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- Gender Name Colorsby bunnybun420fmlColors the names of most creatures according to their gender if they have one. It *shouldn't* mess anything up if it loads before any other mod, but it applies a creature variation to every creature in the game, so. Best practice is probably to have it load AFTER any other mod. A python script ha...7.7k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- All Races Playableby ArkbrikThis mod lets you play as dwarves, humans, elves, or goblins, while adding or changing as little as possible. DWARVES These are the dwarves you know and love. They have access to steel, the strongest metal in the game (or is it?) and underground plants, but they require alcohol to get through the...7.0k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Cave Spider Syndrome Recoveryby orcaman98Modifies (vermin) cave spiders to assign a max duration to the illness their bites inflict, instead of it being a lifelong affliction.6.9k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- [VANILLA] Naut's Equipment Graphicsby 76561198875678724DESCRIPTION: In the Vanilla game Artifact arms and armor don't display when worn. This mod fixes it so you can see Artifacts. Some races also don't have all the materials of their weapons and armor shown by the graphics. this mod adds graphics for all armor and weapon material types for humans, g...6.6k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Beekeeping Buffby Evil DwightMakes the Beekeeping industry a little more lucrative by increasing the value of wax, honey, and mead. Edits both honeybee materials AND bumblebee materials, even though you can't use bumblebee items in-game, it would work well with any other mods that allow it. This mod uses non-destructive edit...6.6k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Grind bones and shells into flux (and more)by niemstGrind Bones and Shells into Flux TL;DR Create flux from bones and shells, and more. Introduction This mod was created to give some use to bones and shells. After reviewing the flux stone list, I discovered that bones and shells could be used to create flux. I decided to create a mod that allows p...6.4k downloadsupdated 12 mo ago
- Lightly Detailed Grassby EchophenomenaThis mod adds new grass textures for the different types of grass that appear in the game (but which previously all used the same texture). This mod is heavily inspired by Poss' Detailed Landscapes mod, but with a greater focus on subtlety. It uses a restricted color palette, and each texture sho...6.3k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Gadget's Kobold Cavernsby gadgetpatchKobold Caverns is a thematic and challenge mod for Dwarf Fortress, focused on playable kobolds. They're small, weak, widely-disliked by other civs, don't have easy access to metalworking, and can only eat meat and fish. And you're in charge of keeping them alive! Plenty of care went into tweaking...6.3k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- No skill and attribute rustby HajiRemoves skill & attribute rust from Dwarves. Updated for 53.066.1k downloadsupdated 8 mo ago
- Bucket O' Creaturesby this user loves holeAdds a variety of new creatures. Read-me with creature info:6.0k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Better Creature Descriptionsby annaflyteBetter Creature Descriptions Better Creature Descriptions enhances and unifies the in-game descriptions of all vanilla creatures This is a partial port of Taffer's DF Revised. Taffer's Revised is a beloved old mod and I am going to be working on porting all or most of the features over time that...5.9k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- SK GigaDwarfs Stressby Mullet Mad JackMod changes stress smilies to GigaDwarfs. This is clean mod, it have own tileset and will overwrite only what you see in preview. Мод меняет смайлики стресса на ГигаДварфов. Высеченные из камня бородатые морды! Это чистый мод, он имеет свой тайлсет и перезапишет только то, что вы видите в превью....5.8k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Armory Workshopby MrGlassesAdds a new workshop for your Dwarves to craft sets of armor and encrust them with the various gems that you find as you dig down. This allows you to quickly craft new sets of armor instead of adding in multiple workorders OR manually assigning new tasks for creating new sets. Dwarves can also use...5.8k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- More Valuable Procedural Creaturesby 76561198942291710Did you ever think it’s really weird that stuff made out of forgotten beast silk/bones/leather is as valuable as stuff made out of a cat? Using the power of lua, this mod changes that finally. Unfortunately, because I am bad at programming, it depends entirely on the syndrome names of said beasts...5.6k downloadsupdated 10 mo ago
- Just put it on the floorby niemstJust Put It On The Floor TL;DR This mod allows you to create 0 value display cases - that can be interpreted as markers, allowing you to put items on them - like they would be on the floor without the need for other furniture. Earliest compatible version 1.07 - introduced dependency on Base Resou...5.4k downloadsupdated 20 mo ago
- Alternate warm/damp iconsby Beorn BlackclawReplaces the warm/damp icons. Installation instructions:5.4k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Topples' Layered Graphics Mergeby TopplesREQUIRES DFHACK This mod only works on mods formatted for it. What does this do? It allows multiple mods to edit layer graphics. Layered graphics are the more complicated graphics system that complicated creatures like dwarfs, humans, elves, goblins, and kobolds use. Doesn’t the game already do t...5.4k downloadsupdated 10 mo ago
