Adventure Mode Hotfix (Beta 25)
[h2]Adventure Mode Beta 25 Notes[/h2]
-Fixed crash involving river audio polling
-Fixed crash involving river audio polling
Dwarf Fortress News
Tutorial work begins + Discounts, Guidebooks, and Wedding ⛏ Beta 24
Hey Urists,
Beta 24 is now live and includes the beginnings of a tutorial and audio on chargen and in the log screen. There's also a few crash fixes regarding creature variations and threading behaviour thanks to Putnam and some fixes to the audio. There's only a few little things left to clear up before Adventure Mode is ready, and one big thing (the tutorial), and then we'll be able to turn our attention back to the underlying simulation, which will generally improve both Fortress and Adventure modes.
[h2]Beta 24 Patch Notes[/h2]
We wanted to let you know that NOW is the time to buy copies of the game as a gift, or tell your friends who inexplicably still haven't bought it. The game is 20% off right now (which it hasn't been since April), and that's as low as it's going to be for quite awhile... at least six months but maybe more.
But if you're here you probably already own the game so maybe here's a more relevant tip... Caves of Qud and Tales of Maj'Eyal are also going on discount in a day or two, so you can get them for an extra 10% off if you own Dwarf Fortress, in the Legendary Roguelikes bundle.
[h2]Guidebook[/h2]
Also, Fangamer put up their preorders for the Dwarf Fortress guidebook, a lovingly crafted codex of insight and tips. A perfect gift for yourself or other fans of fungal cuisine. You can also add an "Expedition Leader's Journal" for $5, which is a logbook specifically created for tracking the details of your different fortresses and worlds.
[h2]Back to the Grindstone[/h2]
Tarn's been away for little events like moving countries and getting married! But now he's settled into his new life, and back to work on Adventure Mode. Look how happy he is! You all helped make this happen with your support for the game. Congratulations to Tarn and his love both.
[h2]Children![/h2]
Meanwhile, the artists have been busy, as usual. Carolyn has started designing the portraits for children, though It might be a bit before we see them in-game. Here you can see dwarf children on top versus the adults below. They'll need adjusted clothes since their bodies are a bit smaller, and we won't be showing in detail the injuries they can sustain, but a head-bandage should communicate quickly that they're not in good health.
[h2]Crashing?[/h2]
We know some folks are still experiencing new crashes, even though updating C++ redistributables fixes it for most people. It's very mysterious to us but if you have any clues to share with us, please let us know, especially if the whole game exe just won't start, we'd love to know your OS details, driver setup, etc.
That's all for today, but we'll see you at the next patch!
Tanya, Alexandra, Kitfox and Bay 12
Beta 24 is now live and includes the beginnings of a tutorial and audio on chargen and in the log screen. There's also a few crash fixes regarding creature variations and threading behaviour thanks to Putnam and some fixes to the audio. There's only a few little things left to clear up before Adventure Mode is ready, and one big thing (the tutorial), and then we'll be able to turn our attention back to the underlying simulation, which will generally improve both Fortress and Adventure modes.
[h2]Beta 24 Patch Notes[/h2]
- Started adding tutorial (camera, movement, menu options, popups for many menus)
- Menu sounds during character creation and the adventure log
- Improved river and campfire audio loops
- Can click on portrait for status
- Hive no longer looks like clothing
- Made string display more compatible with fan translations
- Made threading more stable
- Fixed modding crash involving creature variations
We wanted to let you know that NOW is the time to buy copies of the game as a gift, or tell your friends who inexplicably still haven't bought it. The game is 20% off right now (which it hasn't been since April), and that's as low as it's going to be for quite awhile... at least six months but maybe more.
But if you're here you probably already own the game so maybe here's a more relevant tip... Caves of Qud and Tales of Maj'Eyal are also going on discount in a day or two, so you can get them for an extra 10% off if you own Dwarf Fortress, in the Legendary Roguelikes bundle.
[h2]Guidebook[/h2]
Also, Fangamer put up their preorders for the Dwarf Fortress guidebook, a lovingly crafted codex of insight and tips. A perfect gift for yourself or other fans of fungal cuisine. You can also add an "Expedition Leader's Journal" for $5, which is a logbook specifically created for tracking the details of your different fortresses and worlds.
