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[doctoxic]

Hi all

BUGS/PATCHES
I have seen somewhere about various bugs and even mention of patches.  What, if any, would you recommend to use, where can i get them and are they easy to install?

For example i've heard mention in various posts and vids of a growth bug and armour/weapon racks bug not storing items in barracks.

DFHack
Haven't really looked into this yet  - any recommendations for useful pluggins?

Thanks

[WanderingKid]

Honestly, I'd just grab the lastest version of the Lazy Newb Pack.  It's got all of that setup for you in the .init file for the known bug fixes.  The community here is AMAZING for keeping up with things like that.  Sometimes it astounds me.

[Matoro]

Grab latest DFHack (r3). LNP is fine, too. Then rename "dfhack.init-example" file to "dfhack.init". Now you have all the patches and bugfixes. For example, military training is less buggy and soldiers won't get always bad thoughts. Growth bug is an important one to be fixed, too. I don't remember if the standard version of DFHack has it - I'm using This version of LNP. It has absolutely everything and you don't even need to rename anything. I't like LNP but it has all the utilities and more graphics and all the patches and bugfixes.

[doctoxic]

thanks  - that is really useful info

i'll activate the dfhack example init file on my current game and use the expanded LNP for future games.......

hmm - just stopped to compare the init files - it seems the LNP init already has the bug fixes activated and also loads some pluggins (which the example doesn't) - i assume this is because LNP already sorted it where if you start with the basic DF pack and download Hack separately you'd have to play around with it yourself

either way its all cool stuff and i agree the community here is amazing

cheers

[greycat]

For those using Linux, the process is a bit more manual than "Install the Lazy Newb Pack".

Install Dwarf Fortress as usual (extracting into a directory of your choice), then download and extract DFHack on top of that.  The "dfhack" script should end up in the same directory as the "df" script.

Some bug fixes were made after DFHack 0.34.11 r3 was released, so you'll have to track down those bug fixes yourself.  For example, the growth bug fix should be saved in a file named hack/scripts/fix/growthbug.rb relative to where the "dfhack" script is.  Then you'll need to add a line to the dfhack.init file to run that particular fix.  Repeat this for whatever other bug fixes there are (I don't have a list).

Run the game with "./dfhack" instead of the usual "./df".

[ORCACommander]

hmmm am i the only one who does not use lnp because it adds to much?

[greycat]

I can't imagine you're the only one.  I personally play with the "ASCII" interface (really Code Page 437) by choice, and since I'm on Linux, LNP isn't even an option.

[Deepblade]

hmmm am i the only one who does not use lnp because it adds to much?

As far as I'm aware it only adds DFHack, some extra scripts for it,  and a gui for editing most the init features.

[WhimsyWink]

I added DFhack for the growth bug fix and I found a lot of other plugins running ... I found how to unload all of them but I dunno if the growthbug fix stops as well

[doctoxic]

looking at the dfhack.init - it does add stuff but its mostly various bug fixes and some excellent GUI pluggins

dfhack.init from the expanded LNB pack

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

#### Extra options for the expanded LNP ####
#to enable, delete the # at the beginning of the line

##USE WITH CARE - COMPLETELY DISABLES THE MOUSE PLUGIN, check that all the other lines begin with a "#" symbol (live view by default does not) and then remove that symbol from the following line. 
#mousequery plugin disable

###Mousequery Plugin - I strongly recomend enabling all of these features for true mouse support (NB - the option above is complete disabling!)

# live view when unpaused too
mousequery live enable

# mousequery edge scrolling, cursor tracking
#mousequery track enable

# always edge scroll, even without cursor
#mousequery edge enable


##### more bonus stuff #####

#automatically fixes the issue where units don't grow
fix/growthbug enable

#view unit information, see http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=7717
keybinding add Alt-I gui/unit-info-viewer

#show a coloured X over suspended constructions when paused, see http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=122395.0
resume show

#Alternative Stocks interface, see http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=125164.0
keybinding add Shift-Ctrl-Z@dwarfmode/Default "stocks show"

#export all legends maps
keybinding add Alt-X@legends exportmaps

# open autobutcher GUI from pets list (stocks>animals)
keybinding add Shift-B@pet/List/Unit "gui/autobutcher"

################ Standard DF Hack.init ################

##############################
# Generic dwarfmode bindings #
##############################

# toggle the display of water level as 1-7 tiles
keybinding add Ctrl-W twaterlvl

# with cursor:

# designate the whole vein for digging
keybinding add Ctrl-V digv
keybinding add Ctrl-Shift-V "digv x"

# clean the selected tile of blood etc
keybinding add Ctrl-C spotclean

# destroy items designated for dump in the selected tile
keybinding add Ctrl-Shift-K autodump-destroy-here

# with an item selected:

# destroy the selected item
keybinding add Ctrl-K autodump-destroy-item

# scripts:

# quicksave, only in main dwarfmode screen and menu page
keybinding add Ctrl-Alt-S@dwarfmode/Default quicksave

# gui/rename script - rename units and buildings
keybinding add Ctrl-Shift-N gui/rename
keybinding add Ctrl-Shift-T "gui/rename unit-profession"

