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I always play Dwarf Fortress when I am waiting in the airport and there's always someone near me who thinks I'm "computer hacking".
by curiousgal 10y ago
I always play Dwarf Fortress when I am waiting in the airport and there's always someone near me who thinks I'm "computer hacking".
- cpeterso 10y agoGiven the long-play nature of the game, would a mobile version of the game work for more casual play-and-pause?
- bradford 10y agoI highly doubt it. The interaction required by the user wouldn't suit a mobile game very well. Additionally, the game is CPU intensive and would, as is, drain the battery very quickly. I imagine both these issues would mean a massive refactoring in order to bring it to mobile.
- tamana 10y agoPlaying via telnet to a remote server is the best chance.
- klez 10y agoIt seems it uses OpenGL[0], so to play via telnet (or, better, ssh) you'd still need to rewrite at least the UI part of the game. Or use VNC... [0] http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=20395.0 http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=20395.0
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- VonGuard 10y agoWhoa, how do you play without a numeric keypad. I can't even begin to play without it due to muscle memory...
- erichurkman 10y agoLazy Newb Pack comes with a laptop keybinding set that is pretty good.
- curiousgal 10y agoMy laptop has a numeric keypad actually (Dell inspiron 15). And yes I can't imagine playing without it.
- rimunroe 10y agoI've been playing since about 2009 or so, and I've actually almost never used a numeric keypad. Unless I'm forgetting something in some deep part of my settings, you don't actually need anything in particular from the numeric pad that you don't get from a standard laptop keyboard layout.
- andreareina 10y agoNethack/modified vim key binds
- djent 10y agoArrow keys