[h2]Back to the Grindstone[/h2]
Tarn's been away for little events like moving countries and getting married! But now he's settled into his new life, and back to work on Adventure Mode. Look how happy he is! You all helped make this happen with your support for the game. Congratulations to Tarn and his love both.
[h2]Children![/h2]
Meanwhile, the artists have been busy, as usual. Carolyn has started designing the portraits for children, though It might be a bit before we see them in-game. Here you can see dwarf children on top versus the adults below. They'll need adjusted clothes since their bodies are a bit smaller, and we won't be showing in detail the injuries they can sustain, but a head-bandage should communicate quickly that they're not in good health.
[h2]Crashing?[/h2]
We know some folks are still experiencing new crashes, even though updating C++ redistributables fixes it for most people. It's very mysterious to us but if you have any clues to share with us, please let us know, especially if the whole game exe just won't start, we'd love to know your OS details, driver setup, etc.
That's all for today, but we'll see you at the next patch!
Tanya, Alexandra, Kitfox and Bay 12
Tracking symbols, Classic Glyphs ⛏ Dwarf Fortress Adventure Mode beta 23
Hey Urists,
Another patch this week before Tarn heads off for a very special, important life event! In this update you'll find graphics for tracking including animal prints and prints through various materials (like water). Barrel graphics have also been updates so you'll be able to see their contents at a glance. Also classic glyphs are now in!
An update for those experiencing crashes: We are still working on a fix for this. We are currently in talks with someone from Steam to figure out if it's an issue on their end or ours. In the meantime, we have a thread on the Steam forums with a temporary fix that seems to be working for almost everyone. We are monitoring the thread and appreciate any reports, especially if you've tried repairing Steam C++ redistributable (x64 version) and are still experiencing crashes. Thanks for all your help!
[h2]Beta 23 Patch Notes[/h2]
- Audio crash fixed
- Update to bin/barrel container graphics so they show their contents in more detail
- Added tracking symbols (shift + K for now)
- Added classic glyphs (still need to work on screen layout)
- Fixed Linux crash-on-exit
- Better respected caste population ratios
- Added more information to crash logs
- Fixed command line world generation
That's all for now!
-Alexandra
Another patch this week before Tarn heads off for a very special, important life event! In this update you'll find graphics for tracking including animal prints and prints through various materials (like water). Barrel graphics have also been updates so you'll be able to see their contents at a glance. Also classic glyphs are now in!
An update for those experiencing crashes: We are still working on a fix for this. We are currently in talks with someone from Steam to figure out if it's an issue on their end or ours. In the meantime, we have a thread on the Steam forums with a temporary fix that seems to be working for almost everyone. We are monitoring the thread and appreciate any reports, especially if you've tried repairing Steam C++ redistributable (x64 version) and are still experiencing crashes. Thanks for all your help!
[h2]Beta 23 Patch Notes[/h2]
- Audio crash fixed
- Update to bin/barrel container graphics so they show their contents in more detail
- Added tracking symbols (shift + K for now)
- Added classic glyphs (still need to work on screen layout)
- Fixed Linux crash-on-exit
- Better respected caste population ratios
- Added more information to crash logs
- Fixed command line world generation
That's all for now!
-Alexandra
Fortress Mode update 50.14: Bugfixes, Graphics for babies, crops and equipment
Hey Urists,
We have a Fortress Mode patch this week which adds in a bunch of graphics that we added to Adventure Mode beta as well as some bug fixes. We are still primarily working on getting the last few features for Adventure Mode finished so there won't be regular patches for Fortress Mode quite yet. But we wanted to do this as a little thank you to the Fortress players who have been extremely patient while we've been busy with Adventure Mode. We are getting close now!
[h3]A word of warning:[/h3] There is a risk of losing your saves with this update. There's been an issue related to the Steam C++ redistributable, which we think may be resolved. We recommend playing the new patch with a save file you don't mind potentially losing just in case there's any issues that come up in the next few days. We will update you when this risk no longer an issue.
[h2]Patch Notes 50.14[/h2]
Major bug fixes
Graphics additions/changes
Other bug fixes/tweaks
We also just released a video from programmer Putnam showing off a new feature we're working on, in which players will be able to use Lua in their mods to literally change the code to make custom behaviours and adapt the systems more expansively than ever. This also acts as the foundation for the upcoming procedural magic system which will be added to all modes. Watch the full video on Youtube:
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
See you in the next patch!
