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It's Fortress Friday! Today we wait for @booty@hexbear.net to finish his turn and for control of the game to pass on to @Oreb@hexbear.net (please confirm), with the following players waiting for a chance to leave their mark on Dwarven history.
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(Beginning Jan. 16) @Infamousblt@hexbear.net
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(Beginning Jan. 23) [First slot for new players / second turns begin] @PorkrollPosadist@hexbear.net
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(Beginning Jan. 30) @Moonworm@hexbear.net
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(Beginning Feb. 6) @Doubledee@hexbear.net
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(Beginning Feb. 13) @gay_king_prince_charles@hexbear.net
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(Beginning Feb. 20) @booty@hexbear.net
New players are encouraged to apply in this thread. All players and spectators are welcome to load up the save and see what's going on first hand.
As we approach the point where players will begin their second turns, we will transition how we handle adding new players to the queue. Applications at this point will be put +/- two weeks back in the queue (after the next player) so people can have a reasonable amount of time to make adjustments.
Lore
How to play
Importing the save
Dwarf Fortress saves are not stored in a single file. They are stored as named
directories containing over a thousand individual data files. In order to load
the game, you need to download a zipped archive of the save and place it in your
Dwarf Fortress save directory. This directory can be located in a number of
places depending on which OS you are using and what settings you have enabled.
If Portable mode is enabled (not default), the save directory will be
located in the same directory as dwarfort / dwarfort.exe. If you are using
Steam with the default locations, these are:
On Linux: ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Dwarf Fortress/save
On Windows: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Dwarf Fortress\save
This directory might exist, even if Portable mode is turned off (default), but in that case it will be ignored by the game. Instead, save files are stored somewhere in your user directory.
On Linux: ~/.local/share/Bay 12 Games/Dwarf Fortress/save
On Windows: %AppData%\Roaming\Bay 12 Games\Dwarf Fortress\save
Extract the FFSeason1 directory from the archive and place it inside of the
appropriate save directory, then you should see it after starting the game.
Stopping the clock
By using a combination of the "Autosave Frequency" (any setting as long as it is not "Off") and "Pause after every autosave" options, you can cause the game to pause at the exact moment the calendar ticks over to 1st Granite (the first day of the year).
After the game pauses, you still have the opportunity to do a couple minor things, like designating blueprint tiles to label hazards, noteworthy sources of material, or leaving graffiti. You can also rename stockpiles and rooms, etc. before writing the final save. You should avoid doing anything that will substantially change the behavior of the fort or generate labor tasks (like creating / removing stockpiles, changing which items are allowed to be stored in stockpiles, enabling / disabling standing orders, creating new work orders, or designating new rooms / meeting areas). Military schedules often change at the start of a season (e.g. the "staggered training" preset). This is fine.
Any blueprints left are merely suggestions. The next player is free to ignore them. If you wanted something built there, you should have microed your miners better :P
Exporting the save
When Dwarf Fortress creates auto-saves, or if you use the "save and continue
playing" feature, Dwarf Fortress will write these saves to an alternate
directory (e.g. autosave1 or pull the lever). When you finish your turn,
you need to use the "Save and return to title menu" option and choose "Save to
this timeline." You need to do this even though the game just created an
auto-save. This will write the save back to the FFSeason1 directory, which you can then
place in a zip archive and submit.
Making your submission.
Save files can be e-mailed to fortress-friday@matapacos.dog ahead of time. Some e-mail services (like Gmail) prohibit sending large enough attachments, but if it works on your end, it should work on mine. Otherwise, the file may need to be hosted using a third-party service. Dwarf Fortress File Depot is the canonical service for this (they have a category specifically for community games), but any service which doesn't require me to create an account or jump through flaming hoops is acceptable. Currently (as of Episode 3), the compressed save is about 58MB. It won't get any smaller with time.
Alternately, submissions can be made as a reply to the following week's Fortress Friday post, which will be posted in anticipation of a submission. This thread will be posted and used to coordinate the game and get the proper files into the hands of the next player regardless of if the anticipated turn was completed.
Whether or not the file was transferred in advance, The player who just completed their turn should make a top-level comment in this thread describing noteworthy events of their turn. You are encouraged (but not required) to roleplay and continue to spin a fantasy narrative out of it, but you don't need to write us a Tolkien novel - especially if you are pressed for time and have other shit to worry about. This shouldn't feel like a homework assignment.
My initial submission will be excessive because I am also covering the results of world-generation, the historical circumstances of the civilization we chose, and the embark. Subsequent posts will mostly be focused on chronicling events in Fortress Mode. You are absolutely not expected to export the world history and spend hours dicking around in Legends Viewer spinning up backstories for every minor goblin who gets turned into dog food.
What if a turn is not completed / running late?
If you anticipate not being able to complete your turn, just let us know (the sooner, the better) so we can make adjustments. Shit pops up. There are more important things in life than a stupid game. We won't be mad at you.
In case Fortress Friday rolls around and there is no submission, Tentatively, I think we give the player 24 hours to actually make their post before we start openly contemplating passing to the next player, followed by another 24 hours to find out which of the next players is actually available. So if there is no update by mid-Saturday, we find another candidate, and if there is no word by mid-Sunday, they are given the green light to play.
What if a turn is completed early?
You can tease us (it's reassuring to know progress is being made), but hold on to your spoilers until Fortress Friday. I think keeping this thing on a regular schedule will do a lot to keep everybody looking forward to updates and keeping things organized. If anticipation is eating away at you, try to fill in some lore and backstory.
