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Dwarf Fortress 2010 Review
16 years ago
General
This ain't no bullshit!
This doesn't really work for people who haven't played the previous game, so some people may be lost on the details.
The jump from 0.28 to 0.31 was huge, and the changes made have been interpreted differently by the community of fans, mostly positive. The first is the abundance of materials now. Materials in the past (Metals, flux, coal, gems, etc.) were in very uncreative and predictable patterns across the layers, and valuable materials were very few and far between apart from magnetite (Iron). In the new build, materials are extremely abundant. I have only carved out my fortress design out of the ground so far, and I'm already loaded to the beard with gold, silver, coal, iron, lead, copper, and gems of various kinds. It's fantastic! On the downside, some players don't like the abundance of metals, and while they make a decent argument, I've suffered going through too many fortresses in the old build without metals to start complaining.
The military system was the most overhauled feature in the update. There are now positions for military leaders, quartermasters, and so on. Dwarves can also use any weapon now, rather than the default 6 weapon types. You can also tell them specifically what weapons and armors to use and assign squads uniforms of specific materials and even colors. Dwarves can be assigned schedules for when to train, when to work as a civilian, and when to be on patrol. the downside to this new system is its complexity, which took me a few days to understand.
Along with a military system, there is now a healthcare system. Hospitals and doctors can be created to tend to the wounded, which require things like sutures, crutches, plaster, soap and traction benches for taking care of various wounds.
There is a lot of additional stuff in this new update, some of which are Hidden Fun Stuff, the pinnacle of Fun in Dwarf Fortress. Due to the hardcore nature of the fanbase for the game, it has turned into a diabolical world-ending shitstorm of chaos, if you are unfortunate enough to find it. If you want a new challenging game to play with nearly infinite re-playability, I highly recommend Dwarf Fortress.
The jump from 0.28 to 0.31 was huge, and the changes made have been interpreted differently by the community of fans, mostly positive. The first is the abundance of materials now. Materials in the past (Metals, flux, coal, gems, etc.) were in very uncreative and predictable patterns across the layers, and valuable materials were very few and far between apart from magnetite (Iron). In the new build, materials are extremely abundant. I have only carved out my fortress design out of the ground so far, and I'm already loaded to the beard with gold, silver, coal, iron, lead, copper, and gems of various kinds. It's fantastic! On the downside, some players don't like the abundance of metals, and while they make a decent argument, I've suffered going through too many fortresses in the old build without metals to start complaining.
The military system was the most overhauled feature in the update. There are now positions for military leaders, quartermasters, and so on. Dwarves can also use any weapon now, rather than the default 6 weapon types. You can also tell them specifically what weapons and armors to use and assign squads uniforms of specific materials and even colors. Dwarves can be assigned schedules for when to train, when to work as a civilian, and when to be on patrol. the downside to this new system is its complexity, which took me a few days to understand.
Along with a military system, there is now a healthcare system. Hospitals and doctors can be created to tend to the wounded, which require things like sutures, crutches, plaster, soap and traction benches for taking care of various wounds.
There is a lot of additional stuff in this new update, some of which are Hidden Fun Stuff, the pinnacle of Fun in Dwarf Fortress. Due to the hardcore nature of the fanbase for the game, it has turned into a diabolical world-ending shitstorm of chaos, if you are unfortunate enough to find it. If you want a new challenging game to play with nearly infinite re-playability, I highly recommend Dwarf Fortress.
