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| − | ''If you're looking for information on improving the performance of Dwarf Fortress on your computer, see | + | ''If you're looking for information on improving the performance of Dwarf Fortress on your computer, see {{L|Maximizing framerate|Maximizing Framerate}}.'' |
| − | + | '''OS''' | |
| − | + | :* Operating System: Requires Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98, or newer | |
| − | * | + | :* Non-Windows OS: Linux using Wine, no current native Linux version, no current release for Mac OS. (both in the works) |
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| − | + | :* The [[40d:System requirements|40d article]] has detailed info on Non-Windows OS' that is probably mostly still valid. | |
| − | + | '''RAM''' | |
| − | DF is not particularly RAM-hungry | + | DF is not particularly RAM-hungry. With 512MB you may be a bit on the short side, but 1 GB is absolutely sufficient. World Generation can eat up far more than that, but Generation will only be slower if not more RAM is available. Otherwise the influence of RAM on game speed is limited, as DF is not loading and offloading big chunks of data much. |
| − | There are no detailed requirements per se. However, because simply saying the more RAM you have and the faster your CPU is the better is not all that helpful, here are some stats that users have experienced while playing this game on a variety of different environments. (Please note that ‘fast game-play’ and ‘slow game-play’ are subjective terms and not intended to relay anything specific or exact. What may be fast to one person might be slow to another) | + | There are no detailed requirements per se. However, because simply saying the more RAM you have and the faster your CPU is the better is not all that helpful, here are some stats that users have experienced while playing this game on a variety of different environments. (Please note that ‘fast game-play’ and ‘slow game-play’ are subjective terms and not intended to relay anything specific or exact. What may be fast to one person might be slow to another.) |
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| − | + | '''P4 3.0Ghz with 1GB of RAM''' : Slowish | |
| − | + | '''Dualcore 2.0Ghz processor with 2GB of RAM''' : Fairly slow | |
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| − | + | '''Quadcore @2.3Ghz with 3.25 GB of RAM''' : Fast | |
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| − | + | '''AMD 64 2.2 Ghz with 1 GB of RAM''' : Slow on maps with lots going on. Okay, but not great speed (~35 FPS) with Partial Print set on and temperature and weather turned off. It is playable until population passes ~80. | |
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| − | - | + | '''Intel Pentium 3-S Tualatin 1.4ghz with 1.5GB ram''' : Very slow but playable (~7FPS) |
| − | + | '''AMD ATHLON XP, 1.7 Ghz, 1 GB RAM, Win XP''' : Fairly Fast (~40 FPS) | |
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| − | + | '''AMD Athlon X2 dual core, 2.2GHz, 4GB RAM''' : Fast (~80FPS) | |
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| − | -- | + | '''Intel Atom N270 1.6ghz HyperThreaded, 1GB RAM''' : Slow but Playable (12-24FPS default, 35-100FPS with PARTIAL_PRINT set to YES) |
| − | + | '''AMD ATHLON II 250 3.4 Ghz, 1.5 GB RAM, Win XP''' : Fast enough on Fortress, but Adventure will bog down. | |
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