Dwarf Fortress mods
Dwarf Fortress mod mods
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795 mod mods, most downloaded first · newest update 25 Oct 2026
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- Age of Manby brolol.404Humans have claimed dominion over the world and the races of old are no more. This mod adds playable human civilizations to the world and removes dwarves, elves, goblins and kobolds. Features: > Adds a sawmill (workshop) where 1 wood log can be cut into 5 wooden blocks. > Adds a stonecutter (work...1.5k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Desert Sandstonesby lonewinedDesert Sandstones Introduces new natural colors of sandstone corresponding to vanilla sand colors: tan, white, red, yellow and black. The spawn and material properties (except for color) are identical to regular sandstone. Alternative mod: - Desert Sandstones (No Aquifer) - identical to this mod,...1.5k downloadsupdated 5 mo ago
- Raptor Hunting Patchby ErefeWinterGives birds of prey the ability to dive on unsuspecting vermin. In previous versions, only peregrine falcons had the ability to hunt vermin. Since then, more raptors have been added. Unfortunately, they were never given the critical vermin hunting tag. This mod adds that missing tag to the eagle,...1.4k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Emblems of Distinctionby niemstEmblems of Distinction TL;DR Adds noble titles with color backgrounds to help distinguish dwarves. Take A Look At Other Mods: Introduction This is a purely technical mod. By adding noble titles with high precedence (handled by game engine as not important precedence) and background colors, you ca...1.4k downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Fall From Grace 2.73 BETA- A Dark Fantasy Total Conversion (ASCII GRAPHICS)by Squamousness(Note: this mod is not abandoned, but I have been busy with other projects. I still love this one, and it is going to get an update someday, and it will be very big, but I do not know when). Man's reign was born from sin, and to sin he shall return. So it has always been said. Since the days of t...1.4k downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Unit's ArtPack splash screenby UnitDescription Dwarf Fortress alternate logos, russian logos, backgrounds. Logos: Fort Dwarfress Dwarf Fortress russian Gnomnya Krepost russian Krepost dwarfow russian Krepostnye dwarfy russian Backgrounds: Blood God Armok Mystical disappearance Dwarves! Dwarfrix Описание Альтернативные логотипы Два...1.4k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Stone Processing Workshopby ebUPDATE 2023/01/05: added the tag to the stonecutting reaction. rip my hematite Adds a Stonecutter's workshop that cuts stone boulders into blocks at a faster rate than the Stoneworker, while also generating stone scraps as a useful byproduct. Stone scraps can be milled into fire clay or ground in...1.4k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Extended Necromancyby niemstExtended necromancy Related Content My other mods Dead end paths to immortality Detailed Content Procedurally generated names for secrets, with non-immortal necromancers marked by terms like fragment of. Shared adjectives between secrets and abilities (e.g., fallen in secret and profession names)...1.4k downloadsupdated 15 mo ago
- Precious Metal Arms and Armorby PropagatingDescription Updates various precious and exotic metals to allow the creation of arms and armour from those metals. Note that this does not change the the spawn rates of any metals, it only adds the tags that allow them to be crafted into various items. The game uses those tags to determine some t...1.4k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Colors Armoknizedby palebloodNew color palette harmonization for all ingame graphics. I never quite liked the way the new graphics handled colors. I created this mod to replace all vanilla graphics with identical copies of them, but this time they adhere to a strict 16 color palette. This does wonders for other pixel art gam...1.4k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Wood Processing Workshopby ebupdate 2023/01/12: Uploaded a balanced version of the mod, using ideas from neph's comments below. Also uploaded a floorless version of the mod. update 2023/01/02: workshop sprite realigned to be flush with bottom edge, like all other workshops Adds a workshop called the Wood Shop which processes...1.3k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Cave Beesby levstkThe mod adds big bees to the caverns. If they're tamed, they can be milked for honey and royal jelly, which are more valuable than the usual bee equivalents. Make sure they have a pasture, since they're grazers. Queens are long lived, but very rare, drones are war trainable, just cause and the wo...1.3k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Tobb's Armor Statuesby dr. icenortA mini-mod that gives dwarves the ability to make statues of armored dwarves. Compatible with all other mods, and usable by all civs that are capable of making statues. To specify that a created statue is an armor statue, you must... 1) Assign the "make statue" labor at a workshop 2) Within the w...1.3k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Bin for Modsby xwillqAn empty mod you can install into your world to drop other mods into it later. Just like you place bins into your stockpile and fill it with items later. So it's a bin. For mods. Continue reading for more in depth explanation. How mod installation works? When you create a new world, you choose wh...1.3k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Dwarven Cuisine - Butterby VarsoconaIntroducing a new ingredient to stimulate your Dwarven palate... Delicious creamy butter! This incredible invention