Dwarf Fortress mods
Dwarf Fortress entity mods
Everything filed under entity by its own author, ordered by how much it is used.
220 entity mods, most downloaded first ยท newest update 25 Oct 2026
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220 entity mods
- Druchii Race Legendary Versionby Young ChiggaDescription This adds a new dark elf race as a playable civilization based off of Warhammer. LEGENDARY CHEAT VERSION Main Features Civilization: Drukhari civilization renowned for their martial prowess and technology Playable Race: "Druchii" which are an ancient and highly advanced alien race of...786 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Cave Goblinsby DigganobAdds a "civilization" of diminutive, barbaric goblins, that skulk in caves and engage in wanton banditry and thievery. IMPORTANT: It is recommend you use Creature Graphics Extended, or my own update of the mod, Creature Graphics Extended - REDUX, with this mod, as the graphics are scaled and styl...780 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Colors in the Industry (Stained Glass) Civ Patchby Catwet12This Civ Patch allows Colors in the Industry (Stained Glass) to be used within the following Civs: A Dance of Six Legs Additional Races Aeramore Age of Civilizations Boarth Age of Man Age of Man - Fantasy Races Ancient Races: Dwarves of the Deep Ancient Races: High Elven Empire Ancient Races: The...772 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- D&D Kobold Raceby DunnyAdds a playable civ of Kobolds from the Forgotten Realms setting (with a few creative liberties). Civ Notes: Adventure Support; Portraits. No child or baby portraits/sprites currently! Includes Agender caste. Male kobolds are more likely to be gay, Females more likely to be straight, and Agender...733 downloadsupdated 21 mo ago
- Grimalkinsby TouchdogDescription: Adds Grimalkins, a civilization of intelligent magical cats. Masters of Grimworks, the art of binding life to ordinary weapons, together with their Greyworked guardians they begin to carve their own way out into the world. Grimworks: From lifetime upon lifetime of travel and explorat...729 downloadsupdated 23 mo ago
- Burn Remains Civ Patchby Catwet12This Civ Patch allows Burn Remains to be used within the following Civs: A Dance of Six Legs Additional Races Aeramore Age of Civilizations Boarth Age of Man Age of Man - Fantasy Races Ancient Races: Dwarves of the Deep Ancient Races: High Elven Empire Ancient Races: The Goblin Kingdom Ancient Ra...713 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- The Dreamlessby GhostPuttyHave you ever wanted a fort of necromancy experiments? Follow occult rituals at an unholy altar to inflict a new form of undying curse. Use the !!SUMMON!! recipes at your own risk. Big thanks to Barely_Creative and levstk for lots of help and feedback713 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Tobb's Darkling Raceby dr. icenortA large mod that adds the bellicose darklings to Dwarf Fortress! A secretive and evil race with a plethora of tricks at their disposal, they pose a threat to even the most well-tested dwarven defenders. This mod is meant to increase the difficulty of Dwarf Fortress sieges by adding a powerful and...680 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Pangolfortby Tin WizardThis mod replaces the default "pangolin people" with Pangols, a custom, playable civilized race. What it adds Pangols Pangols are a race of free-spirited pangolin people with metallic coppery scales. Larger than dwarves and shorter but broader than humans, their metal scales and claws give them a...676 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Dragonkin Race Mod no Breathby Seth'corA mod that adds the new dragonkin race into the world of Dwarf Fortress, with the aim of converting it into a Legally Distinct Generic Fantasy setting, inspired by many Tabletop Roleplaying Games. If you're seeing this text, this is a placeholder while we update to the new description. We got an...668 downloadsupdated 5 mo ago
- Fantastic Trees Civ Patchby Catwet12This Civ Patch allows Fantastic Trees to be used within the following Civs: A Dance of Six Legs Additional Races Aeramore Age of Civilizations Boarth Age of Man Age of Man - Fantasy Races Ancient Races: Dwarves of the Deep Ancient Races: High Elven Empire Ancient Races: The Goblin Kingdom Ancient...667 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Inkstrike the Earth!by lvkeulenAdds Splatoon content to Dwarf Fortress666 downloadsupdated 21 mo ago
