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This is the list of quotes which appear at the top of the wiki's [[Main Page]]. Many of them are musings from the developer notes, while others are forum posts made by ''DF'' players or simply anonymous game-related statements. Feel free to add any quotes you find particularly amusing or interesting. | This is the list of quotes which appear at the top of the wiki's [[Main Page]]. Many of them are musings from the developer notes, while others are forum posts made by ''DF'' players or simply anonymous game-related statements. Feel free to add any quotes you find particularly amusing or interesting. | ||
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The cyclops I was quested to kill had a thousand year history of badassery, and all of that without the leg it lost in the Year 3 (a dwarf bit it off... I should probably deal with that). --[[Toady One]] | The cyclops I was quested to kill had a thousand year history of badassery, and all of that without the leg it lost in the Year 3 (a dwarf bit it off... I should probably deal with that). --[[Toady One]] | ||
"Stopped people from giving quests to kill themselves." --[[Toady One]] | "Stopped people from giving quests to kill themselves." --[[Toady One]] | ||
− | "Got rid of world gen crash during succession after | + | "Got rid of world gen crash during succession after death of prolific long-standing position holders with inbred descendants" --[[Toady One]] |
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"There was a typo in the siegers' campfire code. When the fires went out, so did the game." --[[Toady One]] | "There was a typo in the siegers' campfire code. When the fires went out, so did the game." --[[Toady One]] | ||
"Dwarven children kidnapped and incorporated into goblin society might sh... shave."<br> -- [[Toady One]] | "Dwarven children kidnapped and incorporated into goblin society might sh... shave."<br> -- [[Toady One]] | ||
− | + | You can't yet strangle people with the exposed guts, though I suppose that's now within reach. -- [[Toady One]] | |
"I had to leave just before I tested the dwarf with the boiling gold blood." -- [[Toady One|Toady the Great One]] | "I had to leave just before I tested the dwarf with the boiling gold blood." -- [[Toady One|Toady the Great One]] | ||
There was kind of a violent explosion of boiling human blood when I was testing a human vs a magma man in the arena... it was a little weird, but I guess that's okay. -- [[Toady One]] | There was kind of a violent explosion of boiling human blood when I was testing a human vs a magma man in the arena... it was a little weird, but I guess that's okay. -- [[Toady One]] | ||
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Stopped dwarves from trying to clean their own missing or internal body parts. --[[Toady One]] | Stopped dwarves from trying to clean their own missing or internal body parts. --[[Toady One]] | ||
Stopped zombies from interrupting your sleep to ask if they can help you with something. -- [[Toady One]] | Stopped zombies from interrupting your sleep to ask if they can help you with something. -- [[Toady One]] | ||
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I had a dwarven hero try to kill a bronze colossus seven times, and each time he lost.... After the third duel, he began worshipping his enemy. -- [[Toady One]] | I had a dwarven hero try to kill a bronze colossus seven times, and each time he lost.... After the third duel, he began worshipping his enemy. -- [[Toady One]] | ||
I also grabbed somebody's exposed guts and did the only thing you can do with them currently, which is pinch them. -- [[Toady One]] | I also grabbed somebody's exposed guts and did the only thing you can do with them currently, which is pinch them. -- [[Toady One]] | ||
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I used my debug power to manifest as the Manifestation, holding the quest crossbow, which I immediately handed over. When I asked the quester about it, he said "An unknown creature has given an unknown creature <correct artifact name>. I don't care one way or another." -- [[Toady One]] | I used my debug power to manifest as the Manifestation, holding the quest crossbow, which I immediately handed over. When I asked the quester about it, he said "An unknown creature has given an unknown creature <correct artifact name>. I don't care one way or another." -- [[Toady One]] | ||
Animals no longer become distracted from being unable to drink if they've experienced trauma, or from being unable to worship gods they shouldn't have been worshiping in the first place... -- [[Toady One]] | Animals no longer become distracted from being unable to drink if they've experienced trauma, or from being unable to worship gods they shouldn't have been worshiping in the first place... -- [[Toady One]] | ||
