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• DF2014:Menu
  ''Dwarf Fortress'' is a complex game, and a complex game requires a complex [[Interface|user interface]]. The purpose of this page i :The default in-game menu; can be hidden/shown with <tab>
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• DF2014:String dump/raw
  MECHANICS game
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• DF2014:Embark profile repository
  ...ote: that file won't exist unless you've previously saved a profile in the game; if it doesn't, you can just create an empty file with that name in '''data [SKILL:5:MECHANICS:1]
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• DF2014:Trap
  ...hanism]], a dwarf with the [[mechanic]] labor designated (more [[skill]]ed mechanics take less time to build a trap), and at least one other component depending ...ob, this can frequently lead your mechanics into peril. You can make your mechanics' lives a lot easier and longer if you disable that labor during sieges or b
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• DF2014:Starting build
  ...quipment, and [[skill]]s of your initial seven dwarves when starting a new game in [[fortress mode]] (see [[Sample Starting Builds]]). The skills and items ...choices on what you bring with you. This page is not an explanation of the mechanics of doing so, see the [[embark]] page for an explanation of the interface it
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• DF2014:Strange mood
  ...gely random events will be seen as an [[announcement]], and will pause the game. # The game will pause, center on a dwarf, and announce that the dwarf has entered one
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• DF2014:Time
  == Basic mechanics == ...[dwarf fortress mode|fortress mode]] can easily be observed by pausing the game and pressing {{k|.}}, which causes exactly 1 tick to pass by. The [[adventu
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• DF2014:Maximizing framerate
  ...is measured in "frames per second", or FPS for short. To check your FPS in-game, simply change [FPS:NO] to [FPS:YES] in [[init.txt]], and your FPS will be ...rate ways to improve FPS into two categories: things that don't change the game in any fundamental way, and things that do.
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• DF2014:Sleep
  == Mechanics == ==Detailed mechanics==
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• DF2014:Food
  == Mechanics of eating and hunger == ==Detailed mechanics==
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• DF2014:Age
  ...s determined based on the exact time of its birth, but is displayed in the game as an integer that is ticked up every time it reaches a birthday. ...on its overall [[size]] and maturity. The starkest example of this in the game is the case of the [[dragon]], which is born 6,000 cm³ in size (
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• DF2014:Cheating
  ...ploits, whether or not to cheat is down to personal taste — after all, the game is ''designed'' to be readily moddable. Too much cheating can spoil your ex ...in the '''raw/objects''' sub-folder of the [[Main:saved game folder|saved game folder]] for that world.
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• DF2014:Version number
  [[Category:Game development]] ...that go between sites. Make sure to respect the current flow of the dwarf game, though caravans will no longer be 'generated' when needed. Related to enti
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• DF2014:Immigration
  ...population must be at least 80 to get a king and 100 to obtain the current game features. ==Immigration mechanics==
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• DF2014:Armor
  ...ed to serious ones. [[Clothes]], though not specifically recognized by the game as armor, nonetheless function as such and may block weak attacks. * [[Bone]] armor can be crafted very early in the game from the bones of livestock or other animals. Roughly equivalent to leather
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• DF2014:Playstyle challenge
  *Expansion: The game is over when you die. Pretend to be another race! You can mod the game or just pretend that Elves have hair. It doesn't matter what you look like,
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• DF2014:Quickstart guide
  ...really do anything you like. It is a huge, complex, and totally open-ended game. But in order to do anything, first you need a sustainable fortress. It tur Most basic game-related tasks (saving, keybindings, sound, etc.) are performed through the
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• DF2014:Farming
  ...lics''', and sizes that are most efficient but very difficult to create in-game (not rectangular numbers less than or equal to 10 per side) are both '''''b === Exact yield mechanics ===
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• DF2014:Size
  Size has many important effects on the game, many through its direct effect on item [[weight]], but as [[material scien Through weight, the size of an item has further ramifications in the game, such as [[hauling]] speed, [[pressure plate]] activation, impact momentum,
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• DF2014:Stupid dwarf trick
  They're a thing in real life, and you can make them a thing in-game too! Use cage traps to capture multiple breeding pairs of [[alligator]]s, [ '''Usefulness:''' Your mechanics and architects will level up very fast. Manual pumps give something for yo
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