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− | The | + | The Lazy Newb Packs or Starter packs are packages to get people started with ''Dwarf Fortress''. Simply download the one for your operating system and start playing ''Dwarf Fortress'' with all the best utilities and graphics/tilesets. |
Despite the name, the modern packs are ideal for new and veteran players alike. Using a pack lets you focus on playing the game, while still having access to quality-of-life additions like graphics/tilesets, utilities, and being able to change common settings without editing text files. | Despite the name, the modern packs are ideal for new and veteran players alike. Using a pack lets you focus on playing the game, while still having access to quality-of-life additions like graphics/tilesets, utilities, and being able to change common settings without editing text files. | ||
− | Packs also make a great basis to start your own set of | + | Packs also make a great basis to start your own set of modifications from as you don't need to find, configure, compile, install, and update every tool for yourself. |
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+ | Separate packs are available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Each platform's version is maintained by different community contributors. These can be found further down this page. | ||
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== What is a Pack? == | == What is a Pack? == | ||
− | A Starter pack | + | A Starter pack or Lazy Newb Pack includes all the utilities that a veteran player might want, while configuring everything in such a way that it is still easier for new players. In general, it's safe to simply ignore any option you don't understand and trust that the default settings will be okay. |
The packages are built around the idea that newbies will likely have more difficulty with the game than with a package of utilities - which often make the game easier - and that there are many players who are not new but would still prefer an option to get all the extras in one place with a minimum of fiddling. Most include just about everything that still works and could be useful. | The packages are built around the idea that newbies will likely have more difficulty with the game than with a package of utilities - which often make the game easier - and that there are many players who are not new but would still prefer an option to get all the extras in one place with a minimum of fiddling. Most include just about everything that still works and could be useful. | ||
It is also important to note that most of the contents of each pack were created by many members of the community and just collected, configured, and redistributed by the maintainer of each pack. Of course there are a few personal touches too, but the vast majority of each is thanks to others - and not least Tarn and Zach for ''Dwarf Fortress'' itself. | It is also important to note that most of the contents of each pack were created by many members of the community and just collected, configured, and redistributed by the maintainer of each pack. Of course there are a few personal touches too, but the vast majority of each is thanks to others - and not least Tarn and Zach for ''Dwarf Fortress'' itself. | ||
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== Where do I get a Pack? == | == Where do I get a Pack? == | ||
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− | + | ===[http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=126076 Windows: PeridexisErrant's DF Starter Pack]=== | |
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− | + | This pack is maintained by PeridexisErrant, and aims to include everything - while ensuring that ignoring any option still works for new players. Contents and a changelog are listed on the forum thread (linked above). | |
− | + | ====[http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=13201 Legacy Starter Pack for DF 0.43.05]==== | |
+ | This version contains the legacy starter pack for DF 0.43.05 (follow the link for details). | ||
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− | + | ===[http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=163211.0 Linux: Enay's LinuxLNP]=== | |
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− | This package | + | This package by Enay is a traditional package of compiled utilities, actively maintained and tested on Debian Jessie (64bit). It should work out-of-the-box with Debian-derived (Ubuntu, Mint, etc.) distributions, but support or continuing updates are not guaranteed. |
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+ | An unofficial rpm package for Fedora can be found [https://github.com/corollari/lazy-newb-pack-fedora here]. | ||
− | + | ===[http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=14911 McArcady's LinuxDwarfPack]=== | |
− | + | A simple ready-to-play 47.04 pack for Linux with dfhack alpha. | |
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− | + | ===[http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=14668 McArcady's 44.12 LinuxDwarfPack]=== | |
− | + | A legacy pack with tilesets and four utilities for 44.12. | |
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− | + | ===[http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=158322.0 Mac: Lazy Mac Pack]=== | |
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− | + | A Lazy Newb Pack for Mac with lots of graphics packs but with not so many utilities. | |
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== History of packs== | == History of packs== | ||
