Getting Started with Dwarf Fortress

Tyson, Peter

ISBN 10: 1449314945 / ISBN 13: 9781449314941

Published by O'Reilly, 2012

229 Seiten Zustand: Einband etwas berieben, Schnitt etwas berieben und minimal angeschmutzt // Englische Ausgabe. Mit Abbildungen. Dwarf Fortress may be the most complex video game ever made, but all that detail makes for fascinating game play, as various elements collide in interesting and challenging ways. The trick is getting started. In this guide, Fortress geek Peter Tyson takes you through the basics of this menacing realm, and helps you overcome the formidable learning curve. The book s focus is the game s simulation mode, in which you re tasked with building a dwarf city. Once you learn how to establish and maintain your very first fortress, you can consult the more advanced chapters on resource management and training a dwarf military. You ll soon have stories to share from your interactions with the Dwarf Fortress universe. * Create your own world, then locate a site for an underground fortress * Equip your party of dwarves and have them build workshops and rooms * Produce a healthy food supply so your dwarves won t starve (or go insane) * Retain control over a fortress and dozens of dwarves, their children, and their pets * Expand your fortress with fortifications, stairs, bridges, and subterranean halls * Construct fantastic traps, machines, and weapons of mass destruction. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 465 23,5 x 18,0 cm, Softcover/Paperback. Seller Inventory # 341385

Synopsis:

Dwarf Fortress may be the most complex video game ever made, but all that detail makes for fascinating game play, as various elements collide in interesting and challenging ways. The trick is getting started. In this guide, Fortress geek Peter Tyson takes you through the basics of this menacing realm, and helps you overcome the formidable learning curve.

The book’s focus is the game’s simulation mode, in which you’re tasked with building a dwarf city. Once you learn how to establish and maintain your very first fortress, you can consult the more advanced chapters on resource management and training a dwarf military. You’ll soon have stories to share from your interactions with the Dwarf Fortress universe.

• Create your own world, then locate a site for an underground fortress
• Equip your party of dwarves and have them build workshops and rooms
• Produce a healthy food supply so your dwarves won’t starve (or go insane)
• Retain control over a fortress and dozens of dwarves, their children, and their pets
• Expand your fortress with fortifications, stairs, bridges, and subterranean halls
• Construct fantastic traps, machines, and weapons of mass destruction

Book Description: Losing is fun!

Bibliographic Details

Title: Getting Started with Dwarf Fortress
Publisher: O'Reilly
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Sehr gut
Edition: 1. Auflage.