Minute of Nerdiness

Basically, you take a minute to explain something obscure that you go into orgasmic nerdy convulsions over. Something most people haven't heard of.

Here's mine.

Dwarf Fortress. Basically, you make an outpost/fortress. You can build, dig rooms out, trade, all sorts of things. ALOT of things. SO MANY FUCKING THINGS. I've been playing non-stop for like, 2 days, and I haven't even scratched the surface.

The thing that make's it obscure, is the graphics, and the gameplay. The graphics use... well, here.

http://ui04.gamespot.com/2115/dwarff...reenshot_2.png

See?

And the gameplay... Steeeep learning curve. Extremely steep. Like, "HOLY CRAP WHAT THE HELL DO I DO?!" when you're trying to figure out the most simple task, like building something.

Anyway, what's your Minute of Nerdiness?

:crash:

>_>

Wut?

Did I do something newby?

<_<

no.. its an answer to your question "holy crap what the hell do i do?"..lol

i mean damn..that looks like its beyond rts..lol

Let me tell you something that can happen in this game.

It is one of the most simple things that can happen.

I havn't had it happen, but I'm sure it will soon.

Your miner dwarves simultaneously hit a magma vein, and an underground lake. Both of these fluids gush out, drowning out and burning any dwarfs caught in their path.

They go into any and all holes you've dug, flushing out everyone.

You have a few surviving dwarves, and decide to go on. You go back into your fortress, only there are CARP everywhere. VICIOUS MAN EATING CARP. They attack your dwarves, and rip their limbs and devour their bodies till all that's left is dwarf chunks.

Remember, CARP did this.

:D

Remember: "Losing is fun!"

:eeek: ...and thats when you shake babies and punch kittens while running over the homeless?

... Ya know, I'm not sure, but in adventure mode, you just might be able to do that....

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Originally Posted by DoctorZ

You have a few surviving dwarves, and decide to go on. You go back into your fortress, only there are CARP everywhere. VICIOUS MAN EATING CARP. They attack your dwarves, and rip their limbs and devour their bodies till all that's left is dwarf chunks.

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That sounds INTENSE.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...6/magikarp.gif

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Originally Posted by DoctorZ

Let me tell you something that can happen in this game.

It is one of the most simple things that can happen.

I havn't had it happen, but I'm sure it will soon.

Your miner dwarves simultaneously hit a magma vein, and an underground lake. Both of these fluids gush out, drowning out and burning any dwarfs caught in their path.

They go into any and all holes you've dug, flushing out everyone.

You have a few surviving dwarves, and decide to go on. You go back into your fortress, only there are CARP everywhere. VICIOUS MAN EATING CARP. They attack your dwarves, and rip their limbs and devour their bodies till all that's left is dwarf chunks.

Remember, CARP did this.

:D

Remember: "Losing is fun!"

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Dwarf chunks......Isn't that on the menu at one of the restaurants at Disney?

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Originally Posted by Lady Alias

That sounds INTENSE.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...6/magikarp.gif

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no golden magikarp? im dissapointed..lol

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Originally Posted by Ajax Knucklebones

Dwarf chunks......Isn't that on the menu at one of the restaurants at Disney?

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i only eat at Club 33 when i'm at disney... perhaps it's on the menu at one of the other places....

but they do sound appetizing... or perhaps that sounds a little like the title to a fetish porn film... not sure which direction to go here

Well, would you rather eat gnawed up, torn up chunks of a dirty underground dwarf, or would you rather fuck said chunks?

decisions decisions....

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Originally Posted by Senior_Diablo

no golden magikarp? im dissapointed..lol

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Sorry. :(

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Originally Posted by DoctorZ

Well, would you rather eat gnawed up, torn up chunks of a dirty underground dwarf, or would you rather fuck said chunks?

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eeewwww.....

i heard dwarfs taste like mutton...

So, I just downloaded this game. Like I need more distraction and reason to procrastinate from things I need to do than I already have.

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Originally Posted by Lady Alias

Sorry. :(

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you should be! :mad: ...jk :1orglaugh

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Originally Posted by HeadlessBill

So, I just downloaded this game. Like I need more distraction and reason to procrastinate from things I need to do than I already have.

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yayz for procrastination! :thumb:

Oh... If you did, you'll want these two things.

http://mayday.w.staszic.waw.pl/~mayday/upload/df.htm for better graphics
and
http://dwarf.lendemaindeveille.com/i...first_fortress for learning how to play. Trust me when I say you will NEED this. The rest of the wiki is a great help too.

Feel free me pm me to ask about how to do anything.

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Originally Posted by DoctorZ

Basically, you take a minute to explain something obscure that you go into orgasmic nerdy convulsions over. Something most people haven't heard of.

Here's mine.

Dwarf Fortress. Basically, you make an outpost/fortress. You can build, dig rooms out, trade, all sorts of things. ALOT of things. SO MANY FUCKING THINGS. I've been playing non-stop for like, 2 days, and I haven't even scratched the surface.

The thing that make's it obscure, is the graphics, and the gameplay. The graphics use... well, here.

http://ui04.gamespot.com/2115/dwarff...reenshot_2.png

See?

