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[[toady|Tarn Adams]] assigns a 4-piece [[:category:version|version]] number to each [[Dwarf Fortress]] release. Each number has it's own meaning.
 
[[toady|Tarn Adams]] assigns a 4-piece [[:category:version|version]] number to each [[Dwarf Fortress]] release. Each number has it's own meaning.
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# The first number indicates an alpha or beta state, it will be "1" when it is no longer in beta and has gone gold.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle#Gold_or_general_availability_release]
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# The second number is the total number of [http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/dev_core_1-20.html core] components completed.
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# The third number is the total number of [http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/dev_req_1-50.html req] components completed.
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# The fourth number is the total number of [http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/dev_bloat_1-50.html bloat] components completed.
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# The adjacent letter is increased by one alphabetically for each bug-fix release of a version.
  
 
=== Example: ===
 
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| colspan='2' style='padding: 0.25em; border: 2px solid #999; background: #eeeeee' | A third '''bug-fix''' release
 
| colspan='2' style='padding: 0.25em; border: 2px solid #999; background: #eeeeee' | A third '''bug-fix''' release
 
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# The first number indicates an alpha or beta state, it will be "1" when it is no longer in beta and has gone gold.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle#Gold_or_general_availability_release]
 
# The second number is the total number of [http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/dev_core_1-20.html core] components completed.
 
# The third number is the total number of [http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/dev_req_1-50.html req] components completed.
 
# The fourth number is the total number of [http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/dev_bloat_1-50.html bloat] components completed.
 
# The adjacent letter is increased by one alphabetically for each bug-fix release of a version.
 
  
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
 
* [[:Category:Version|List of versions]]
 
* [[:Category:Version|List of versions]]

Revision as of 20:13, 21 April 2008

Tarn Adams assigns a 4-piece version number to each Dwarf Fortress release. Each number has it's own meaning.

  1. The first number indicates an alpha or beta state, it will be "1" when it is no longer in beta and has gone gold.[1]
  2. The second number is the total number of core components completed.
  3. The third number is the total number of req components completed.
  4. The fourth number is the total number of bloat components completed.
  5. The adjacent letter is increased by one alphabetically for each bug-fix release of a version.

Example:

0 . 27 . 176 . 38 c
Currently in an  alpha release
27 core components have been completed
176 required components have been completed
38 bloat components have been completed
A third bug-fix release

See Also