− | Dropping a boulder on somebody and then leaving my dwarves unattended outside with nothing to do for a year resulted in tantrums, depression and oblivious wandering, so it seems to be working (...) I wasn't aware of their relationship status when the boulder fell; that's just how it turned out, sadly. -- [[Toady One]] | + | Dropping a boulder on somebody and then leaving my dwarves unattended outside with nothing to do for a year resulted in tantrums, depression and oblivious wandering, so it seems to be working (...) I wasn't aware of their relationship status when the boulder fell; that's just how it turned out, sadly. --[[Toady One]] |
Goblins are meant to die violent deaths. -- [[Toady One]]<sup>[http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=1104.msg14899#msg14899]</sup> | Goblins are meant to die violent deaths. -- [[Toady One]]<sup>[http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=1104.msg14899#msg14899]</sup> | ||
I have some good saves I can look at and so forth, so hopefully I can pick some decent numbers if they are a problem, and if the numbers are fine, focus just on the ridiculous "scary teeth" part of it. Although I guess teeth are scary sometimes, but it takes like a whole horror movie to build up to why, and these are just random troll teeth. -- [[Toady One]] | I have some good saves I can look at and so forth, so hopefully I can pick some decent numbers if they are a problem, and if the numbers are fine, focus just on the ridiculous "scary teeth" part of it. Although I guess teeth are scary sometimes, but it takes like a whole horror movie to build up to why, and these are just random troll teeth. -- [[Toady One]] | ||
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I'm not actually sure why he didn't try to start a zombie horde of his own instead, but this is okay. -- [[Toady One]] | I'm not actually sure why he didn't try to start a zombie horde of his own instead, but this is okay. -- [[Toady One]] | ||
Necromancers can pet their zombie animals too, and the living can try too if they are foolish. Hmm, I think a necromancer might also be able to pet their zombie humanoids, due to how it does the detection. -- [[Toady One]] | Necromancers can pet their zombie animals too, and the living can try too if they are foolish. Hmm, I think a necromancer might also be able to pet their zombie humanoids, due to how it does the detection. -- [[Toady One]] | ||
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The were-capybara is only one of the myriad lunatic monsters that terrorize the living. -- [[ThreeToe]] | The were-capybara is only one of the myriad lunatic monsters that terrorize the living. -- [[ThreeToe]] | ||
− | + | I want you to visualize the future. Toady and I are in the Bay 12 office somewhere in the woods west of Seattle. I, Threetoe, am poring over our notes, preparing for a presentation I'm giving in a couple days. Toady is slaving away at his computer, stopping every now and then to yell at [[Scamps]] after the little punk scratches his exposed elbow. -- [[ThreeToe]] | |
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I can't put my finger on it. Something about this [[Fire|‼]]Cat tallow roast[[Fire|‼]] tastes funny. | I can't put my finger on it. Something about this [[Fire|‼]]Cat tallow roast[[Fire|‼]] tastes funny. | ||
Toady withdraws from society. Toady has begun a [[Strange mood|mysterious]] [[Dwarf Fortress|construction]]! | Toady withdraws from society. Toady has begun a [[Strange mood|mysterious]] [[Dwarf Fortress|construction]]! | ||
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[[Toady]] looses a roaring laughter, [[Fey|fell]] and terrible! Toady has butchered a spammer! | [[Toady]] looses a roaring laughter, [[Fey|fell]] and terrible! Toady has butchered a spammer! | ||
The critical question is this: do elf bones yield more crossbow bolts than the average number of bolts necessary to kill an elf? | The critical question is this: do elf bones yield more crossbow bolts than the average number of bolts necessary to kill an elf? | ||
− | " | + | "Dwarf Fortress" ... "Like chess, only with short people that can catch on [[fire]] like [[clothing|rags]] soaked in tar, and lots of [[booze]]." ... "Like chess." |
− | + | Dwarf Fortress has taught me that all the world's problems would be substantially reduced had our parent civilizations never minted more than four stacks of [[coins]]. | |
