<s>
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
(	O
previously	O
officially	O
named	O
Slaves	B-Application
to	I-Application
Armok	I-Application
:	I-Application
God	I-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Chapter	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dwarf	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
construction	B-Application
and	I-Application
management	I-Application
simulation	I-Application
and	O
roguelike	O
indie	O
video	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Bay	O
12	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Available	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
and	O
in	O
development	O
since	O
2002	O
,	O
its	O
first	O
alpha	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
and	O
received	O
attention	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
two-member	O
project	O
surviving	O
solely	B-License
on	I-License
donations	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
game	O
mode	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
fantasy	B-Application
world	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
indirectly	O
controls	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
dwarves	O
,	O
and	O
attempts	O
to	O
construct	O
a	O
successful	O
and	O
wealthy	O
fortress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
influenced	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
Rimworld	B-Application
,	O
and	O
others	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
selected	O
among	O
other	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Museum	O
of	O
Modern	O
Art	O
to	O
show	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
video	O
gaming	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
vast	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
history	O
,	O
it	O
solely	O
had	O
text-based	O
graphics	O
(	O
using	O
the	O
CP437	O
character	O
set	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Premium	O
edition	O
released	O
in	O
2022	O
added	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
tile	B-Application
set	I-Application
to	O
represent	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
playing	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
set	O
in	O
motion	O
a	O
process	O
which	O
generates	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
world	O
with	O
continents	O
,	O
oceans	O
,	O
and	O
islands	O
,	O
produced	O
via	O
generative	O
geology	O
and	O
hydrogeology	O
,	O
meteorology	O
,	O
and	O
biogeography	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
simulates	O
the	O
evolution	O
of	O
all	O
civilizations	O
down	O
to	O
the	O
lives	O
of	O
their	O
inhabitants	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
yield	O
a	O
coherent	O
world	O
with	O
internally	O
consistent	O
lore	O
and	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
game	O
mode	O
,	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
mode	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
colony	O
management	O
game	O
that	O
starts	O
with	O
selecting	O
a	O
suitable	O
site	O
from	O
the	O
generated	O
world	O
,	O
establishing	O
a	O
successful	O
colony	O
or	O
fortress	O
,	O
combating	O
threats	O
like	O
goblin	O
invasions	O
,	O
monster	O
sieges	O
,	O
or	O
undead	O
hordes	O
,	O
generating	O
economic	O
wealth	O
and	O
taking	O
care	O
of	O
the	O
dwarves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
,	O
Tarn	O
Adams	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
project	O
called	O
Slaves	B-Application
to	I-Application
Armok	I-Application
:	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
which	O
was	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2004	O
,	O
Adams	O
decided	O
to	O
shift	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Armok	O
to	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
after	O
the	O
former	O
became	O
difficult	O
to	O
maintain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
prompted	O
the	O
community	O
motto	O
:	O
"	O
Losing	B-Application
is	I-Application
Fun	I-Application
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
has	O
three	O
primary	O
game	O
modes	O
which	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
worlds	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
where	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
elements	O
are	O
randomly	O
generated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
mode	O
,	O
a	O
construction	B-Application
and	I-Application
management	I-Application
simulation	I-Application
of	O
a	O
colony	O
of	O
dwarves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
full	O
of	O
letters	O
,	O
numbers	O
,	O
Box-drawing	O
characters	O
and	O
symbols	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
dwarf	O
is	O
represented	O
by	O
the	O
character	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
changed	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
version	O
of	O
CP437	O
to	O
resemble	O
a	O
dwarf	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
cat	O
is	O
a	O
dark	O
grey	O
"	O
c	B-Language
"	O
,	O
a	O
dog	O
is	O
a	O
brown	O
"	O
d	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
giant	O
spider	O
is	O
a	O
light	O
grey	O
"	O
S	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
step	O
in	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
is	O
generating	O
a	O
playable	O
world	O
;	O
only	O
one	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
per	O
world	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
names	O
depend	O
on	O
the	O
area	O
's	O
good/evil	O
variable	O
(	O
the	O
alignment	O
)	O
and	O
though	O
in	O
English	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
originally	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
in-game	O
languages	O
of	O
dwarves	O
,	O
elves	B-Application
,	O
humans	O
and	O
goblins	O
;	O
these	O
are	O
the	O
four	O
main	O
races	O
in	O
any	O
generated	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
