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v0.31:System requirements

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This article is about an older version of DF.

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  • 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)


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 discovered 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.)

System : Result

P4 3.0Ghz with 1GB of RAM : Slowish

Dualcore 2.0Ghz processor with 2GB of RAM : Fairly slow

Quadcore @2.3Ghz with 3.25 GB of RAM : Fast

AMD 64 2.2 Ghz with 1 GB of RAM : Slow on maps with lots going on

Intel Pentium 3-S Tualatin 1.4ghz with 1.5GB ram : Very slow but playable, 4-8FPS

AMD ATHLON XP, 1.7 Ghz, 1 GB RAM, Win XP : Fairly Fast (~40 FPS)