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'''A wild GRAPHICS PACKAGE appears!'''

-Download [http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=2533 DWARF FORTRESS PLUS] for the prepackaged and ready to play experience (v0.31.25).

OR you prefer the DIY approach:<br />
-Download the [http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=2839 DF+Graphics Files] for yourself.
-Remember to change the settings in your init.txt file<br />

This graphics pack works really well when your monitor resolution is at least 1280 pixels wide.

This graphics set is very sharp at zoomed-out view, and the close up view.
Just four clicks on the mouse wheel brings you in close like the old timey DF view.<br />
'''Screen caps for the curious:'''<br />
[[File:Composite_copy.png]]

'''A brief history of the world and its kingdoms. '''
[[File:DF+scMap2.png]]

'''An adventurer stands at a crossroads and takes in the weather'''
[[File:DF+Cap2.png]]

'''Zoom out with the mouse scroll wheel to survey a whole town, or zoom in to focus on important battles.'''
[[File:DF+Cap3.png]]

'''An underground farm and the nearby workshops for the farmers, cooks, and brewers.'''
[[File:DF+sc6.png]]

'''Axedwarves charge a Forgotten Beast while yellow dralthas scatter to the south'''
[[File:DF+sc7.png]]

'''This graphics set is very sharp at zoomed-out view, and the close up view.'''
'''Just four clicks on the mouse wheel brings you in close like the old timey DF view.'''

So, like many DF players, I found that I preferred to use a graphics set. My favorite set was Plac1d's EZ package<sup>v0.28.181.40d</sup> and I wanted to make that available for DF2010. So with Plac1d's permission I took his old graphics set, made some edits, created some new graphics for cavern critters and animals men, and updated the coding for the graphics themselves. Plac1d's work seemed, to me, to strike a perfect balance between making the symbols more intelligible without destroying the versatility of each symbol. I want a star symbol that can be seen as a turtle, or a gear, or a crystal. Not every icon needs to be nailed down and constrained to one, Zelda-inspired sprite. (No disrespect, big fan of the LOZ series.)
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−	~~Note from Coaldiamond - In the spirit of full disclosure~~, ~~the~~ Plac1d's ~~original work comprises about 88% of the creative content of this~~ graphics set~~. My own contributions are roughly 12% of this repack~~, ~~mostly consisting of the~~ new cavern critters and ~~animalmen~~, ~~though~~ I ~~have made~~ a ~~handful~~ of ~~edits and new graphics for other various critters~~.	+	So, like many DF players, I found that I preferred to use a graphics set. My favorite set was Plac1d's EZ package<sup>v0.28.181.40d</sup> and I wanted to make that available for DF2010. So with Plac1d's permission I took his old graphics set, made some edits, created some new graphics for cavern critters and animals men, and updated the coding for the graphics themselves. Plac1d's work seemed, to me, to strike a perfect balance between making the symbols more intelligible without destroying the versatility of each symbol. I want a star symbol that can be seen as a turtle, or a gear, or a crystal. Not every icon needs to be nailed down and constrained to one, Zelda-inspired sprite. (No disrespect, big fan of the LOZ series.)