tag:cheerfulghost.com,2005:/games/14525Cheerful Ghost: Slaves to Armok II: Dwarf Fortress2024-03-19T11:32:47+00:002020-06-16T03:57:08Ztag:cheerfulghost.com,2005:Post/44242020-06-16T03:26:14Z2020-06-16T03:57:08Z/jdodson/posts/4424/listen-to-tarn-adams-talk-about-how-incredible-dwarf-fortress-bugs-can-beListen to Tarn Adams Talk About How Fun Dwarf Fortress Bugs Can Be<div class='youtube-player' data-id='VAhHkJQ3KgY'></div> <br/>Dwarf Fortress is one of the coolest games I've ever heard of but is so incredibly evolved i'm somewhat nervous to try it. Like D&D i've gone so long admiring it and not playing it I get lost admiring the complexity and lack of starting it.<br><br>That said, one highlight of going to PAX West a handful of years ago was talking with Tarn Adams for a good while about Dwarf Fortress and watching this recent No Clip video reminded me of that PAX. Tarn is a fun developer to listen to and Dwarf Fortress is one of those games that even if you might not have played it it's still an impressive feat and if games are considered art, and I think they are, Dwarf Fortress would rank at the tippy top of that list.2020-06-16T03:57:08Zjdodsontag:cheerfulghost.com,2005:Post/40452019-03-14T01:21:43Z2019-03-14T01:22:18Z/jdodson/posts/4045/dwarf-fortress-getting-official-graphical-update-coming-to-steam-and-itchDwarf Fortress Getting Official Graphical Update & Coming to Steam and Itch!<div class='youtube-player' data-id='9VH7EL1vJ28'></div> <br/>To me, Dwarf Fortress is one of the most important pieces of art in our time. The level of sophistication of the game is astounding and Tarn and Zach consider it to be something they will work on... indefinitely. That kind of focus and passion is rare and because of the games lasting artistic impact Tarn is going to hand over the source code to the game to the MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) upon his death. I was lucky enough to meet up with him some years ago at PAX and talk to him about Dwarf Fortress as well as possibly releasing Dwarf Fortress as free software (not an idea he supported at the time, he'd rather hand it over to the MoMA). The only downside to Dwarf Fortress is that it's so rich and deep I have very little time to play it and it's a real shame. That said, it looks like it's going to get a lot more accessible to players as it's getting a formal graphical update from it's ASCII roots as well as going to be for sale on Steam and Itch.<br><br>To-date Dwarf Fortress has been available to download for free on Bay 12 Games website and this won't change. But if you want an auto-updated version, official non-ASCII 2D graphics and easily installable through Steam or Itch, this is for you. Seems like a big reason Bay 12 is doing this is to raise money to help some family with health issues and I hope this goes over well for them and the publisher they are working with, Kitfox Games.<br><br>Read the entire FAQ on Dwarf Fortress coming to Steam, Itch and on working with publisher Kitfox.<br><br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xwhi1KKp5QD9R4-euZ0JqRB0vHdNPqdBJXjIgp-yYHA/edit">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xwhi1KKp5QD9R4-euZ0JqRB0vHdNPqdBJXjIgp-yYHA/edit</a><br><br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/">http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/</a>2019-03-14T01:22:18Zjdodson