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This is an (extended) transcript of the old "Consolidated Development Page" as it was before the redesign of the ''Dwarf Fortress'' webpage. It includes all long-and short-term arcs, core-items, Reqs, Bloats and Powergoals. The page itself may be found [http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/dev_single.html here].
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This is a (extended) transcript of the old "Consolidated Development Page" as it was before the redesign of the Dwarf Fortress webpage. It includes all long- and short- Term arcs, core-Items, Reqs, Bloats and Powergoals.
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Note that, due to the page's age, many of the specific goals here may no longer be directly applicable; however, they provide a general overview of the original thought-process behind Dwarf Fortress' development, and the broader arcs are still frequently referred to in reference to current development.
 
  
 
=Arcs=
 
=Arcs=
  
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An arc is a number of features that add to one theme-field. Many of an arc's features can, but don't need to, be done simultaneously - as such, the status of completeness can't be determined that easily.  
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An arc is a number of features that add to one theme-field. Many of an arc's features can, but don't need to, be done simultaneously - as such the status of completeness can't be determined that easily.  
  
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Short-term arcs are the arcs that are likely to be done in the near future. Long-term arcs, on the other hand, will be added much later or even after version 1.0 is done.  
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Short-term arcs are the arcs that are likely to be done in the near future. Long-term arcs, on the other hand, will be added much later or even after the version 1.0 is done.  
  
 
==Short-Term Arcs==
 
==Short-Term Arcs==
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|  ADVANCED HELP ARC   
 
|  ADVANCED HELP ARC   
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|  Yeah, dwarves has a steep learning curve. Tutorials and advisors could help with this, as well as decent in-game help.
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|  Yeah, dwarves has a steep learning curve. Tutorials and advisors could help this, as well as decent in-game help.
 
|  [[#Core19|Core19]], [[#Core22|Core22]] and [[#Core58|Core58]].
 
|  [[#Core19|Core19]], [[#Core22|Core22]] and [[#Core58|Core58]].
 
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|  LIFE CYCLE ARC
 
|  LIFE CYCLE ARC
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|  Right now, there are no births and no aging in the towns and other populations. From the founding of a town, it should instead simulate and track these things during world creation. This makes the world much more interesting and also more resilient to changes inflicted by the player. At the same time, it creates instability unrelated to the actions of the player, so it has to be done carefully.  
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|  Right now, there are no births and no aging in the towns and other populations. From the founding of a town, it should instead simulate and track these things during world creation. This makes the world much more interesting and also more resilient to changes inflicted by the player. At the same time, it creates instability un |the actions of the player, so it has to be done carefully.  
 
| [[#Core77|Core77]], [[#Core78|Core78]], [[#Req317|Req317]], [[#Req441|Req441]], [[#Req489|Req489]], [[#Bloat115|Bloat115]], [[#Bloat193|Bloat193]], [[#Bloat194|Bloat194]] and [[#PowerGoal 31|PowerGoal31]].
 
| [[#Core77|Core77]], [[#Core78|Core78]], [[#Req317|Req317]], [[#Req441|Req441]], [[#Req489|Req489]], [[#Bloat115|Bloat115]], [[#Bloat193|Bloat193]], [[#Bloat194|Bloat194]] and [[#PowerGoal 31|PowerGoal31]].
 
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|  ADVENTURER SKILLS ARC   
 
|  ADVENTURER SKILLS ARC   
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| It's nice to have all those jobs and professions sitting around in the dwarf mode. The adventurer should be able to do these things, especially those skills related to survival in the wilderness. Eventually you'll be able to place constructions, create a home and have your own site on the map.  
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| It's nice to have all those jobs and professions sitting around in the dwarf mode. The adventurer should be able to do these things, especially those skills |survival in the wilderness. Eventually you'll be able to place constructions, create a home and have your own site on the map.  
 
| [[#Core84|Core84]], [[#Core85|Core85]], [[#Core86|Core86]], [[#Req32|Req32]], [[#Req34|Req34]], [[#Req99|Req99]], [[#Req107|Req107]], [[#Req168|Req168]], [[#Req236|Req236]], [[#Req302|Req302]], [[#Req327|Req327]], [[#Req491|Req491]], [[#Bloat160|Bloat160]], [[#Bloat317|Bloat317]], [[#Bloat380|Bloat380]], [[#PowerGoal 9|PowerGoal9]], [[#PowerGoal 15|PowerGoal15]] and [[#PowerGoal 103|PowerGoal103]].
 
