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<p style="text-align: center; color: red; font-weight: bold;">Please note that due to the recent new release, many pages are incomplete or empty. Contribute if you can!</p>
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Welcome to the Dwarf Fortress Wiki. This is a collection of user-submitted guides, information and advice for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roguelike Roguelike] game [http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/ "Dwarf Fortress"]. Dwarf Fortress is a game for Windows, Linux and Mac, developed by [http://www.bay12games.com/ Bay 12 Games] featuring two modes of play, a distinct, randomly-generated world (complete with terrain, wildlife and legends), gruesome combat mechanics and vicious schools of [[carp]]. The wiki currently has '''{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles'''.
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|+ style="color: #fff; background: #d66; border: 1px solid #a44; border-left-color:#faa; border-top-color:#faa; padding: 0.2em 0.5em" | '''New to Dwarf Fortress?'''
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| style="width: 33%" | [[:Dwarf Fortress:About|About Dwarf Fortress]]
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| style="width: 33%" | '''[[:Category:Guides|Tutorials and guides]]''' <!-- this is here since no good page has been written for it yet, but it should be replaced by a non-category page eventually once the list of tutorials and guides is more complete -->
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| style="width: 33%" | [[Quickstart guide]] <small>''(recent)''</small>
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| style="width: 33%" | [[Frequently Asked Questions]]
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| style="width: 33%" | *&nbsp;[[Your first fortress]]&nbsp;*
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| style="width: 33%" | *&nbsp;[[Indecisive's_illustrated_fortress_mode_tutorial|Indecisive's Illustrated Tutorial]]&nbsp;*
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| style="width: 33%" | [[IRC|Get help from online chat]]
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| style="width: 33%" |  [[Game development]]
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| style="width: 33%" | *&nbsp;[[The Non-Dwarf's Guide to Rock|Non-Dwarf's Guide to Rock]]&nbsp;*
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|+ style="color: #fff; background: #999; border: 1px solid #777; border-left-color:#bbb; border-top-color:#bbb; padding: 0.2em 0.5em; text-align: center" | '''Links'''
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| [http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php Official Forums], [http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=19469&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a xkcd Thread], [http://www.gamingsteve.com/blab/index.php?topic=6350.0 GamingSteve Thread], [http://www.cracked.com/forums/topic/28476/dwarf-fortress Cracked Thread], [http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=116092 Penny-Arcade Thread], [http://dwarvenpassion.smfforfree3.com/index.php Dwarves with a Passion], [http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=908019 Facepunch Studios Thread], [http://forum.team17.com/showthread.php?t=30824 Team17 Forum Thread], [http://www.reddit.com/r/dwarffortress/ Reddit], [http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3286986 Something Awful], [http://www.xspore.com/community/dwarf-fortress/ xSpore], [http://episteme.arstechnica.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/39309975/m/943000156931/p/1 Ars Technica], [http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/42890 GamersWithJobs Thread]
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| [http://jreengusoccurring.blogspot.com/ Jreengus Occuring: A Dwarf Fortress blog], [http://dfc.smackjeeves.com/ Strike the Earth!]
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| [irc://irc.newnet.net/bay12games #bay12games] on newnet.net, [irc://irc.synirc.net/df #df] on synirc.net, [irc://irc.quakenet.org/DwarfFortress #DwarfFortress] on quakenet.org, [irc://irc.tellaerad.net/DF #DF] on tellaerad.net and [irc://irc.rizon.net/brofortress #brofortress] on rizon.net.
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| [http://mkv25.net/dfma/ Dwarf Fortress Map Archive], [http://dffd.wimbli.com/ Dwarf Fortress File Depot (DFFD)]
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Revision as of 18:18, 16 April 2010

The Dwarf Fortress Wiki

Please note that due to the recent new release, many pages are incomplete or empty. Contribute if you can!

Welcome to the Dwarf Fortress Wiki. This is a collection of user-submitted guides, information and advice for the Roguelike game "Dwarf Fortress". Dwarf Fortress is a game for Windows, Linux and Mac, developed by Bay 12 Games featuring two modes of play, a distinct, randomly-generated world (complete with terrain, wildlife and legends), gruesome combat mechanics and vicious schools of carp. The wiki currently has 10,049 articles.


Oh, the names humans give themselves...
(On artifacts) I got a flint door, called The Noiseless Odors. — Nyxalinth
The latest version is v50.14, released on September 25, 2024.


New to Dwarf Fortress?
About Dwarf Fortress Tutorials and guides Quickstart guide (recent)
Frequently Asked Questions Your first fortress * Video tutorials *
Important advice Indecisive's Illustrated Tutorial * Get help from online chat
Game development Non-Dwarf's Guide to Rock * Starting builds
Playing Dwarf Fortress
Fortress mode Adventurer mode
Reclaim fortress Legends
Design strategies Local map features
Bloodline games Stories
The Arena
Gameplay elements
Activity zones Farming
Building Combat
Creatures Designations
Military Nobles
Rooms Skills
Stockpiles Workshops
Economics Mining
Location Fun
Wiki articles by category
Dwarves World
Buildings Mods
Items Interface
All Categories
Metagame editing and advice
World generation
Technical tricks
Utilities
Known bugs and issues
System requirements
Cheating
Maximizing framerate
Tilesets
Modding Guide
Links
Forums: Official Forums, xkcd Thread, GamingSteve Thread, Cracked Thread, Penny-Arcade Thread, Dwarves with a Passion, Facepunch Studios Thread, Team17 Forum Thread, Reddit, Something Awful, xSpore, Ars Technica, GamersWithJobs Thread
Blogs: Jreengus Occuring: A Dwarf Fortress blog, Strike the Earth!
IRC Channels: #bay12games on newnet.net, #df on synirc.net, #DwarfFortress on quakenet.org, #DF on tellaerad.net and #brofortress on rizon.net.
Other Wikis: Le Wiki Français , The Japanese (日本語ž) Wiki , The Russian Wiki , Wiki Italiano
Useful Links: Dwarf Fortress Map Archive, Dwarf Fortress File Depot (DFFD)
Archives: v0.23.130.23a Wiki(archive.org snapshot), v0.28.181.40d Wiki