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Chosen Mode, Dungeons + Lots of fixes Adventure Mode Beta 26

Hey Urists, We have a large Adventure Mode beta patch today, including the introduction of "Chosen Mode" which gives you access to 'divine quests' from the gods. It's designed to give more guidance to players looking for a more traditional RPG experience. It's not complete yet, and this with the tutorial are the only things left to work on before we can release Adventure Mode out of beta! To access Chosen Mode you will need to build a new world, and it should be at least 100 years old, but the god stuff kicks in right after the tutorial if you have selected Chosen Mode. Almost all 100+ year old worlds support it, but it requires the correct configuration of temples etc. so occasionally it doesn't work, we don't yet have a fall back position for that quite yet. If you un-check the tutorial on the start screen, it'll still do the Chosen stuff immediately when you start. But it's just a 'quest' to go speak to a priest in a nearby temple, and it gives you a compass to the priest. We need to do more with ensuring that players can make it to the temple. Some helping popups from the god and fixes to being stuck in castles and unable to travel will be coming as well. We are trying to catch all the cases to make it more friendly.
Players who are a bit more used to things should be able to go through the whole cycle now, and have some reasonably hard though somewhat one-note dungeons to go through with their parties. The god/temple stuff is ultimately pretty simple, but we'll have a chance to hone it through December now.

Patch Notes for Beta 26

Toward finishing Adventure Mode beta

Added some mythical dungeons, materials, and related temple quests
Added a few magical items
Added initial god quest for chosen mode
Added mythical healing substances in mythical sites
Added messages for healing effects
Chosen/hero get bonus reputation for the purpose of gaining followers
Environmental display in top right (weather, light, temp, etc.)
Quest journal outline on right side of main screen
Vampire blood sense markers
Memory map
Stealth vision cones
Goblin/kobold glowing eyes in the dark
Added liquid/ramp arrow toggles to adv mode
Announced when somebody pushes past you and cancels your action
Made people stop moving when you talk to them (if they aren't fighting)
Added shared items to wrestling interface so you can struggle for possession without using inventory screen
Fixed audio for snow/mud footsteps
Added buttons so ramps can be used with hatches
Separated adv/fort volume settings
Fixed jump tooltip
Stopped adventurers from starting in pits if other sites are available
Stopped rbut from quitting out of character creation
Removed adventure mode feature discovery announcements
Updated more classic tiles and brought back cursors

Other changes

Dye vs profession coloration toggleable in both modes
Stopped migrant families with negative age younger siblings in young worlds
Removed case sensitivity from unit filters
Fixed a crash from subtabbing to certain buildings
Made help close button act consistently when help is minimized
Fixed bug where syndrome would target too few tissues
Fixed issue with occasional infinite loop on population placement
Fixed bug where many priests would move to different homes after world generation

- Tarn + Alexandra

[ 2024-11-27 12:37:19 CET ] [ Original post ]

Dwarf Fortress

Bay 12 Games Developer

Kitfox Games Publisher

2022-12-06 Release

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Prepare for the deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that has ever been created.

Not just generated geometry -- a whole simulated world. Generated rise and fall of civilizations, personalities, creatures, cultures, etc. Infinite hours of gameplay.
Now with beautiful pixel graphics!
Learn the basics with in-game tutorials
A lifetime “living” project - created/updated since 2003, with no end in sight
Generate your unique world and manage a bustling colony of dwarves, even as they probably mine towards their eventual demise.
A new endless hobby, just for you!

The legendary Dwarf Fortress is now on Steam! Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive, despite threats of starvation, dragons, and madness.

In this complex construction/management/roguelike simulation, every generated world brings a unique challenge, whether it’s dwarves with their own simulated personalities or aquifers. Observe what makes your civilization fall into eventual decline, and learn for next time… until something else inevitably goes wrong.

The combat model includes skills, body parts, material properties, aimed attacks, wrestling, pain, nausea, various poison effects, and much more.

It’s difficult to convey the depth of the generation. Hundreds of animals and monsters, many of which are randomly created for each world, as well as generated poetry, musical forms, instruments, and dances for your dwarves to practice and perform. A dynamic weather model tracks wind, humidity, and air masses to create fronts, clouds, storms, and blizzards. Over two hundred rock and mineral types can appear, in their proper geological environments.

Remember: Losing is fun!

Nothing substantial is new or changed, under the hood. It’s still good old Dwarf Fortress, but with graphics support and music by default. A few bells and whistles won’t change that.

You may already be familiar with the tile set mod packs from Michał “Mayday” Madej and Jacob "Ironhand" Bowman. Together, their efforts are creating an all-new tileset featuring brand new pixel art by artists Carolyn Jong and Neoriceisgood. Dwarf Fortress Steam edition will have a 15 track soundtrack by Dabu, Simon Swerwer and Águeda Macias including tracks in the Dwarvish language!

It's never been easier to start playing! We've improved the new player experience with the addition of tutorials to guide you through building your first fort and keeping your dwarves happy.

Command your dwarves as they search for wealth in their generated mountain. Your dwarves will need a steady supply of food and beer, but they’ll also need your guidance in surviving attacks from hostile civilizations, the wilderness, or even the dead.

Craft treasures and furnitures from various materials
Establish a barony and support the increasingly demanding nobility
Read your dwarves’ thoughts to keep them happy
Build floodgates to divert water for farming, and/or prevent magma mishaps
Build structures and watch your dwarves discover and build their culture, like taverns, libraries, temples, honey, wax, pottery, animal training, bookbinding, and more.

The original inspiration for RimWorld, Prison Architect, Minecraft and more.
One of the first video games acquired by the Museum of Modern Art in New York
Updated for over 16 years by two brothers, Tarn “Toady One” and Zach “Threetoe” Adams

With the goal of simulating all of existence, Bay 12 estimates they’re only about 44% done.

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