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After 15 years of busted marksdwarves, Dwarf Fortress creator Tarn Adams says archers will finally refill their ammo 'instead of leaping over walls and clubbing people with their crossbows' (www.pcgamer.com)
submitted 6 days ago by Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world to c/citybuilders@sh.itjust.works
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[–] Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 27 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I highly recommend the noclip documentaries on YouTube about Dwarf Fortress. It is a highly wholesome and insightful series.

[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 13 points 6 days ago

For less insightful stuff, may I recommend Boatmurdered, the chronicle of a succession game (one person plays a year and then passes the same file to someone else) of Dwarf Fortress:

Video https://youtu.be/nI1UmlfP1Cg

Text https://lparchive.org/Dwarf-Fortress-Boatmurdered/Introduction/

[–] alekwithak@lemmy.world 26 points 6 days ago (3 children)

This has no bearing on my life whatsoever but a developer releasing a QoL update after 15 years is pretty cool and great marketing.

[–] Ava@lemmy.blahaj.zone 43 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This doesn't invalidate your point, but DF is still under active development. The game has been worked on consistently since the early aughts.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Adding more info, it just got released on Steam a year back, as a paid version with actual graphics. You can get the free ASCII version from the website still, AFAIK.

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

For anyone curious, the learning curve is obscene even with graphics instead of ASCII.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 5 days ago

It's really not that bad

[–] FATALRPG@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Check out Nethack. Been worked on since the 80’s.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 days ago

Nethack is open source and maintained by the community though, unlike DF which is still under Tarn the original dev.

[–] FarceOfWill@infosec.pub -1 points 5 days ago

I dunno, I kinda wish he'd fixed it at some point ten years ago

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Like common elves?

[–] CTDummy@aussie.zone 36 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Gods no, hippies use bows. Marksdwarves use crossbows. One is a superior product of industry, the other is made from gaslighting trees into weird shapes.

[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You should be a DM

[–] CTDummy@aussie.zone 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Cheers, definitely something I’ve wanted to do!

[–] Goldmage263@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 days ago

Beware the torch for it bears a curse.

Those who pick it up cannot relinquish it, merely pass it to another. The flame shall be tended and always a bearer must toil.

Let not the bearer convince you to take the entire burden, for like Atlas, they will not willingly take it back.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

There is no such thing as gaslighting.

Edit: I'm amazed how many people are missing the point.

[–] Goldmage263@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago

Lol. I saw it at 0 downvotes. Tbh this makes it better.

[–] match@pawb.social 3 points 6 days ago

Can I still employ a blind marksdwarf to Vayne ult behind enemy lines?