In addition to what everyone else has said: This new release has added some additional difficulty settings that makes embarking on a peaceful adventure much ea

In addition to what everyone else has said: This new release has added some additional difficulty settings that makes embarking on a peaceful adventure much easier. In particular, there are explicit difficulty settings that can be changed while in-game, and you can do things like disable different kinds of attacks. It is possible to turn off all attacks on your fort.