tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5567207519106782296.post5451320723463490900..comments2024-03-13T03:31:49.936-05:00Comments on 8-Bit City: Ascending NetHack8bitcityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962550332186044964noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5567207519106782296.post-19778198038951946982010-03-02T22:01:45.423-06:002010-03-02T22:01:45.423-06:00oh yeah, in DF you can also try embarking to small...oh yeah, in DF you can also try embarking to smaller zone (say, 4x4 instead of 6x6) for better performance.dominicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5567207519106782296.post-5440827210227887832010-03-01T00:34:01.539-06:002010-03-01T00:34:01.539-06:00yeah, DF is processor-intensive game, especially o...yeah, DF is processor-intensive game, especially once you get quite a few dorfs in your fort. this is because it models so much. unfortunately it isn't multi-threaded either, so multi-cores don't help much (although you can set it to use one core and set your other processes to use other cores). for your netbook, try weather and temperature to NO in data\init\init.txt. this means that weather and temps won't be modeled; unfortunately it does mean that magma won't melt things like it should, but it might make the game playable at least.<br /><br />the basic rationale in DF is that to do anything you have to have a dwarf with the appropriate labor (job) enabled, build a workshop for what you need, then assign the job in a workshop. what happens after that varies depending on the items in question, but for furniture you then have to go "build" it where you want it to be placed.<br /><br />here are some good things to get started:<br />http://afteractionreporter.com/2009/02/09/the-complete-and-utter-newby-tutorial-for-dwarf-fortress-part-1-wtf/<br />http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/Main_Page<br /><br />the first one is if you want more hand-holding, the second is if you want less. if you continue to play for any amount of time the wiki will be hugely valuable for you.<br /><br />strike the earth!dominicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5567207519106782296.post-59850998491796405122010-02-26T11:22:52.441-06:002010-02-26T11:22:52.441-06:00I do dabble in Dwarf Fortress. I've been tryin...I do dabble in Dwarf Fortress. I've been trying to get it to run on my netbook, a 1.6 Atom processor with only 1 gig of ram. I can't get the framrate above 12 or so, which makes the game impossible to play (at least for me).<br /><br />NetHack can be very rewarding too! It only took me about 150 tries to beat it.<br /><br />But last time I played Dwarf Fortress I couldn't figure out how to make tables and got frustrated and quit :(8bitcityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07962550332186044964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5567207519106782296.post-12794849511249921822010-02-26T00:53:46.337-06:002010-02-26T00:53:46.337-06:00congratulations! i didn't even have the patie...congratulations! i didn't even have the patience to learn the controls, much less watch hero after hero die.<br /><br />speaking of text games with difficult control schemes, i do hope you play dwarf fortress? it's a steep but rewarding learning curve, and it makes for awesome stories.dominicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5567207519106782296.post-49242471225904065882010-02-23T22:56:47.516-06:002010-02-23T22:56:47.516-06:00OMG! That is awesome!!! congrats!
I could never ...OMG! That is awesome!!! congrats!<br /><br />I could never have the patience to get that far.<br /><br />-samisamiorigamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00146302250750364616noreply@blogger.com