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''Dwarf Fortress'' has only one person writing its code. There's a lot of it, and a lot that is quite new, so it's unfortunately inevitable that some imperfections creep in. The game itself is also just extremely complex, and it's easy to become confused.
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''Dwarf Fortress'' has a small team writing its code. There's a lot of it, and a lot that is quite new, so it's unfortunately inevitable that some imperfections creep in. The game itself is also just extremely complex, and it's easy to become confused.
  
 
== FAQ ==
 
== FAQ ==
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{{main|Known bugs and issues}}
 
{{main|Known bugs and issues}}
  
Unfortunately, DF is not immune to bugs in the code. Some can be quite prominent. While Toady fixes them as fast as he can, you might find some workarounds on the [[Known bugs and issues|known bugs]] page.
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Unfortunately, DF is not immune to bugs. While Toady fixes them as fast as he can, you might find some workarounds on the [[Known bugs and issues|known bugs]] page. To report a new bug, check out the instructions for [[Known bugs and issues#Reporting new bugs|reporting new bugs]].
  
 
== Forums and other resources ==
 
== Forums and other resources ==
  
Not to worry, there are plenty of DF players out there and they are generally very friendly. Usually they'll gladly help you figure out your particular daunting dwarvish dilemma. Remember to be polite and use a forum's search function to see if your question has previously been asked before making a new post. If you follow this advice then people will be more than thrilled to help.
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Not to worry, there are plenty of DF players out there and they are generally very friendly. Usually they'll gladly help you figure out your particular daunting dwarven dilemma. Remember to be polite and use a forum's search function to see if your question has previously been asked before making a new post. If you follow this advice then people will be more than thrilled to help.
  
 
===Forums===
 
===Forums===
 
*[http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/ Official Forums]
 
*[http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/ Official Forums]
*[http://boards.4chan.org/vg/catalog#s=dfg 4chan /vg/]
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*[https://discord.gg/kitfoxgames Official Kitfox Discord]
*[http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=19469&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a xkcd Thread]
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*[https://www.reddit.com/r/dwarffortress/ Reddit]
*[http://www.gamingsteve.com/blab/index.php?topic=6350.0 GamingSteve Thread]
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*[https://steamcommunity.com/app/975370/discussions/ Discussions on Steam]
*[http://www.cracked.com/forums/topic/28476/dwarf-fortress Cracked Thread]
 
*[http://dwarvenpassion.smfforfree3.com/index.php Dwarves with a Passion]
 
*[http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=908019 Facepunch Studios Thread]
 
*[http://www.reddit.com/r/dwarffortress/ Reddit]
 
*[http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=52391 Ars Technica]
 
*[http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/42890 GamersWithJobs Thread]
 
*[http://springrts.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=10908 SpringRTS Thread]
 
*[http://forums.librejeu.fr/index.php?page=Board&boardID=3 French forum]
 
*[http://forum.canardpc.com/showthread.php?t=3652 Canard PC Thread (Fr)]
 
*[http://dwarf.forumczech.com/forum.htm Ceske a slovenské forum (cz/sk)]
 
*[http://www.dwarffortressforum.de Das deutsche Dwarf Fortress Forum]
 
*[http://sg.hu/forum/tema/1290170541 Dwarf Fortress SG Fórum (Hu)]
 
  
 
===IRC Channels===
 
===IRC Channels===
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*[irc://irc.tellaerad.net/DF #DF] on tellaerad.net
 
*[irc://irc.tellaerad.net/DF #DF] on tellaerad.net
 
*[irc://irc.rizon.net/brofortress #brofortress] on rizon.net
 
*[irc://irc.rizon.net/brofortress #brofortress] on rizon.net
*[irc://irc.freenode.net/DwarfFortress #DwarfFortress] on freenode.net ([http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=DwarfFortress webchat])
 
 
*[irc://irc.esper.net/dwarffortress #DwarfFortress] on Esper.net
 
*[irc://irc.esper.net/dwarffortress #DwarfFortress] on Esper.net
  
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*[http://www.dfwk.ru The Russian Wiki ]
 
*[http://www.dfwk.ru The Russian Wiki ]
 
*[[Dwarf_Fortress_Italia|Wiki Italiano]]
 
*[[Dwarf_Fortress_Italia|Wiki Italiano]]
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*[https://dfzh.huijiwiki.com The Chinese Wiki]
  
  
 
{{Getting Started}}
 
{{Getting Started}}
 
{{Category|Guides}}
 
{{Category|Guides}}

Latest revision as of 12:36, 15 July 2024

Dwarf Fortress has a small team writing its code. There's a lot of it, and a lot that is quite new, so it's unfortunately inevitable that some imperfections creep in. The game itself is also just extremely complex, and it's easy to become confused.

FAQ[edit]

If other documentation has not helped, you might see the FAQ page.

Bugs[edit]

Main article: Known bugs and issues

Unfortunately, DF is not immune to bugs. While Toady fixes them as fast as he can, you might find some workarounds on the known bugs page. To report a new bug, check out the instructions for reporting new bugs.

Forums and other resources[edit]

Not to worry, there are plenty of DF players out there and they are generally very friendly. Usually they'll gladly help you figure out your particular daunting dwarven dilemma. Remember to be polite and use a forum's search function to see if your question has previously been asked before making a new post. If you follow this advice then people will be more than thrilled to help.

Forums[edit]

IRC Channels[edit]

Main article: IRC

Other wikis[edit]