adds a new world of flavor to any meal it is a part of. All you need to make it is some milk, a Farmer's Workshop, and a little love. Your fortress residents will be so enamoured wi...1.3k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- The Future is Wildby TimnakaAdds all the animals from the documentary The Future is Wild. Includes 41 animals: - Shagrat - Snowstalker - Gannetwhale - Cryptile* - Scrofa - Gryken - Baboukari - Carakiller - Rattleback - Desert Rattleback - Spink* - Deathgleaner - Toraton - Swampus - Lurkfish - Ocean Phantom - Reef Glider - S...1.3k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Embark Neighbors Extendedby ZeallotEmbark Neighbors Extended adds a display during embark site selection of nearest sites for ALL races and sorts them by travel time, excluding the player's race. This is particularly useful for players who have added additional civilizations through mods. REQUIRES DFHACK. Run it from DFHack Launch...1.3k downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- White Z-Level Fogby BennyTurns the Z-Level Fog from blue to white, mostly to make it easier to differentiate between water and fog. Credits to Munashe for the Mod, i merely changed the color Alternative versions for different fog density 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%1.3k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Bone Craftingby True Guesser, Wand Bearer, etc.Adds new crafting options to build most furniture and items using bones & horns at the Bone Crafter Workshop (vanilla graphic, I will learn how to art eventually). Currently works with critter bones only. No Elf bone tables (yet).1.3k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Broken World 2.6, a Dying Earth/Horror Total Conversion (ASCII GRAPHICS) (DFHACK REQUIRED!!!)by SquamousnessNo one remembers how the Great War started, but everyone knows how it ended. The powers of the time spent generations for their mad conquests, never giving us a reason, never telling us why, until hardly anything was left. Just the scraps. And their monsters. It all slowly fell apart, and the rem...1.3k downloadsupdated 4 mo ago
- Tobb's War Crocodilesby dr. icenortA mini-mod that alters cave crocodiles and saltwater crocodiles so your dwarves can train them as war animals.1.3k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Alternate ramp iconsby Beorn BlackclawReplaces the ramp icons with something more discreet. Installation instructions:1.3k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Neco Arc catsby michAdd Neco Arc to the game1.3k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Kingdoms of Mauby IchuzzKingdoms of Mau introduces a new playable civilization of desert-dwelling, loosely Egyptian-themed feline humanoids. The Mau come in eight varieties: Mau (efficient laborers) Tigermau (melee combat specialists) Lionmau (leaders and tacticians) Leopardmau (stealthy ranged specialists) Lynxmau (sch...1.3k downloadsupdated 13 mo ago
- Toys and games for everyoneby niemstToys and games for everyone Allows to create any toy by any vanilla entity. Requires 'Toys and games' before this mod. Please see my other mods: LICENSE: Creative Commons - CC BY 4.0 License1.2k downloadsupdated 13 mo ago
- Bone Equipmentby A NickelAllows your dwarves to make bone armor, weapons and trap components. Note that bone equipment is quite poor, and weaponry isn't very good either. Good for a last ditch effort, or for training dwarves in an environment with little wood and metal. I recommend this bugfix mod to make your dwarves ab...1.2k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Salamander Woolby niemstSalamander's Wool TL;DR Adds a unique material known as Salamander's Wool, which is essentially asbestos. Please see my other mods: Introduction This mod introduces Salamander's Wool, a material with properties inspired by asbestos and its history in real world. Known for its incredible fire resi...1.2k downloadsupdated 23 mo ago
- Crundlekin Civilizationby GhostBatThis mod adds a civilization of playable Crundlekin, based on their cave dwelling kin - the crundle. An overhaul complete with custom clothing and items, with some tweaks to cave crundles as well. Crundlekin - Why? Dwarves attempted to domesticate the cavern Crundle with little to no success. The...1.2k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Drakenbold's Civilisationby Marcrow [Post-Xenon]Dragon Kobolds Dragon Mommies Drakenbolds! These are dragon-blooded kobolds with the strength of dwarves. A matriarchal culture with a low male hatchrate, Drakenbolds often rely on migrants to get started, or build very small forts with only female Drakenbolds. Immigration from friendly foreign c...1.2k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Beaver People Civilizationby ATotalParadoxCurrent Features Upgrades Beaver Men to Beaver People, a playable civilization with Bark based Weapons and Armor. Beaver People! Strong Bite Attack! Never be unarmed again. Innate Swimmers! Get the water works going and worry less about drowning! (Due to what seems like a game issue still won't p...1.2k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Dwarven Cuisine - Breadby VarsoconaLady Dwarfs, and Gentle Smiths... Our Chef Under The Mountain is honoured to announce that, at long last we have created... Bread! That's right, the nigh-mythical Solid Beer has become a reality, and with these techniques at your disposal your own fortress cooks can learn the art of Breadcraft. T...1.2k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Wood Block Carpentryby ebUPDATE 2023/01/12: implemented most of neph's suggestions except for the ones I can't do (water wheels, windmills) or don't plan on doing (crafts). Regarding the rest, I don't plan on touching any vanilla