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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, while not particularly "hard" in the traditional sense (especially the later versions), is complex, and it's easy to become confused.
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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.
  
This page exists so that when you run into the above, you can come here and hopefully solve your problem. Ain't that neat? Yeah, we people are cool like that on this wiki.
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== FAQ ==
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{{main|Frequently asked questions}}
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If other documentation has not helped, you might see the [[Frequently Asked Questions|FAQ]] page.
  
== What? How? Why? (FAQ) ==
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== Bugs ==
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{{main|Known bugs and issues}}
  
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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.
  
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== Forums and other resources ==
  
== Was that... Supposed to happen? ==
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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 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.
  
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 [[DF2010:Known bugs and issues|known bugs]] page.
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===Forums===
 
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*[http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/ Official Forums]
== This page can't help me! ==
 
 
 
Not to worry, there's plenty of DF players out there- often they'll gladly help you figure out your particular daunting dwarvish dilemma. Remember to be polite and searching for previously answered questions (when applicable).
 
 
 
Forums:
 
*[http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php Official Forums]
 
*[http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=19469&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a xkcd Thread]  
 
 
*[http://www.gamingsteve.com/blab/index.php?topic=6350.0 GamingSteve Thread]
 
*[http://www.gamingsteve.com/blab/index.php?topic=6350.0 GamingSteve Thread]
*[http://www.cracked.com/forums/topic/28476/dwarf-fortress Cracked Thread]
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*[https://dwarvenpassion.smfforfree3.com/index.php Dwarves with a Passion]
*[http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=116092 Penny-Arcade Thread]
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*[https://www.reddit.com/r/dwarffortress/ Reddit]
*[http://dwarvenpassion.smfforfree3.com/index.php Dwarves with a Passion]
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*[https://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=52391 Ars Technica]
*[http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=908019 Facepunch Studios Thread]
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*[https://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/42890 GamersWithJobs Thread]
*[http://forum.team17.com/showthread.php?t=30824 Team17 Forum Thread]
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*[https://springrts.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=10908 SpringRTS Thread]
*[http://www.reddit.com/r/dwarffortress/ Reddit]
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*[https://forum.canardpc.com/showthread.php?t=3652 Canard PC Thread (Fr)]
*[http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3293395 Something Awful]
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*[https://dwarf.forumczech.com/forum.htm Ceske a slovenské forum (cz/sk)]
*[http://www.xspore.com/community/dwarf-fortress/ xSpore]
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*[https://sg.hu/forum/tema/1290170541 Dwarf Fortress SG Fórum (Hu)]
*[http://episteme.arstechnica.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/39309975/m/943000156931/p/1 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]
 
  
[[IRC|IRC Channels]]:
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===IRC Channels===
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{{main|IRC}}
 
*[irc://irc.newnet.net/bay12games #bay12games] on newnet.net
 
*[irc://irc.newnet.net/bay12games #bay12games] on newnet.net
 
*[irc://irc.synirc.net/df #df] on synirc.net
 
*[irc://irc.synirc.net/df #df] on synirc.net
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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
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*[irc://irc.freenode.net/DwarfFortress #DwarfFortress] on freenode.net ([http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=DwarfFortress webchat])
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*[irc://irc.esper.net/dwarffortress #DwarfFortress] on Esper.net
  
Other Wikis:
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===Other wikis===
 
*[http://www.dwarffortress.fr/wiki Le Wiki Français ]
 
*[http://www.dwarffortress.fr/wiki Le Wiki Français ]
 
*[http://dwarffortress.if.land.to/ The Japanese (????) Wiki ]
 
*[http://dwarffortress.if.land.to/ The Japanese (????) Wiki ]
 
*[http://www.dfwk.ru The Russian Wiki ]
 
*[http://www.dfwk.ru The Russian Wiki ]
*[[Dwarf_Fortress_Italia| Wiki Italiano]]
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*[[Dwarf_Fortress_Italia|Wiki Italiano]]
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{{Getting Started}}
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{{Category|Guides}}

Revision as of 11:20, 7 November 2021

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.

FAQ

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

Bugs

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.

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.

Forums

IRC Channels

Main article: IRC

Other wikis