Utility:Lazy Newb Pack

The first Lazy Newb Pack was a Windows-only package containing Dwarf Fortress, a launcher program, and a small collection of graphics packs and utilities; created and managed by LucasUP. This classic version has not been updated since August 2012 and is generally incompatible with current utilities, community patches, and new tools.

There are now updated versions available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. These new packs generally include all the utilities that a veteran player might want on a new computer, while configuring everything in such a way that it is still easier for new players.

General information

The updated versions of the Lazy Newb Pack are based on Dricus's new cross-platform LNP program, which is more configurable than the old windows-only version, and of course works on other platforms.

The packages are built around the idea that newbies will likely have more difficulty with the game than with a package of utilities - which will hopefully make the game a little easier - and that there are many 'lazy' players who are not new but would still prefer an option to get all the extras in one place with a minimum of fiddling. Most also assume that by this stage we value convenience more than megabytes, and thus include just about everything that still works.

It is also worth noting that most of the contents of each pack were created by the community and just collected, configured, and redistributed by the maintainer of each pack. Of course there are a few personal touches too, but the vast majority of each is thanks to others - not least Toady for Dwarf Fortress itself.

PeridexisErrant's LNP (Windows)

This pack is maintained by PeridexisErrant. Feedback, comments, suggestions, and requests for help are all welcome on the Bay12 thread; making things more fun is the whole point of the exercise. A full and up to date list of contents is also available there, along with a changelog.

MacNewbie Reborn

This pack is an updated version of the old MacNewbie Cyan, based around Dricus's new cross-platform LNP program. It is maintained by Fricy.

Lazy Newb Pack Installer for Linux

Created by Andrewd18, the Linux installer "is a shell script that installs the Dwarf Fortress Lazy Newb Pack. It downloads and builds a DF installation from available source code and binaries" and also checks for the dependencies required by 64-bit systems. The home of this pack is on Github.