Dwarf Fortress

Dwarf Fortress River Blocker Guide – This guide teaches you the method to stop a river flow and block it entirely for maintenance.

This is a guide to pumping magma to the surface and making artificial eruptions of lava. This guide assumes at least an intermediate understanding of game mechanics. Magma: A diplomatic solution to sieges. Goblin sieges can be a bloody and messy affair, what with the corpses and severed limbs and blood everywhere. But what if … Read more

This is a collection of useful things I’ve learned and figured out since I started playing the game on release. A lot of this stuff comes from me messing up a dozen runs and restarting. Standing Orders Standing orders is a tab you will find in the labor menu. It contains a lot of VERY … Read more

This feature is yet to be implemented but I found a simple workaround How to do it 1. If you are starting a new game: Start the game as usual and create a region. After it’s done, save the region and return to the main menu. If you have a game in progress: Save the … Read more

A relatively brief overview on how to pump water up from a river into your fort without drowning your dwarfs. Overview. So a few caveats: I’m new to playing, I’m kind of an idiot, and this is not at all a slight on the wonderful people at the Dwarf Fortress wiki. Anyway! Hello, my name’s … Read more

Dwarf Fortress – Material color chart reference. Dwarf Fortress Material colors These are just what I’ve come across so far. I’ll add more as I find them.

This guide will teach you about the dangers of water, aquifers, and how to deal with them! The Ultimate Aquifer Guide You may have heard horror stories of greenbeards and seasoned dwarves alike digging into aquifers, causing their entire fort to drown in a huge flood rivaling Noah’s funny little boating adventure. These stories are … Read more