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[Haytrid]

I never experienced the "2D" version of DF as I started on it later than this version.  I was interested in going back and just seeing what it is like.

Q.  Were there 3rd party utilities for this version that would complement my experience?  If so, where would I find them? 

I was googling & browsing the forums but admittedly my goo-fu has always been absolutely terrible.  I mostly only use Dwarf Therapist and the occasional graphic pack but would be interested in knowing any available mods for that version.

Thank you!

[Quietust]

Lazy Newb Pack? Nope - that didn't start until version 0.31.xx or so.
Therapist? Nope - that started with 0.28.181.40d. There were some other tools for 23a, but they were quite limited, though one of them is none other than Dwarf Manipulator (which I later ported to DFHack).
Graphics packs? Yes - support for custom graphics sets (i.e. for individual creatures) was actually added in 0.22.120.23a (8 releases before 0.23.130.23a).

There were plenty of other 3rd-party utilities for 23a, but it can be tricky finding them - in most cases, you'll have the best luck searching DFFD rather than other places.

If you're going to try the 2D versions, though, I would highly recommend getting a patched version, as the last version Toady released had quite a lot of annoying bugs in it. I've written a number of binary patches for it, and while I haven't personally released any prepatched binaries yet, I believe one was made for the !!THROWBACK FORTRESS!! succession game over in the Community forum.

A few of those patches also permit using a version of DFHack for 23a, complete with Lua and Ruby script support (though most of the scripts written for newer versions obviously won't work).