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[–] Minotaur@lemm.ee 25 points 7 months ago (3 children)

It’s interesting that DF has been around for just year and years and whenever I think it’s fully faded out some YouTuber makes a video about it and back it goes.

It’s like a cycle. People play dwarf fortress, people make a video on it. Then they forget. And then a new, young audience is around and another video comes out about Dwarf fortress and they watch it and get into it.

[–] match@pawb.social 11 points 7 months ago

I never forget about Dwarf Fortress but I racked up two months of playtime in the first three months of its release and I needed to stop

[–] Ahrotahntee@lemmy.ca 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'll go back for adventure mode, I've put probably thousands of hours in the non-steam version. I am so extremely happy that Steam sales are approaching a million. I remember that specific number was some imaginary unattainable number for the devs when they agreed to try a release on steam.

Tarn and Zach deserve all the best.

[–] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Tarn and Zach deserve all the best.

I know I don't know them personally, but I believe they are wonderful people. Every time I see or read an interview of them, I'm endeared to then even more.

[–] LadyAutumn@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Kruggsmash has been one of my favorites for years now. I remember around 2010 getting into it because of those long threads on bay12 forums where people would pass around a save file.

The steam release was weirdly divisive in the community. I played countless hours on the original, messing around with Dwarf therapist and dfhacks (which I still use) and I love the increase of attention and funding that the steam release gave the game. I feel the game is in a better state than it has ever been. And I love that so many more people have gotten into it.