| [[#Core84|Core84]], [[#Core85|Core85]], [[#Core86|Core86]], [[#Req32|Req32]], [[#Req34|Req34]], [[#Req99|Req99]], [[#Req107|Req107]], [[#Req168|Req168]], [[#Req236|Req236]], [[#Req302|Req302]], [[#Req327|Req327]], [[#Req491|Req491]], [[#Bloat160|Bloat160]], [[#Bloat317|Bloat317]], [[#Bloat380|Bloat380]], [[#PowerGoal 9|PowerGoal9]], [[#PowerGoal 15|PowerGoal15]] and [[#PowerGoal 103|PowerGoal103]].
 
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|  ADVENTURER PARTIES AND ENTITY   
 
|  ADVENTURER PARTIES AND ENTITY   
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| As an adventurer with followers, you should be able to make your own entity definition. If you have enough people, you might be able to delegate orders and control them more strategically. You should also be able to control each member in a party of adventurers you make yourself. You could lead one and the others follow (as it is currently) or control them all, particularly during tense situations where you don't want to count on the AI.  
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| As an adventurer with followers, you should can your own entity definition. If you have enough people, you might be able to delegate orders and control them more strategically. You should also be able to control each member in a party of adventurers you make yourself. You could lead one and the others follow (as it is currently) or control them all, particularly during tense situations where you don't want to count on the AI.  
 
| [[#Core24|Core24]], [[#Core61|Core61]], [[#PowerGoal 20|PowerGoal20]] and [[#PowerGoal 135|PowerGoal135]].
 
| [[#Core24|Core24]], [[#Core61|Core61]], [[#PowerGoal 20|PowerGoal20]] and [[#PowerGoal 135|PowerGoal135]].
 
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| DUNGEON ARC   
 
| DUNGEON ARC   
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| Improve kobold and goblin areas and civilizations with eyes on expanding entity definitions and future random generation. Includes adding entity definitions and tags for more primitive humanoids like lizardmen. Make mega-beasts fit in better with the world.
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| Improve kobold and goblin areas and civilizations with eyes on expanding entity definitions and future random generation. Includes adding entity definitions and tags for more primitive humanoids like lizardmen. Make mega-beasts fit in with better with the world.
 
|  [[#Core89|Core89]], [[#Core90|Core90]], [[#Core91|Core91]], [[#Req8|Req8]], [[#Req80|Req80]], [[#Req107|Req107]], [[#Req148|Req148]], [[#Req232|Req232]], [[#Req284|Req284]], [[#Req324|Req324]], [[#Req375|Req375]], [[#Req426|Req426]], [[#Req476|Req476]], [[#Req479|Req479]], [[#Req504|Req504]], [[#Req576|Req576]], [[#Bloat17|Bloat17]], [[#Bloat23|Bloat23]], [[#Bloat169|Bloat169]], [[#Bloat172|Bloat172]], [[#Bloat189|Bloat189]], [[#Bloat190|Bloat190]], [[#Bloat241|Bloat241]], [[#Bloat383|Bloat383]], [[#PowerGoal 13|PowerGoal13]], [[#PowerGoal 27|PowerGoal27]], [[#PowerGoal 32|PowerGoal32]], [[#PowerGoal 49|PowerGoal49]], [[#PowerGoal 50|PowerGoal50]], [[#PowerGoal 51|PowerGoal51]], [[#PowerGoal 52|PowerGoal52]], [[#PowerGoal 62|PowerGoal62]], [[#PowerGoal 100|PowerGoal100]], [[#PowerGoal 111|PowerGoal111]] and [[#PowerGoal 145|PowerGoal145]].
 
