Three times at least, if search is right. But they're all too old to warrent revival, so I made this new post here.
So, I have to prise myself away from DF for a while for my processor's sake, so I hunt around for an alternative that wouldn't suck down as much of my time. Obviously I failed, because the first thing I came across was Wurm. Yeah. A day or so later my internet gives out, so I'm forced to stop playing. Now that it's back, I'm looking to throw myself back into the game... But this time, I want to drag some people with me...
Warnings about the game from a newbie's perspective. One, NewTown, the starting point, is very very large, and very very laggy. Don't let it get you down. Also, ATI cards apparently can have issues, but that's solved by swapping shaders. I moved way away from NewTown and my lag went down to a more acceptable level. Which led me to...
Two. When they say the world is large, they mean it. It also wants you for breakfast. The first time I voyaged off, to find a spot to forage for my tutorial gear quest thinger, I came back four hours later with a much thicker pack, before falling down a pit and getting mowed down upon by a crazed dog. Luckily you keep your newbie gear, so I could finish the tutorial and get the things I'd need to survive.
Three. Skills are slow. They fail a lot, too. I found this out throughout my quest. However, it was good enough for me that, eventualy, I got the thing I wanted.
Four. It's a LOT like DF. Imagine if you were one of the dwarves. Now, make mining take longer alone and be workable via group, and have things require less workshops and more tools, and remove the embark screen. Unfortunately, you can't technicaly build your home underground, due to a lack of multilevel building (which apparently they're fixing after boats), but I find that if you're willing to live without doors and with repairing things more often, it seems living underground is a perfectly viable option.
So yeah. RECRUITMENT TIME. Second wandering I stuck to the road, and ended up at the end of an ongoing road project by Pheonix Enterprises. So I'm rather up in the middle of what is, for once, certifiably the middle of nowhere, plus a road, water, and a roadside supply station nearby that could be broken into and raide- I mean respected, even though it's outside a settlement. (Seriously, I'd want to look into getting access without breaking in).
I have a lil' settlement plan written out from when the net was gone. Anyone up to create yet another DF-Syling residence?
((Edit: Oh, ARMOK DAMN IT. ))
[ May 30, 2008: Message edited by: Haven ]
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