How Dwarf Fortress is built

Re:How Dwarf Fortress is built by beaconstudios on Saturday January 01, 2022 @07:36PM (#29764458)

Both are driven by systems so they're both effectively simulations, but dwarf fortress is much, much more in depth. It's basically a "real life" simulator but set in a fantasy universe, where you control a colony of dwarves. The interplay between systems is unheard of in any other game*, the closest you get is some roguelikes.

*except maybe space station 13

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Re:How Dwarf Fortress is built by ajvs on Sunday January 02, 2022 @05:51AM (#29767657)

And similarly to DF it's also getting a more accessible Steam version (Space Station 14 as well as Unitystation) to make it easier to start playing it.

In my play experience SS13 wins out in terms of funny stories and variety, mainly because the speed of development is so much faster (especially on big servers like tg), it being multiplayer and there existing many spin-off forks from the usual space station gameplay.

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Re:How Dwarf Fortress is built by ravi-delia on Saturday January 01, 2022 @10:46PM (#29765610)

DF probably still comes out ahead, but SS13 exposes way more systems to the player. If you get a good group there is NO comparison.

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