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Welcome to the Dwarf Fortress Wiki. This is a collection of user-submitted guides, information and advice for "Dwarf Fortress". Dwarf Fortress is a game for Windows, Linux and Mac, developed by Bay 12 Games featuring two modes of play, as well as distinct, randomly-generated worlds (complete with terrain, wildlife and legends), gruesome combat mechanics and ubiquitous alcohol dependency. The wiki currently has 2242 articles.

Do not make a trading race that breathes fire.

I REPEAT, DON'T!! EVER!!

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Links Forums: Official Forums, Official Wiki Forum, 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, SpringRTS Thread, French forum ,Canard PC Thread (Fr), Česke a slovenské forum (cz/sk),German Dwarf Fortress Forum, MSPaint Adventures Thread Blogs: Bravemule, 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) Wiki , The Russian Wiki Useful Links: Dwarf Fortress Map Archive, Dwarf Fortress File Depot (DFFD), Dwarf Fortress Stories, Dwarf Fortress Bug Tracker Archives: v0.23.130.23a Wiki, v0.28.181.40d Wiki