Crashes way too often for a game that autosaves once in over an hour. Also, this graphical revamp is just that - the underlying systems remain unchanged, meaning that while the game holds your hand through the first hour or so, it is still incredibly difficult and frustrating to get into the game if you're new. Its UI has barely gotten any more usable and its complexity and details still can't be fully appreciated - I'm sure some of us prefer a simple "bleeding on left arm and is crying" status instead of a full screen worth of detailed list of all body parts on the creature. To add salt to injury, the original keybinds won't work for every menus either. Moving your camera around still feels clunky and disorienting, not to mention the many glitches here and there that add up to an overall barely satisfactory experience.

It is definitely not a game for everyone. I would only recommend this game to anyone who already love playing the classic version, but if that's the case for you, there are some great but not a whole lot of reasons to play this version instead. Rimworld would be the much better experience if you like what dwarf fortress is about but can't bear it's flaws. By the way. check bandcamp before you buy the OST DLC.

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Just as an example of overly detailed (read unhelpful) information without UX in mind, I'll quote directly from the game an examination of a pile of bones as one of the 40+ spam notifications I get for each minute I play, letter to letter except for the weight and value units which are coloured yellow in game.
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[coloured object icon] stray hunting dog skeleton [b/w forbid icon][b/w dump icon] [b/w visibility icon]
Weight: 5r Value: 0* [b/w follow icon]

This is a stray hunting dog skeleton. It is spattered with silty clay loam.It is spattered with silty clay loam.It is spattered with silty clay loam.It is spattered with dog blood.It is spattered with dog blood.It is spattered with dog blood.It is coated with dog pus.It is spattered with dog blood.

Crashes way too often for a game that autosaves once in over an hour. Also, this graphical revamp is just that - the underlying systems remain unchanged, meaning that while the game holds your hand through the first hour or so, it is still incredibly difficult and frustrating to get into the game if you're new. Its UI has barely gotten any more usable and its complexity and details still can't be fully appreciated - I'm sure some of us prefer a simple "bleeding on left arm and is crying" status instead of a full screen worth of detailed list of all body parts on the creature. To add salt to injury, the original keybinds won't work for every menus either. Moving your camera around still feels clunky and disorienting, not to mention the many glitches here and there that add up to an overall barely satisfactory experience. It is definitely not a game for everyone. I would only recommend this game to anyone who already love playing the classic version, but if that's the case for you, there are some great but not a whole lot of reasons to play this version instead. Rimworld would be the much better experience if you like what dwarf fortress is about but can't bear it's flaws. By the way. check bandcamp before you buy the OST DLC. -- Just as an example of overly detailed (read unhelpful) information without UX in mind, I'll quote directly from the game an examination of a pile of bones as one of the 40+ spam notifications I get for each minute I play, letter to letter except for the weight and value units which are coloured yellow in game. > [coloured object icon] stray hunting dog skeleton [b/w forbid icon][b/w dump icon] [b/w visibility icon] Weight: 5r Value: 0* [b/w follow icon] This is a stray hunting dog skeleton. It is spattered with silty clay loam.It is spattered with silty clay loam.It is spattered with silty clay loam.It is spattered with dog blood.It is spattered with dog blood.It is spattered with dog blood.It is coated with dog pus.It is spattered with dog blood.