Dwarf Fortress, the father game to every survival strategy or colony building or base building game you've ever played, is looking prettier and prettier as it builds for a graphical release on Steam. (Previously, the game has only had ASCII characters for graphics.) Creator Tarn Adams has shared the look of Dwarf Fortress' new world maps, one of the game's greatest features, in a development update. Where previously Dwarf Fortress worlds were hard to parse unless you were a professional at the game, they're now obviously maps rather than assortments of ASCII characters—and quite nice looking to boot. Here's an old medium-sized world map, then the same map in the new style.
Dwarf Fortress, the father game to every survival strategy or colony building or base building game you’ve ever played, is looking prettier and prettier as it builds for a graphical release on Steam. (Previously, the game has only had ASCII characters for graphics.
