For those who don't know, Dwarf Fortress is basically a sort of ultra-realistic rts (although you can pause and micro-manage things if you like) in which you basically establish a city (usually carved into hills or mountains) populated by dwarves. There is no ultimate goal and chances are you will eventually lose. The game is extremely realistic, simulating everything from water and lava physics, cave-ins, the mental characteristics of individual dwarves and even things like flesh density, the extent of wounds and armour durability etc in combat.
I downloaded it yesterday (from here, if you're interested). I can't honestly claim to have much idea what I'm doing. The learning curve is extremely steep. I couldn't make any sense of the ascii interface, so I got a texture pack pretty quickly. Now I'm just using tutorials to try and get started. But even then, I'm not doing very well. I have worked out how to dig a basic hole in the ground and have made a number of chambers, but when I tried to build a carpenters' workshop, I apparently didn't have sufficient resources. I don't actually know where to look to see where resources are kept.
I downloaded it yesterday (from here, if you're interested). I can't honestly claim to have much idea what I'm doing. The learning curve is extremely steep. I couldn't make any sense of the ascii interface, so I got a texture pack pretty quickly. Now I'm just using tutorials to try and get started. But even then, I'm not doing very well. I have worked out how to dig a basic hole in the ground and have made a number of chambers, but when I tried to build a carpenters' workshop, I apparently didn't have sufficient resources. I don't actually know where to look to see where resources are kept.