I hadn't played DDA in a bit and was itching to give it another go. Downloaded the latest stable version and created a new character. They got rid of any point limits for character creation and thus I made a bit of an overpowered character. For world gen, I dialed zombie evolution up to (down to) 20, as I really like the base-building, crafting, and survival aspects more than the zombie combat. Might have all been a bit too much though, as I can mow through the regular zombies with my barbed-wire bat. Oh well, I'm having fun anyway.

I'm currently on the look out for an anvil, or the appropriate stuff to craft one. I've lucked out and have found a lot of useful tools already.

I'm also debating moving my base to be near the river. I had some really good luck with fish traps in my last game in G, though I think I eventually completely depopulated the small pond I was fishing. Hoping that won't be as much of an issue next to a large body of water. I do think they changed the visibility of fish in the water, though I can't find a specific changelog entry, as no fish seem to be visible in the water as they were in G.