Find a multiyear walkthrough that will take you hours to just play the game according to how a manual tells you. Why? It's like learning Ruby on Rails with Mic

Find a multiyear walkthrough that will take you hours to just play the game according to how a manual tells you. Why? It's like learning Ruby on Rails with Michael Hartl. You follow his instructions to learn more than just mechanics, but the Rails Way of doing things. Same with Dwarf Fortress. You need to learn the DF way of doing things, the DF way of solving problems. Easiest way to learn it is to follow deep instruction for a while. I cannot find the exact tutorial I followed a while ago (and I'm not sure it's even valid for the latest versions) but this wiki ought to help start: http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2014:Quickstart_guide http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2014:Quickstart_gui... Maybe a current DF player can link you to the best multi-year walkthrough :)