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The halls of the mountain king never looked quite so clean. As part of the Guerrilla Collective’s big not-E3 Showcase,Dwarf Fortressco-creator Tarn Adams ran us through the early stagesDwarf Fortress' prettied-up new paid edition - casually commentating over the genesis of an entire fantasy world before closing on a merry band of dwarves striking their first picks against a colourful new mountain home.Dwarf Fortress’s “Classic” ASCII-art look has been forging ahead since 2006, and will likely keep digging until the end of time. But today, we got our first proper gander at the game’supcoming paid Steam release, a collaboration with publishers Kitfox Games to create a jumping-on point that’s a little easier to get into, and a lot nicer to look at.Watch on YouTubeNaturally, the biggest feature is Dwarf Fortress’s new look. The subterranean sim’s had visual tilesets for years, mind, but this official one does a fine job in turning the ASCII tilesets a clean, 2D look. Watching a hundred-year-long history develop feels far grander withDwarf Fortress’s new world maps. Even the game’ssimple new tilesetspaint a more vivid picture of windswept mountainsides and winding caverns than symbols ever could.This is still all quite early footage, mind. Kitfox notes that much of the gameplay UI is still a work in progress, and “not indicative of the final look”. But coming to Steam is Bay 12’s attempt to make the dwarven story generator a little easier to get into. Beyond a spruced-up style, Adams hopes to keep providing updates on new usability features that’ll make crafting dwarven carnage easier than ever.Dwarf Fortress’s $20SteamandItchdebut isn’t quite ready to announce a release date. That hasn’t stopped more stubborn dwarves from creating intricate tales of grudges, alcohol and intrigue, mind. The original remains free over onBay 12 Games, and one needs only take a step inside Nate Crowley’sBasement of Curiosityfor a taste.For the love of Lorbam, please do not feed the animals.Whatever you call it, hit ourE3 2020tag for more from this summer’s blast of gaming announcements, trailers, and miscellaneous marketing. Check outthe PC games at the PlayStation 5 show,everything at the PC Gaming Show, andall the trailers from the Xbox showcase, for starters.
The halls of the mountain king never looked quite so clean. As part of the Guerrilla Collective’s big not-E3 Showcase,Dwarf Fortressco-creator Tarn Adams ran us through the early stagesDwarf Fortress' prettied-up new paid edition - casually commentating over the genesis of an entire fantasy world before closing on a merry band of dwarves striking their first picks against a colourful new mountain home.Dwarf Fortress’s “Classic” ASCII-art look has been forging ahead since 2006, and will likely keep digging until the end of time. But today, we got our first proper gander at the game’supcoming paid Steam release, a collaboration with publishers Kitfox Games to create a jumping-on point that’s a little easier to get into, and a lot nicer to look at.Watch on YouTubeNaturally, the biggest feature is Dwarf Fortress’s new look. The subterranean sim’s had visual tilesets for years, mind, but this official one does a fine job in turning the ASCII tilesets a clean, 2D look. Watching a hundred-year-long history develop feels far grander withDwarf Fortress’s new world maps. Even the game’ssimple new tilesetspaint a more vivid picture of windswept mountainsides and winding caverns than symbols ever could.This is still all quite early footage, mind. Kitfox notes that much of the gameplay UI is still a work in progress, and “not indicative of the final look”. But coming to Steam is Bay 12’s attempt to make the dwarven story generator a little easier to get into. Beyond a spruced-up style, Adams hopes to keep providing updates on new usability features that’ll make crafting dwarven carnage easier than ever.Dwarf Fortress’s $20SteamandItchdebut isn’t quite ready to announce a release date. That hasn’t stopped more stubborn dwarves from creating intricate tales of grudges, alcohol and intrigue, mind. The original remains free over onBay 12 Games, and one needs only take a step inside Nate Crowley’sBasement of Curiosityfor a taste.For the love of Lorbam, please do not feed the animals.Whatever you call it, hit ourE3 2020tag for more from this summer’s blast of gaming announcements, trailers, and miscellaneous marketing. Check outthe PC games at the PlayStation 5 show,everything at the PC Gaming Show, andall the trailers from the Xbox showcase, for starters.
The halls of the mountain king never looked quite so clean. As part of the Guerrilla Collective’s big not-E3 Showcase,Dwarf Fortressco-creator Tarn Adams ran us through the early stagesDwarf Fortress' prettied-up new paid edition - casually commentating over the genesis of an entire fantasy world before closing on a merry band of dwarves striking their first picks against a colourful new mountain home.
Dwarf Fortress’s “Classic” ASCII-art look has been forging ahead since 2006, and will likely keep digging until the end of time. But today, we got our first proper gander at the game’supcoming paid Steam release, a collaboration with publishers Kitfox Games to create a jumping-on point that’s a little easier to get into, and a lot nicer to look at.
Watch on YouTube
Watch on YouTube
Naturally, the biggest feature is Dwarf Fortress’s new look. The subterranean sim’s had visual tilesets for years, mind, but this official one does a fine job in turning the ASCII tilesets a clean, 2D look. Watching a hundred-year-long history develop feels far grander withDwarf Fortress’s new world maps. Even the game’ssimple new tilesetspaint a more vivid picture of windswept mountainsides and winding caverns than symbols ever could.
This is still all quite early footage, mind. Kitfox notes that much of the gameplay UI is still a work in progress, and “not indicative of the final look”. But coming to Steam is Bay 12’s attempt to make the dwarven story generator a little easier to get into. Beyond a spruced-up style, Adams hopes to keep providing updates on new usability features that’ll make crafting dwarven carnage easier than ever.
Dwarf Fortress’s $20SteamandItchdebut isn’t quite ready to announce a release date. That hasn’t stopped more stubborn dwarves from creating intricate tales of grudges, alcohol and intrigue, mind. The original remains free over onBay 12 Games, and one needs only take a step inside Nate Crowley’sBasement of Curiosityfor a taste.
For the love of Lorbam, please do not feed the animals.
Whatever you call it, hit ourE3 2020tag for more from this summer’s blast of gaming announcements, trailers, and miscellaneous marketing. Check outthe PC games at the PlayStation 5 show,everything at the PC Gaming Show, andall the trailers from the Xbox showcase, for starters.
