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Greep

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Change the default help files
« on: May 19, 2010, 12:36:57 am »

Erase it all and replace it with web site adresses of helpful material ;) (EDIT: Keep the losing is fun note, tho). Not hard to update, you might have to take a minute every few years to change it. But I quite literally think you could save dozens/hundreds of people who quit from feeling overwhelmed by simply showing the addresses of:

A)The wiki
B)The stickied Completely newby play along tutorials in the gameplay forum
C) Dwarf Therapist
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j0nas

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Re: Change the default help files
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2010, 05:36:18 am »

I don't think toady is in control of dwarffortresswiki, so he may not want to rely entirely on that site's continued existence.  But a prominent note about it would be nice, if it's not already there.
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Greep

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Re: Change the default help files
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2010, 06:50:57 pm »

Eh, while he's not in control of it, it's still a new user's only option to learn how to play it.  As a workload vs. helpfulness, merely referencing some resources tops the charts.
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Rex_Nex

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Re: Change the default help files
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2010, 07:23:34 pm »

DF does mention magmawiki.
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