mode	O
is	O
selected	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
choose	O
the	O
embark	O
location	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
initially	O
can	O
see	O
a	O
top-down	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
surface-level	O
of	O
the	O
fortress	O
site	O
;	O
each	O
layer	O
of	O
a	O
z-axis	B-Application
level	O
can	O
be	O
viewed	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
changes	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
geology	O
in	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
is	O
fairly	O
accurate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Water	O
is	O
simulated	O
like	O
falling	B-Language
sand	I-Language
,	O
every	O
space	O
can	O
contain	O
up	O
to	O
seven	O
levels	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Without	O
steel	O
,	O
the	O
alloy	B-Application
bronze	O
or	O
regular	O
iron	O
are	O
the	O
next	O
best	O
suitable	O
metals	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bronze	O
requires	O
two	O
ores	O
or	O
bars	O
of	O
tin	B-Protocol
and	O
copper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
caravans	O
come	O
from	O
civilizations	O
of	O
elves	B-Application
and	O
humans	O
but	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
embark	O
region	O
and	O
history	O
,	O
they	O
may	O
be	O
absent	O
or	O
sometimes	O
even	O
hostile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Occasionally	O
,	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
dwarf	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
fake	O
background	O
history	O
,	O
may	O
arrive	O
with	O
a	O
migrant	O
wave	O
and	O
start	O
killing	O
and	O
feeding	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
citizens	O
without	O
being	O
noticed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wildlife	O
is	O
usually	O
harmless	O
,	O
but	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
fortress	O
 '	O
location	O
,	O
more	O
fierce	O
elephants	O
,	O
bears	O
,	O
unicorns	B-Application
,	O
giant	O
spiders	O
and	O
wolves	O
may	O
be	O
a	O
threat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Undead	O
attack	O
mainly	O
in	O
evil	O
biomes	O
or	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
embarks	O
with	O
a	O
Necromancer	B-Operating_System
Tower	O
being	O
near	O
the	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combat	O
system	O
in	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
is	O
anatomically	O
detailed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digging	O
deeper	O
is	O
usually	O
done	O
for	O
finding	O
magma	B-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
fuel	O
source	O
,	O
removes	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
dependence	O
on	O
coal	O
or	O
wood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magma	B-General_Concept
pools	O
or	O
the	O
even	O
bigger	O
,	O
world-spanning	O
,	O
magma	B-General_Concept
sea	O
are	O
found	O
while	O
digging	O
into	O
warm	O
rock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Near	O
the	O
magma	B-General_Concept
sea	O
,	O
raw	O
adamantine	O
strata	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
shaped	O
like	O
columns	O
,	O
which	O
pass	O
down	O
through	O
the	O
entire	O
magma	B-General_Concept
sea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventurer	O
is	O
the	O
secondary	O
game	O
mode	O
in	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
any	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
create	O
an	O
XML	B-Protocol
dump	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
examine	O
history	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
XML	B-Protocol
files	O
and	O
map	O
images	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
third	O
party	O
software	O
to	O
view	O
the	O
generated	O
world	O
and	O
its	O
history	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
user	O
friendly	O
and	O
comprehensive	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
brothers	O
 '	O
first	O
fantasy	B-Application
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
high	O
school	O
,	O
Tarn	O
Adams	O
taught	O
himself	O
the	O
C	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
and	O
developed	O
it	O
further	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
dragslay	O
would	O
later	O
have	O
an	O
important	O
influence	O
on	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adams	O
explained	O
his	O
interest	O
in	O
fantasy	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
grown	O
up	O
"	O
surrounded	O
by	O
that	O
sort	O
of	O
thing	O
...	O
along	O
with	O
generic	O
sci-fi	O
,	O
generic	O
fantasy	B-Application
is	O
part	O
of	O
our	O
heritage.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Years	O
later	O
,	O
before	O
entering	O
graduate	O
school	O
in	O
mathematics	O
,	O
Adams	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
project	O
he	O
called	O
Slaves	B-Application
to	I-Application
Armok	I-Application
:	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
project	O
was	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
(	O
would	O
later	O
have	O
3D	O
graphics	O
)	O
isometric	B-Application
fantasy	B-Application
role-playing	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
encountered	O
and	O
fought	O
goblins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adams	O
took	O
some	O
time	O
off	O
Armok	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
small	O
side-projects	O
,	O
and	O
another	O
one	O
which	O
would	O
inspire	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
was	O
Mutant	O
Miner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adams	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2002	O
,	O
estimating	O
that	O
the	O
project	O
would	O
take	O
two	O
months	O
,	O
but	O
suspended	O
development	O
soon	O
after	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
finish	O
his	O
previous	O
work	O
,	O
Armok	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
