Wolfechu
@wolfechu.bsky.social
Ramblings about Dwarf Fortress, Doctor Who, Tolkien, roguelikes, and other nonsense. He/him
It's also is a good enough fork that I was happy to throw six bucks at it on Steam, rather than the $20 for CDDA
December 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
It's also is a good enough fork that I was happy to throw six bucks at it on Steam, rather than the $20 for CDDA
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead. Up there with Dwarf Fortress for complexity and open-endedness, except instead of a fort you're surviving the zombie apocalypse in New England
December 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead. Up there with Dwarf Fortress for complexity and open-endedness, except instead of a fort you're surviving the zombie apocalypse in New England
I remember the double decker buses only allowing smoking on the top deck, complete with ashtrays on the backs of the seats
December 6, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I remember the double decker buses only allowing smoking on the top deck, complete with ashtrays on the backs of the seats
"Ooh, an enormous ugly gold thing! I have just the spot for this..."
December 5, 2025 at 11:39 PM
"Ooh, an enormous ugly gold thing! I have just the spot for this..."
That'd get on my nerves after a few days, and I'd be hitting the extinguish command on dfhack
December 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
That'd get on my nerves after a few days, and I'd be hitting the extinguish command on dfhack
The games I tend to play are things like Dwarf Fortress or Nethack - crufty old games with insane complexity going on under the hood.
I like those because it doesn't matter how many years you play these games, they're complex enough that they still surprise me on the regular.
I like those because it doesn't matter how many years you play these games, they're complex enough that they still surprise me on the regular.
December 5, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The games I tend to play are things like Dwarf Fortress or Nethack - crufty old games with insane complexity going on under the hood.
I like those because it doesn't matter how many years you play these games, they're complex enough that they still surprise me on the regular.
I like those because it doesn't matter how many years you play these games, they're complex enough that they still surprise me on the regular.
EUIV - the original boardgame - is another good example. The pc version is up there with DF for complexity, but at least you don't have to spend several hours setting up hundreds of pieces before you can play
December 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
EUIV - the original boardgame - is another good example. The pc version is up there with DF for complexity, but at least you don't have to spend several hours setting up hundreds of pieces before you can play
It IS a ridiculously broad category. Sure, games have their genres like books do, but even then, two books in the same genre are far more likely to be similar than two games
December 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
It IS a ridiculously broad category. Sure, games have their genres like books do, but even then, two books in the same genre are far more likely to be similar than two games
DF always vaguely feels like a game that if the player weren't there, it'd be perfectly happy to play itself
December 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
DF always vaguely feels like a game that if the player weren't there, it'd be perfectly happy to play itself
I asked Putnam once why you didn't see more migrants with scars, and the short answer was "probably because most of them die at the time of injury", which is fair enough
December 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I asked Putnam once why you didn't see more migrants with scars, and the short answer was "probably because most of them die at the time of injury", which is fair enough
Yeah, don't get me wrong, it's usually /not/ survivable due to the blood loss. But it's kinda how like a dwarf on fire can have all their skin and fat burn away, and be perfectly functional and not even in pain
December 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Yeah, don't get me wrong, it's usually /not/ survivable due to the blood loss. But it's kinda how like a dwarf on fire can have all their skin and fat burn away, and be perfectly functional and not even in pain
The biggest problem I've had is letting them get close enough to use it. The bolt throwers tend to hose them down before they're in spitting distance of the walls
December 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The biggest problem I've had is letting them get close enough to use it. The bolt throwers tend to hose them down before they're in spitting distance of the walls
It's also surprisingly abstract at times; if they survive the blood loss from having their heart ripped out, they can function fine without it; same with kidneys, liver, etc - organs other than the brain are mostly decorative ;)
December 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
It's also surprisingly abstract at times; if they survive the blood loss from having their heart ripped out, they can function fine without it; same with kidneys, liver, etc - organs other than the brain are mostly decorative ;)
That's neat, that's neat
December 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
That's neat, that's neat
I'm not having this for a minute, Rogan's listeners definitely fuck their computers
December 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I'm not having this for a minute, Rogan's listeners definitely fuck their computers
It's a sort of a spiritual successor to Elona, which was the closest thing to a Japanese roguelike we had, about a decade ago. One of the devs from Elona is the guy who's making Elin, and he puts out updates and fixes every single night. It's definitely worth a look for $20
December 4, 2025 at 3:41 AM
It's a sort of a spiritual successor to Elona, which was the closest thing to a Japanese roguelike we had, about a decade ago. One of the devs from Elona is the guy who's making Elin, and he puts out updates and fixes every single night. It's definitely worth a look for $20
Well that's like six or seven different candies. You surely have a favorite allsort?
December 4, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Well that's like six or seven different candies. You surely have a favorite allsort?
That's apparently a thing if you go too nuts with it, you can end up sitting on the floor alternating between sobbing and retching.
It's not nearly as common as the papers like to make out, though
It's not nearly as common as the papers like to make out, though
December 4, 2025 at 12:42 AM
That's apparently a thing if you go too nuts with it, you can end up sitting on the floor alternating between sobbing and retching.
It's not nearly as common as the papers like to make out, though
It's not nearly as common as the papers like to make out, though
I'm going to throw Elin into the ring - similar setup to harvest moon or stardew valley, you run a farm and talk to the locals, but it's also a full featured roguelike with a ton of resource management, building, and a whole world and dungeons to wander around store.steampowered.com/app/2135150/...
Elin on Steam
Successor to the roguelike RPG "Elona". Adventure, survival, crafting, home-building, myths passed down, and stories of humans and Elea spun. What scars will you leave on the land of Ylva?
store.steampowered.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I'm going to throw Elin into the ring - similar setup to harvest moon or stardew valley, you run a farm and talk to the locals, but it's also a full featured roguelike with a ton of resource management, building, and a whole world and dungeons to wander around store.steampowered.com/app/2135150/...
Qud is a /very/ wet game, it should be doable. There's sort of a hot tub in Yd Freehold
December 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Qud is a /very/ wet game, it should be doable. There's sort of a hot tub in Yd Freehold
Mine go all Tolkien-ey, they end up with 'trollslayer' or 'demonbane'
December 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Mine go all Tolkien-ey, they end up with 'trollslayer' or 'demonbane'
I mean if in doubt, the usual dwarven solution involves magma
December 3, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I mean if in doubt, the usual dwarven solution involves magma
You can do that in DF if you're prepared to mess with the raw files a bit
December 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
You can do that in DF if you're prepared to mess with the raw files a bit