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List of Dwarf Fortress developer interviews

2012-04-07T04:28:33Z

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As Dwarf Fortress grows, more and more people are becoming interested in the behind-the-scenes workings of not only the game itself, but the lives and trails of the developers. Many websites now have interviews with Toady, providing unique insights into the design and development of the Dwarf Fortress game.

==Interviews==

*[http://www.bay12games.com/media/mspa_forum_call.mp3 Languidiir/A Madman interview]
**4 hours long

*[http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3549/interview_the_making_of_dwarf_.php Gamasutra: The Making of Dwarf Fortress]
**February 27, 2008 - by John Harris
**Ten pages long!

*[http://www.frontrowcrew.com/episodes/2008/01/15/dwarf-fortress/ GeekNights interview] - Talk radio interview
**January 15, 2008 - Rym and Scott
**Download link for mp3

*[http://slangdesign.com/rppr/2008/05/interview/rppr-interview-with-tarn-adams-creator-of-dwarf-fortress/ Roleplaying Public Radio Audio Interview]
**First comment is at may 20, 2008 - by Ross Payton
**Links to synopsis of interview and a link to the podcast.
**Approximately 1 hr 30 min

*[http://darkdiamond.net/features/dark-diamond-interview-tarn-adams-technical-issues-editiondraft/ DarkDiamond 60 minutes interview]
**April 15, 2009 - By Raphael 'Dasuraga' Gaschignard
**Podcast link seems broken
**Short

*[http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/08/09/dwarf-fortress-developer-interview/ Dwarf Fortress developer interview]
**August 9, 2011 - PC Gamer
**(Taken from [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=90749.0 the forums])
**Short

*[http://w2.eff.org/Misc/Publications/Bruce_Sterling/comp_game_designers.article Game conference speech: "The Wonderful Power of Storytelling"]
**Cannot find date - by Bruce Sterling
**Plain text

*[http://dhs.stanford.edu/algorithmic-literacy/an-interview-with-tarn-adams/ An Interview with Tarn Adams]
**December 22, 2010 by Elijah Meeks
**1 Youtube video, 1 screenshot, 1 fancomic image (Bronzemurder)

*[http://www.nullpointer.co.uk/content/interview-dwarf-fortress/ Nullpointer Dwarf Fortress Interview]
**Tuesday, November 16th, 2010 - Tom Betts
**The blog seems to focus on game design. The interviewer is doing a PHD on "The Sublime in Digital Games", and is a head coder at Big Robot.
**Images
*[http://inkthirsty.com/blg/?p=145 The Adams Brothers Stop By For A Talk] [http://richardhofmeier.com/adams_v_hofmeier_1.mp3 '''(Part 1 Direct Link)'''] [http://richardhofmeier.com/adams_v_hofmeier_2.mp3 '''(Part 2 Direct Link)''']
**Recorded by Richard Hofmeier for an article in PORK Magazine - February 2011
**(Taken from [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=100319.0 the forums])
**1 hour 45 minutes long

==Articles==

*[http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/08/09/dwarf-fortress-feature-how-seven-drunks-opened-a-portal-to-hell/ Dwarf Fortress diary: How seven drunks opened a portal to Hell]
**August 9th 2011
**Shamelessly yanked from http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=90749.0)
**Has pictures!

*[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/magazine/the-brilliance-of-dwarf-fortress.html?_r=3&ref=technology&pagewanted=all Where Do Dwarf-Eating Carp Come From?]
**July 24th 2011
**(Taken from http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=89414.0)

*[http://gamingclasshero.blogspot.ca/2011/10/dwarf-fortress.html Gaming Class Hero: Dwarf Fortress]
**October 11th 201
**A review / introduction to the game. Mentions the more well-known community forts and links to several DF resources.