- Additional Races Gnolls (Playable)by CoarmiuSA small mod I created based on the Additional Races: Gnolls mod. It makes the gnolls playable, they have additional flavor texts, and they should have their own position names. They're also slightly less aggressive as civ. I used the mod files; all credits, etc. should go to SEEU: Thank you for y...653 downloadsupdated 9 mo ago
- Cultist Civilizationby Infinite EyesPlayable corrupted human civ that worships sea monsters. They have evil ethics. Their art and religion tends to be related to evil, holiness, and the ocean. Their weapons are: Great Axes, Scourges, Scimitars, Flails, Daggers, Morningstars, and Bows. Their animals are: Sea Monsters, Crabs, Giant H...644 downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- Animal Person Potionsby GhostPuttyCreate potions for transforming into animal people at a still. Combine Beastly brew with a scroll crafted from a giant animal to make the related animal person potion River spirits + Sewer brew = Beastly brew Beastly brew + giant <animal> scroll = <animal> person potion You can use a giant wolf p...638 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Dwarven Cuisine - Simple Breadby VarsoconaHear ye! Hear ye! Our Chef Under The Mountain has another announcement that we are excited to share with you...More Bread! Weโve heard your requests; weโve studied the reports and weโve come up with a solution. It seems not every Fortress has the time, space, or incentive to acquire the vast arra...634 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Gadget's Kobold Caverns - Skulking Filthby gadgetpatchA Hard Mode plugin for Kobold Caverns. In SKULKING FILTH mode, civil kobolds will send thieves to their neighbors, the way their cave-dwelling cousins do. This makes non-kobold civs start out as fundamentally hostile to your settlers. Good luck~ GAMEPLAY NOTES: Other thieving civs, like fellow Ko...632 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Animal Person Curse Embarkby GhostPuttyAs time passes your Dwarves and any visitors to your fort may transform into a random animal person or werebeast. They may also change into vampires or necromancers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you get a creature with b...594 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Elf Metalby XBOX Live ArcadeLooking for a reason to keep the elves happy, or want elven sieges to be more Fun? Maybe you just want more goblinite. This is the mod for you. This mod removes the default elf civilization and replaces it with an identical one that also has access to metalworking, giving them access to metal wea...565 downloadsupdated 20 mo ago
- Fantastic Trees and Advanced Orchards Patchby Catwet12This mod makes Fantastic Trees compatible with Advanced Orchards ! This Patch also allows this mod to be used within the following Civs: A Dance of Six Legs Additional Races Aeramore Age of Civilizations Boarth Age of Man Age of Man - Fantasy Races Ancient Races: Dwarves of the Deep Ancient Races...557 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Train Engraving Civ Patchby Catwet12This Civ Patch allows Train engraving to be used within the following Civs: A Dance of Six Legs Additional Races Aeramore Age of Civilizations Boarth Age of Man Age of Man - Fantasy Races Ancient Races: Dwarves of the Deep Ancient Races: High Elven Empire Ancient Races: The Goblin Kingdom Ancient...556 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Sam's Animal People Civsby SamUpdate November 3rd 2025: Added raw SIEGE_SKILLED_MINERS from the siege update (from dwarves) to the order entity (bears and wolves) and forest (which has many burrowing species). Added raw DIGGER:ITEM_WEAPON_PICK_GREAT from the siege update (from goblins) to the free tribes entity (hyenas). I go...512 downloadsupdated 12 mo ago
- Spellcrafts Mod (NO CIVs)by ShilohA complete high magic mod for Dwarf Fortress but without the new civs.510 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Druchii Raceby Young ChiggaDescription This adds a new dark elf race as a playable civilization based off of Warhammer. Main Features Civilization: Drukhari civilization renowned for their martial prowess and technology Playable Race: "Druchii" which are an ancient and highly advanced alien race of fey humanoids Reaction:...510 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Exotic Starting Beastsby GhostPuttySmall mod with a few special creatures available at embark. Created for testing reaction ingredients for another mod. Includes: Armadillo Cave Dragon Giant Olm Giant Bat Jabberer Blind Cave Bear Unicorn Beakdog Troll Blind Cave Ogre Ogre (sometimes) Manera If used with my other