I like this game for the "humans as symbionts rather than apex predators" aspect; it's a unique reimagining of our place in the world. (But do you play as mutual, commensal, or parasitic [External Link] symbionts? The choice is up to you… :smile:)

I briefly tried out this update when it was on the "testing" branch, but now that it's out I'll have to jump back in. While the original release was fun, I found a relatively easy path to success early on and never encountered much that I had to significantly modify my playstyle for, so hopefully all the added features will spice things up a bit.

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I hear there's a new map (Selbyen) with an adorable seal, I might have to jump on tonight and check it out. :smile:

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A bit late, but since this popped up again:

Quoting: Philadelphus

More natural rivers which get wider as they flow downstream.

Oh, that sounds cools. Obviously there's only so much you can do with a grid, but more natural-looking rivers would help with the immersion.

Having played with it, the rivers do look a bit more natural as they widen toward their mouths, and I like it.

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Quoting: slaapliedjeWeird, I don't even know of anyone who uses Windows would enjoy the detail of Dwarf Fortress. It feels very much like something who likes to do overly complicated things :P Probably why Minecraft took off like a missile, while dwarf fortress has been relegated to hardcore players. (admittedly I haven't tried to play it past an initial 10m or so.)

Tarn Adams himself [External Link] primarily uses Windows, according to the linked interview from 2019. :wink:

Quoting: "Tarn Adams"My main operating system is Windows 10, and I use Mac OS X and Ubuntu for porting.

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Looking at those numbers: bets on whether Linux exceeds MacOS in Steam share by the end of the year? :happy:

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I love that the four seconds of Sid Meier's Civilization® VI footage in the video are entirely cinematic rather than gameplay, making it look like some sort of intense action thriller. 🤣 (At 0:25, if you want to see.)

I've already picked up Divinity: Original Sin 2 after my brother talked it up to me last month and two more DLC for Cities: Skylines, we'll see if I end up picking anything else up. I got Terra Invicta when it was on sale a few weeks ago and it's been consuming my life.

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Quoting: Liam Dawe*taps the sign* https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/04/report-steam-deck-to-pass-3-million-sales-during-2023/

That too. :grin: Also I looked it up in case anyone else wants to read it, it was from the The Verge and my memory was playing tricks on me: How Jsaux rode the Steam Deck to escape the Amazon wilderness [External Link]

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Oooh, multithreading! Building megaprojects with lots and lots of dwarfs has always been my main interest, and of course that tends to slow the game down when you've got ~200 little simulated dudes running about the place. I should benchmark my in-progress fort with Proton and the native version when it comes out.

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Quoting: finaldestGreat news to see continued support on the deck. I am curious as to how many steam deck units valve have now sold.

No official numbers, but there've been some estimates of possibly around 2 million, maybe reaching 3 million by the end of the year. (Source: an Ars Technica article I read this morning about Jsaux and how they become such a big provider of Steam Deck accessories.)

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• Discover a robust menu of meals to cook - you can't explore a new world on an empty stomach!


• A plethora of fish and bugs also inhabit the planet - go uncover them to fill out your collection!

In a moment of dyslexia while skimming this list, I read these two bullet points together and got "Discover a robust menu of bugs to cook…" :grin:

Sounds cool. I couldn't get the demo to work on Proton, but if there's a Linux version coming out I'm content to wait.

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