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jockmo42

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Dwarf Fortress Steam Group
« on: May 05, 2009, 12:43:07 am »
If anyone here uses Steam, there's a group you can join that started back in February of 2008. We currently have 247 members and could use a bit more. The aim of the group is to provide a new way for DF players to discuss and ask questions about DF. You'll only see one administrator, because a moderator was recently demoted, but new applicants are being processed.

So if you use Steam, join up! We could always use more knowledgeable members. I'm also open to suggestions pertaining to the operation of the group.

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/dfplayers

Thanks for reading, help us spread the word!

EDIT: Roughly 700 members as of 12/16/2010
« Last Edit: December 16, 2010, 07:05:25 pm by jockmo42 »
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Re: Dwarf Fortress Steam Group
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2009, 04:14:22 am »
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Wow.
Type 'Dwarf Fortress' into search, this isn't the only group.
I'll join.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress Steam Group
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2009, 04:35:24 am »
There's already a group. It's the Dwarf Fortress Community. http://steamcommunity.com/groups/dwarfortress

Probably has the most people from this forum already in it.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress Steam Group
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2009, 05:20:26 am »
The difference is member count, the one you mention has ~40 members, the one in the OP has ~250, I call that a difference.
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Quote from: Little on January 23, 2010, 11:38:18 pm
but Baron Aqizzar had the firm advantage, battering Cthulhu with his Mighty Chin.
^Totally not out of context, promise.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress Steam Group
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2009, 07:22:58 am »
Note my qualification, From the Forums.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress Steam Group
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2009, 07:23:27 am »
Eh, too bad that I don't have a steam account... ;D
Is there a point in having a steam account at all, if you don't play with Valve's games? I usually buy games directly from the store...
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Re: Dwarf Fortress Steam Group
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2009, 07:34:14 am »
Mmmmmnope.


Edit: Weelllllll, let me restate that. If you don't care about electronic downloads, then no. They don't just distribute Valve games. They have a lot of different publishers selling on steam, and a lot of indie-developers using it to sell. They have a lot of sales and good deals. If that interests you, then yes, you have an okay reason for getting it.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress Steam Group
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2009, 11:23:46 am »
i have steam, and would join the group, as soon as i get the bastard fixed, somehow, someone Haxed my account, and i lost aaaaaaaaaalllllllll my games and such, im going to message steam soon, also, will asking for my account back work? as the hacker also crashed my Pc back to default settings, i guess i could get them to look at my IP, any thoughts?

love, jakkarra

(sorry for the derailz, ill join the group when i fix my acc)
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Re: Dwarf Fortress Steam Group
« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2009, 02:41:29 pm »
We made one from #bay12games for when we played games on steam, too, back in october 2007, which is http://steamcommunity.com/groups/dwarffortress - and it has the DF initials - However it only has 16 members since we never publicized it elsewhere (and it was invite-only until recently). That said, 6 of the 16 people in it were administrators, and we never had any trouble with any of them (but there were a few people I just wouldn't have given any power to, because they tend to go nuts every so often).

I'd tend to think you'd need more moderators than just 1, especially for a 250-person group, but I'm not volunteering  :P. I have joined the group, though (My steam name is Trafalgar).
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Re: Dwarf Fortress Steam Group
« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2009, 03:14:19 pm »
I'm Tim.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress Steam Group
« Reply #10 on: May 05, 2009, 05:34:56 pm »
Right, I only started this one because at the time, the only other group was private. It's grown up quite a bit, though.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress Steam Group
« Reply #11 on: May 06, 2009, 06:56:31 am »
Quote from: Ampersand on May 05, 2009, 07:34:14 am
Mmmmmnope.


Edit: Weelllllll, let me restate that. If you don't care about electronic downloads, then no. They don't just distribute Valve games. They have a lot of different publishers selling on steam, and a lot of indie-developers using it to sell. They have a lot of sales and good deals. If that interests you, then yes, you have an okay reason for getting it.

Just what I thought...well like I've said I buy my games directly from the shop, not to mention, that I have an Impulse account...and it's perfectly enough for now...I guess.  :D
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Re: Dwarf Fortress Steam Group
« Reply #12 on: May 06, 2009, 07:30:55 am »
Do we need Steam? DF doesn't use it...
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Re: Dwarf Fortress Steam Group
« Reply #13 on: May 06, 2009, 09:47:14 am »
Quote from: stormbringer951 on May 06, 2009, 07:30:55 am
Do we need Steam? DF doesn't use it...

mmm, yeah. but many god games are on steam. (not as good as DF, but meh)

besides, putting DF on steam is possible i think, meaning you can easily transfer the file and saves over Pcs.

love, jakkarra
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Re: Dwarf Fortress Steam Group
« Reply #14 on: May 07, 2009, 06:39:57 pm »
You can launch DF through steam, which is useful if you play in fullscreen. It works fine.
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