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− | Maintaining a pack is a lot of work | + | Maintaining a pack is a lot of work and over the years people inevitably lose time or motivation to update their packs. Eventually someone new steps up and releases their own pack. |
This section is provided for information, and should not be interpreted as a recommendation for these packs. It may however be interesting to look back at how the LNP/Starter Pack movement evolved. | This section is provided for information, and should not be interpreted as a recommendation for these packs. It may however be interesting to look back at how the LNP/Starter Pack movement evolved. | ||
==== The first Lazy Newb Pack ==== | ==== The first Lazy Newb Pack ==== | ||
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+ | [[image:Lazy-newb-pack-screenshot.0.31.12.v4.6.png|frame|right|Screenshot of the primary user interface in Lazy Newb Pack v4.6 for DF 0.31.12 from June 2010. Created on Linux in 2017 with wine. ]] | ||
+ | [[image:Lazy-newb-pack-screenshot2.0.31.12.v4.6.png|frame|right|Screenshot of the graphics selection screen in Lazy Newb Pack v4.6 for DF 0.31.12 from June 2010. Created on Linux in 2017 with wine. ]] | ||
The first pack with the name Lazy Newb Pack (LNP) was created by [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?action=profile;u=16293 LucasUP] for Windows and DF version 0.31.12 and posted [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=59026 in the bay12forums] on June 11, 2010. Before the LNP, it was becoming common for the community to bundle up their own distributions of ''Dwarf Fortress'' with tile sets, graphics, and mods to make them more accessible to players. Other notable packs from this era are [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=57557.0 Phoebus graphics] and [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=53649.0 Mayday's Graphic Set]. The LNP distinguished itself by providing an interface for changing common DF settings, instead of editing the raw text files included with the game. | The first pack with the name Lazy Newb Pack (LNP) was created by [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?action=profile;u=16293 LucasUP] for Windows and DF version 0.31.12 and posted [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=59026 in the bay12forums] on June 11, 2010. Before the LNP, it was becoming common for the community to bundle up their own distributions of ''Dwarf Fortress'' with tile sets, graphics, and mods to make them more accessible to players. Other notable packs from this era are [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=57557.0 Phoebus graphics] and [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=53649.0 Mayday's Graphic Set]. The LNP distinguished itself by providing an interface for changing common DF settings, instead of editing the raw text files included with the game. | ||
− | The first versions of the LNP included a text-based interface (seen on the right) that only permitted the user to enable/disable [[aquifers]] and choose from the Phoebus, Mayday, and Ironhand graphics packs. They included the utilities [[DFHack]], [[ | + | The first versions of the LNP included a text-based interface (seen on the right) that only permitted the user to enable/disable [[aquifers]] and choose from the Phoebus, Mayday, and Ironhand graphics packs. They included the utilities [[DFHack]], [[Dwarf Foreman]], [[Dwarf Therapist]], [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=57428.0 PerfectWorldDF], [http://www.joelpt.net/quickfort/ Quickfort], [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=59056.0 Runesmith] , [[Stonesense]]. |
==== The original launcher with a GUI ==== | ==== The original launcher with a GUI ==== | ||
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On December 31, 2010 [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=59026.msg1845333#msg1845333 LucasUP released] the first version of the Lazy Newb Pack that contained the graphical interface launcher that is well known today. It became the key component of the pack, which allows easy configuration of the DF installation, choose graphics packs, launching of utilities, and provided one click toggling of settings instead of editing configuration files by hand. The original launcher was built with Visual Basic and .NET 3.5, and for several years this meant that the LNP was only available for Windows systems. | On December 31, 2010 [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=59026.msg1845333#msg1845333 LucasUP released] the first version of the Lazy Newb Pack that contained the graphical interface launcher that is well known today. It became the key component of the pack, which allows easy configuration of the DF installation, choose graphics packs, launching of utilities, and provided one click toggling of settings instead of editing configuration files by hand. The original launcher was built with Visual Basic and .NET 3.5, and for several years this meant that the LNP was only available for Windows systems. | ||
In 2012 Dricus created a [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=124613 Java-based launcher], which was cross platform and more flexible, but also required manual configuration. This launcher was never finished and so never achieved wide usage, however some early Mac and Linux packs were available based on this version. It wasn't a complete pack, but just the launcher component that could be used to build platform-specific packs. | In 2012 Dricus created a [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=124613 Java-based launcher], which was cross platform and more flexible, but also required manual configuration. This launcher was never finished and so never achieved wide usage, however some early Mac and Linux packs were available based on this version. It wasn't a complete pack, but just the launcher component that could be used to build platform-specific packs. | ||