-Alexandra
We have a Fortress Mode patch this week which adds in a bunch of graphics that we added to Adventure Mode beta as well as some bug fixes. We are still primarily working on getting the last few features for Adventure Mode finished so there won't be regular patches for Fortress Mode quite yet. But we wanted to do this as a little thank you to the Fortress players who have been extremely patient while we've been busy with Adventure Mode. We are getting close now!
[h3]A word of warning:[/h3] There is a risk of losing your saves with this update. There's been an issue related to the Steam C++ redistributable, which we think may be resolved. We recommend playing the new patch with a save file you don't mind potentially losing just in case there's any issues that come up in the next few days. We will update you when this risk no longer an issue.
[h2]Patch Notes 50.14[/h2]
Major bug fixes
- Linux trainer crash fixed (again)
- Added crash guard for bad civilian alert
Graphics additions/changes
- Dwarves/humans/elves/goblins/kobolds have child and baby images, new equipment, and palette support
- Garden and crop plants have more images
- Mandible portrait fixed for experiments
Other bug fixes/tweaks
- Good/bad thoughts about tombs work
- Poisonous forgotten beasts work more reliably
- Various minor tweaks to input/layout
- Fixed drinks being destroyed on unretire
- Fixed a few broken sorts
We also just released a video from programmer Putnam showing off a new feature we're working on, in which players will be able to use Lua in their mods to literally change the code to make custom behaviours and adapt the systems more expansively than ever. This also acts as the foundation for the upcoming procedural magic system which will be added to all modes. Watch the full video on Youtube:
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
See you in the next patch!
-Alexandra
Assume Identity, more babies and more ⛏ Dwarf Fortress Adventure Mode beta 22
Hey Urists,
We have another patch this week including a hotfix for the crashes that were happening with the beta 21 update. This issue was related to the audio engine crashing, thanks to everyone who reported the issue. Also in this update is the ability to assume different identities in Adventure Mode, palettized equipment for all the units who have dynamic portraits as well as baby sprites for humans, elves, goblins and kobolds. You should be seeing a lot of these new graphics over in Fortress Mode in a future patch very soon.
[h2]Patch Notes for Beta 22[/h2]
- Fix for recent audio crash
- Palettized wieldables and wearables for dwarves/humans/elves/goblins/kobolds
- Graphical left/right hand distinction on wieldables
- Child/baby images for humans/elves/goblins/kobolds
- Visible soldiers/groups on world map in adventure mode
- Adventure mode sound indicators in unseen areas
- Ability to assume identity in adventure mode
- Can view wounds in dwarf mode arena without diagnosis
See you next patch!
- Alexandra
P.S.
Today Kitfox announced we are publishing the hardcore noir space-sim Ostranauts. So if you like dying in space in weird and interesting ways, then I highly recommend checking it out. It's currently in Early Access and available now with a 20% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1022980/Ostranauts/
We have another patch this week including a hotfix for the crashes that were happening with the beta 21 update. This issue was related to the audio engine crashing, thanks to everyone who reported the issue. Also in this update is the ability to assume different identities in Adventure Mode, palettized equipment for all the units who have dynamic portraits as well as baby sprites for humans, elves, goblins and kobolds. You should be seeing a lot of these new graphics over in Fortress Mode in a future patch very soon.
[h2]Patch Notes for Beta 22[/h2]
- Fix for recent audio crash
- Palettized wieldables and wearables for dwarves/humans/elves/goblins/kobolds
- Graphical left/right hand distinction on wieldables
- Child/baby images for humans/elves/goblins/kobolds
- Visible soldiers/groups on world map in adventure mode
- Adventure mode sound indicators in unseen areas
- Ability to assume identity in adventure mode
- Can view wounds in dwarf mode arena without diagnosis
See you next patch!
- Alexandra
P.S.
Today Kitfox announced we are publishing the hardcore noir space-sim Ostranauts. So if you like dying in space in weird and interesting ways, then I highly recommend checking it out. It's currently in Early Access and available now with a 20% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1022980/Ostranauts/