files if I can help it. Feel free to use this mod as the basis for your own though. Also add...1.2k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Human Townby PamaAllows you to build human settlements. They work almost like dwarves, except for the different mechanics and needs related to the race itself. To make it work: Add the mod to the mod list during the world creation screen and make sure it's above "vanilla entities". If you want to be 100% sure, yo...1.2k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- [LUA] Procedural Civilizations (FIXED!!!)by coolziecatThis mod adds procedurally generated entities to dwarf fortress using the power of LUA!! What this mod does: Every time a world is generated, this mod picks a number of random intelligent creatures from the game's RAWS. For each of those creatures, it picks from a number of preset 'tech tiers', r...1.2k downloadsupdated 10 mo ago
- Hide Sparringby Dirty DanHides the sparring icon from the announcements.1.2k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Age of Civilizations - Boarthby TwinCrowsAdds the Boarth playable race from the 'Age of Civilizations' series. ============================================================== The Boarth have a few technologies missing—they can't make soap or steel. Instead, you can make a thriving, dark-ages economy with mine carts, siege engines, and pi...1.1k downloadsupdated 19 mo ago
- Ergonomic Hotkeys (QWERTZ)by TrainzackErgonomic Hotkeys (QWERTZ) Version 1.6 This mod replaces the game's default hotkeys with a set of hotkeys designed to be easily accessed with the left hand alone. The hotkeys also closely mirror the layout of the buttons on screen for easy memorization. You can finally stop hunting all around you...1.1k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Age of Civilizations - Myceby TwinCrowsAdds the Myce from the 'Age of Civilizations' series. =================================================================== The Myce (pronounced interchangeably as "mice" or "meese") are nefarious rodents who believe in trade and trickery. They're unlike the Skaven and Ratkin—Myce are more civilize...1.1k downloadsupdated 19 mo ago
- Highfantasy Mod Systemby KiiranauxINSTALLATION- Is fairly normal and automatic. When choosing mods during world generation, additionally uninstall "Vanilla creatures","Vanilla Materials","Vanilla Bodies" . Don't worry, these items aren't gone. Highfantasy support assumes you are not using any other mods, as this mod system change...1.1k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Deadly Devilsby Ya Boi SheevAdds new unique demons to the pool of generated ones, each with their own gimmick meant to add some spice to the randomized creatures. They are called devils instead of demons to differentiate them from their generated counterparts The difficulty level of these creatures varies. Some are easier t...1.1k downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- Dwarven Big Naturalsby bungoA century of tolkienization made us forget a crucial part of the dwarven folklore - their tendency to posses voluptuous breasts. This mod seeks to remedy that.1.1k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Tekkud's Spidersby TekkudAdds Black Widow and Golden Orb Weaver spiders, with unique sprites for males and females. Also adds giant and person counterparts. Arachnaphobes beware, the spiders are drawn in a realistic form. The golden orb weaver silk has a base value of 3 (normal silk is 1, giant cave spider is 4). All spi...1.1k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Materials Labels (extended)by niemstMaterials Labels (extended) TL;DR: Adds symbols to various materials to easier identify theirs features. Description Please see the based mod description for more details: This mods extends the vanilla materials labels with symbols based on changes done by other mods Please see my other mods: Sup...1.1k downloadsupdated 23 mo ago
- Gemstone Craftingby True Guesser, Wand Bearer, etc.Adds new crafting options to build most furniture and items using raw gems at the Gem Crafter Workshop (vanilla graphic, I will learn how to art eventually, I swear).1.1k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Black Shadows and ZFog (Vanilla Transparency)by UntrustedLifeThis mod simply renames and overrides the current ZFog and shadow graphics (wall and ramp) and makes them black instead of blue. It is like my other ZFog mods except It updates the wall and ramp shadows and maintains vanilla transparency. Note, It does not update the blue ramp overlay so there is...1.1k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- The Rain Puddlesby 76561198841420581The Rain Puddles v1.2 This mod adds puddling of water when its raining. This mod adds mud drying when its warm and not raining This mod does not require to be active. All you need to use it is run it through DFhack This mod is work in progress Above ground mud dries after a week of ingame time if...1.1k downloadsupdated 12 mo ago
- Vile Elvesby Infinite EyesVile Elves are playable malicious cousins to forest elves that reside in swamps. They have evil ethics, values, religion, snatch babies, and are generally even worse than goblins. They casually eat and craft from the corpses of sapient beings. Vile Elves are capable of metalworking, but lack know...1.1k downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- Nonsense Dwarves of Doomby mOVING_tARGETTurns your dwarves into giga chads. larger, faster, longer lives, better attributes, all skills, no rust on skills or attributes, immunity to a number of sources of "fun", alternate materials for skin and bone. and they shoot webs too!1.1k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
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