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.
Doesn't look like so in the beta at least, it will always launch in an SDL window - and doesn't link to the curses libs either, which makes some sense with it being a Steam game.
Though using dfhack and the remote interface could probably still be used to have a tty client.
I've recently gotten into this and it's an amazingly detailed game with so many things to offer/handle it's frankly overwhelming.
A native linux version is amazing and will def wait for the release as I've recently started a look run which is pretty good for me,given my limited experience.
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Owangee1@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 2y
Can't recommend this game enough. If you haven't played it before, you can get the full game for free, without the new UI, from the bay12 website!
Maxcoffee@kbin.social · 12 pts · 2y
Most people won't gel with the free version though as it uses ASCII.
scorpionix@feddit.de · 13 pts · 2y
Real gamers ...
drcobaltjedi@programming.dev · 5 pts · 2y
It's also probably part of your distros libraries. Most distros I've used you can straight up (install command) dwarf-fortress
Elw@lemmy.sdf.org · 9 pts · 2y
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.
Black616Angel@feddit.de · 3 pts · 2y
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.
Elw@lemmy.sdf.org · 4 pts · 2y
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...
Lileath@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 2y
This is the lazy newb pack
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 2y
Nice! I just bought it a week or two ago, so this is fantastic news!
I used to play a bit, but I haven't played in years. I'll have to mess with the Linux version and try it out.
nxfsi@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
But can this version be played in the tty like the free version?
usrtrv@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 2y
TTY was great for multiplayer. Instead of handing the save file back and forth, we would just take turns on the server.
daan@lemmy.vanoverloop.xyz · 7 pts · 2y
You were using cloud gaming way before services like stadia became a thing.
ace@lemmy.ananace.dev · 2 pts · 2y
Doesn't look like so in the beta at least, it will always launch in an SDL window - and doesn't link to the curses libs either, which makes some sense with it being a Steam game.
Though using dfhack and the remote interface could probably still be used to have a tty client.
hornedfiend@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 2y
I've recently gotten into this and it's an amazingly detailed game with so many things to offer/handle it's frankly overwhelming.
A native linux version is amazing and will def wait for the release as I've recently started a look run which is pretty good for me,given my limited experience.
autotldr@lemmings.world · 1 pts · 2y