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Normally the DF executable works like a terminal emulator, rendering the glyphs using GL or such. You can however run dwarf fortress in a console (ie, to run it
by wladimir 14y ago
Normally the DF executable works like a terminal emulator, rendering the glyphs using GL or such. You can however run dwarf fortress in a console (ie, to run it over SSH) by changing the configuration file, and then it is a true text game.
BTW it doesn't use only ASCII but a larger subset of unicode. ASCII would be a very restricted set of characters to use.
- nwh 14y ago> to run it over SSH Cloud gaming. I like it.
- chris_mahan 14y agomultiplayer next?
- Millennium 14y agoMore a matter, I think, of being able to run it in a screen session at home, then detach and pick up again from elsewhere.
- Freaky 14y agoIt uses a mix of graphical tiles and text, it's not all just an array of unicode. They're sufficiently decoupled now that you can have most text rendered nicely using truetype fonts alongside whatever graphics set you're using.