- Cuter Cavern Mossby wombat_treeChanges the colours of the cavern moss so that the first layer in particular isn't a horrible vomit yellow.5.3k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Ambiance Additionsby niemstAmbiance Additions TL;DR Work in Progress Adds various items to make your fortress richer with decorations, room enhancers, clutter, and more. Please see my other mods: My Other Mods Introduction Add items to enrich the atmosphere of your fortress, offering aesthetic appeal. Related Mods Just put...5.1k downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- More Mushroomsby True Guesser, Wand Bearer, etc.Adds new crops for your Dwarves to enjoy (they get unhappy thoughts if forced to drink the same alcohol for a long time). This will help you maintain variety in your booze supply. *Note - Due to current limitations, the special Cavern 3 plant is available at embark. Nothing I can do about this ri...5.0k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Clickable Happiness Overlayby Ghosgar3DRequires DFHack Install DFHack separately and launch the game via DFHack. This mod makes the stress/happiness icons in the UI clickable. Clicking an icon opens a filtered unit list of all dwarves in that stress category. Selecting a dwarf from the list centers the map on that unit for quick navig...5.0k downloadsupdated 4 mo ago
- More Food Namesby Evil DwightAdds 17 new food names to finished meals for some additional variety. This does not change how ingredients work, it just means your finished meals can be things like "plump helmet pie" instead of becoming biscuits every time. This mod should be compatible with every other mod, as long as they are...4.9k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Better Universityby PrzestrzeńPrzeznaczeńBetter University introduces a full system of university workshops: dwarves can visit specialized training halls to hone crafts, sciences, and combat skills outside of real production. This gives the fortress an aletrnative way to train newcomers and improve veterans’ proficiency without risk, ma...4.9k downloadsupdated 13 mo ago
- Dwarf Fortress Heraldby equanimityA DFHack Dwarf Fortress lua mod Dwarf Fortress Herald is a first of it's kind mod (at least as far as I'm aware) that allows you to explore the history of your world's inhabitants WHILST playing the game! No more mucking about with saves Requires DFHack! An in-built graphical user interface for y...4.8k downloadsupdated 2 mo ago
- SK Colorful Priority Buttonsby Mullet Mad JackMod changes white priority buttons to colorful. This is clean mod, it have own tileset and will overwrite only what you see in preview. Мод меняет белые кнопки приоритета на цветные. Почему бы и нет? Это чистый мод, он имеет свой тайлсет и перезапишет только то, что вы видите в превью. My other m...4.8k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- More Book Titlesby 76561198819097167This mod adds 300 new book titles! (I plan to add even more) You can suggest your own book title in the comment section and (maybe) I will add it with the next update Feel free to share hilarious / epic titles generated in your world in the comments This mod does not remove vanilla book namings (...4.7k downloadsupdated 5 mo ago
- Cobalt Craftingby Evil DwightCobaltite is already in the game, but you can't really do much with it except make stone items. This simple mod allows you to make cobalt bars from cobaltite, for use in furniture, tools and crafts, similar to titanium and gold. The main purpose of this mod is to make cobaltite useful, and to giv...4.7k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Altars Extendedby niemstAltars Extended TL;DR Currently in the game alters are very limited. I added new graphics for alters and added ornamented version of vanilla ones. Please see my other mods: Introduction Enhances religious and cultural aspects of Dwarf Fortress by introducing new altar types and crafting reactions...4.6k downloadsupdated 17 mo ago
- The Long Night 7.13- A Sci-Fi Total Conversion (ASCII GRAPHICS ONLY, DFHACK NOW REQUIRED)by Squamousness(NOTE: this mod is alive, the DFFD link contains the newest updates on a beta branch. Due to some complications requiring assistance from the DFHack team, the main mod cannot yet be updated. When the complications are fixed, it will be. Until then, check out the beta for the newest features.) Man...4.6k downloadsupdated 1 mo ago
- Base Resourcesby niemstBase Resources TL;DR Technical mod adds REACTION_CLASS to vanilla items to allow for more efficient modding Check my other mods Introduction I got tired of adding REACTION_CLASS to vanilla items in many of my mods, so I decided to make a mod for it. With the additional reaction classes it is poss...4.6k downloadsupdated 13 mo ago
- Dark Elves Reduxby EndaliUpdated for the Adventure Mode patch! Adds dark elves to the game as a playable civilization, complete with their own ethics, personality, toys, plants and drinks. "A whimsical creature of the night that lives for mischievous revelry." Update and complete overhaul of the "Dark Elf Civilization" m...4.5k downloadsupdated 20 mo ago
- Masterfork Overhaul (BETA)by ZeyonNote: This mod is in early beta, which means you will encounter bugs/broken items/sprites/textures/creatures, etc.. Please be patient while I am investigating and fixing them. Thank you. An extensive overhaul of Dwarf Fortress inspired by the Masterwork mod For author credits check the informatio...4.4k downloadsupdated 23 d ago
