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Just an FYI for anyone who might be thinking of getting into the game. It took me about 6 weeks playing along with the wiki to “git gud” enough to have a mostl
by gunfighthacksaw 5y ago
Just an FYI for anyone who might be thinking of getting into the game.
It took me about 6 weeks playing along with the wiki to “git gud” enough to have a mostly stable fort. I used tilesets for eye candy and eventually moved to some of the memory hacking tools like dwarf therapist for a better management UI.
YMMV but if you are thinking “gosh it’s too complicated for me” just be patient with it and don’t be afraid to read the vast amount of documentation around the game.
DF is an extremely rewarding mindf*ck. It’s probably the only game now that I can get so immersed that I blow past my bedtime and spend the next day, fatigued, thinking of what to try in game next.
- srcreigh 5y agoI first tried DF a few weeks ago. I tend to avoid wikis for games (Factorio, RuneScape, Minecraft, Valheim) since it can "ruin the fun". Can you comment on the experience of reading the wiki and still having fun? Does the wiki have spoilers? Is the game just too complex to spoil with any amount of reading about it?
- Paul_S 5y agoIt's not an adventure game - the wiki will not spoil it for you. It just gives you the tools. The fun is in using these and you are guaranteed to face a unique set of issues in your playtrhough.
- andagainagain 5y agoUse the wiki. Even better, abuse the wiki, and use tutorials excessively. Even better imo is to play until you get really confused, then use all the internet resources possible to understand wtf is going on.Then repeat. I tend to avoid things like the lazy been pack or graphics packs. That's up to your taste though.