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[TroZ_shack]

Dwarf Fortress to Minecraft Map conversion utility

For the last few weeks, I've been working on a Dwarf Fortress to Minecraft map conversion utility.
Based on DFHack, it will read the memory of a running Dwarf Fortress game and convert the local map into a Minecraft Indev .mclevel file.

You can use this utility as a sort of 3D visualizer for your Dwarf Fortress map, or use it as a way of using Dwarf Fortress to make building huge constructions in Minecraft easier.

Download: http://github.com/TroZ/DF2MC/downloads (Windows only for now)
Source code: http://github.com/TroZ/DF2MC

It works by converting each 'square' in Dwarf Fortress into a NxNxN block of cubes in Minecraft, looking up how to convert each object in a settings xml file that can be user modified. The default file that I provide converts each 'square' into a 3x3x3 block of cubes, but other sizes are possible. I currently have nearly 1000 objects defined.

Current limitations:
Only outputs Indev .mclevel files, not Alpha 'infinite' levels, so level sizes are limited by memory and must be played at http://www.minecraft.com/indev  This also limits the available block types (no doors or furnaces is biggest issue)
Lighting is not calculated, so level starts out dark until game can calculate the lighting over the first few minutes of play.
Building, tree, and plant 'material' isn't read/used yet, but terrain and construction materials are.
I'm mainly a Java developer, and only use windows, so the git project can best be described as 'bare bones'. Help creating a project that could be compiled on windows or linux with different compilers would be appreciated.

Some example output:
http://troz.shackspace.com/minecraft/df2mc/woodcastle3.mclevel  df map: http://mkv25.net/dfma/map-9322-roadraced
http://troz.shackspace.com/minecraft/df2mc/floodtrade.mclevel  df map (about 6 months earlier due to building buildings to test): http://mkv25.net/dfma/map-9358-masterrazors

I have to thank Toady One and Notch for creating awesome games.

So try it out, tell me what you think, and if you are able, contribute code to this project!

[cappstv]

My head just exploded

[Umi]

*Wishes so desperately that my competent laptop hadn't broken so I could play with this*

T_T

[Foamy]

Never heard of minecraft before. any chance of getting some screenshots?

[TroZ_shack]

Screenshots from current version:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

And I'll take the opportunity to note that I cross-posted this to the Minecraft forums as well. http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=27744

[Patchouli]

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[ModBewlay]

Amazing! Brilliant! Genius! Wonderful!

i've been wishing for this ever since i first played minecraft (after detoxing from a heavy DF addiction)

[a404notfound]

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[Heavenfall]

My head just exploded

[Kirk]

My head just exploded

[Vattic]

Cool stuff. I'd like to see what it made of some larger, more complex, forts. Especially some of the forum favourites.

[lordnincompoop]

My head just exploded

[Toast024]

My head just exploded

PS:
Can't wait until this works with the newest ALPHA, so we can have doors, and stuff.

[TroZ_shack]

Especially some of the forum favourites.

Is there a place that I can download some large, old, cool fortresses?  All of mine are less than 10 years old.

I'll post the results of any conversions that I do, and it will probably help debug some issues with buildings / constructions that I don't have in my fortresses.

[DennyTom]

those without Minecraft humbly ask for more screenshots