[[Booze]] does all the work in forts. Dwarves are just booze exoskeletons. | [[Booze]] does all the work in forts. Dwarves are just booze exoskeletons. | ||
My unconscious and bleeding [[mayor]] just mandated the construction of some goods. | My unconscious and bleeding [[mayor]] just mandated the construction of some goods. | ||
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"The default mental state of a dwarf is madness. Sanity is a temporary condition - a PRIVILEGE you have to EARN!" --[[User:Fedor|Fedor]] | "The default mental state of a dwarf is madness. Sanity is a temporary condition - a PRIVILEGE you have to EARN!" --[[User:Fedor|Fedor]] | ||
"Why get normal cats? I buy lolcats in the embark screen. Much more fun to engrave about them." --Yanlin | "Why get normal cats? I buy lolcats in the embark screen. Much more fun to engrave about them." --Yanlin | ||
− | " | + | "Dwarf Fortress taught me it was okay to make a suit out of my neighbour's skin, as long as I gave it a name." |
"Hey, what does that flashing red and orange text mean? What? Why is there smoke everywhere? Oh god, are those BABIES on fire?" --[[User:StrawberryBunny|StrawberryBunny]] | "Hey, what does that flashing red and orange text mean? What? Why is there smoke everywhere? Oh god, are those BABIES on fire?" --[[User:StrawberryBunny|StrawberryBunny]] | ||
− | "It's never 'just a game' when you're losing."<br>--George Carlin (if he played | + | "It's never 'just a game' when you're losing."<br>--George Carlin (if he played Dwarf Fortress) |
Not that building a bridge out of soap makes much sense to begin with anyway. | Not that building a bridge out of soap makes much sense to begin with anyway. | ||
Note that while you cannot milk larger animals yourself, civilizations can still milk animals "off screen" for your benefit. | Note that while you cannot milk larger animals yourself, civilizations can still milk animals "off screen" for your benefit. | ||
Tosid Idenarzes likes tentacle demons for their corrupt intentions. "There! Now we've covered all of the seven deadly sins." | Tosid Idenarzes likes tentacle demons for their corrupt intentions. "There! Now we've covered all of the seven deadly sins." | ||
"Litast Idenudesh, baby, is throwing a tantrum! Inod Litastrilem, Mayor, has lost consciousness. Inod Litastrilem, Mayor, has bled to death." | "Litast Idenudesh, baby, is throwing a tantrum! Inod Litastrilem, Mayor, has lost consciousness. Inod Litastrilem, Mayor, has bled to death." | ||
− | + | Bug 000780 [adventure mode][crime] - town guard becomes a criminal after getting an adventurer's stolen weapon stuck in his body | |
− | Bug 000780 | ||
"Udib Toblumaid, Axedwarf, cancels sparring in Barracks: too insane." Ben jamm1n | "Udib Toblumaid, Axedwarf, cancels sparring in Barracks: too insane." Ben jamm1n | ||
Kosoth Cilobonol, Bone Carver cancels Drink: Unconscious. | Kosoth Cilobonol, Bone Carver cancels Drink: Unconscious. | ||
Sizir the Snail of Bait is a deity of The Fresh Towers. Sizir most often takes the form of a female dwarf and is associated with jealousy. | Sizir the Snail of Bait is a deity of The Fresh Towers. Sizir most often takes the form of a female dwarf and is associated with jealousy. | ||
Sibrek Tanbim likes Limestone, Tin, Smoky Quartz, the color crimson, bolts, scepters, anvils, and rock blocks for their lack of quality levels. | Sibrek Tanbim likes Limestone, Tin, Smoky Quartz, the color crimson, bolts, scepters, anvils, and rock blocks for their lack of quality levels. | ||
− | There are 5 articles in category Lore: [[Armok]], [[Cave | + | There are 5 articles in category Lore: [[Armok]], [[Cave Adaptation]], [[Elephant]], [[Philosopher]], and [[Vomit]]. |
There is nothing to catch in the magma pipe. | There is nothing to catch in the magma pipe. | ||
Bug 000563 [dwarf mode][justice] - mayor ordered himself beaten for failing to make crystal glass objects | Bug 000563 [dwarf mode][justice] - mayor ordered himself beaten for failing to make crystal glass objects | ||
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"Since the Elves said they won't let me cut down any trees, I bought 50 of their logs instead." | "Since the Elves said they won't let me cut down any trees, I bought 50 of their logs instead." | ||
Do not make a trading race that breathes fire.<br/><br/>I REPEAT, DON'T!! EVER!! | Do not make a trading race that breathes fire.<br/><br/>I REPEAT, DON'T!! EVER!! | ||
− | + | Dwarf Fortress: Because burning elves are funny. | |
The carp has drowned. | The carp has drowned. | ||
There's one thing a dwarf needs, and that's stones. And alcohol... and magma... but mainly stones. | There's one thing a dwarf needs, and that's stones. And alcohol... and magma... but mainly stones. | ||
