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Kiwanja

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So I tried Dwarf Fortress for the first time...
« on: December 15, 2008, 09:28:41 am »

It all began kinda slow. Just me getting used to the interface and all that. Getting a tileset helped alot.
I began digging into the earth, just messing around, and not having a single idea of how to do anything but dig.

After a bit of digging, my diggers stumble upon some damp stone, and I decide to just dig through. Needless to say, my entire "fortress" gets flooded, drowning many dwarves.
Oh, and half of my expedition got offed by a few carps.

This game is awesome! :D
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Re: So I tried Dwarf Fortress for the first time...
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2008, 09:31:37 am »

Fear the carp, Flee and never return from Skeletal Carp (They walk on land =-O)

Need any help? Could hop on MSN or Yahoo or some other messaging device to assist if ya want.
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I mod games and educate others how to do so as well, if you'd like to learn join my Discord and you can join a bunch of like minded individuals. (Presently modding Space Engineers and No Man's Sky.)

Looking into modding DF? This forum guide & wiki guide may still be a good start!

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Re: So I tried Dwarf Fortress for the first time...
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2008, 09:34:16 am »

Nah, I'm just gonna try out stuff on my own. I learn better that way. Thanks for the offer though!
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Re: So I tried Dwarf Fortress for the first time...
« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2008, 09:37:08 am »

Losing is fun.

That's how I did it. Learned everything by myself.

Any questions, feel free to ask.

"k" is your friend.
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I mod games and educate others how to do so as well, if you'd like to learn join my Discord and you can join a bunch of like minded individuals. (Presently modding Space Engineers and No Man's Sky.)

Looking into modding DF? This forum guide & wiki guide may still be a good start!

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Re: So I tried Dwarf Fortress for the first time...
« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2008, 09:45:43 am »

yup ... best way to learn DF is trial and error ...
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Re: So I tried Dwarf Fortress for the first time...
« Reply #5 on: December 15, 2008, 09:57:18 am »

yup ... best way to learn DF is trial and error ...

The wiki helps a bit too.
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Re: So I tried Dwarf Fortress for the first time...
« Reply #6 on: December 15, 2008, 02:41:21 pm »

heh I read the wiki for a week straight before even trying to play the game.

It helped, but it was still hard to figure out what was going on.
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Re: So I tried Dwarf Fortress for the first time...
« Reply #7 on: December 15, 2008, 03:47:58 pm »

yup ... best way to learn DF is trial and error ...

Errors are awesome.

Bloodstains are awesome.

It helps to have a sadistic streak when playing DF. Masochism is useful as well. Bondage experience... less so.
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Re: So I tried Dwarf Fortress for the first time...
« Reply #8 on: December 15, 2008, 03:51:33 pm »

yup ... best way to learn DF is trial and error ...

Errors are awesome.

Bloodstains are awesome.

It helps to have a sadistic streak when playing DF. Masochism is useful as well. Bondage experience... more so.

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Kiwanja

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Re: So I tried Dwarf Fortress for the first time...
« Reply #9 on: December 16, 2008, 05:26:44 pm »

Well, I am finally getting the hang of the interface of DF. The only thing remaining is to not laugh everytime one of my dwarves decides to hijack a workshop and make something mysterious. :P
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Re: So I tried Dwarf Fortress for the first time...
« Reply #10 on: December 16, 2008, 06:19:03 pm »

No that's normal.
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