==Related Pages==

* [[Dwarf Fortress webcomics]]
* [[List of Dwarf Fortress references]]

[[Category: Game development]]

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List of Dwarf Fortress developer interviews

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List of Dwarf Fortress references

2011-08-15T20:45:52Z

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As the popularity of Dwarf Fortress has grown, many references to it have shown up in other video games. This is a list of the ones which have been discovered.
== Confirmed DF References ==
These are confirmed to be references to Dwarf Fortress. Unless otherwise noted, they are considered to be confirmed because they reference Dwarf Fortress so directly that coincidence is inconceivable, rather than due to any official confirmation from developers.
==== Blue Planet ====
In the [http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=70168.0 back story] of the popular mod of Freespace 2 called "Blue Planet", there is a mention of Dwarf Fortress:
<blockquote>"In the mainstream, the colonies developed very advanced models to predict societal development and to maximize their productivity. There are rumours that these simulations were based on a 21st century program that simulated dwarves living in fortresses; however, these are only unsubstantiated rumours, no more. Regardless of their origins, these models were very accurate and effective, and some claim that they formed a significant backbone to the models used by Ubuntu to guide the development of the society and economy throughout the Sol system."</blockquote>
==== DoomRL ====
In the roguelike DoomRL, picking up a chainsaw results in the message "BLOOD! BLOOD FOR ARMOK, GOD OF BLOOD!" and puts the player in berserk state.
==== Runescape ====
In the MMORPG Runescape, there is a quest called [http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/From_Tiny_Acorns From Tiny Acorns] in which players must steal a Ruby Toy Dragon from a crafting stall tended by a Dwarf named [http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Urist_Loric Urist Loric]. When it is stolen, Urist remarks that he "might tantrum".
==== Super Scribblenauts ====
In the DS title Super Scribblenauts, typing in the word "Urist" produces a Dwarf onscreen. In-game Dwarves are also deathly afraid of carp. It is debatable, but the fact that Dwarves are also afraid of elephants and try to fight demons and elves could also be a reference.

==== World of Warcraft ====
In the MMORPG World of Warcraft (WoW) there is a quest called [http://www.wowhead.com/quest=24685 Dwarf Fortress] in which the player must retrieve the schematics to the Dwarven Fortress Bael'Dun. The description of the item says: "A depiction of the fortress using [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_page_437 primitive icons] to represent essential structures." There is also an NPC in the quest named [http://www.wowhead.com/npc=38183 Haggis Boatmurder] guarding the plans.
In the same area, but unrelated to the Dwarf Fortress quest, there are two Dwarves sitting on sandbags in a town:
<blockquote>'''Hargin Mundar says:''' Flood's not so bad. Not as bad as the ones we've had in Ironforge. 
'''Junder Brokk says:''' Aye, you mean the one you caused? 
'''Hargin Mundar says:''' You watch your tongue, ya blootered chuff! That was an honest mistake! 
'''Junder Brokk says:''' You put a floodgate on a channel from the inside and trapped yerself! 
'''Hargin Mundar says:''' An honest mistake! 
'''Junder Brokk says:''' An' then you tunneled from the channel straight into a dining hall! 
'''Junder Brokk says:''' We were findin' carp behind the furniture for weeks! 
'''Hargin Mundar says:''' Well, at least the ale was safe.</blockquote>
Hargin Mundar will also throw up when he goes outside. It is likely a reference to [[Cave Adaptation]].

== Debated DF References ==
These are possible references, but have not been confirmed.
==== Tibia ====
In the MMORPG Tibia, there is a Dwarven city called Kazordoon. In an inaccessible area there is a [http://map.tibiaml.com/?p=32650,31892,11:9 giant] [http://map.tibiaml.com/?p=32574,31894,12:9 fortress] [http://map.tibiaml.com/?p=32570,31927,10:9 built] [http://map.tibiaml.com/?p=32570,31927,10:9 in] [http://map.tibiaml.com/?p=32577,31909,13:9 the shape of] [http://static.tibia.com/images/news/colossus_after.jpg a giant Dwarf]. There is a comment by some inhabitant NPCs that it may be able to defend itself better if it could walk and shoot magma.

==Related Pages==

* [[Dwarf Fortress webcomics]]
* [[Developer interviews]]

List of Dwarf Fortress developer interviews

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