Dwarf Fortress v0.27.169.33a

Dwarf Fortress is a single-player fantasy game. You can control a dwarven outpost or an adventurer in a randomly generated, persistent world.



Although Dwarf Fortress is still in a work in progress, many features have already been implemented.



* The world is randomly generated with distinct civilizations, dozens of towns, hundreds of caves and regions with various wildlife.

* The world persists as long as you like, over many games, recording history and tracking changes.

* Command your dwarves as they search for wealth in the mountain.

o Craft treasures and furniture from many materials and improve these objects with precious metals, jewels and more.

o Defend yourself against attacks from hostile civilizations, the wilderness and the depths.

o Support the nobility as they make demands of your populace.

o Keep your dwarves happy and read their thoughts as they work and relax.

o Z coordinate allows you to dig out fortresses with multiple levels. Build towers or conquer the depths.

o Build floodgates to divert water for farming or to drown your adversaries.

o Much much more...

* Play an adventurer and explore, quest for glory or seek vengeance.

o Meet adversaries from previous games.

o Recruit people in towns to come with you on your journey.

o Explore without cumbersome plot restrictions.

o Seamlessly wander the world -- 197376 x 197376 squares total -- or travel more rapidly on the region map.

o Accept quests from the town and civilization leaders.

o Retire and meet your old characters. Bring them along on an adventure with a new character or reactivate them and play directly.

o Z coordinate allows you to move seamlessly between dungeon levels and scale pyramids fighting adversaries above and below.

* The combat model uses skills, body parts, wrestling, charging and dodging between squares, bleeding, pain, nausea, and much more.

* A dynamic weather model tracks wind, humidity and air masses to create fronts, clouds, rain storms and blizzards.

* Over two hundred rock and mineral types are incorporated into the world, placed in their proper geological environments.

* Add new creatures, weapons, plants, metals and other objects via modifiable text files.

* Extended ASCII character set rendered in 16 colors (including black) as well as 8 background colors (including black).