"I swear to god once I saw a dwarf who was labeled as being Strong, Very Agile, Very Tough... and ''Clean''. But it was probably just a bad dream." | "I swear to god once I saw a dwarf who was labeled as being Strong, Very Agile, Very Tough... and ''Clean''. But it was probably just a bad dream." | ||
+ | Urist McRandy has been ecstatic lately. He brought somebody to bed lately. | ||
Bug 000871 [projectiles] - babies fall to death when born on stairs | Bug 000871 [projectiles] - babies fall to death when born on stairs | ||
Bug 001031 [adventure mode][inventory] - a merchant pack animal caught at an old dwarf site during adv mode was wearing a full set of clothes | Bug 001031 [adventure mode][inventory] - a merchant pack animal caught at an old dwarf site during adv mode was wearing a full set of clothes | ||
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Kol Tölunimush has been ecstatic lately. He killed somebody by accident while sparring recently. He took joy in slaughter lately. He has lost a lover to tragedy lately. He has witnessed death. He had a satisfying sparring session recently. | Kol Tölunimush has been ecstatic lately. He killed somebody by accident while sparring recently. He took joy in slaughter lately. He has lost a lover to tragedy lately. He has witnessed death. He had a satisfying sparring session recently. | ||
Mew? <br />Chop! | Mew? <br />Chop! | ||
− | "If | + | "If Dwarf Fortress geology is to be believed, then the Earth's core is made of microcline and demons." |
'They're firing arrows at us! Quickly! Raise the babies!!' -Urdim McSquadLeader, mother of 8 | 'They're firing arrows at us! Quickly! Raise the babies!!' -Urdim McSquadLeader, mother of 8 | ||
It started raining, then all my dwarves outside started bleeding to death. On inspection their upper bodies were missing. | It started raining, then all my dwarves outside started bleeding to death. On inspection their upper bodies were missing. | ||
It seems that a fresh recruit given a crossbow and a quiver with ammo in it will opt to run up to the enemy and bash them with the crossbow. | It seems that a fresh recruit given a crossbow and a quiver with ammo in it will opt to run up to the enemy and bash them with the crossbow. | ||
− | Bug introduced in the latest version: | + | Bug introduced in the latest version: Firemen can have their flames severed. These flames then just lie around the place. |
You stab Iron Man in the right leg from behind with your adamantine short sword, breaking away a piece of the gas and shattering the iron!<br>The Beak Dog is caught in a burst of Iron Man gas!<br>Beak Dog vomits into the Iron Man gas. | You stab Iron Man in the right leg from behind with your adamantine short sword, breaking away a piece of the gas and shattering the iron!<br>The Beak Dog is caught in a burst of Iron Man gas!<br>Beak Dog vomits into the Iron Man gas. | ||
Urist McDairy, Milker cancels store item in stockpile: handling dangerous creature | Urist McDairy, Milker cancels store item in stockpile: handling dangerous creature | ||
Ildomushat, Fish Cleaner, cancels Clean Self: Could not find path. | Ildomushat, Fish Cleaner, cancels Clean Self: Could not find path. | ||
− | Losing is [[Fun]]!!!<br>--The | + | Losing is [[Fun]]!!!<br>--The Motto of Dwarf Fortress |
I hate walking under dwarven archways. You never know how many mechanized crossbows they have hidden underneath those damn things. | I hate walking under dwarven archways. You never know how many mechanized crossbows they have hidden underneath those damn things. | ||
"Bibo ergo sum. I drink, therefore I am."<br />-- Dwarven Philosopher | "Bibo ergo sum. I drink, therefore I am."<br />-- Dwarven Philosopher | ||
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"The best way to determine how dangerous a fortress is, is to make only one dwarf with the burial job, and nothing else: the lower his social skills, the more dangerous the fortress is - [[User:Rhenaya|Rhenaya]]" | "The best way to determine how dangerous a fortress is, is to make only one dwarf with the burial job, and nothing else: the lower his social skills, the more dangerous the fortress is - [[User:Rhenaya|Rhenaya]]" | ||
"Before retiring in the evening, heed my words and give yourself to volcanos" - Ted Usmokatra, law-giver | "Before retiring in the evening, heed my words and give yourself to volcanos" - Ted Usmokatra, law-giver | ||
− | Upon coming of age, about 8, Urist McYoung | + | Upon coming of age, about 8, Urist McYoung Made an artifact, became mayor and promptly mandated the construction of slade goods. |
− | + | Dwarf Fortress: You've already lost. | |