|  [[#Core89|Core89]], [[#Core90|Core90]], [[#Core91|Core91]], [[#Req8|Req8]], [[#Req80|Req80]], [[#Req107|Req107]], [[#Req148|Req148]], [[#Req232|Req232]], [[#Req284|Req284]], [[#Req324|Req324]], [[#Req375|Req375]], [[#Req426|Req426]], [[#Req476|Req476]], [[#Req479|Req479]], [[#Req504|Req504]], [[#Req576|Req576]], [[#Bloat17|Bloat17]], [[#Bloat23|Bloat23]], [[#Bloat169|Bloat169]], [[#Bloat172|Bloat172]], [[#Bloat189|Bloat189]], [[#Bloat190|Bloat190]], [[#Bloat241|Bloat241]], [[#Bloat383|Bloat383]], [[#PowerGoal 13|PowerGoal13]], [[#PowerGoal 27|PowerGoal27]], [[#PowerGoal 32|PowerGoal32]], [[#PowerGoal 49|PowerGoal49]], [[#PowerGoal 50|PowerGoal50]], [[#PowerGoal 51|PowerGoal51]], [[#PowerGoal 52|PowerGoal52]], [[#PowerGoal 62|PowerGoal62]], [[#PowerGoal 100|PowerGoal100]], [[#PowerGoal 111|PowerGoal111]] and [[#PowerGoal 145|PowerGoal145]].
 
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| PRESENTATION OF ENEMY LEADERS AND OTHER IMPORTANT FIGURES
 
| PRESENTATION OF ENEMY LEADERS AND OTHER IMPORTANT FIGURES
 
| (Future)
 
| (Future)
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| Enemy leaders play an important part in creating a story around otherwise by-the-numbers conflicts that can occur, so the leaders can afford to be presented in such a way that you as the player can learn something about their background, motivations and appearance without digging around in the legends screen. There can be a variety of mechanisms for this. Diplomats and others that visit your fortress could afford the same treatment, as well as the people you talk to and about in adventure mode conversations, etc.
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| Enemy leader play an important part in creating a story around otherwise by-the-numbers conflicts that can occur, so the leaders can afford to be presented in such a way that you as the player can learn something about their background, motivations and appearance without digging around in the legends screen. There can be a variety of mechanisms for this. Diplomats and others that visit your fortress could afford the same treatment, as well as the people you talk to and about in adventure mode conversations, etc.
 
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| ADVENTURER GENERATION AND SCENARIOS
 
| ADVENTURER GENERATION AND SCENARIOS
 
| (Future)
 
| (Future)
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| The adventurer is quite a nebulous object at this point. There are a variety of angles that can be taken here, from weaving the adventurer fully into their starting location's history, actually playing an existing creature in the world, creating starting scenarios that at least make sense of the adventurer's existence and/or mysterious arrival, etc.
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| The adventurer is quite a nebulous object at this point. There are a variety of angles that can be taken here, from weaving the adventurer fulling into their starting location's history, actually playing an existing creature in the world, creating starting scenarios that at least make sense of the adventurer's existence and/or mysterious arrival, etc.
 
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| HUNTING AND GATHERING
 
| HUNTING AND GATHERING
 
| (Future)
 
| (Future)
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| You need to be able to obtain food from the wilderness and perform other tasks related to processing a hunted creature's body, trading with a town perhaps but able to survive in the wilds. More abstract hunting on the travel view needs to be roughly equivalent to hunting only on the local view. You should be able to find signs of animals to help you out, and you should be able to gather any plants you find.
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| You need to be able to obtain food from the wilderness and perform other tasks related to processing a hunted creature's body, trading with the a town perhaps but able to survive in the wilds. More abstract hunting on the travel view needs to be roughly equivalent to hunting only on the local view. You should be able to find signs of animals to help you out, and you should be able to gather any plants you find.
 
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| IMPROVED SEASHORES
 
| IMPROVED SEASHORES
 
| (Future)
 
| (Future)
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| Coastal biome designations, crabs, gulls, washed up jelly fish, ability to skillfully build sand castles in wet sand which can be worn down by waves, shells, washed up objects from distance civilizations that are on the body of water, seaweed, tidepools with anenomes, driftwood interactions.
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| Coastal biome designations, grabs, gulls, washed up jelly fish, ability to skillfully build sand castles in wet sand which can be worn down by waves, shells, washed up objects from distance civilizations that are on the body of water, seaweed, tidepools with anenomes, driftwood interactions.
 
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