Complexity vs. Difficulty OR How the #$&@ Do I Play Dwarf Fortress?!? | POTATO
Channel: Milt's Ghost Rehab
Date: 2017-01-04

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I play Dwarf Fortress for something like 10 hours and pretend like I know something get it. Probably not profound (though
I make it sound like it is), and definitely not a tutorial. In playing Dwarf Fortress, I discover that complexity is no
substitute for difficulty, and in the case of DF it actually functions as a completely different aesthetic (i.e. its complexity
doesn't really contribute to its difficulty).

Here is some resourcage for your play time if you need it -- these are the bits I found to be most useful:
* Bay 12 Games Dwarf Fortress home page - http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/
* Dwarf Fortress Wiki - http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/Main_Page
* DF Wiki Quick Start Guide (the one I used) - http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2014:Quickstart_guide
* "Dwarf Fortress Tutorials for New Players" series by DasTactic - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGB6RkFB7ZmNbSUujzXbgNjJi_-WHTTTD
* "Dwarf Fortress Tutorial - (How to Play / Starting Guide 0.42 - 2016)" video by Nookrium - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXSwxQYrSB0
* Dwarf Fortress sub-Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/dwarffortress/
* Dwarf Fortress "Lazy Newb Pack" (includes game and all, no other downloads needed!) - http://dwarffortresswiki.org/Utility:Lazy_Newb_Pack

Music:
"Pendulum Waltz" by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Artist: http://audionautix.com/ 

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_Fortress
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarn_Adams
http://www.bay12games.com/
(Also see resource links above)