explained	O
that	O
it	O
began	O
like	O
the	O
1982	O
arcade	O
game	O
Dig	B-Application
Dug	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armok	O
became	O
harder	O
to	O
maintain	O
due	O
to	O
him	O
focusing	O
on	O
adding	O
features	O
to	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
instead	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
inferior	O
code	O
and	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2004	O
,	O
Adams	O
announced	O
on	O
his	O
website	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
be	O
switching	O
his	O
main	O
project	O
to	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
after	O
he	O
struggled	O
to	O
continue	O
working	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
dubbed	O
the	O
game	O
Slaves	B-Application
to	I-Application
Armok	I-Application
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
II	O
:	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
;	O
Adams	O
explained	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
sequel	O
because	O
it	O
continued	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
much	O
of	O
Armok	O
's	O
code	O
but	O
said	O
its	O
cumbersome	O
name	O
was	O
mostly	O
"	O
for	O
kicks.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Adams	O
,	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
is	O
written	O
in	O
an	O
"	O
unsanctioned	O
messy	O
combination	O
"	O
of	O
C	B-Language
and	O
C++	B-Language
using	O
a	O
free	O
edition	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Visual	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
as	O
the	O
IDE	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
used	O
to	O
the	O
text-based	O
graphics	O
in	O
roguelikes	O
,	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
graphical	O
tilesets	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hack	B-Application
,	O
Starflight	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Ultima	O
series	O
were	O
Adams	O
 '	O
main	O
influences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1985	O
roguelike	O
Hack	B-Application
inspired	O
Adams	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
randomly	O
generated	O
levels	O
,	O
deceased	O
character	O
persistence	O
and	O
detailed	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
midpoint	B-Algorithm
displacement	I-Algorithm
generates	O
the	O
elevation	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
its	O
initial	O
basic	O
elements	O
use	O
fractals	B-Application
,	O
which	O
give	O
it	O
an	O
overall	O
natural	O
look	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
tough	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
him	O
to	O
implement	O
was	O
the	O
A*	B-Protocol
search	I-Protocol
algorithm	I-Protocol
for	O
in-game	O
character	O
's	O
pathfinding	O
which	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
their	O
numbers	O
and	O
complexity	O
of	O
the	O
path	O
,	O
can	O
cause	O
a	O
heavy	O
load	O
on	O
a	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
z-axis	B-Application
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
2008	O
release	O
because	O
he	O
felt	O
the	O
limitations	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
plane	O
increasing	O
;	O
the	O
feature	O
of	O
making	O
various	O
constructions	O
like	O
walls	O
was	O
also	O
added	O
at	O
this	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampiric	O
and	O
lycanthropic	O
infections	O
with	O
necromancers	B-Operating_System
and	O
undead	O
were	O
added	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Adams	O
refused	O
a	O
job	O
offer	O
from	O
an	O
unspecified	O
major	O
game	O
developer	O
and	O
a	O
$	O
300,000	O
deal	O
to	O
license	O
the	O
name	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
from	O
another	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
has	O
spent	O
no	O
money	O
on	O
advertising	O
and	O
was	O
happy	O
when	O
bloggers	O
,	O
reviewers	O
like	O
former	O
game	O
journalist	O
Kieron	O
Gillen	O
from	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
and	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
wrote	O
about	O
his	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
Adams	O
brothers	O
announced	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
releasing	O
a	O
paid-for	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
graphical	O
tileset	O
and	O
other	O
improvements	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
itch.io,	O
published	O
by	O
Kitfox	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adams	O
stated	O
this	O
will	O
not	O
affect	O
the	O
ongoing	O
free	O
version	O
of	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
family	O
situations	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
the	O
waning	O
income	O
from	O
Patreon	O
,	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
find	O
another	O
way	O
to	O
monetize	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
includes	O
support	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
Workshop	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
provide	O
modifications	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
estimate	O
was	O
that	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
would	O
sell	O
around	O
160,000	O
units	O
within	O
two	O
months	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
goal	O
was	O
exceeded	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
title	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
Steam	B-Application
user	O
expressed	O
incredulity	O
at	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
positive	O
reviews	O
the	O
game	O
garnered	O
in	O
such	O
a	O
short	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
took	O
to	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
forums	O
to	O
ask	O
if	O
people	O
had	O
"	O
been	O
playing	O
free	O
DF	O
for	O
25	O
years	O
 [ sic ] 	O
and	O
just	O
waiting	O
for	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
pay	O
