I think there will eventually be an open source game that captures the same kind of magic that DF has. I don't think it will be DF, though. If the DF source c

I think there will eventually be an open source game that captures the same kind of magic that DF has. I don't think it will be DF, though. If the DF source code was ever opened, I think it would be pretty similar to what happens when any classic games opens it's code: nobody touches it for a long time. You need someone passionate about developing the code to keep it going -- and if you are passionate about developing it, you're more likely to write your own. If only I could stop playing the game long enough to write some code... ;-)