What are some games similar to Dwarf Fortress, but with less micromanagement?
I don't mind complexity - I just get annoyed with baby-sitting shit (like making sure 150+ dorfs each have jobs).
Minecraft
>>338316621
Rimworld.
>>338316717
>tfw Minecraft was supposed to be 3D dwarf fortress
>now it's a stagnating game primarily marketed toward children
>>338316770
I have heard of this - some things I've heard aren't good. What can you tell me about it?
>>338317047
Mods are mandatory.
I use a modpack compiled by some youtuber: http://pastebin.com/CdkBs0xz
It's basically FireflyFortress. Regular updates and you usually manage a small pop (Largest I've managed was 30ish). Only 1 z-level so no underground mining.
Factorio?
>>338316621
>actually bothering to micromanage job assignments
I just use Dwarf Therapist to assign EVERY job (except mining, hunting, and woodcutting, since those are mutually exclusive--and I also disallow fishing) to EVERY dwarf, and then change a few to be dedicated miners.
>>338317259
What do the mods add to the regular game that makes them "mandatory?"
>>338317585
Not as much mandatory as it is just more fun. Much more fun. Also a bunch of fixes for annoying shit.
>>338317562
What is so bad about not assigning dwarves jobs in the first place? I read about how people feel the need to do this, but I wasn't sure why.
I don't have many idlers, because my unemployed dorfs are busy drinking at my extensive tavern. But, obviously, that isn't making anything for the fort. or is it?
>>338316621
>he doesnt use Therapist
dun goofed, anon.
>>338317868
If jobs aren't assigned to dwarves based on their skills and attributes, the skills will level up more slowly, I think. I really don't care, though.
>>338316621
use the rapist and assign labour in bulk once you have a core set of dwarves
>>338316621
ĐiệnWorlds
https://thetagames.itch.io/dienworlds
>>338318281
>>338318014
I guess I really should try therapist - I never got around to installing any mods/etc. for DF (just play vanilla with the default ASCII graphics).
What else does therapist do other than help you automate job assignment?
>>338318639
military assignments, statistics, some other shit ive forgotten since I havent played since '12
You know when people say that DF is unplayable without DT; it's not much of an exaggeration.
>>338319058
Oh yes, I found military stuff horribly annoying, too.
Granted, I just have two small militias, always training, because nothing seems to want to attack my fort - so I'm probably fucked anyway.
>>338316621
Learn to use the workflow dfhack plugin anon, you will love it
Therapist is a must.
>>338318538
Stop shilling, Leto.
>>338319681
?
I just saw it on /agdg/. It's freeware, anyway.
>>338319884
Really? The creator is a acquaintance of mine. Good for him.
>>338319556
Any other mods/plugins that you'd recommend?
i dont get it, do some people really feel a need to super micro manage their forts?
The only jobs I make sure to keep up are
1 farmer for plump helmets
1 farmer for MISC crops to cover any plant material needed for a mood
1 brewer
1 legendary cook
a legendary cook making masterwork roasts is pretty much enough to keep the average dwarf happy even if most of them are sleeping in a dormitory.
>>338320784
I guess I just kept reading about how people micromanage that stuff, so I thought it was necessary (even though I don't do a good job myself).
My dorfs seem all right. Plenty of alcohol and food, at least.
