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{{Availability/row| developer | https://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/ | DRM-free | Freeware. | | Windows, OS X, Linux}} | {{Availability/row| developer | https://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/ | DRM-free | Freeware. | | Windows, OS X, Linux}} | ||
| − | {{Availability/row| itch.io | https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/dwarf-fortress | DRM-free | | | Windows}} | + | {{Availability/row| itch.io | https://kitfoxgames.itch.io/dwarf-fortress | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows}} |
{{Availability/row| Steam | 975370 | Steam | | | Windows}} | {{Availability/row| Steam | 975370 | Steam | | | Windows}} | ||
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Revision as of 17:08, 6 December 2022
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| Developers | |
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| Tarn Adams | |
| Publishers | |
| Bay 12 Games | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | August 8, 2006 |
| macOS (OS X) | August 8, 2006 |
| Linux | August 8, 2006 |
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Key points
- Many bugs are fixed by third-party mods and hacks.
- Extensive modding support community.
- Many bugs and partially-implemented features.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer website | |
Freeware. | |
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| itch.io | |
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| Steam | |
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Version differences
- The Steam and itch.io versions have a custom premium tileset with graphics enabled by default, new music, and auto-updates. Additionally, the Steam version includes Steam Workshop integration.[1]
Essential improvements
Mods
Lazy Newb Pack
- Homepage
- Bundles the game itself and includes many important custom tools made to make playing Dwarf Fortress easier.
- Comes with some tilesets to improve readability of gameplay.
- Available for Windows, OS X, and Linux.
Utilities
DFHack
- Homepage
- Acts as a framework for plugins and scripts that extend what one can do with Dwarf Fortress.
- Its main uses are bugfixes and plugins that improve the interface.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\data\init[Note 1] |
| macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game>/data/init |
| Linux | <path-to-game>/data/init |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/975370/pfx/[Note 2] |
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\data\save[Note 1] |
| macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game>/data/save |
| Linux | <path-to-game>/data/save |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/975370/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Freely re-sizable window. | ||
| Multi-monitor | Requires spreading window across monitors. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | May need a third-party tileset or Lazy Newb Pack to see gameplay. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | The SDL version can be resized, 'legacy' is locked to 80 by 25 tiles. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Limited by simulation speed. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Color blind mode | Colors are defined in config files, and colorblind sets are available. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | See "data/init/interface.txt" | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | Some menus are mouse-enabled, and DFHack can provide additional mouse support | |
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | All speech is text-based. | |
| Closed captions | Text announcements, all events written to "gamelog.txt". | |
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 |
| Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | 64-bit since version 0.43.05.[2] | |||
| macOS (OS X) | 64-bit since version 0.43.05.[2] PowerPC support was removed after 0.31.12.[3] | |||
| Linux | 64-bit since version 0.43.05.[2] |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | FMOD | |
| Interface | FreeType 2 |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP SP3 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Dual Core 2.4GHz | Dual Core 4.0+ GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 500 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 1 GB of VRAM OpenGL 2.1 compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
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- Version 0.28.181.40d was the last version to support Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98 and PowerPC Macs.[4]
| macOS (OS X) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10.6.3 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 2.0+ GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 100 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 128 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.1 compatible |
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- Version 0.28.181.40d was the last version to support Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98 and PowerPC Macs.[4]
| Linux | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | ||
| Processor (CPU) | 2.0+ GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 100 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 128 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.1 compatible |
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (975370) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Dwarf Fortress on Steam & itch.io FAQ - last accessed on 2019-03-13
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Dwarf Fortress 0.43.05 Released
- ↑ How to get version 0.31.12 - last accessed on 2020-12-16
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/40d:System_requirements