Spring RTS Engine

Sleksa wrote:I KNOW ISAAC AND TOMBOM PLAY THIS BUT THIS IS SIMPLY TOO AWESOME OF A GAME. INSPIRED BY THE FREEWARE GAME THREAD, I THOUGHT THIS GAME IS JUST TOO STUNNING TO DESERVE A THREAD OF ITS OWN.

*IF YOU DONT LIKE ASCII GAMES THEN DONT COME HERE WHINING ABOUT THE GRAPHICS*


(the beginning of a fortress. in the middle is a meeting hall where the dwarves are currently taking a break. to the right is a newly built, soon-to-be workshop area, personal quarters to the north and storage area on the bottom.


http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/

http://dwarf.lendemaindeveille.com/inde ... tart_Guide



http://the-crime-in-your-coffee.anagkh. ... rtress.png)
(a endgame fortress)*huge picture size*

(CREATING THE WORLD WHEN YOUR PLAYING FIRST TIME MIGHT TAKE A WHILE(1-15 MINS DEPENDING ON YOUR HARDWARE SETUP), THIS IS BECAUSE THE GAME IS ACTUALLY CREATING A _WORLD_ WITH CONTINENTS AND SEAS FOR YOU TO PLAY IN, SO BE PATIENT,YOULL ONLY NEED TO DO THIS ONCE.)


DWARF FORTRESS IS A ROGUELIKE GAME WITH 2 MODES OF PLAY, ILL FOCUS ON THE ONE I THINK IS FUNNIER IN THIS POST.

Dwarf Fortress is a gamefeaturing two modes of play, a distinct, randomly-generated world (complete with terrain, wildlife and legends), gruesome combat mechanics and vicious hordes of elephants.

THIS GAME FOCUSES ON DWARVES TRYING TO BUILD UP A FORTRESS INSIDE A MOUNTAIN. INITIALLY YOULL HAVE 7 DWARVES TO BEGIN WITH AND YOU GET TO SUIT THEM WITH NECESSARY ITEMS BEFORE EMBARKING.


(A screen showing up one of the 3 pages of tasks/professions the dwarves can perform.)


THE GAME ITSELF HAS MANY AWESOME ELEMENTS MAKING IT FEEL LIKE A REAL WORLD. THE DWARVES ARE EACH UNIQUE, HAVING FEARS AND DREAMS AND OWN PSYCHOLOGIES

THERE IS ENGINEERING, YOU CAN BUILD TRAPS AND BRIDGES AND EVEN STEAM-WEAPON OR TORTURE CHAMBERS >:D

THE GAME IS REALLY HARD AT FIRST , FIRST TIME I PLAYED I HAD TO ASK A FRIEND WHERE THE MOUNTAIN WAS(LOL). BUT AFTER THE INITIAL ASCII SHOCK YOULL FIND THAT THIS GAME IS PURE AND ACTUALLY _EASY_ TO PLAY DESPITE THE COMPEXITY OF THE ENGINE


(building up some furniture)


AND IF THIS WASNT ENOUGH AWESOME FOR A SINGLE GAME, YOU CAN PLAY A ADVENTURE MODE, TAKING UP A SINGLE DWARF TO WANDER AROUND THE WORLD, YOU CAN EVEN VISIT CITIES YOU'VE BUILT ON YOUR PREVIOUS GAMES! SOME WHICH ARE WORKING AND SOME. . . WHICH DIDNT END WELL AND HAVE BECOME INHABITED BY ORCS AND OTHER FILTH, TRAPS, BUILT BY YOUR ANCESTORS MIGHT BE ON EVERY STEP ON THESE FORTRESSES.


(A wrestling match against a cyclop is not going well. . . )

THERE IS A THIRD MODE TOO WHICH FOCUSES ON YOUR DWARVES GOING ON A RECLAMATION JOURNEY TO GET SOME ANCESTORIAL FORTRESS YOU'VE BUILT ON A PREVIOUS GAME BACK FROM THE HOLDS OF GOBLINS AND OTHER MONSTERS.

FIGHTING BOTH HUNGER, THE WILDLIFE OUTSIDE, THE MONSTERS INSIDE AND THEMSELVES, BUILDING UP A FORTRESS IS NOT AN EASY TASK.


IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLES OR ANYTHING, YOU CAN PM ME ON THE LOBBY, NICK IS [WarC]Sleksa , I'VE ALSO MADE UP A CHANNEL CALLED #DF IN THE LOBBY, COME THERE IF YOU GOT QUESTIONS OR NEED HELP AND ILL TRY TO ANSWER <3

Erom wrote:I think I'm starting with too much equipment, in too easy settings - I haven't lost a fortress yet.

Oh, I lose an odd dwarf here and there to goblins or giant eagles, but it seems really hard to actually have a fortress collapse.

Hermit

* No skills
* One pick and no other supplies

A well known and popular challenge. Kill off the 6 starting dwarves and any immigrants as they arrive, and try to make a living for the last dwarf.

Baladin wrote:Every game my tapper gets eaten by cougar then other silly dwarfs run to ravish him and get eaten as well.

Zpock wrote:You have a local dragon? give seed and location NOW.

manored wrote:

Zpock wrote:You have a local dragon? give seed and location NOW.

Wont dragons eventually come to attack your fortress? :)

Acidd_UK wrote:

Baladin wrote:Every game my tapper gets eaten by cougar then other silly dwarfs run to ravish him and get eaten as well.

How do you get necrophiliac dwarves? Actually, I don't want to know.

CautionToTheWind wrote:I think it is high time we start thinking of a goal for a Spring Forum succession game.

I've played with high towers, deep underground gardens with lakes, statues, zoo... But this forum is so full of twisted ppl that i'm sure we can come up with something better.