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Dwarf Fortress gets a Linux Beta on Steam (www.gamingonlinux.com)
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is great news! I have always wanted to try Dwarf Fortress but I know myself and I know from past experiences playing ASCII MUDs and rogue-likes that I don't play them enough to memorize what the different symbols represent and that inevitably causes me to drop the game entirely out of frustration. It seems like a small thing, but having the graphical version of the game on Linux is a huge win to me.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

DF works on Linux since the beginning.

The Lazy Newb Pack was always available for Linux and through Proton the Steam Pro Version also worked from day one and I never had issues.

It even works with DFhack.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The fact that I've been using Linux for over 20 years and don't know what most of that is seems like an issue...