mod The Dreaming,...493 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Nova Drow Raceby KohleRace: Nova Drow Features: Race of elves that live underground. Unlike their blueish skin cousins, these Drow have pale white skin. Although they have access to giant spiders they worship different gods. Content: New face and body graphics New clothes New Playable race ~ Nova Drow Nova Drow alignm...484 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- (Deprecated) Topples' Halflings Patch for Advanced Agricultureby DroseranAs of 2025-05-26, Topples' Halflings no longer adds plants to the game. This mod should only be used on worlds that also use the older versions of Topples' Halflings that contain the pipeweed plant. Do not install this with newer versions of Topples' Halflings. This mod adds recipes in the style...483 downloadsupdated 17 mo ago
- Wulfenby IchuzzAdds a playable wolf people civ and a new weapon, the Lunar Scythe (not recommended for use with shield; it's a multigrasp weapon). A custom creature called Lunar Fenrir is also added and can be trained. However, Wulfen civs can also siege you with Lunar Fenrir mounts( and war wolves). If you lik...460 downloadsupdated 15 mo ago
- Lizard Fortressby AurilliuxPlayable Lizardmen. Hunt and gather above ground, or explore the caverns. Technology through the Bronze Age, so you'll need to trade for steel. Raws done up by me, non-vanilla sprites done by Peebs. Creates new entries and does not modify existing ones, so it should be compatible with other mods....409 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Cat people civilizationby 76561198325101896This mod introduces a new civilization of Catmen, a race similar in size to humans but with claws, paws, and small increase in agility. Catmen favor leather armor and metal weapons, including bows and blowguns, and their sites are typically found in savanna and desert biomes.390 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Mana Forge - Coreby TwinCrowsAdds a basic foundation for creating and using mana. DF Hack is NOT required. How it works: 1. Create a Mana Furnace, and sacrifice either Figurines (which are a common craft) or Totems (which can only be made from skulls). These are both vanilla crafts. You also need fuel to burn, such as charco...386 downloadsupdated 12 mo ago
- Inkling Infiltrationby SleppaThis mod adds a civilization of inklings to the world. They can be controlled in fortress mode, and will trade with the player in the summer. They also feature portraits, and can have all the hairstyles currently available to inklings, as of writing this. They can also spawn with 13 potential hai...363 downloadsupdated 8 mo ago
- Kynixes (Playable Race)by SleppaThis mod adds a new race of small quadruped gemstone fox creatures called kynix. They are a playable race with small equivalents of the pick, battleaxe, sword, and crossbow, since all vanilla weapons are too large for them to use. There's a few surprises I've given them, as well. I hope you enjoy...358 downloadsupdated 8 mo ago
- KM.Ones playable Orc civilizationby KM.OneMAKE "Random's" ORC race playable, by adding nobles and a few missing pieces to round them out for play. They are not as advanced as dwarfs so some things are just not possible for them (bee keeping for example). Adds aggressive and strong orcs inspired by Warhammer Fantasy Battles as playable ci...351 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Necromancer Curse Embarkby GhostPuttySteadily converts everyone to necromancers in any good or neutral region. This mod uses an example necromancer from 0.47 with some adjustments. Randomly generated necromancers will be very different. Intended for !!SCIENCE!! This mod is likely to conflict with any other mod with added regional in...351 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- All Weapons & Armor Availableby A NickelDwarves can now craft all weapons, and create all forms of armor and clothing. No more civilizations that were able to figure out low boots, but not high boots! This mod does not fix long-standing bugs that cause some weapons to be unequippable for some dwarves due to size, see Vanilla Combat Ove...343 downloadsupdated 11 mo ago
