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* '''[[FPS]]''': A numerical measure of game speed.
 
* '''[[FPS]]''': A numerical measure of game speed.
 
* '''{{L|Legends}}''': A mode which lets you look up historical information.
 
* '''{{L|Legends}}''': A mode which lets you look up historical information.
* '''Seed''': When talking about a game world, '''seed''' is the number which is used to determine how the world map is made during {{L|world generation}}.  The game usually randomly a random number for you when generating a new world, but if a player finds a particular interesting site on a world they generated they can find out the number which was chosen and share it with other players.
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* '''Seed''': When talking about a game world, '''seed''' is the number which is used to determine how the world map is made during {{L|world generation}}.  The game usually chooses a random number for you when generating a new world, but if a player finds a particular interesting site on a world they generated they can find out the number which was chosen and share it with other players.
 
* '''{{L|Raw file|Raws}}''': Text files which define civilizations, species, materials, items and so forth.  {{L|Modding}} and {{L|cheating}} are done by modifying these files.
 
* '''{{L|Raw file|Raws}}''': Text files which define civilizations, species, materials, items and so forth.  {{L|Modding}} and {{L|cheating}} are done by modifying these files.
 
* '''Toady''', '''[[Toady One]]''': The creator of Dwarf Fortress.
 
* '''Toady''', '''[[Toady One]]''': The creator of Dwarf Fortress.
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* '''{{L|Danger room}}''': Means of quickly training your {{L|military}} via attacking them with {{L|trap}}s loaded with non-dangerous weapons.
 
* '''{{L|Danger room}}''': Means of quickly training your {{L|military}} via attacking them with {{L|trap}}s loaded with non-dangerous weapons.
 
* '''Dorf''': Dwarf.
 
* '''Dorf''': Dwarf.
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* '''{{L|Losing|Fun}}''': Losing.  Anything unexpected and bloody that gives your game a turn for the worse.
 
* '''Goblinite''': {{L|Iron}}, so named because the {{L|goblin}}s in {{L|siege}}s bring lots of iron weapons and armor which can be {{L|melt item|melted}} down and re-used.
 
* '''Goblinite''': {{L|Iron}}, so named because the {{L|goblin}}s in {{L|siege}}s bring lots of iron weapons and armor which can be {{L|melt item|melted}} down and re-used.
 
* '''Goblin Christmas''': A goblin siege, which not only brings lots of iron, but lots of goblin {{L|clothing}} which can be sold to {{L|caravan}}s.
 
* '''Goblin Christmas''': A goblin siege, which not only brings lots of iron, but lots of goblin {{L|clothing}} which can be sold to {{L|caravan}}s.
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* '''{{L|Hidden Fun Stuff}}''', '''HFS''': SPOILERS.
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* '''Science''': Doing experiments to figure out how the game works.
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* '''‼SCIENCE‼''': Like '''science''', but involving more blood and fire.
 
* '''{{L|Unfortunate accident}}''': The means of killing annoying {{L|noble}}s.
 
* '''{{L|Unfortunate accident}}''': The means of killing annoying {{L|noble}}s.

Revision as of 22:31, 7 July 2011

Formal terms

  • 40d: Short for "0.28.181.40d", the last version of Dwarf Fortress before the 2010 release.
  • Template:L: A mode which lets you create, equip and control monsters for testing purposes.
  • DF2010: Shorthand for Dwarf Fortress 0.31.xx, released in 2010 and later. It has many changes and new features compared to 40d.
  • Fortress Mode: The playing mode used in this tutorial. The other playing mode is Template:L.
  • FPS: A numerical measure of game speed.
  • Template:L: A mode which lets you look up historical information.
  • Seed: When talking about a game world, seed is the number which is used to determine how the world map is made during Template:L. The game usually chooses a random number for you when generating a new world, but if a player finds a particular interesting site on a world they generated they can find out the number which was chosen and share it with other players.
  • Template:L: Text files which define civilizations, species, materials, items and so forth. Template:L and Template:L are done by modifying these files.
  • Toady, Toady One: The creator of Dwarf Fortress.

Informal terms

  • Candy, Cotton Candy, Clownite: Template:L, for SPOILER type reasons.
  • Template:L, Birdsplosion: Out of control breeding of cats or birds.
  • Clowns, Clown car: Template:L.
  • Cutebolds: Template:Ls.
  • Template:L: Means of quickly training your Template:L via attacking them with Template:Ls loaded with non-dangerous weapons.
  • Dorf: Dwarf.
  • Template:L: Losing. Anything unexpected and bloody that gives your game a turn for the worse.
  • Goblinite: Template:L, so named because the Template:Ls in Template:Ls bring lots of iron weapons and armor which can be Template:L down and re-used.
  • Goblin Christmas: A goblin siege, which not only brings lots of iron, but lots of goblin Template:L which can be sold to Template:Ls.
  • Template:L, HFS: SPOILERS.
  • Science: Doing experiments to figure out how the game works.
  • ‼SCIENCE‼: Like science, but involving more blood and fire.
  • Template:L: The means of killing annoying Template:Ls.