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+ | <gallery widths=90px heights=150px> | ||
+ | File:Lnp-gui1.png|The original LNP launcher, options tab | ||
+ | File:Lnp-gui2.png|The graphics tab | ||
+ | File:Lnp-gui3.png|The utilities tab | ||
+ | File:Lnp-gui5.png|The advanced tab | ||
+ | File:lnp-dfhack.png|The DFHack tab | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
==== The End of the First Age ==== | ==== The End of the First Age ==== | ||
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All modern packs since 2014 use the PyLNP launcher. Note that "PyLNP" and "LNP" are not interchangeable - the former refers to the launcher itself, while the latter refers to a pack as a whole. | All modern packs since 2014 use the PyLNP launcher. Note that "PyLNP" and "LNP" are not interchangeable - the former refers to the launcher itself, while the latter refers to a pack as a whole. | ||
− | PyLNP started as a port of LucasUP and tolyK’s Lazy Newb Pack Launcher to Python, with the goal of making a launcher available on all the platforms supported by ''Dwarf Fortress | + | PyLNP started as a port of LucasUP and tolyK’s Lazy Newb Pack Launcher to Python, with the goal of making a launcher available on all the platforms supported by ''Dwarf Fortress;;. Its biggest innovation is the [http://pylnp.birdiesoft.dk/docs/dev/content.html PyLNP content format], a standard for defining manifests for graphics, tilesets, keybinds, utilities, etc that allows a modular and custom pack to be built. |
=== Lazy? Newb? Starter Pack? === | === Lazy? Newb? Starter Pack? === | ||
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In November 2013 PeridexisErrant, the maintainer of the current pack for the Windows platform, renamed his pack from "PeridexisErrant's LNP" to "PeridexisErrant's Starter Pack". He [https://www.reddit.com/r/dwarffortress/comments/1qt7c1/df_starter_pack_updated_classic_lazy_newb_pack/cdgpqxq/ has said] the primary reason for the renaming was to distinguish the old legacy LNP from his own pack when providing support to players, as often players would have a problem with the pack and ask PeridexisErrant for help only for him to discover they were using an older version of the pack that he didn't publish nor maintain. He changed the name before the [[DF2014:Release_information|big 2014 release]] in order to help steer new players towards his new maintained starter pack, and prevent them from finding and using old unsupported versions of the LNP. | In November 2013 PeridexisErrant, the maintainer of the current pack for the Windows platform, renamed his pack from "PeridexisErrant's LNP" to "PeridexisErrant's Starter Pack". He [https://www.reddit.com/r/dwarffortress/comments/1qt7c1/df_starter_pack_updated_classic_lazy_newb_pack/cdgpqxq/ has said] the primary reason for the renaming was to distinguish the old legacy LNP from his own pack when providing support to players, as often players would have a problem with the pack and ask PeridexisErrant for help only for him to discover they were using an older version of the pack that he didn't publish nor maintain. He changed the name before the [[DF2014:Release_information|big 2014 release]] in order to help steer new players towards his new maintained starter pack, and prevent them from finding and using old unsupported versions of the LNP. | ||
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+ | PeridexisErrant has also said that the purview of the pack has expanded over the years and is no longer just for those new to the game (newbs) but also for experienced players, and that he disliked the term "lazy" for derogatorily implying that players are lazy. Given the difficulty and challenges associated with ''Dwarf Fortress'', where to become proficient one must work hard and spend effort, it is safe to say that its players are not lazy. | ||
The maintainers of the different Mac OSX packs have used different names over the years including MacNewbie, and Lazy Mac Pack. The Linux maintainers have remained with the original LNP moniker. | The maintainers of the different Mac OSX packs have used different names over the years including MacNewbie, and Lazy Mac Pack. The Linux maintainers have remained with the original LNP moniker. | ||
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In March 2017 [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?action=profile;u=114577 Enay] took up maintainership of the LNP for Linux calling it [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=163211.0 LinuxLNP] and released only for 64-bit systems. | In March 2017 [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?action=profile;u=114577 Enay] took up maintainership of the LNP for Linux calling it [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=163211.0 LinuxLNP] and released only for 64-bit systems. | ||
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== The Making of a Pack == | == The Making of a Pack == | ||
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* The [https://github.com/DFgraphics/DFgraphics DFgraphics github repository] is a shared home for graphics and tilesets to ease routine maintenance | * The [https://github.com/DFgraphics/DFgraphics DFgraphics github repository] is a shared home for graphics and tilesets to ease routine maintenance | ||
* The [https://github.com/PeridexisErrant/starter-pack starter-pack builder] by PeridexisErrant that helps build a pack from scratch | * The [https://github.com/PeridexisErrant/starter-pack starter-pack builder] by PeridexisErrant that helps build a pack from scratch | ||
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