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The Dark Times, before 0.21.93.19a (before Aug 8, '06)

1 (0.7%)

2D era, 0.21.93.19a to 0.23.130.23a (Aug 8, '06 to Jan 18, '07)

8 (5.6%)

The First Minor Hiatus, 0.23.130.23a to 0.27.169.32a (Jan 18, '07 to Oct 29, '07)

5 (3.5%)

3D era, 0.27.169.32a to 0.28.181.40d (Oct 29, '07 to Sep 8, '08)

20 (14.1%)

The First Great Hiatus, 0.28.181.40d to 0.31.01 (Sep 8, '08 to Apr 1, '10)

25 (17.6%)

DF2010 era, 0.31.01 to 0.31.25 (Apr 1, '10 to Mar 28, '11)

26 (18.3%)

The Second Minor Hiatus, 0.31.25 to 0.34.01 (Mar 28, '11 to Feb 14, '12)

23 (16.2%)

DF2012 era, 0.34.01 to 0.34.11 (Feb 14, '12 to Jun 4, '12)

12 (8.5%)

The Second Great Hiatus, 0.34.11 to (Jun 4, '12 to current)

22 (15.5%)

Total Members Voted: 141

[Sizik]

^poll

[smjjames]

I started way back in 2009. Though I was aware of it for maybe a year or two before that.

[Broken]

A month or so before 0.34.  I still have the saves of my first fortresses, made in 0.31. They seem so small, weak and badly organized
to me now...

[smjjames]

I have a bunch of old forts up on DFMA, and I made hallways and rooms huge on there. I later refined the techniques though my storage areas still tend to get big.

There's also one of my early megaprojects, which unfortunately died a painful death from FPS.

[thvaz]

2d era.

[Mesa]

Apparently The Second Minor Hiatus, though in the very late days of it (10 February is my registering date on these very forums).
So pretty much the Second Great Hiatus.

[Indricotherium]

First Minor, I believe, for me. Certainly the era of 2D, though after Boatmurdered was compiled.

[WoobMonkey]

Imanoob.  Only been at it for about a year - barely long enough to get the basics down!  Basically, turned to DF because SimCity 5 was the suxxorz; haven't looked back since!

[MoonCabbage]

got into DF autumn of '06. Registered on the forums a few months later.
Been donating and playing now for over half a decade.
Its been a fun ride.

[Sutremaine]

Just as 40d was being worked on. I still have my first lasting fortress, somewhere.

[PDF urist master]

i joined at around march of this year, so i'm fairly new. i deleted my first successful fortress when i installed the LNP to fix the growth bug. for those around during the 2D era, did candy exist back then?

[Lielac]

My join date is October 11th 2010, but my first post, four days later, is about a well-thriving fort. I know that before I gave in and started playing I'd seen my brother reading the wiki for a while, and I tend to lurk, so it's hard to say... but DF2010 era, definitely.

[Sutremaine]

for those around during the 2D era, did candy exist back then?

Yes, but mining any of it would kill off your fortress eventually. Every season, the game would roll a random number between 0 and 99. If the amount of ore mined was greater than that number and you weren't under siege, you'd be kicked to a special Game Over screen and be unable to reclaim the fortress.

[Sizik]

Apparently The Second Minor Hiatus, though in the very late days of it (10 February is my registering date on these very forums).
So pretty much the Second Great Hiatus.

Whoops, messed up the dates there.

[Gnorm]

What exactly was the game like in the "Dark Ages," and what made it so "dark?" All I could find on it was a short blurb on the 23a section of the wiki that mentioned druids being able to animate trees to attack the fortress.