Dwarf Fortress!

[Mondkalb]

Did I already complain you can't make variants?

Actually you can, sort of.
A lot of things are handled in textfiles similar to *band.
So there is a limited possibility to change i. e. materials or monsters.

[RogerN]

Also, the level of micromanagement is arbitrarily set up, no macros, no UI for styles of play different from the default.

FYI, the current version of Dwarf Fortress has built-in support for macros.

[Northern]

I've tried repeatedly to get into DF, I just can't get into it for some reason. I guess the high level of frustration with the learning curve just offsets me. Maybe if I had more time....

[dos350]

eek~! DF!! lol!~ i tried this game before i played angband...

i appreciate it for wat it is, but imo it isnt fun .. hoo!

theres too much to it or something i dont know... ive never really given it much of a chance..

angband on the otherhand~!!!!!!!!!!

cant get enough!!!!!

[NotMorgoth]

It's not that different to Angband really:

1. Embark.
2. Buy anvil.
3. Flood the world with magma.

If you chose to embark with an anvil you can skip step 2.

[Frood]

Has anyone tried the adventure mode? Is it any good?

I have only played Dwarf mode and it is epic fun. Maybe it is too easy to survive though. I usually just quit my games when the fps drops too low. The system requirements for that game are a bit unreasonable.

[RogerN]

Has anyone tried the adventure mode? Is it any good?

Adventure mode is mildly entertaining at best and extremely frustrating at worst. All of the quests right now consist of "travel to lair/cave/temple and kill critter X". It gets dull after a while. Quests increase in difficulty as your reputation improves, but once you're killing Titans there's no more to do.

Combat is sortof interesting, but also frustrating as dismemberment and/or nerve damage will cause permanent disability even if you survive the fight. Occasionally even a groundhog will get lucky enough to chew your arm off.

The most fun can probably be had by exploring your old fortresses, looting them for high-quality steel equipment, and then attempting to purge the nearest civilization of all life

I have only played Dwarf mode and it is epic fun. Maybe it is too easy to survive though. I usually just quit my games when the fps drops too low. The system requirements for that game are a bit unreasonable.

If you find it too easy to survive then it's time to delve deeper See how many of the *CENSORED* you can kill before they overrun your fortress.

[bio_hazard]

I haven't gotten very far in adventure mode- it seems kind of sluggish (not performance wise, just takes forever to do anything). I've had a few characters win their first fight or two, but then the town doesn't have shops for me to upgrade my equipment and I end up taking a quest against pike-wielding thieves or some night-ogre-spouse that takes me down in one shot. I also find the day-night-sleeping thing hard to get a handle on.

I haven't really gotten very far in the fortress mode either. I've watched a video tutorial on setting up squads in the military but am still pretty baffled about getting them to train, equip things, etc.