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Re: How did you learn about DF?
« Reply #105 on: May 03, 2011, 05:35:18 pm »
wikipedia>wikipedia game genres>rpgs>roguelikes

Sever months later I found tvtropes.

tvtropes>roguelikes>dwarf fortress.

Several months later I was looking for a game to kick my ass and I wasn't disappointed. Plus it was damn fun too.
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Re: How did you learn about DF?
« Reply #106 on: May 03, 2011, 07:18:09 pm »
I heard of it on another forum, and didn't really look for it, but then I found it on ModDB by accident and thought " I think I'll try this game, it sounds pretty cool."  It was.
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Re: How did you learn about DF?
« Reply #107 on: May 04, 2011, 12:51:37 am »
I just stumbled upon it looking for rogue likes about 4 yrs ago
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Re: How did you learn about DF?
« Reply #108 on: May 04, 2011, 04:00:40 am »
It was back in 07 when Yahoo! Games posted an article about indie games. One game that was featured there was DF. (There was another that I wanted to try, it was about clouds. Sadly, I never found it again Maybe you know, guys?) I was intrigued, so I downloaded it. I didn't have my own PC where I was staying then, but the proprietor of the internet cafe I went to was kind enough to let me save it in one of the computer terminals. Thing was, for some reason or another I couldn't ave my progress. So every day for a couple of months I played DF FROM SCRATCH. But I loved the game.

And I made progress too. I farmed from sand plots. I made extensive dirt roads. I was even able to trade from the first caravan that appeared. But then after an hour or two I had to get back home, so I would log off, and the next day I'd start all over. Finally that terminal i played from got infected by a virus and had to be reformatted, and I set DF aside.

So then in 2010 I went back to my hometown, where I have my own PC. I thought, "Maybe I should play DF again." So I did. I downloaded 31.12, started a new game, and promised myself to keep playing that fortress until it got overwhelmed by elves, goblins, or whatever monsters that came along. Been maintaining it ever since.
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Re: How did you learn about DF?
« Reply #109 on: May 04, 2011, 04:06:48 am »
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Re: How did you learn about DF?
« Reply #110 on: May 04, 2011, 04:25:10 am »
Quote from: antymattar on May 04, 2011, 04:06:48 am
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Re: How did you learn about DF?
« Reply #111 on: May 04, 2011, 04:36:02 am »
She's TMoM's gf and I'm going to bruise peoples faces IF THEY SAY OTHERWISE!

I got introduced by a let's play, I think it was JefMajors first Dwarf Fortress LP.
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Re: How did you learn about DF?
« Reply #112 on: May 04, 2011, 04:45:29 am »
(Reads the reasons)

Meh, I first learned about DF because I wanted to use the computer and couldnt figure out how to close the damn window that said DF on it, "What is this crap and why cant I close it." Bro "Its a game about drunk little critters, and you have to exit out through the menu." ... the rest is not important.
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Re: How did you learn about DF?
« Reply #113 on: May 04, 2011, 04:56:52 am »
Quote from: Metal Militia on May 04, 2011, 04:36:02 am
She's TMoM's gf and I'm going to bruise peoples faces IF THEY SAY OTHERWISE!
OTHERWISE!

*Face gets bruised*
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Re: How did you learn about DF?
« Reply #114 on: May 04, 2011, 05:08:43 am »
The bethsoft forums. A freeware game thread, IIRC. The first time, I couldn't figure out how to do anything, gave up, deleted it. Second time, the link came with a link to the wiki. Followed the tutorial there, loved it.
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Re: How did you learn about DF?
« Reply #115 on: May 04, 2011, 08:27:04 am »
Is it bad to say 4chan?

I only go to /tg/ i swear.   ::)
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