It's not a matter of "I don't like this" because like it or not, in order to get money, Toady absolutely has to appeal to casuals. Toady needs to make it appealing to people to purchase it on Steam. But there are so many people out there who see the ASCII of the game, as well as other tilesets, a restriction on the game and who will not play it because of it. "No it's too hard." Bruh it's literally 2 button clicks in the Lazy Newb Pack.Īlso it's not like the normal DF download is going away, it's still going to be free afaik for right now. I personally know a few people that refuse to play, even if I tell them they can just install tilesets. You'd be surprised how many people won't play the game because "it's too hard to SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ANYTHIIIIIING". All in all, i'd like to see some small revisions to the tileset just to make it less of a symbol, less of a wall and more of a door. The only other way to maintain the ratio for imagination (if the tileset continues to develop like this) and presentation (it could shift into a different ratio, up or down, but it would have to have a different sweet spot, but personally id like it to be more open ended), would be to add soft animations. But making the set more open ended for all the variety of woods (for a door), or cheeses for a animals, etc. Reconciling the finite, sure theres only so mnay ways it could be done. It looks too much like another game, theres too much restriction on what something could be, or a how a dwarf could a door. My problem with the tileset is it too direct. However, a good tileset (arriving at its inteded purpose), will not just be representation of something but add a certain magic, maybe a tone to play out in the rhythym or music of the game as it continues, not only being refreshing to the audience but seemingly having a place in the created world of the user, a place of in the unique fortress of the player. What I mean by this is that any art, any purposeful creation of entertainment, always creates a connection between its perception (its image) and the viewer. Its because it doesnt leave enough to the imagination, it doesnt have the ambiguous design of the inteded ascii art. Kitfox Discord #modding-discussion channelīronzemurder and Oilfurnace (illustrated) A three step guide:ĭownload DF Classic or install the premium version from Steam or Itch.ioįollow the quickstart guide on the wiki, or see other learning resources (below)Īsk any questions in the ☼Bi-weekly DF Questions Thread☼ - it's always active See the reasons for our rules here, and please report any problems!ĭF can be intimidating, but we're dedicated to helping new players. Want to start playing? Read this sidebar!
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