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Zombie0hour

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Old Versions?
« on: September 07, 2009, 03:17:59 pm »
I was told that an older and more stable version of dwarf fortress would help combat the fact that my laptop is slow as shit running down a hill. What version was he referring too?
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Re: Old Versions?
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2009, 03:34:20 pm »
Well, there's the 2d versions, and there's the experimental 40d## versions, which aren't as old, but also speed up the game considerably.

Annd: http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/df_23_130_23a.zip for the latest 2d version.
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Re: Old Versions?
« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2009, 03:57:44 pm »
How many people still use 2d versions in contrast with the newer 3d ones?
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Re: Old Versions?
« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2009, 04:29:46 pm »
Not very many, as far as I know.
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Re: Old Versions?
« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2009, 04:49:28 pm »
And the wiki, as an editorial policy, does not support any older versions, so no help there if you plan to switch.
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Re: Old Versions?
« Reply #5 on: September 07, 2009, 05:26:26 pm »
Quote from: Albedo on September 07, 2009, 04:49:28 pm
And the wiki, as an editorial policy, does not support any older versions, so no help there if you plan to switch.
Though he could use the old wiki, which I believe is for 2d only.
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Re: Old Versions?
« Reply #6 on: September 07, 2009, 05:34:21 pm »
I have no clue what he was referring to. The newer versions aren't slower, and if your graphics card+driver isn't just right, the experimental version 40d11 is faster. The other 40d##s may or may not be.
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Re: Old Versions?
« Reply #7 on: September 07, 2009, 05:52:07 pm »
Savok - what who was referring to?

I was referring to the fact that anything in the current wiki that starts out "in previous versions" is aggressively purged.  With extreme prejudice, even. (As per Rule "T".)

Quote from: Smew on September 07, 2009, 05:26:26 pm
Though he could use the old wiki, which I believe is for 2d only.

"old wiki"? Is there an unedited one previous to the current one (the one linked on main forum page)?

Link?
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« Reply #8 on: September 07, 2009, 06:13:52 pm »
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