and mugs. But it looks like I screwed up my stockpile settings and/or didn't have ...
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Dwarf Fortress Fullscreen
I am using the latest version of Dwarf Fortress 0.31.25 and while not exactly a newb (comming back after a long time away) I can't remember how to toggle between Fullscreen and Windowed mode in Dwarf ...
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What is the single tile trash can trick in Dwarf Fortress?
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How do I collect rocks in Dwarf Fortress
I've heard of a technique for dealing with the large amounts of stone is something about a single tile being a trash can for everything. How ...
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What is it with the edge of the world?
When I play dwarf fortress, at the map generation stage when I'm deciding where to settle, I can see a huge expansive map with a lot of places to explore. However, once settled, it doesn't take me ...
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How do I power my screw pump on Dwarf Fortress?
I have a windmill and it is transmitting power to a gear assembly below. The gear assembly is connect to an axle so it looks like this:
ground level: X is windmill
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G is gear
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Can Dwarf Fortress be run in console mode?
I don't want to start up an X server at all, I just want to play on a text console. Is this possible?
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Accidentally caged dwarfs
I just had an encounter with some goblin ambushers in front of my fort. Most were caught by cage traps, and I sent my troops out to finish the rest. However, somehow, two dwarves were captured, and ...
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Are Rivers and Aquifers guaranteed to come together in Dwarf Fortress?
I've been interested in Dwarf Fortress, so I decided to start playing with it. It has a reputation for being quite difficult, so I decided to find a tutorial. Every tutorial I found reccomended to ...
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Can floor constructions be placed under furniture, or do you have to move it first?
Is it possible in Dwarf Fortress to add floor constructions without having to move furniture that is already occupying the same space? How should I do that?
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Who's a dwarf gonna call?
So I've got a couple of ghosts. And they are attacking one of the vampires I have walled away for safety sake (we don't have the heart to kill them, they were once our friends). What can I do to get ...
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Are there any advantages or disadvantages for having mixed weapon squads?
I have several melee squads in my current Dwarf Fortress game. These squads use a mix of melee weapons to have fun, swords, axes, maces.
Are there any advantages or disadvantages of using a mixed ...
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Are mangled items any good?
So for various reasons my dwarves just fought off two Forgotten Beasts at once while a goblin siege looked on. One of the Beasts knocked over some doors on the way in, so I have a bunch of mangled ...
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Melt creature parts?
I recently killed a Hill Titan made entirely from gold in my Dwarf Fortress game, and I fully intended to melt the gold, make memorial stones, and engrave the tale of its defeat on its remains. ...
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Does lava evaporate in Dwarf Fortress?
I just finished my lava moat, powered by a volcano. If I shut the lava supply, will the moat eventually dry up?
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Training warhammer skill in dwarf fortress
I saw in DF that the carpenter may craft training weapons for the dwarf sparring. Still, I cant find any training warhammer... Should they train with regular weapons? Are there any training ...
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Why should I breach a cavern?
I just found the first cavern. However, I've read that all sorts of Fun monsters live in there. What features do caverns have that make it worth braving these critters?
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Do different anvil materials have different capabilities?
Can my iron anvil make every possible object from any metal bar, or do I need a steel anvil for some things?
I thought I had seen a post mentioning an anvil made from steel to work the more difficult ...
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Dwarves bringing dead corpses into the dining room
One of my dwarfs is bringing the corpses of dead animals into my dining for another dwarf to carry to the refuse pile. Why is that happening? Is it affecting my fortress in a negative way?
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Traders standing at the corner of the map
While playing Dwarf Fortress (0.34.11), I noticed that a trader had come with my last migrant wave. Instead of following the rest of the dwarves to the fortress, he decided to hang around at the edge ...
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Is there a stone bin?
I recently found out that there's a stone pot that functions like a barrel. Is there, similarly, a stone substitute for bins? Or any other material that isn't wood or metal?
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Where should I dispose of corpses so they don't stink up the place?
One of my dwarfs recently went mad and starved to death, and his corpse is starting to stink up the place. I read online that corpses are disposed of in the graveyard, however it appears to have been ...
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What events happen reliably each season in Dwarf Fortress?
If I am under siege, I understand that caravans, immigrants and emissaries will not arrive. What will I miss if I maintain a long siege through a whole season?
More especially, do any of those events ...
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How do I dig below the magma seas?