A sober fortress makes even a mental hospital seem like a pleasant place to live. | A sober fortress makes even a mental hospital seem like a pleasant place to live. | ||
A typical Dwarven nightmare consists of running out of booze or getting a beard lopped off in an accident. | A typical Dwarven nightmare consists of running out of booze or getting a beard lopped off in an accident. | ||
There are two ways of dealing with goblins in a tree. One is by marksdwarves. The other is by flooding the world with magma. | There are two ways of dealing with goblins in a tree. One is by marksdwarves. The other is by flooding the world with magma. | ||
− | Portal and | + | Portal and Dwarf Fortress share a mystical trend. It is !!Science!!. |
The only time I ever saw the stupid thing fly, was to cross the aqueduct, to the beer hall. -- Fredd | The only time I ever saw the stupid thing fly, was to cross the aqueduct, to the beer hall. -- Fredd | ||
(On artifacts) I got a flint door, called The Noiseless Odors. -- Nyxalinth | (On artifacts) I got a flint door, called The Noiseless Odors. -- Nyxalinth | ||
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Weresquirrel Ceru Uzushimdo has come! A large Squirrel twisted into humanoid form. It is crazed for blood and flesh. Its eyes glow orange. Its sandy taupe hair is very curly. Now you will know why you fear the night. | Weresquirrel Ceru Uzushimdo has come! A large Squirrel twisted into humanoid form. It is crazed for blood and flesh. Its eyes glow orange. Its sandy taupe hair is very curly. Now you will know why you fear the night. | ||
I don't think the Elves in my DF game are too happy... I've modded them so that their body temperature causes nearby trees to burst into flames. --Evil One | I don't think the Elves in my DF game are too happy... I've modded them so that their body temperature causes nearby trees to burst into flames. --Evil One | ||
− | + | Dwarf Fortress: Teaching methods of genocide against merpeople because their bones are worth 6000{{db}}. | |
No one has gone missing or died. The year is still young. | No one has gone missing or died. The year is still young. | ||
From release notes 0.40.11: Stopped overuse of plant structure tag causing people to say they preferred to eat trees | From release notes 0.40.11: Stopped overuse of plant structure tag causing people to say they preferred to eat trees | ||
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Engraved on the wall is a well-designed image of a dwarf and hamsters. The dwarf is surrounded by the hamsters. The dwarf looks terrified. | Engraved on the wall is a well-designed image of a dwarf and hamsters. The dwarf is surrounded by the hamsters. The dwarf looks terrified. | ||
Spring is coming, oh no, prepare the coffins! --Garath | Spring is coming, oh no, prepare the coffins! --Garath | ||
− | Welcome to | + | Welcome to Dwarf Fortress. Where peaceful death of old age is something nobody sees coming. --Sirbug |
"I died." "The Weather looks to be fine today." "I heard that I died." | "I died." "The Weather looks to be fine today." "I heard that I died." | ||
Large mobs of groundhogs can still kill things they wouldn't normally kill. | Large mobs of groundhogs can still kill things they wouldn't normally kill. | ||
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Obok Kelzokum is interested near his own fine [[Bed]]. "I was near to my own Bed. How incredibly interesting!" | Obok Kelzokum is interested near his own fine [[Bed]]. "I was near to my own Bed. How incredibly interesting!" | ||
Wait, wait, wait. Why the hell do you have a raven stockpile? --[http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=108371.msg3235825#msg3235825 peskyninja] | Wait, wait, wait. Why the hell do you have a raven stockpile? --[http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=108371.msg3235825#msg3235825 peskyninja] | ||
− | You can modify chickens so that, instead of laying eggs, they lay ''live bees''. | + | You can modify chickens so that, instead of laying eggs, they lay ''live bees''. Dwarf Fortress: crimes against nature simulator. --[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/DwarfFortress TVTropes] |
Ah well. Who knew the first Dwarf to go to space was a useless [[fisherdwarf]]. | Ah well. Who knew the first Dwarf to go to space was a useless [[fisherdwarf]]. | ||
I launched 4 dwarves into the air with a bridge and only 3 came down. | I launched 4 dwarves into the air with a bridge and only 3 came down. | ||
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"What's the purpose of adding [[feather tree]]s to the game? To make good pillows", I think. --TheCrazyHamsteR | "What's the purpose of adding [[feather tree]]s to the game? To make good pillows", I think. --TheCrazyHamsteR | ||
