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[Jay]

Problem: A large portion of the fans of both are one and the same.
Hell, Notch is a fan of Dwarf Fortress himself.

[SHAD0Wdump]

Something tells me a large portion of the forumgoer's here in the 'Finally' section would band with Notch rather than Toady.

[Apple Master]

I'm a goon too.

I didn't know, sup.

Also yeah I'm all of those apart from xkcd

also I think Notch is a faster dev, but hey it's not like minecraft is as complex as DF.

[PTTG??]

I do belive his Grace, the Lord of Apples, has a very good point. Whereas Minecraft is really a kind of sophisticated CA, DF has not only a 3D world matrix, but also whole layers of history, biology, physics, and geology simulation to run.

[Duke 2.0]

 And if you consider each tile of DF to be one meter squared, and take into consideration how many of those fit in a region and how many regions are in a large world you get a world rather damn close to as large as Minecrafts generated area.

[Jay]

And if you consider each tile of DF to be one meter squared, and take into consideration how many of those fit in a region and how many regions are in a large world you get a world rather damn close to as large as Minecrafts generated area.

My calculations show 65,000 to a side on a 257x257 world.
Minecraft goes to something like 1,000,000 to a side as I recall.
So, no.

EDIT: Better calculations
257x257 world == 4.328 million square meters
Minecraft generator cap == 4096 million square meters

Still, no.

[Choose username]

I'm damn glad that I spent 10 euro on that game.

[SHAD0Wdump]

Minecraft goes to something like 1,000,000 to a side as I recall.

That seems like a rather generalized number...

[Jay]

Minecraft goes to something like 1,000,000 to a side as I recall.

That seems like a rather generalized number...

It was.  I fixed it now.
4096 million square meters.
Because it actually goes to 64 million to a side

[Singularity125]

Both games are so fantastic, it makes me feel all fuzzy inside knowing they even exist. ;_;

Both games also **** with my OCD hardcore. Takes me a million years to get anything done in either, because I'm freaking out about the exact size, placement and aesthetic of everything. ;_;

This. Though it's less that I have OCD and more that I have ADD. I love DF, but I hardly ever play it because it's not one of those games you can pick up and play for a few minutes before moving on. It's one of those games you have to set aside a whole afternoon for, and unfortunately I haven't had the time for that. Also, random bugs tend to get to me sometimes, as much as I like the game. But mostly it's because I'm not imaginative enough to think up mega-constructions to hold my interest after I get past the basic survival bit. xD  While Minecraft, on the other hand, demands a lot less from you in terms of multitasking and micromanagement, which means I can focus on building a smaller megaproject (is that like Jumbo Shrimp? xD) without getting too derailed. Like the floating island I'm doing now. I'll have to put up pics at some point.

[RedWarrior0]

I'd like it if Notch and Toady did a cooperative project. It would have to be over Skype or something, but can you imagine the epic?

[PTTG??]

I'd like it if Notch and Toady did a cooperative project. It would have to be over Skype or something, but can you imagine the epic?

It would have to be a DF-to-Minecraft translator. Finally see your fortress as your dwarves see it!

[Gunner-Chan]

Something tells me a large portion of the forumgoer's here in the 'Finally' section would band with Notch rather than Toady.

I would. DF stopped being fun for me. I still love minecraft though.

[Gunner-Chan]

Omg Sakuya :3

I like you already.

[x2yzh9]

Something tells me a large portion of the forumgoer's here in the 'Finally' section would band with Notch rather than Toady.

I would. DF stopped being fun for me. I still love minecraft though.

To a degree, this. DF is still fun to play once every few months, but I can't see myself consistently playing for maybe a week at a time until the final version comes out, or close to it.