I dug right to the magma seas in Dwarf Fortress, but now I'm stuck.
Below the layer I'm on now is only semi molten rock which I can't dig through. I know that there are adamantine veins but I can't ...
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Dwarf Fortress for Windows Mobile
Is there any possibility of playing Dwarf Fortress on a Windows Mobile phone? I keep hearing great things about this game, but it seems that the only chances I have of getting any gaming in these ...
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How do I deal with the edge tile?
How do I build/dig on the edge tile of a map? My dwarves are walking around the edge of a moat; I assume invaders will too.
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How can I prepare/build my fortress to handle large populations?
I just started playing Dwarf Fortress about a week ago. It is definitely my new addiction. I've grasped almost all of the basic concepts (military, Dwarf Therapist, farming, and trading), but the ...
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What attributes are useful for adventurer combat?
Beginning with 0.31.17 you must choose attributes in addition to skills. Which abilities are useful to combat, both melee and ranged?
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How do I read the attributes for a dwarf in Dwarf Therapist?
In Dwarf Therapist, the attributes (Strength, Agility, Toughness, Endurance, Recuperation, and Disease Resistance) are displayed as following:
Strength
Very Strong (4581)
Strong (4413)
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Weak ...
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How to throw a caged, hostile animal into a pit in Dwarf Fortress?
Is it possible to throw caged animals into a pit without connecting each cage to a lever? When I try to assign the animals to a pit, they break loose from their cages as soon as a dwarf start ...
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Would moving a dwarf's bedroom give it an unhappy thought?
I'd assume not having a place to sleep would give it one. What about if there was a new room already made? I have seen dwarves become attached to weapons... can they become attached to furniture?
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Do pump stacks transmit power vertically in both directions?
That is to say, if I have 3 pumps stacked properly, and I am suppling excessive power to the middle of the three, will all three run? Or will the top or bottom not receive power?
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How to import whole category in Dwarf Fortress?
I want to import meat from the caravan, but don't care too much what kind of meat. Is there a better solution than increasing the priority on every meat product?
Update: Same goes with bins, bags and ...
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When do sieges start?
I have been playing for about two in-game years now and still no sieges. I am kind of relieved, but also worried one might happen soon.
I read on the forums that sieges start happening when there's a ...
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How much speed does a down ramp impart?
I'm working on my third major project in this fort (the first was a 4.8 kilodorf water turbine reactor and the second was a 90 Z-level magma pump stack to move the magma forges and smelters up to the ...
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Can people have all their blood drained without vampires?
I've found a few people in my fort completely drained of blood. Does this mean that I have a vampire among my dwarves or is there another way for this to happen like bleeding out or just remaining ...
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Dwarf Fortress: How to refill dug areas
I have a big area I have already dug which I'd like to split into two sub area. Would it be possible to do that without the use of walls? I mean for instance just adding rough clay?
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Material Colors in Dwarf Fortress
The Dwarf Fortress Wiki, while a wonderful help for most of the time, still falls short from time to time, especially in some of the minor articles.
Something I was unable to find conclusive data ...
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When will the roof cave in on me?
How big can I make an underground room before it collapses?
It's a simple question that I haven't been able to get a good answer to. I assume that rooms made of stone can be larger than rooms made ...
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Is it possible to store stone in a more efficient manner?
As you can see it is getting a bit out of hand and taking up a lot of space using raw Stockpiles.
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Why won't my dwarves pick up a pick and go mine?
I've created two copper picks to help my dwarves mine, but they refuse to pick them up. What am I doing wrong?
EDIT: I do have them set to be miners and I do have a dig area set.
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Productivity in Dwarf Fortress
Will bad things happen if I don't keep my dwarfs busy?
Any reason to not have idle dwarfs standing around other then personal satisfaction of working 'em to death?
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What can be done with artifact clothes?
My fortress has produced an artifact leather coat, leather shirt and gold bracelet. Can these be used for anything except selling them?
For example, could I specify that a dwarf can wear them?
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How many square miles or square meters is the dwarf fortress map?
I was just thinking about this the other day and was curious. Does anyone know?
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Fast transport system in Dwarf Fortress
I am afraid my farms are a bit far from my fortress, so is it possible to build some sort of a fast transport system in order to speed the process of moving to and from my farms?
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How to alter the speed in Dwarf Fortress?
How can one increase/decrease the speed of Dwarf Fortress?
