It’s that time of year… It’s been a year since I last got paid for the server, so I’m collecting again. If everyone involved could send/hand me a check for $300 at their earliest convenience, that would be super. Matt and I are looking at moving to a faster and cheaper server, and if we do that, I can handle refunds at that time.
I’ve heard about this game for a while, but since they just recently updated it with a ton of new features - a functioning z-axis, making the game 3d, being the biggest change - I decided to give it a try. 10+ hours of gameplay later, I’m thoroughly hooked, and I can’t possibly recommend the game enough.
It’s essentially a sandbox world-building game. There’s no real “goal” aside from to survive as long as you can and build the biggest world possible. It uses ASCII graphics like a roguelike, but you can add in some graphical user-made tilesets if you’d like.
Info, forum, download link here: http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/
The wiki (good, if a little light since they’re still updating for the new version) for the game: http://dwarf.lendemaindeveille.com/index.php/Main_Page
Check out the “my first fortress” link on the wiki, as well as the other guides. The learning curve for the game is strange; it’s almost incomprehensible for like the first hour, but once you realize that all your options are always laid out for you in the menu, you can pick it up quicker and quicker.
Alrighty, so who’s around/what’s going on this week/end up in the SFO area? Looking to get my rear up there and I’ve got the time right now.
Hola, chicos. Rachel and I arrived in Cuzco today after an amazing week in the village of San Pedro de Casta, about 10,000 feet up in the Andes. We hiked, built stoves, cooked, taught English, planted potatoes, and milked cows. I have a million pictures and stories to share when I get home!
For those of you unaware, I leave for Peru on the 31st. Learning from one of your mothers, I will not be attempting to smuggle anything back into the country… But if you want a postcard, make sure I have your address. IM or e-mail is fine.
Yep, Happy Birthday! Hope you have a good time, and you enjoy your fireworks….