- Dump Water Civ Patchby Catwet12This Civ Patch allows Dump water bucket to be used within the following Civs: A Dance of Six Legs Additional Races Aeramore Age of Civilizations Boarth Age of Man Age of Man - Fantasy Races Ancient Races: Dwarves of the Deep Ancient Races: High Elven Empire Ancient Races: The Goblin Kingdom Ancie...342 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Deep Cavern Dwarvesby Infinite EyesDeep Dwarves congregate in deep caverns. They are playable babysnatchers aligned with Goblins, with many evil ethics. This is reflected in their art and religious preferences. They have tamed Troglodytes to fight in their wars. Their weapons are: Battle Axes, Whips, Flails, Large Daggers, Great A...342 downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- Vampire Curse Embarkby GhostPuttySteadily converts everyone to vampires in any good or neutral region. This mod creates a new type of vampire rather than interacting with the generated vampires of the world. I initially created this mod to test vampires without the arena but thought someone might have fun with it. Feel free to u...333 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- No Meanderer Creatures - Efficient Compatibleby Mr. T-XP x64 Crosby EditionRemoves tag from most creatures that have it, using efficient methods that maximize compatibility. All changes have been made with minimal code, surgically making the changes without cutting/replacing creature data. This means this mod should have zero compatibility issues and will never need an...332 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Smelters Burn Waste Civ Patchby Catwet12This Civ Patch allows Smelters Burn Waste to be used within the following Civs: A Dance of Six Legs Additional Races Aeramore Age of Civilizations Boarth Age of Man Age of Man - Fantasy Races Ancient Races: Dwarves of the Deep Ancient Races: High Elven Empire Ancient Races: The Goblin Kingdom Anc...330 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Immersive Civilizations: Alternate Humans (CGE-compatible version)by PengawainThis version is only for use with Creature Graphics Extended! Non-CGE users, click here. Please feel free to leave comments, questions, feedback, or bug reports in the comments or discussions! Features This mod is a WIP. Expect content to change and new features to be introduced, either as part o...329 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- People of the frostby Ya Boi SheevAdds a new civilization that comes from the frigid poles. INTRODUCTION Fur covered humanoids coming from the coldest regions of the world, the Isdin are a hardy people used to struggle and scarcity. Their culture reflects this. Their laws are harsh and punishing, and they see virtue in sacrificin...327 downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- Lead Oxide Civ Patchby Catwet12This Civ Patch allows Lead oxide to be used within the following Civs: A Dance of Six Legs Additional Races Aeramore Age of Civilizations Boarth Age of Man Age of Man - Fantasy Races Ancient Races: Dwarves of the Deep Ancient Races: High Elven Empire Ancient Races: The Goblin Kingdom Ancient Race...323 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- My Little Pony (G4 Races)by King of TurvesThis mod aims to add the various creatures from My Little Pony, including the following: Ponies, Griffons, Zebra, Changelings, Diamond Dogs, Yaks and Buffalo. The original files weren't made by me, I've tried to edit them to get them to work in the current steam version. Currently version doesn't...314 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Desert Kobold Civilizationby Infinite EyesPlayable Kobold civilization that lives in deserts. They are not item stealers or baby snatchers, but retain the UTTERANCES tag and can't communicate with other races. This also means you cannot choose the name of your fortress or site government. Remember that Kobolds are carnivorous and cannot...307 downloadsupdated 13 mo ago
- Distinct Climate Civilizationsby Infinite EyesAttempts to add diversity to the game by breaking up Dwarves, Humans, and Elves into 3 civs each based on climate. These Civs are less wildly different than my Variant Dwarves collection, and largely retain vanilla weapons and animals. Arctic Dwarves: Start in Tundra or Glacier Gain: Long Swords,...305 downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- Mythical Beasts Centaur Entity Patchby 76561199206465496This mod turns the Centaur creature from Mcnuggy's Mythical Beasts into a playable civilization. They are based mostly on humans (same weapons and items), but possess noble positions are capable of crafting steel as well. They specialize in art and dance, as well as using polearms like pikes and...305 downloadsupdated 18 mo ago
220 entity mods, most downloaded first. Each one has its own page here with what it needs to run and where its author publishes it; the files themselves stay with the author and are never re-hosted on this site.