- Dwarven Weapons Fixedby Evil DwightFixes the bug that causes dwarves to be unable to equip two-handed weapons. Additionally, allows dwarves to craft mauls, pikes, halberds and great axes. Does not allow dwarves to craft long swords or two-handed swords, but they can still wield those if they find some from trade or looting. If you...4.4k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Lotsa Names v7by BrossentiaAs cool as "Urist" is, this mod adds over a thousand other names. Most are either typical human or pet names, though expect a few weird things to pop up now and then. This mod includes over 2600 additional names that can be generated for dwarfs, humans, elves, beasts, pets... well, basically anyt...4.4k downloadsupdated 13 mo ago
- Decoration - vanity buildingsby Deon ☣I was working on a Vanity module for my New Genesis Mod, but then decided that maybe people who do not play my main mod wanted to decorate their fortress... So I took it out and made it a separate module. "New Genesis" mod not required, but fully supported! Buildings that are just eye candy, sepa...4.4k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Topples' Quarryby TopplesQuarries This mod adds quarries that were included in the halfling mod to both dwarf and human entities. Quarries are an alternative way of obtaining stone, ore, and gems that is not meant to supplant standard mining. Obtaining these materials from quarries provides little mining experience and i...4.4k downloadsupdated 17 mo ago
- Give me waterby niemstWater Management Expansion TL;DR Adds a variety of reactions to extract water from unconventional sources such as plants, wood, stones, ice, and air. Provides a way to ensure your dwarves have access to water, no matter the biome. Check my other mods Introduction This mod introduces reactions tha...4.4k downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- Silk Eggsby kegSilk creatures now lay eggs in nest boxes, which can be hatched or eaten as normal. Weavers can take these eggs and convert them into 10 thread a piece automatically at a farmers workshop. The following animals will lay silk eggs: -giant cave spider -giant monarch butterfly -giant moth -giant jum...4.3k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Spellcrafts Mod - Magic Systems in Dwarf Fortressby Eric BlankA complete high magic mod for Dwarf Fortress. Additional info available in the Bay12 thread: **Reminder: Most of the sprites used are derivations of the vanilla game's sprites.** May 10, 2026; Update to fix gemstones not being generated in worlds using this mod. Will not be compatible with old wo...4.2k downloadsupdated 4 mo ago
- Grey & Reduced Z-Level Fogby xaenThins out the z-level fog as well as converts it to grey. Based off of mods by Munashe and Benny4.2k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Nobility Extendedby niemstNobility Extended TL;DR Enhances the nobility system by introducing new noble roles with their responsibilities. Please see my other mods: Introduction This mod was created to enrich the nobility experience in Dwarf Fortress. With a broad range of features related to noble positions, this mod aim...4.2k downloadsupdated 20 mo ago
- Unit's Russian Dwarfsby UnitОписание Мод меняет дварфийский язык на русскую транскрипцию Likot => Ликот. Также мод МОЩНО добавляет более 1000+ славянских и других имён, а также самые распространенные фамилии. Все имена в игре на дварфийском языке также будут отображаться на кириллице, такие как безлюдные места, забытые чудо...4.2k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- SK Transparent Designationsby Mullet Mad JackMod changes opacity for all designations. This mod overwrite all vanilla tileset. Мод меняет непрозрачность всем указаниям. Чтобы не было каши из приказов. Мод перезапишет весь ванильный тайлсет. SK Menu Buttons SK Suspend Button SK Remove Buttons SK Designation Items SK To From Arrows SK Bluepri...4.1k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Alternate Ramp Iconsby Vegan For The AnimalsChanges the default bright blue ramp icons into transparent red and green ones. In case it is not working, you can try to replace the vanilla ramp icons completely. Go to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Dwarf Fortress\data\vanilla\vanilla_interface\graphics\images" and replace ramp...4.1k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Actually Red Redroot Dyeby Sanae & Juni & FriendsAre you tired of the game lying to you when it says redroot dye is red? So was I! This mod changes hide roots to make the millable dye red and give it a value of 20 like the other dyes, since it looks SO GOOD now, it would be a crime to keep it at half price. Did you know that in the raws, the dy...4.0k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Dead end paths to immortalityby niemstDead End Paths to Immortality TL;DR This mod introduces alternative paths to immortality, each with unique consequences. Beware, many of these paths are fraught with risks and are often more a curse than a blessing. Please check my other mods: Earliest compatible version 1.10 - By removing some s...4.0k downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- Wanderer - Adventure mode craftingby Deon ☣Re-release of my old Wanderer mod that introduces Adventure mode crafting. - Basic category: make wooden planks from branches, knap rocks and primitive axes/mallets. - Bonecarving category: make bone ammo/weapons (bow/spear), bone armor and bone trinkets - Breakdown category: breakdown metal weap...4.0k downloadsupdated 9 mo ago
- Extra Ceramicsby Aura█▓▒▒░░░Extra Ceramics░░░▒▒▓█ == ADDITIONS == Make/Glaze Clay reactions for: Chairs, Coffins, Display Cases, Flasks, Goblets, Pedestals, Slabs Glaze reactions for: Hives CHANGE LOG (1.2): Hopefully fixed a bug, added Tables and Buckets to producible and glaze-able clay items. == MODIFICATIONS == "...4.0k downloadsupdated 2 y ago