In a time before time, somebody attacked somebody. | In a time before time, somebody attacked somebody. | ||
− | + | Dwarf Fortress: [[Undead|Respawning after death]] is even more [[fun]]. | |
"I tried to carve 'god hates this place' into the mountain. Unfortunately, Athlete's footnote got stuck in the 'a' of 'place' and starved to death" | "I tried to carve 'god hates this place' into the mountain. Unfortunately, Athlete's footnote got stuck in the 'a' of 'place' and starved to death" | ||
The resulting party killed 20 dwarves, crippled 2 more and the remaining 9 managed to get along and have a nice party. | The resulting party killed 20 dwarves, crippled 2 more and the remaining 9 managed to get along and have a nice party. | ||
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That's right, the undead ravens killed the entirety of the hidden fun stuff. --Loud Whispers | That's right, the undead ravens killed the entirety of the hidden fun stuff. --Loud Whispers | ||
"Astesh Savotsazir, Stray Kitten (Tame) has adopted Ingish Rimtaruzol, Siege Engineer." | "Astesh Savotsazir, Stray Kitten (Tame) has adopted Ingish Rimtaruzol, Siege Engineer." | ||
− | + | Dwarf Fortress, flinging dwarves into space using a drawbridge since 2006. | |
Sometimes the best trophy is your own head. | Sometimes the best trophy is your own head. | ||
I like to think that the other pole [of the world] was destroyed by a dwarven experiment gone right. --GMDev | I like to think that the other pole [of the world] was destroyed by a dwarven experiment gone right. --GMDev | ||
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Each time a pile of wool becomes alive and attacks my dwarves I think it doesn't want to end as worn clothes. --TheCrazyHamsteR | Each time a pile of wool becomes alive and attacks my dwarves I think it doesn't want to end as worn clothes. --TheCrazyHamsteR | ||
Erith also gets kudos for killing a demon by eating it to death. --Loud Whispers | Erith also gets kudos for killing a demon by eating it to death. --Loud Whispers | ||
− | I (somehow) wield a marble coffin that I fill with the corpses of all I have slain (to make an already heavy object even heavier) in one hand, and the other holds a book made out of fucking platinum. The book can crush skulls, and the coffin grows ever stronger and now that | + | I (somehow) wield a marble coffin that I fill with the corpses of all I have slain (to make an already heavy object even heavier) in one hand, and the other holds a book made out out of fucking platinum. The book can crush skulls, and the coffin grows ever stronger and now that is has a few dead dragons in it, it sends people flying a mile backwards to explode in a pile of gore. Gore which I then place into the coffin. -- Wwolin |
Jump into a deep pit and let your body experience overwhelming kinetic energy. --TheCrazyHamsteR | Jump into a deep pit and let your body experience overwhelming kinetic energy. --TheCrazyHamsteR | ||
The Herbalist has become enraged!<br>Kadol Imushothil, Herbalist: "I got into an argument with Kol Kissrazors. I am so angry!" | The Herbalist has become enraged!<br>Kadol Imushothil, Herbalist: "I got into an argument with Kol Kissrazors. I am so angry!" | ||
Stozu Ägusnodub, Goblin Woodcutter (to Dang Kutsmobnozam, Goblin Diagnoser): "Not a half hour ago I attacked me." | Stozu Ägusnodub, Goblin Woodcutter (to Dang Kutsmobnozam, Goblin Diagnoser): "Not a half hour ago I attacked me." | ||
Some migrants have arrived, despite the danger. | Some migrants have arrived, despite the danger. | ||
− | "Mestthos Savotsazir, baby, has been | + | "Mestthos Savotsazir, baby, has been mising for weeks!" And the babysitter still got paid. |
My miner gets scared by a ghost, climbs a tree, the ghost cuts off his arm, he's stuck in the tree, my woodcutter cuts down the tree, and then my miner is crippled for the rest of his life. | My miner gets scared by a ghost, climbs a tree, the ghost cuts off his arm, he's stuck in the tree, my woodcutter cuts down the tree, and then my miner is crippled for the rest of his life. | ||
Guys seriously, no food in the library! I'm mainly talking to you Urist McDonothingbutdrinkmyboozeandeatmyfood! | Guys seriously, no food in the library! I'm mainly talking to you Urist McDonothingbutdrinkmyboozeandeatmyfood! | ||
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{{bugl|2484|cat=nocat}}: Eight-legged quadruped | {{bugl|2484|cat=nocat}}: Eight-legged quadruped | ||
{{bugl|9832|cat=nocat}}: Overuse of casesura and reversal in poetic forms | {{bugl|9832|cat=nocat}}: Overuse of casesura and reversal in poetic forms | ||
