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Post by Draxas on Feb 8, 2010 23:47:00 GMT -5
www.bay12games.com/dwarves/Because losing is fun! Seriously, though, anyone else play this? I picked it up recently, and the level of depth is amazing, especially for a game that was basically programmed by just one guy. I've been reading about some of the bloodline games recently, and if there are other players here, that might be a fun idea for a board activity (while we all wait for my lazy, diseased self to update Clash).
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Post by Notesurfer on Feb 9, 2010 8:37:16 GMT -5
I could swear I made a thread about this game a while back . . .
Definitely the most fun I've ever had playing a "sandbox" game. Even though it was obscenely complicated at the outset, I was surprised to find that losing WAS fun. That kept me going long enough to learn the controls, at which point I was overwhelmed by all the cool nonsense you could do.
The main reason I don't play it anymore is that I learned the commands on a Dvorak keyboard, and I stopped playing temporarily while I switched over to QWERTY. I could probably re-learn the commands, but I'm seriously afraid for my free time. When I first picked it up I was unemployed and so it wasn't a big deal, but now . . .
Although dagnabbit I am tempted to see how fast the game will run on my new laptop.
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Post by Draxas on Feb 9, 2010 9:59:18 GMT -5
Although dagnabbit I am tempted to see how fast the game will run on my new laptop. Probably plenty fast until the inevitable catsplosion. You used a different type of keyboard than QWERTY? Why? |
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Post by N3B on Feb 9, 2010 13:08:35 GMT -5
Is this one of those games that you really have to play with a certain amount of consistency in order to get anything out of it? For example, if you play an hour a day, can you keep track of what all you're doing, and feel like you're making progress or at least accomplishing something?
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Post by Notesurfer on Feb 9, 2010 21:11:01 GMT -5
I have played in 5-minute spurts and 5 hour marathons, and both were pretty fulfilling.
And as for keyboards, I used the Dvorak layout for a while due to its palliative abilities (I had tendonitis at the time). It worked, but it wasn't any faster than QWERTY either, so once I got the job I have now (which requires the use of various QWERTY-based terminals) I switched back.
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Post by Draxas on Feb 10, 2010 13:00:34 GMT -5
Dwarf Fortress is definitely a game you can play at whatever pace you like, so you don't have to play for a long stretch to feel like you're making progress. Then again, progress is all relative, since it doesn't really have a clearly defined goal.
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Post by Notesurfer on Feb 10, 2010 13:45:17 GMT -5
If any of you are interested in getting into Dwarf Fortress, I recommend checking out the Wiki so you aren't totally overwhelmed by the magnitude of the game right off the bat. Also HIGHLY recommended is this tutorial. It has a pre-built world/level which makes following along way easier than the generic "well if you're presented with situation x you should use response y" starter guides. |
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