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To begin playing, you must first '''generate a world''' to play in. World generation can take a long time and may seem like a nuisance, but it is actually the heart of the game. | To begin playing, you must first '''generate a world''' to play in. World generation can take a long time and may seem like a nuisance, but it is actually the heart of the game. | ||
− | While you wait for the counter to finish, an entire fantasy world with unique geography, history, and even language is created. Entire civilizations rise, wage war, fall, rise again, and fall. Countless characters, each with a unique appearance and personality, live their lives, some of them calmly, while others go out and influence history. The world's complexity could rival the works of Tolkien himself. These [[World activities|activities continue]] even after world generation, as you play the game. ''Dwarf Fortress'' is not only a game, it is a gigantic fantasy world simulator. [[Fortress mode|Fortress]] and [[adventurer mode|Adventurer]] modes allow you to influence a tiny part of that tale and write ([[Legends|or read]]) your own chapter; one chapter in an enormous bookshelf. | + | While you wait for the counter to finish, an entire fantasy world with unique geography, history, and even language is created. Entire civilizations rise, wage war, fall, rise again, and fall. Countless characters, each with a unique appearance and personality, live their lives, some of them calmly, while others go out and influence history. The world's complexity could rival the works of Tolkien himself. These [[World activities|activities continue]] even after world generation, as you play the game. ''Dwarf Fortress'' is not only a game, it is a gigantic fantasy world simulator. [[Fortress mode|Fortress]] and [[adventurer mode|Adventurer]] modes allow you to influence a tiny part of that tale and write ([[Legends mode|or read]]) your own chapter; one chapter in an enormous bookshelf. |
== Basic world generation menu == | == Basic world generation menu == |