+ | BAHAHAHA, a goblin just got gelded by a copper mace, this game is the best. | ||
[Bug fix] Made gorlaks able to open doors, stopped desizing of their heads. | [Bug fix] Made gorlaks able to open doors, stopped desizing of their heads. | ||
{{bugl|4681|cat=nocat}}: A dwarf with a [[Strange mood|fell mood]] grabbed a ghost. It didn't get the required materials, so it grabbed another one. | {{bugl|4681|cat=nocat}}: A dwarf with a [[Strange mood|fell mood]] grabbed a ghost. It didn't get the required materials, so it grabbed another one. | ||
− | "You read Misconceptions About Reproduction."<br>The written portion consists of a 69 page manual entitled Misconceptions About Reproduction, authored by Lali Mobblazes.<br>It concerns the reproductive behavior of creatures. The writing is quite self-indulgent. Overall, the prose is not awful, but not very good either. | + | "You read Misconceptions About Reproduction."<br>The written portion consists of a 69 page manual entitled Misconceptions About Reproduction, authored by Lali Mobblazes.<br>It concerns the reproductive behavior of creatures. The writing is quite self-indulgent. Overall, the prose is not awful, but not very good either. --[https://youtu.be/OYnl4S10MTw?t=33m22s HUMAN ECHOES] |
My adventurer found a horse. I knew you couldn't ride horses so I decided to attack it for its meat. {The horse hoof strikes Ehil Casketfrgrance in the head, and the severed part sails off in arc!} | My adventurer found a horse. I knew you couldn't ride horses so I decided to attack it for its meat. {The horse hoof strikes Ehil Casketfrgrance in the head, and the severed part sails off in arc!} | ||
Acik Citudubmith, Werewarthog: I have improved my wrestling. That was very satisfying! (...) The speardwarf stabs the werewarthog in the neck with her ({bismuth bronze spear}) and the severed part sails off in an arc! ~instant karma | Acik Citudubmith, Werewarthog: I have improved my wrestling. That was very satisfying! (...) The speardwarf stabs the werewarthog in the neck with her ({bismuth bronze spear}) and the severed part sails off in an arc! ~instant karma | ||
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Throwing a coat at an enemy tears their leg apart, bruising ligaments and tendons and forcing him to the ground, effectively doing more damage then if I had hacked him with an axe. Eh, seems legit. | Throwing a coat at an enemy tears their leg apart, bruising ligaments and tendons and forcing him to the ground, effectively doing more damage then if I had hacked him with an axe. Eh, seems legit. | ||
Human 2 (to Human 1): I died. It was inevitable. | Human 2 (to Human 1): I died. It was inevitable. | ||
− | + | Dwarf Fortress isn't Dwarf Fortress unless your Trade Depot is inexplicably covered in vomit | |
[[Tantrum]]: If you can't stand your life anymore, come for treatment to the elephants. [[Unfortunate accident|They'll gladly understand.]] | [[Tantrum]]: If you can't stand your life anymore, come for treatment to the elephants. [[Unfortunate accident|They'll gladly understand.]] | ||
Gelu Blossomedstenches the Ripe Sucker of Sacks is a marsh titan. It is the only one of its kind. A great one-eyed six-legged ankylosaurid, it has an austere look about it. Its periwinkle scales are round and close-set. Beware its fire! Gelu is associated with water, plants, nature, muck and animals. | Gelu Blossomedstenches the Ripe Sucker of Sacks is a marsh titan. It is the only one of its kind. A great one-eyed six-legged ankylosaurid, it has an austere look about it. Its periwinkle scales are round and close-set. Beware its fire! Gelu is associated with water, plants, nature, muck and animals. | ||
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I wish there were tags to follow certain materials so I can mod in that thing from Stranger Things | I wish there were tags to follow certain materials so I can mod in that thing from Stranger Things | ||
{{bugl|10350|cat=nocat}}: Horses have objects of worship | {{bugl|10350|cat=nocat}}: Horses have objects of worship | ||
− | Meanwhile, bugs used as melee weapons sustain no wear at all, having tested this by using a live slug to punch a dwarf in the stomach long enough to make him explode. [ | + | Meanwhile, bugs used as melee weapons sustain no wear at all, having tested this by using a live slug to punch a dwarf in the stomach long enough to make him explode. [http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/mantisbt/view.php?id=9920 - Bug Report #0009920] |
{{bugl|8779|cat=nocat}}: Adventurer encounters naked, mute, hostile dwarven expedition leader | {{bugl|8779|cat=nocat}}: Adventurer encounters naked, mute, hostile dwarven expedition leader | ||
