Dwarf Fortress

Slaves to Armok : God of Blood
Chapter 2: Dwarf Fortress

Developer: Bay 12 Games
Website: www.bay12games.com/dwarves
Price: Free

DF is one of those games that should not be written off because of the seemly simplistic graphics. The ASCII graphics really are the best way of displaying the game's information. As a short time spent perusing the game's fourm will show, there is an incredible amount of depth here. Some of the player Journals make for an especially good read even for those who don't play the game.

From the Website:
Dwarf Fortress is a single-player fantasy game. You can control a dwarven outpost or an adventurer in a randomly generated, persistent world.

Although Dwarf Fortress is still in a work in progress, many features have already been implemented.

The world is randomly generated with distinct civilizations, dozens of towns, hundreds of caves and regions with various wildlife.
The world persists as long as you like, over many games, recording history and tracking changes.
Command your dwarves as they search for wealth in the mountain.
- Craft treasures and furniture from many materials and improve these objects with precious metals, jewels and more.
- Defend yourself against attacks from hostile civilizations, the wilderness and the depths.
- Support the nobility as they make demands of your populace.
- Keep your dwarves happy and read their thoughts as they work and relax.
- Build floodgates to divert water for farming or to drown your adversaries.
- Much much more...
Play an adventurer and explore, quest for glory or seek vengeance.
- Meet adversaries from previous games.
- Recruit people in towns to come with you on your journey.
- Explore the world without cumbersome plot restrictions.
- Accept quests from the town and civilization leaders.
- Retire and meet your old characters, then reactivate them again.
- Z coordinate allows you to move seamlessly between dungeon levels and scale pyramids fighting adversaries above and below.
The combat model uses skills, body parts, wrestling, charging and dodging between squares, bleeding, pain, nausea, and much more.
A dynamic weather model tracks wind, humidity and air masses to create fronts, clouds, rain storms and blizzards.
Extended ASCII character set rendered in 16 colors (including black) as well as 8 background colors (including black).


Slaves to Armok : God of Blood Chapter 2: Dwarf Fortress Developer: Bay 12 Games Website: www.bay12games.com/dwarves Price: Free DF is one of those games that should not be written off because of the seemly simplistic graphics. The ASCII graphics really are the best way of displaying the game's information. As a short time spent perusing the game's fourm will show, there is an incredible amount of depth here. Some of the player Journals make for an especially good read even for those who don't play the game. From the Website: Dwarf Fortress is a single-player fantasy game. You can control a dwarven outpost or an adventurer in a randomly generated, persistent world. Although Dwarf Fortress is still in a work in progress, many features have already been implemented. The world is randomly generated with distinct civilizations, dozens of towns, hundreds of caves and regions with various wildlife. The world persists as long as you like, over many games, recording history and tracking changes. Command your dwarves as they search for wealth in the mountain. Craft treasures and furniture from many materials and improve these objects with precious metals, jewels and more. Defend yourself against attacks from hostile civilizations, the wilderness and the depths. Support the nobility as they make demands of your populace. Keep your dwarves happy and read their thoughts as they work and relax. Build floodgates to divert water for farming or to drown your adversaries. Much much more... Play an adventurer and explore, quest for glory or seek vengeance. Meet adversaries from previous games. Recruit people in towns to come with you on your journey. Explore the world without cumbersome plot restrictions. Accept quests from the town and civilization leaders. Retire and meet your old characters, then reactivate them again. Z coordinate allows you to move seamlessly between dungeon levels and scale pyramids fighting adversaries above and below. The combat model uses skills, body parts, wrestling, charging and dodging between squares, bleeding, pain, nausea, and much more. A dynamic weather model tracks wind, humidity and air masses to create fronts, clouds, rain storms and blizzards. Extended ASCII character set rendered in 16 colors (including black) as well as 8 background colors (including black).