$30	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
Enhanced	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
Adams	O
brothers	O
announced	O
they	O
had	O
brought	O
a	O
third	O
person	O
onto	O
the	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
team	O
,	O
a	O
community	O
member	O
named	O
Putnam	O
,	O
to	O
help	O
with	O
development	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
community	O
manager	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adams	O
considers	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
his	O
life	O
's	O
work	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
stated	O
in	O
2011	O
that	O
he	O
does	O
not	O
expect	O
version	O
1.0	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
at	O
least	O
another	O
twenty	O
years	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
after	O
that	O
,	O
he	O
would	O
still	O
continue	O
to	O
update	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
code	O
base	O
is	O
proprietary	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Adams	O
has	O
stated	O
he	O
has	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
open-source	B-Application
domain	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
risk	O
of	O
them	O
going	O
into	O
financial	O
trouble	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
of	O
version	O
1.0	O
,	O
"	O
sitting	O
down	O
with	O
a	O
fresh	O
DF	O
world	O
would	O
be	O
like	O
sitting	O
down	O
to	O
read	O
a	O
middling	O
fantasy	B-Application
author	O
you	O
have	O
n't	O
read	O
before	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
extras	O
that	O
being	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
provides	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
write	O
your	O
own	O
sequels.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
simulation	O
games	O
like	O
SimCity	B-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
,	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
,	O
and	O
roguelike	O
games	O
like	O
NetHack	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
depth	O
and	O
complexity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
Steve	O
Hogarty	O
commented	O
,	O
"	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
reluctance	O
to	O
expend	O
even	O
a	O
joule	O
of	O
energy	O
in	O
prettying	O
itself	O
results	O
in	O
astonishing	O
hidden	O
complexity.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Rose	O
from	O
Gamasutra	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
to	O
...	O
an	O
outsider	O
looking	O
in	O
on	O
this	O
game	O
so	O
many	O
years	O
into	O
development	O
,	O
with	O
such	O
a	O
wide	O
scope	O
of	O
features	O
and	O
potential	O
play	O
styles	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
fair	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
getting	O
into	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
is	O
perhaps	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
daunting	O
tasks	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
can	O
provide.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
pointed	O
out	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
in-game	O
tutorial	O
and	O
said	O
how	O
players	O
can	O
learn	O
by	O
themselves	O
in	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
also	O
open-ended	O
or	O
have	O
intuitive	O
mechanics	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
autonomy	O
"	O
even	O
after	O
hours	O
"	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
presented	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
with	O
their	O
2006	O
"	O
Best	O
Free	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
rated	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
the	O
third	O
best	O
management	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2023	O
,	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
won	O
"	O
Strategy/Simulation	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
currently	O
has	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
93	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
100	O
,	O
from	O
9	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
sold	O
160,000	O
copies	O
within	O
24	O
hours	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
300,000	O
copies	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
has	O
attracted	O
a	O
significant	O
cult	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
difficulty	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
fortresses	O
eventually	O
succumbing	O
to	O
various	O
forms	O
of	O
defeat	O
,	O
led	O
to	O
its	O
unofficial	O
slogan	O
"	O
Losing	B-Application
is	I-Application
fun	I-Application
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Adams	O
has	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
slogan	O
was	O
originally	O
a	O
throw-away	O
joke	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
manual	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
meant	O
to	O
create	O
comfort	O
with	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
permadeath	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tarn	O
and	O
Zach	O
Adams	O
answer	O
questions	O
from	O
players	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
"	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
Talk	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
volunteers	O
handle	O
the	O
bug	B-Application
tracking	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
maintain	O
the	O
dedicated	O
wiki	B-Protocol
;	O
there	O
are	O
also	O
fan-organized	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
and	O
meet-ups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
a	O
saga	O
called	O
"	O
Boatmurdered	B-Application
"	O
,	O
where	O
fans	O
passed	O
around	O
a	O
single	O
fortress	O
and	O
each	O
played	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
saved	O
it	O
before	O
sending	O
it	O
to	O
another	O
,	O
was	O
portrayed	O
in	O
