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[Salbrismind]

What's this talk of "release" you just mean a new version right? Or are you talking about something bigger?

[Footkerchief]

What's this talk of "release" you just mean a new version right? Or are you talking about something bigger?

Yes, it's a new version, it's not DF v1.0 or anything.  But the changes will be bigger and more noticeable than a lot of other new versions.

[Tormy]

I cannot figure out what that number on the left of the development posts means!! I skimmed each post with the number, and the post before that, for the answer. Am I missing something?

Here you go:
http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=26921.0

[Salbrismind]

What's this talk of "release" you just mean a new version right? Or are you talking about something bigger?

Yes, it's a new version, it's not DF v1.0 or anything.  But the changes will be bigger and more noticeable than a lot of other new versions.

May I ask for a link to a list of the things that are being added for the next version?

-Thanks, in advance

[Tormy]

May I ask for a link to a list of the things that are being added for the next version?

-Thanks, in advance

This is what you are looking for [Always check out the dev next page if you want to see the informations about the next version..]:
http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/dev_next.html

[wallish]

And for even more time-wasting fun, check out the Consolidated Development Page in which Toady lists almost all features and bug fixes he plans on putting into Dwarf Fortress in order for it to be "complete".  These won't be complete by the next release or even 100 releases from now.  Maybe not even 1000.

Arcs are entire 'genres' of development.
Cores are important things that will define gameplay
Requests are things we have requested
Bloats are things that don't really effect gameplay too much but instead give DF that special "touch"
Power Goals are neat little situations that Toady would like to see the game capable of doing.

[Salbrismind]

Thanks, there is quite a bit of information there. Any idea when the mouse interface is going to get done? :p

[Kardos]

Thanks, there is quite a bit of information there. Any idea when the mouse interface is going to get done? :p

Most likely after the Interface for key bindings and menus is finished.  Or in Layman's terms, before Toady dies, he will make clones of himself.  Full mouse support will probably take place during the 9th generation of clones or so  >.>


Another very noticeable change will be the underground diversity.  It will be kind of hard to ignore a cave river with subterranean forest growing next to it 5 z-levels down.  Or a giant crystal room 9 z-levels down.  Or at least, one can hope.
Thought:  If Toady puts in crystal rooms, will they appear high enough that they could be exposed on the side of a mountain similar to mineral patches?

[G-Flex]

And for even more time-wasting fun, check out the Consolidated Development Page in which Toady lists almost all features and bug fixes he plans on putting into Dwarf Fortress in order for it to be "complete".  These won't be complete by the next release or even 100 releases from now.  Maybe not even 1000.

Arcs are entire 'genres' of development.
Cores are important things that will define gameplay
Requests are things we have requested
Bloats are things that don't really effect gameplay too much but instead give DF that special "touch"
Power Goals are neat little situations that Toady would like to see the game capable of doing.

Slight nitpick, but "Reqs" aren't simply requested items; they're required things for DF to be complete, but that aren't considered "core" items. The dev page defines it well enough.

[Tormy]

Thanks, there is quite a bit of information there. Any idea when the mouse interface is going to get done? :p

Well, perhaps it's on the list of planned dev. items of the Presentation Arc. 

[G-Flex]

Yeah, it is planned, although that stuff is somewhat low on his list of priorities, I think, which makes sense considering all the other stuff he has to do.

[wallish]

Slight nitpick, but "Reqs" aren't simply requested items; they're required things for DF to be complete, but that aren't considered "core" items. The dev page defines it well enough.

Whoops. Heh, I was going from memory...

[Alfador]

Thanks, there is quite a bit of information there. Any idea when the mouse interface is going to get done? :p

Most likely after the Interface for key bindings and menus is finished.  Or in Layman's terms, before Toady dies, he will make clones of himself.  Full mouse support will probably take place during the 9th generation of clones or so  >.>


Another very noticeable change will be the underground diversity.  It will be kind of hard to ignore a cave river with subterranean forest growing next to it 5 z-levels down.  Or a giant crystal room 9 z-levels down.  Or at least, one can hope.
Thought:  If Toady puts in crystal rooms, will they appear high enough that they could be exposed on the side of a mountain similar to mineral patches?

A mountain-sized geode? O_o

[Jay]

Slight nitpick, but "Reqs" aren't simply requested items; they're required things for DF to be complete, but that aren't considered "core" items. The dev page defines it well enough.

Whoops. Heh, I was going from memory...

Yup, reqs is short for Requisites, not Requests.
Stuff he needs, not stuff we want.