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Tarn Adams @toadyone.bsky.social · 1d

Tarn Adams @toadyone.bsky.social · 1d

These kitties are Coco and Gus.

Cocoa 'Penny' Coconut Adams, MIP (Most Important Purrson).
Governor Gustopher Chom-Chom Adams.

They live here now. Mostly on the stairs.

A person and two cats on some stairs. They are good cats.

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Tarn Adams @toadyone.bsky.social · 28d

Grendel was a wonderful kitty. This is very sad news.

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · Aug 17

The #HugoAward for Best Game or Interactive Work goes to Caves of Qud.

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Bay 12 Games @bay12games.com · Jul 21

Just put up Dwarf Fortress 52.01. Thanks to Putnam's work over the last year, we now have lua scripting for procedural creatures, curses, items, etc. The game's existing procedural objects, like forgotten beasts, are all out in the scripts now as well.

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Tarn Adams @toadyone.bsky.social · Apr 16

The cat sitting is over. Chewy was good and received treats in various hiding spots over the days. Now I return to the slow hope of having a cat live where I am.

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/noclip @noclipvideo.bsky.social · Apr 15

🚨NEW DOC ALERT🕹️

In the forth episode of our Dwarf Fortress Series we revisit the brothers two years after launch to explore the ways in which their lives have changed forever, and the ways in which they've stayed the same.

WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5zg...

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Kitfox Games 🦊 @kitfoxgames.com · Apr 15

We’ve reached an exciting milestone: Dwarf Fortress has surpassed 1,000,000 sales on Steam! Each copy brings countless dwarves, fortresses, and unique worlds to life. Thank you to everyone who’s supported us!

Keep sharing your tales with us and STRIKE THE EARTH! 💪

Dwarf Fortress, 1,000,000 copies sold! A picture created using Dwarf Fortress sprites. A dining hall with sprites of Zach and Tarn Adams and Alexandra Orlando surrounded up other dwarves, animal people, a goose, dog and guinea pig. The walls are blue and engraved and decorated with a red banner. There are two plump helmet man statues and one gorlak statue. One dwarf peeks through an open door into the dining hall.

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Tarn Adams @toadyone.bsky.social · Apr 4

Cat sitting Chewy the cat for a bit

Chewy the cat looking at the camera with his little face

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Alexandra Orlando @alexgorlando.bsky.social · Mar 31

OH MY GOD someone on last night's 90 Day Fiance was playing Dwarf Fortress...

A man in a red T-shirt sits in front of a computer playing Dwarf Fortress.

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Tarn Adams @toadyone.bsky.social · Mar 22

This one has shots of the Sewage Treatment Software!

/noclip @noclipvideo.bsky.social · Mar 22

[🚨NEW DOC ALERT🕹️]

The Origins of Dwarf Fortress
WATCH HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxV2...

In the first episode of our four-part series we explore the pre-history of Dwarf Fortress and how two brothers embarked on the game design journey of a lifetime.

The Origins of Dwarf Fortress - Dwarf Fortress Series (Episode One)

YouTube video by Noclip

www.youtube.com

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jason grinblat @jfg.land · Mar 20

This is wild. What an honor. Live and drink!

Game Developers Conference @officialgdc.bsky.social · Mar 20

The winner for Excellence in Narrative at #IGF2025:

Caves of Qud (Freehold Games | Kitfox Games)

#GDC2025

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Tarn Adams @toadyone.bsky.social · Mar 13

What an excellent being.

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Tarn Adams @toadyone.bsky.social · Mar 13

oooo plush and animated

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Tarn Adams @toadyone.bsky.social · Mar 13

I'd have more to post if I had a cat. Slowly trying to fix this.

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/noclip @noclipvideo.bsky.social · Mar 12

COMING SOON: The Story of DWARF FORTRESS

- 4 part Series
- 2 hours total runtime
- Filmed over 3 years
- Covers 20+ Years of Development
- Episodes released over the next few weeks
- Produced for fans, and total newbies.

Episode One is also available right now for Early Access Patrons.

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Caves of Qud @cavesofqud.com · Dec 5

17 years later, Caves of Qud 1.0 is here

store.steampowered.com/app/333640/C...

Save 15% on Caves of Qud on Steam

Caves of Qud is a science fantasy roguelike epic steeped in retrofuturism, deep simulation, and swathes of sentient plants. Come inhabit an exotic world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old ...

store.steampowered.com

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Tarn Adams @toadyone.bsky.social · Oct 6

Spilling out of their small box

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Tarn Adams @toadyone.bsky.social · Oct 5

Yellow dimple cups

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Tarn Adams @toadyone.bsky.social · Oct 5

So fast!

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Tarn Adams @toadyone.bsky.social · Oct 5

Yellower and larger… they are growing so fast!

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Tarn Adams @toadyone.bsky.social · Oct 4

The dwarfy babies continue to grow

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Kitfox Games 🦊 @kitfoxgames.com · Oct 3

Patch notes for Dwarf Fortress 50.11 is live with fixes for Linux Mode, the tutorials and dancing 🕺

Read on Steam:

steamcommunity.com/app/975370/e...

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Tarn Adams @toadyone.bsky.social · Oct 3

Possibly a good sign! Or I will soon be consumed

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Tarn Adams @toadyone.bsky.social · Sep 22

Decided to be more dwarfy and am now growing a little box of golden oyster mushrooms. If I mist them properly I should see something in a few weeks.

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