Rules
There are not many hard rules, but generally
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You play for one year in-game time. Turns should begin and end on 1st Granite.
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Avoid using blatant exploits (the game is built of cheese, so this is sort of like the pornography rule, "you know it when you see it.") Things like perpetual motion machines or material duplication schemes should be shunned. Some things classified as exploits, like "atom smashers" should be fine as long as their applications aren't egregious.
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Try not to save-scum (Do save though. Crashes happen, and named "save and continue" saves won't clutter the main save).
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You are free to use DFHack, but do not use any of it's "Armok" (god-mode) features. Also, try to keep it modest. The fort shouldn't fail catastrophically if the next player doesn't have DFHack installed.
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On December 10, 2025, Rockstar added a long-requested feature to GTA Online, and one that most fans feel is a trial run for an even more detailed rollout in the next iteration of the sandbox: a mission creator. Allowing players to "design and publish" their own missions within GTA Online, creators can set and tweak objectives, characters and mechanics to create their own scenarios, and then share them with the wider playerbase.
An omnipresent hazard with community creation tools is content created in bad taste, and soon enough Rockstar had an absolute all-timer on its hands. One player used the tools to put together a mission called "We are Charlie Kirk", in which players recreate the assassination of the rightwing political commentator and content creator Charlie Kirk. Kirk was making a public appearance at Utah Valley University in September last year when he was shot and killed. His alleged killer is in custody and awaiting trial, with prosecutors intending to seek the death penalty.
To briefly explain the GTA Online mission: the player spawns on a roof overlooking a crowd and a small tent, which approximates the layout seen at Utah Valley University. Walking forward to the edge of the roof, the player will find a sniper rifle. Various sound effects and crowd noises play. The goal of the mission is to then shoot the Charlie Kirk character, which results in a mission success screen and the awarding of some sort of in-game XP.
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Rockstar has clearly decided it doesn't want any part of this near GTA Online, because it has banned the "We Are Charlie Kirk" mission. Rockstar has also added "Charlie Kirk" to GTA Online's profanity filter, meaning players cannot search for any future content that may be created using his name.
It's unclear exactly when Rockstar removed the map itself. It's also the case that other player-created missions exist that seem to be using variant spellings to get around the ban on Kirk's name. You can use Rockstar's custom jobs site for GTA Online to find these. Searching for "Kirk" served up three missions along similar lines. Searching for "Charlie" serves up another six missions related to the topic.
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There are gay dudes, gay women, bi people, there's married gay couples. Players can marry same gender. Everything. None of it is ever portrayed negatively or for comedic effect. It's just there sometimes. You don't have to go out of your way to find it either, you directly encounter a chunk of it on the main quest line.
This game has absolutely zero concern with lgbt content. Anyone that has played this game will not believe myths about official censorship of lgbt content having directly seen for themselves that it's not.
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Came out last summer and is to my knowledge basically the only bicycle game that's not exclusively downhill MTB.
I gave it about 3 hours and am now in world 2. It's an open world racing and exploration game, reminds me of Crash Tag Team Racing or Banjoe Kazoiie Nuts and Bolts in that way. You also get to swap out your bicycle parts with 4 stats, power, handling, grip and aero (as in aerodynamics, not air control). Some of them are grounded and understandable, but it does get wacky with it if you want and the ideal build at any given time is mostly some frankenstein monster. The devs apparently lurk on /r/xbiking and you feel the influence, but it's not reddit in a bad way.
It has a story to give some sense of progression but it's basically just plot for plots sake, allthough who cares. The bicycle people you race are all short, but well made pastiches of real life bicycle archetypes, which is fun.
The races themselves have some sort of soft categorization into mtb, gravel or road but it really doesn't matter much, There's both crits, so lap races, as well as point to point.
The cycling, to me, is sadly a bit lackluster. I mean I'm obviously on the deep end of what I'd like here but other than hills reduce your top speed way faster than they would in anything with an engine, this doesn't feel much like cycling. the handling is different from similar 4-wheeler based titles, but then you just have an accelerate and a brake button, both on a binary despite the game recommending and playing best with a controller. You start and use a singlespeed drivetrain for a good while, after around 4 hours I just unlocked my first two-speed gearbox. The singlespeed doesn't really act like a singlespeed, it's a CVT, as such the two-speed basically just feels like an optional "if you'd like some shifting" addon. Unless I crash I've not found a reason to shift out of the 2nd gear once I hit speeds because you don't slow down a lot.
It basically feels like a bit of wasted potential if you're making a bicycle videogame anyhow. Give me some 2x or 3x gearing, you don't usually find that in a racing game. Maybe instead of a mario-kart-esque drifting mechanic you gotta mind pedalstrokes so you don't pedalstrike the ground going around corners - you know, anything bicycle basically.
As it stands, if you're into bicycles or looking for a relaxing open world racing game for a few bucks this might be up your alley. Parts are abound, it's charming, the music is some really good english italopop that fits the setting and the riding is fun, just a bit too little of a bikeride.
Bonus points for being able to get off your bike and walk with it. You have to do it to interact with the world and it genuinely makes the place feel way less like you are a talking vehicle, despite that being true.
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Thumbnails this rancid should be punishable with jail time. That's just some AI generated nonsense. This is even worse than using screenshots and renders from a modern title in a long-running franchise to talk about 20+ year old games
Edit: I'm pretty sure this entire channel is AI generated, with scripts scraped from existing videos and articles. They also have sponsors on their videos. Cooool
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