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Re:If Dwarf Fortress sells millions on Steam, its creators w... by LoSboccacc on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @05:26AM (#19499215)
the ui problem stem from the very deep menu that you have to traverse and where to find them, and that comes from the sheer amount of stuff you can do in the game

even making it prettier won't really solve the issues at it's root that cause it to work that way

however, if you play with the menu visible (tab key), it's already a order of magnitude easier because at least you see all the mnemonic to traverse the control tree and they are well organized after all.

(compare with rimworld campfire, which is in temperature even if it's a production item, that always gets me by surprise if I don't play for a while)

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Re:If Dwarf Fortress sells millions on Steam, its creators w... by Fjolsvith on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @10:52PM (#19508760)
To me, it is similar to memorizing the spell keystrokes for Moria, the roguelike I played when younger. "mab" to cast a magic missile.

In DF, "bCf" orders the construction of a floor.

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