![]() Mike also has a widescreen monitor, which has helped correct issues there - this screen currently uses a customizable working area ~2000 pixels wide, centered, while the main screen uses the full width of the display for the more graphical play area. Meph drew the border and Mike drew the buttons, bars and the rest, and also gave me various layout advice. The animals have been moved to a third tab: You can continue to narrow your selections with a text filter as below: This screen is mainly mouse-driven.The scrolling and purchase options are more clear, and we've cleaned up the options on the bottom as well. Here is where we are in the version we are working on (click the image to get the full view): This one does have scrolling instructions but still no indication of how many pages there are. The mouse doesn't work anywhere. When you press the key to buy a new item, it takes you to a whole new screen: A savage Good region is called Protected Wilds, a savage Neutral region is called Untamed Wilds, and a savage Evil region is called (and can be truly) Terrifying.This time, we have an example of the new interface to show you. First, let's look at the old version of the embark screen:ĭwarf Fortress of course has been a text game up to this point, but even in that limited framework there are some elements lacking here! There's no indication for instance that both of these lists scroll or how to do it. Savage surroundings are typically more dangerous than their Neutral or Benign counterparts, due to the creatures found therein. Even Benign Evil is very difficult for beginning players to earn a niche to work in, so it should be reserved for a challenge play only. Undead shrubs are useless for gathering, too. Clearly, hunting undead animals for food is pointless, and finding kills in a countryside crawling with undead is outstandingly dangerous. Undead have a resistance to piercing attacks (precluding Crossbow-heavy defenses) and are always far more aggressive than their living counterparts, and they leave a fraction of the corpse benefits (zombies fall down rotten and are unbutcherable, skeletons only leave bones). In addition to a pack of other creatures that are nasty, dangerous, and spiteful such as beak dogs, harpies, and ogres, Evil regions modify their Neutral base by infecting many (but not all) of the indigenous creatures with various forms of undeath. At their root, Evil regions are modified Neutral regions. There are generally slight changes between Benign Good and Savage Good.Įvil regions are more dangerous than their Neutral and Good counterparts across the board. Good biomes tend to have less aggressive and weaker creatures. As one might expect, Benign Neutral zones are really very safe, while Savage Neutral areas can pose some major difficulties, depending on the climate. They can be quite dangerous depending on the region (much like the real world), holding anything from generally non-aggressive but physically powerful enemies such as gorillas to the very aggressive and very dangerous elephants. They generally mimic the real world, with recognizable wildlife depending on the area. Neutral regions are the easiest to understand. Again, it's important to check the specific biome making up your site. Note that most creatures also require a specific biome to spawn in. The creatures article has an Alignment heading that will tell you whether or not a creature can possibly show up in a specific alignment. Some animals are unique to a certain type of surroundings and will only be found if those surroundings are present on the map. Surroundings affect the types of wild animals which will appear in play. Trees are chopped down for wood, a very versatile building material. In hotter environments, murky pools may dry up, so if there is no river then there may be no source of water after a few months). Additionally, fierce enough cold will cause massive frostbite damage to extremities if outside too long (oddly enough, this tends to cause bleeding to death). In colder environments, the river will freeze for more of the year. Somewhere in the middle- dragons will get you. ![]() Too cold and you'll freeze, too hot and you'll die of thirst. See biomes for a complete list of combinations. The combination of these factors help make each game unique. Different regions have different creatures, trees (or lack of same, depending on how mountainous, dry or hot the region is), different climates, maybe a source of water, and alignments ranging from good to evil and benign to savage.Ī rough list of region types follows. When starting a new fortress, the game allows you to select one of about 50 regions on the world map, all bordering various mountain ranges and generally in the vicinity of a river. ![]()
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