##############################
# Generic adv mode bindings  #
##############################

keybinding add Ctrl-B adv-bodyswap
keybinding add Ctrl-Shift-B "adv-bodyswap force"

#############################
# Context-specific bindings #
#############################

# q->stockpile; p - copy & paste stockpiles
keybinding add Alt-P copystock

# q->workshop - duplicate the selected job
keybinding add Ctrl-D job-duplicate

# materials: q->workshop; b->select items
keybinding add Shift-A "job-material ALUNITE"
keybinding add Shift-M "job-material MICROCLINE"
keybinding add Shift-D "job-material DACITE"
keybinding add Shift-R "job-material RHYOLITE"
keybinding add Shift-I "job-material CINNABAR"
keybinding add Shift-B "job-material COBALTITE"
keybinding add Shift-O "job-material OBSIDIAN"
keybinding add Shift-T "job-material ORTHOCLASE"
keybinding add Shift-G "job-material GLASS_GREEN"

# sort units and items in the on-screen list
keybinding add Alt-Shift-N "sort-units name" "sort-items description"
keybinding add Alt-Shift-R "sort-units arrival"
keybinding add Alt-Shift-T "sort-units profession" "sort-items type material"
keybinding add Alt-Shift-Q "sort-units squad_position" "sort-items quality"

# browse linked mechanisms
keybinding add Ctrl-M@dwarfmode/QueryBuilding/Some gui/mechanisms

# browse rooms of same owner
keybinding add Alt-R@dwarfmode/QueryBuilding/Some gui/room-list

# interface for the liquids plugin - spawn water/magma/obsidian
keybinding add Alt-L@dwarfmode/LookAround gui/liquids

# machine power sensitive pressure plate construction
keybinding add Ctrl-Shift-M@dwarfmode/Build/Position/Trap gui/power-meter

# siege engine control
keybinding add Alt-A@dwarfmode/QueryBuilding/Some/SiegeEngine gui/siege-engine

# military weapon auto-select
keybinding add Ctrl-W@layer_military/Equip/Customize/View gui/choose-weapons

# minecart Guide path
keybinding add Alt-P@dwarfmode/Hauling/DefineStop/Cond/Guide gui/guide-path

# workshop job details
keybinding add Alt-A@dwarfmode/QueryBuilding/Some/Workshop/Job gui/workshop-job

# workflow front-end
keybinding add Alt-W@dwarfmode/QueryBuilding/Some/Workshop/Job gui/workflow
keybinding add Alt-W@overallstatus "gui/workflow status"

# assign weapon racks to squads so that they can be used
keybinding add P@dwarfmode/QueryBuilding/Some/Weaponrack gui/assign-rack

############################
# UI and game logic tweaks #
############################

# stabilize the cursor of dwarfmode when switching menus
tweak stable-cursor

# display creature weight in build plate menu as ??K, instead of (???df: Max
tweak readable-build-plate

# improve FPS by squashing endless item temperature update loops
tweak stable-temp

# speed up items reaching temp equilibrium with environment by capping the rate to no less than 1 degree change per 500 frames
# Note: will also cause stuff to melt faster in magma etc
tweak fast-heat 500

# stop stacked liquid/bar/thread/cloth items from lasting forever if used in reactions that use only a fraction of the dimension.
tweak fix-dimensions

# make reactions requiring containers usable in advmode - the issue is that the screen asks for those reagents to be selected directly
tweak advmode-contained

# support Shift-Enter in Trade and Move Goods to Depot screens for faster selection; it selects the current item or stack and scrolls down one line
tweak fast-trade

# stop the right list in military->positions from resetting to top all the time
tweak military-stable-assign
# in same list, color units already assigned to squads in brown & green
tweak military-color-assigned

# remove inverse dependency of squad training speed on unit list size and use more sparring
tweak military-training

#dwarfmonitor start
dwarfmonitor enable all
keybinding add Ctrl-F "dwarfmonitor stats"

###########
# Scripts #
###########

# write the correct season to gamelog on world load
soundsense-season

# patch the material objects in memory to fix cloth stockpiles
fix/cloth-stockpile enable

#######################################################
# Apply binary patches at runtime                     #
#                                                     #
# Commented out by default; enable the ones you want. #
#######################################################

##PeridexisErrant's note:  these are back after a few versions - while they were meant to be patched in the .exe, it didn't seem to work so I've put them back

# Bug 5994 - items teleported when removing a construction
binpatch apply deconstruct-teleport
binpatch apply deconstruct-heapfall

# Bug 4406 - hospital overstocking on all items
binpatch apply hospital-overstocking

# Bug 4530 - marksdwarves not training when quiver full of combat-only ammo
binpatch apply training-ammo

# Bug 1445 - weapon racks broken, armor stand capacity too low
binpatch apply weaponrack-unassign
binpatch apply armorstand-capacity

Does the ordinary LNB not have a dfhack.init file?