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BladeMan.EXE

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What's Dwarf Fortress?
« on: February 17, 2015, 06:23:51 pm »
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Never heard of Dwarf Fortress.
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Re: What's Dwarf Fortress?
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2015, 06:26:10 pm »
The place to ask isn't the Lower Boards, for things related to DF itself, that is. Nor do I think this topic is very helpful to you, OP. What are you asking? It's a relatively obtuse strategy/management/god game in roguelike-graphic style, and you're posting on the forum for it.
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Re: What's Dwarf Fortress?
« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2015, 06:38:10 pm »
I thought this was just a general gaming forum. Not for one specific game.
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Re: What's Dwarf Fortress?
« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2015, 06:40:57 pm »
Dwarf Fortress is a really cool game and doesn't afraid of anything.

(god it's been so long since I've seen/used that one I don't think I've done it properly)

But yeah, most of the boards is about DF with some sub boards being about other stuff.

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Re: What's Dwarf Fortress?
« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2015, 06:41:58 pm »
Well, the Lower Boards are sort of a Perfectly Generic Forum. Dwarf Fortress has its own dedicated boards up top, but down here we pretty much talk about what the fuck ever. Dwarf Fortress is, as I've heard it described, a game in which you need to micromanage a bunch of absent-minded alcoholic bearded midgets into building an underground house in the middle of a harsh and unforgiving wilderness.
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Re: What's Dwarf Fortress?
« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2015, 06:46:21 pm »
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« Last Edit: October 24, 2015, 09:26:52 am by penguinofhonor »
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Re: What's Dwarf Fortress?
« Reply #6 on: February 17, 2015, 06:47:52 pm »
Quote from: penguinofhonor on February 17, 2015, 06:46:21 pm
Quote from: BladeMan.EXE on February 17, 2015, 06:38:10 pm
I thought this was just a general gaming forum. Not for one specific game.

Does the big SLAVES TO ARMOK: GOD OF BLOOD: CHAPTER II: DWARF FORTRESS banner not show up at the top of every page on the default forum skin?

Nope.  Just "Bay 12 Games Forum".
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Re: What's Dwarf Fortress?
« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2015, 06:48:53 pm »
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Re: What's Dwarf Fortress?
« Reply #8 on: February 17, 2015, 06:49:25 pm »
I was going to say "In before Darkling masterrace," but it appears I was too late.
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Re: What's Dwarf Fortress?
« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2015, 06:57:38 pm »
As for the question itself: This is Dwarf Fortress.
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Re: What's Dwarf Fortress?
« Reply #10 on: February 17, 2015, 07:01:36 pm »
Excellent reaction, scriver.

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Re: What's Dwarf Fortress?
« Reply #11 on: February 17, 2015, 07:02:37 pm »
Dwarf fortress is a city building and management simulator. Using the Simcity 2013 engine, with a heaping dose of inspiration from minecraft, it hopes to combine the best of both games, along with dwarves, into the best game of it's type for the 2015 Christmas sales period.
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Re: What's Dwarf Fortress?
« Reply #12 on: February 17, 2015, 07:10:28 pm »
Alternatively, in a bit shorter form, this is Dwarf Fortress.
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Re: What's Dwarf Fortress?
« Reply #13 on: February 17, 2015, 07:11:45 pm »
Dwarf Fortress is a sandbox game designed to give !!scientists!! a place to dream up creative uses of magma.
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Re: What's Dwarf Fortress?
« Reply #14 on: February 17, 2015, 07:57:07 pm »
Quote from: Criptfeind on February 17, 2015, 07:02:37 pm
Dwarf fortress is a city building and management simulator. Using the Simcity 2013 engine, with a heaping dose of inspiration from minecraft, it hopes to combine the best of both games, along with dwarves, into the best game of it's type for the 2015 Christmas sales period.
Got that inspiration bit a little backwards though. DF was one of the initial inspirations for Minecraft, not vice versa. :P
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