detail	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
to	O
its	O
destructive	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
been	O
tutorials	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
with	O
one	O
being	O
a	O
15-part	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
another	O
12-part	O
written	O
series	O
called	O
"	O
The	O
Complete	O
and	O
Utter	O
Newby	O
Tutorial	O
for	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
illustrated	O
guide	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
called	O
Getting	O
Started	O
with	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
:	O
Learn	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
most	O
complex	O
video	O
game	O
ever	O
made	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
technology	O
publisher	O
O'Reilly	O
Media	O
in	O
2012	O
written	O
by	O
Peter	O
Tyson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
utility	O
"	O
Stonesense	O
"	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
DFHack	O
"	O
library	B-Library
,	O
can	O
render	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
3D	B-Application
isometric	I-Application
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
DF	O
to	O
Minecraft	B-Application
"	O
utility	O
allows	O
players	O
view	O
their	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
maps	O
by	O
converting	O
them	O
into	O
Minecraft	B-Application
dungeons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adams	O
has	O
acknowledged	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
community	O
in	O
supporting	O
development	O
and	O
endorsed	O
third-party	O
tools	O
,	O
visualizers	O
and	O
interface	O
code	O
;	O
indeed	O
,	O
he	O
has	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
admires	O
third-party	O
developers	O
who	O
create	O
tools	O
for	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
in	O
spite	O
of	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
closed-source	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Adams	O
brothers	O
attended	O
and	O
though	O
he	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
attend	O
in	O
person	O
,	O
Richard	O
Garfield	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
provided	O
a	O
pre-recorded	O
introduction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
influenced	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
which	O
reviewers	O
considered	O
a	O
more	O
user-friendly	O
version	O
of	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adams	O
says	O
he	O
is	O
thankful	O
for	O
the	O
Minecraft	B-Application
developers	O
citing	O
his	O
game	O
because	O
that	O
drew	O
more	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
games	O
inspired	O
by	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
have	O
largely	O
failed	O
to	O
replicate	O
its	O
visual	O
style	O
and	O
depth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Factorio	B-Application
and	O
Project	B-Language
Zomboid	I-Language
are	O
among	O
the	O
games	O
inspired	O
by	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Homages	O
to	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
appear	O
in	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
won	O
a	O
poll	O
conducted	O
by	O
Turtle	O
Beach	O
as	O
the	O
community	O
's	O
most	O
"	O
Beautiful	O
Game	O
"	O
;	O
games	O
were	O
nominated	O
by	O
fans	O
posting	O
videos	O
,	O
images	O
or	O
text	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
list	O
was	O
compiled	O
by	O
the	O
community	O
which	O
also	O
contained	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
,	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Justin	B-Application
Ma	I-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
FTL	B-Application
:	I-Application
Faster	I-Application
Than	I-Application
Light	I-Application
,	O
commented	O
on	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
text-based	O
graphics	O
,	O
"	O
Part	O
of	O
the	O
reason	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
can	O
include	O
a	O
breadth	O
of	O
mechanics	O
unseen	O
in	O
other	O
games	O
is	O
because	O
complex	O
mechanics	O
are	O
expressed	O
in	O
the	O
most	O
simple	O
of	O
visual	O
forms.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
ranked	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
7th	O
on	O
its	O
The	O
50	O
Best	O
Free	O
Games	O
On	O
PC	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
listed	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
open	O
world	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
Museum	O
of	O
Modern	O
Art	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
exhibited	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
among	O
other	O
games	O
selected	O
to	O
depict	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
video	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
designer	O
Craig	O
Ellsworth	O
commended	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
for	O
having	O
a	O
uniquely	O
long	O
"	O
staying	O
power	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Ellsworth	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
replaced	O
by	O
any	O
other	O
more	O
advanced	O
game	O
of	O
its	O
genre	O
:	O
"	O
There	O
is	O
simply	O
no	O
such	O
thing	O
as	O
a	O
flashier	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
,	O
and	O
there	O
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
,	O
by	O
definition.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
,	O
many	O
indie	O
game	O
developers	O
came	O
out	O
to	O
praise	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
and	O
cite	O
its	O
influence	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
Terraria	B-Application
,	O
Caves	B-Application
of	I-Application
Qud	I-Application
,	O
Prison	B-Application
Architect	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Project	B-Language
Zomboid	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
studies	O
on	O
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