{{bugl|10485|cat=nocat}}: Dwarf recruit insane for 33 years standing around in the wilderness, formed friendship after insanity | {{bugl|10485|cat=nocat}}: Dwarf recruit insane for 33 years standing around in the wilderness, formed friendship after insanity | ||
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It is a blessing as much as it is depressing that you can drink your own tears. | It is a blessing as much as it is depressing that you can drink your own tears. | ||
"One time, a horde of Monkeys doomed my Dwarves by stealing their supplies in mass. They died that night." | "One time, a horde of Monkeys doomed my Dwarves by stealing their supplies in mass. They died that night." | ||
− | "So I had my brewer go out to pick some fruits from the nearby trees to use for some quick booze production to kick start my newest fortress, but while he was standing on his stepladder he suddenly became thirsty. / I did whatever I could to try and save him, but he inevitably died of | + | "So I had my brewer go out to pick some fruits from the nearby trees to use for some quick booze production to kick start my newest fortress, but while he was standing on his stepladder he suddenly became thirsty. / I did whatever I could to try and save him, but he inevitably died of dehydrated and then fell face-first into the ground off his stepladder." -Urist commenting on "Ladderbound". |
"Dude, anything's possible with enough work, time, and lots of alcohol." -Dummy rambling about multiplayer. | "Dude, anything's possible with enough work, time, and lots of alcohol." -Dummy rambling about multiplayer. | ||
"The saddest part about this game is that it was always inevitable." -Some Nerd | "The saddest part about this game is that it was always inevitable." -Some Nerd | ||
+ | I saw today's quote of the day, but I have a chrome extension that changes "space" to "spaaaaace," so it said "flinging dwarves into spaaaaace." | ||
You attack the Obese Dwarven Child in the lower body with your *Iron War Hammer* but the attack glances away! <br>Obese Dwarven Child: I feel so good! | You attack the Obese Dwarven Child in the lower body with your *Iron War Hammer* but the attack glances away! <br>Obese Dwarven Child: I feel so good! | ||
− | + | I decided that each dwarf should have its own bedroom, complete with a chair, table, bed, door, and engraving. All the bedrooms are consolidated into 4–block groups. I regret. | |
+ | Bob McSpearman: Death is all around us. The horror... Bob McSpearman: I have improved my spear. That was very satisfying! | ||
Reg Abiriton enjoys carving buckets. He has carved an image of a bucket in hematite, an image of two buckets in obsidian, and an image of three buckets in sulphur. | Reg Abiriton enjoys carving buckets. He has carved an image of a bucket in hematite, an image of two buckets in obsidian, and an image of three buckets in sulphur. | ||
− | Segfaults in under 1min. Extermination of Gencesh Anurlem the law-giver prevents it. The mad lad is wearing gabbro blocks x3, sweet pods [4], rotten creepy crawler remains, dimple cups [7] and an exceptional iron pipe section (may vary). [ | + | Segfaults in under 1min. Extermination of Gencesh Anurlem the law-giver prevents it. The mad lad is wearing gabbro blocks x3, sweet pods [4], rotten creepy crawler remains, dimple cups [7] and an exceptional iron pipe section (may vary). [http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/mantisbt/view.php?id=10499 - Bug Report #0010499] |
The Wereass Lara Rifayivu Enefilece has come! A Large ass twisted into humanoid form. It is crazed for blood and flesh. Its eyes glow mahogany. Its brown hair is unkempt. Now you will know why you fear the night. | The Wereass Lara Rifayivu Enefilece has come! A Large ass twisted into humanoid form. It is crazed for blood and flesh. Its eyes glow mahogany. Its brown hair is unkempt. Now you will know why you fear the night. | ||
"[…] The dwarf 'Pasal' Hatchedbody led the attack, and the defenders were led by a troll. […] The dwarf 'Pasal' Hatchedbody outmatched a troll with a cunning plan." | "[…] The dwarf 'Pasal' Hatchedbody led the attack, and the defenders were led by a troll. […] The dwarf 'Pasal' Hatchedbody outmatched a troll with a cunning plan." | ||
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{{bugl|11095|cat=nocat}} Statue of Pet Sheep Shows Sheep Owning Dwarf | {{bugl|11095|cat=nocat}} Statue of Pet Sheep Shows Sheep Owning Dwarf | ||
Related Historical Figures: Rope, object of worship | Related Historical Figures: Rope, object of worship | ||
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