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==Formal terms== | ==Formal terms== | ||
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* '''40d''': Short for "0.28.181.40d", the last version of Dwarf Fortress before the 2010 release. | * '''40d''': Short for "0.28.181.40d", the last version of Dwarf Fortress before the 2010 release. | ||
| − | * ''' | + | * '''{{L|Arena}}''': A mode which lets you create, equip and control monsters for testing purposes. |
| − | * '''Fortress Mode''': The playing mode used in this tutorial. The other playing mode is | + | * '''DF2010''': Shorthand for Dwarf Fortress 0.31.xx, released in 2010 and later. It has many changes and new features compared to 40d. |
| − | * '''[[ | + | * '''Fortress Mode''': The playing mode used in this tutorial. The other playing mode is {{L|adventurer mode}}. |
| − | * ''' | + | * '''[[FPS]]''': A numerical measure of game speed. |
| − | * '''Seed''': When talking about a game world, '''seed''' is the number which is used to determine how the world map is made during | + | * '''{{L|Legends}}''': A mode which lets you look up historical information. |
| − | * ''' | + | * '''Seed''': When talking about a game world, '''seed''' is the number which is used to determine how the world map is made during {{L|world generation}}. The game usually chooses a random number for you when generating a new world, but if a player finds a particular interesting site on a world they generated they can find out the number which was chosen and share it with other players. |
| − | * '''Toady''', '''[[ | + | * '''{{L|Raw file|Raws}}''': Text files which define civilizations, species, materials, items and so forth. {{L|Modding}} and {{L|cheating}} are done by modifying these files. |
| + | * '''Toady''', '''[[Toady One]]''': The creator of Dwarf Fortress. | ||
==Informal terms== | ==Informal terms== | ||
| − | * '''Candy''', '''Cotton Candy''', '''Clownite''': | + | * '''Candy''', '''Cotton Candy''', '''Clownite''': {{L|Adamantine}}, for SPOILER type reasons. |
| − | * ''' | + | * '''{{L|Catsplosion}}''', '''Birdsplosion''': Out of control breeding of cats or birds. |
| − | * '''Clowns''', '''Clown car''': | + | * '''Clowns''', '''Clown car''': {{L|Hidden Fun Stuff|SPOILERS}}. |
| − | * '''Cutebolds''': | + | * '''Cutebolds''': {{L|Kobold}}s. |
| − | * ''' | + | * '''{{L|Danger room}}''': Means of quickly training your {{L|military}} via attacking them with {{L|trap}}s loaded with non-dangerous weapons. |
* '''Dorf''': Dwarf. | * '''Dorf''': Dwarf. | ||
| − | * ''' | + | * '''{{L|Losing|Fun}}''': Losing. Anything unexpected and bloody that gives your game a turn for the worse. |
| − | * '''Goblinite''': | + | * '''Goblinite''': {{L|Iron}}, so named because the {{L|goblin}}s in {{L|siege}}s bring lots of iron weapons and armor which can be {{L|melt item|melted}} down and re-used. |
| − | * '''Goblin Christmas''': A goblin siege, which not only brings lots of iron, but lots of goblin | + | * '''Goblin Christmas''': A goblin siege, which not only brings lots of iron, but lots of goblin {{L|clothing}} which can be sold to {{L|caravan}}s. |
| − | * ''' | + | * '''{{L|Hidden Fun Stuff}}''', '''HFS''': SPOILERS. |
* '''Science''': Doing experiments to figure out how the game works. | * '''Science''': Doing experiments to figure out how the game works. | ||
* '''‼SCIENCE‼''': Like '''science''', but involving more blood and fire. | * '''‼SCIENCE‼''': Like '''science''', but involving more blood and fire. | ||
| − | * ''' | + | * '''{{L|Unfortunate accident}}''': The means of killing annoying {{L|noble}}s. |