And the gameplay... Steeeep learning curve. Extremely steep. Like, "HOLY CRAP WHAT THE HELL DO I DO?!" when you're trying to figure out the most simple task, like building something.

Anyway, what's your Minute of Nerdiness?

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sup /tg/?

That looks like boatmurdered :D

That's because it is. Boatmurdered was the name of a succession game, on a forum, using Dwarf Fortress

And an epic tale all around

http://fromearth.net/LetsPlay/Boatmurdered/

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Originally Posted by DoctorZ

You have a few surviving dwarves, and decide to go on. You go back into your fortress, only there are CARP everywhere. VICIOUS MAN EATING CARP. They attack your dwarves, and rip their limbs and devour their bodies till all that's left is dwarf chunks.

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Maybe Dwarf chunks is really when the dwarfs puke on seeing their friends get eaten, but eaven the carp wont eat the barf

You can throw vomit, and kill someone with it, in adventure mode. >_>

:arrrrrrrr

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Originally Posted by DoctorZ

You can throw vomit, and kill someone with it, in adventure mode. >_>

:arrrrrrrr

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It's true. I see Sports Illustrated models do it all the time....:p:

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Originally Posted by Ajax Knucklebones

It's true. I see Sports Illustrated models do it all the time....:p:

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:lol_hitti :thumb:

Why is it that ASCII games are funnier than anything else?

People should be remaking strange shit like this instead of 'classics' and sequels that have the same gameplay as all the games before them...

While we're on the topic of games, Liero gets me hot.

It's kinda like worms in real-time, with basically no graphics at all. Nothing but dirt-coloured pixels everywhere...

But it's awesome because you can set the reload rate of the weapons to 0, and they all fire like machine-guns.

If you use a weapon with enough recoil, you can simply aim down and hold down fire to fly around the screen.

Yeah, I'll nerd-out for that.


(Almost forgot to mention: this thread is full of lol.)

ASCII games are made of awesome, because the Maker[s] focus on Gameplay and Fun, not graphics.

Also, Liero is all sorts of HOLYFUCKINGTASTICAWESOMEPANTSNESS. Give or take.

Every thread I seem to make, no matter where I go, seems to devolve into off-topic hilarity...

I'm so proud.

Maybe off-topic hilarity is in your DNA?

I suggest you donate your body to science so we can clone the hilarity gene and inject it into lame people.

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Originally Posted by Vexbeast

Maybe off-topic hilarity is in your DNA?

I suggest you donate your body to science so we can clone the hilarity gene and inject it into lame people.

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no! hes canadian..:eek:

i saw this thread and was struck by the moment. i give you the Geek's Prayer.

May the Force be with you. And also with you.
Let us pray.
Our father, who art blue and glowey Azathoth be thy name thy Kingdom Come, be a really cool comic that i like to re-read now and then. Give us this day our daily WoW and forgive us our tresspasses, as we needed to capture the flag. Lead us not into temptarion, unless her name is Betty Paige. And we hold these cards to be self evident that Magic does exist. Let there be cosplayers and dice for all. Forty-Two

A friend of mine and I came up with this in a moment of extreme nerdiness. I felt the need to share. always looking for rewrites and addendum. feel free to add to it.

~K

Ah... That is the cause.

Every Canadian is insane, and therefore hilarious. We must send all lame people to Canada.

Preferably the Yukon. No one lives there. >_>

Mike Myers, John Candy, Eugene Levy, William Shatner, Michael J. Fox....You got them all....

Oh, by mistake, did I say William Shatner?...Sorry about that. ( :

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Originally Posted by DoctorZ

Ah... That is the cause.

Every Canadian is insane, and therefore hilarious. We must send all lame people to Canada.

Preferably the Yukon. No one lives there. >_>

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insane in the membrane?

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Originally Posted by Senior_Diablo

insane in the membrane?

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That is so 90's of you...:p:

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Originally Posted by Ajax Knucklebones

That is so 90's of you...:p:

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:1orglaugh i'm bringing the 90's back....even though i dont remember all of the decade..lol

welp pokemon has been mentioned already. i beat the elite four with a crew of 6 jiggly puffs all LV99

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Originally Posted by KilLAtomiK

welp pokemon has been mentioned already. i beat the elite four with a crew of 6 jiggly puffs all LV99

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lies and deceit..i demand proof..:p:

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Originally Posted by Senior_Diablo

:1orglaugh i'm bringing the 90's back....even though i dont remember all of the decade..lol

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Me too! I watch "I Love the 90's" on VH-1, just to jog my memory!

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Originally Posted by Ajax Knucklebones

Me too! I watch "I Love the 90's" on VH-1, just to jog my memory!

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mad skillz..lol. :thumb:

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Originally Posted by Senior_Diablo

lies and deceit..i demand proof..:p:

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well i dont have my red version anymore but i used the missingno thing to get a shitload of rarecandy and leveled em all up that way and i fed them all protein iron and all the other enhancement potions. i prety much only used the pund and sleep moves to beat em.