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Re:Best command-line-only video games (2019) by dusted on Friday September 16, 2022 @04:36AM (#32863675)
Is there a command-line version of dwarf fortress? Because the default version, though text-based is certainly not command-line compatible.
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Re:Best command-line-only video games (2019) by Corazoor on Friday September 16, 2022 @04:24PM (#32871559)
Yes! The game itself supports [PRINT_MODE:TEXT] in the ini. Depending on the version you might need a virtual x server to trick the game into starting though.

Used that to run it via wine + quemu on my android phone, at a whopping 5fps at embark. Didn't play for long, but was totally worth it!

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Re:Best command-line-only video games (2019) by salted-fry on Friday September 16, 2022 @04:19PM (#32871512)
On Linux/macos, you can enable terminal output by setting PRINT_MODE:TEXT in init.txt
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Re:Best command-line-only video games (2019) by Vvector on Friday September 16, 2022 @05:29PM (#32872230)
DF is noted in the article
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