tarn-adams posts

Dwarf Fortress hits version 40c

by James Murff Sep 2nd 2008 @ 6:00PM

Nothing like good ol' Dwarf Fortress, the indie game you can count on to be developed full-time. Thanks in part to Tarn Adams' development log, we can keep up with all the new additions and bugfixes to this incredible games. And since 39f, there's been quite a few. 40c's big addition over 39f is embark stocking profiles, enabling you to build a profile that you can use with each expedition, saving you the hassle of redoing your items and skills every time to restart. There's also a plethora of bugfixes, from fixing display errors to mood lockups. You can check out the full list of changes between versions on Tarn Adams' devlog, and can download the game on Bay 12.

Filed under: Indie, RTS, Sandbox, Simulation

Matt Boyd interviews Tarn Adams of Dwarf Fortress

by James Murff Jul 24th 2008 @ 6:00PM

Matt Boyd, best known for working with Ian McConville on Three Panel Soul, has a bit of a Dwarf Fortress addiction. Naturally, since he loves the game so much, he has decided to interview Tarn Adams, the programmer behind the freeware simulation of dwarves and economy. The interview covers a wide range of topics, from what Tarn did before Dwarf Fortress and how he feels about the community. An excerpt:

Matt: Hmm. I suppose, what keeps you going, then? This is pretty much your life now, it seems like.

Tarn: Now that I'm writing games in an aware fashion, yeah, it's easier to see what's going on at an intellectual level, anyway. It's thrilling to get things to work out, and to set up all of the moving parts and watch them work together and produce unexpected stories and so on. That's satisfying.

For the full interview (it's in three parts), check out Kwanzoo.

Filed under: Interviews, Indie, RTS, Sandbox, Simulation