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Dwarf Fortress qol mods
Everything filed under qol by its own author, ordered by how much it is used.
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- Interface Tweaksby TrainzackInterface Tweaks Version 1.6 This mod adds visible hotkeys to most actions that have hotkeys, replaces the disband squad button with a trash can so you stop disbanding squads on accident, makes the difference between selected and deselected UI icons more obvious, and many other minor improvements...146.7k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- See-Through Smoothing Designationsby TrainzackThis replaces the smoothing and engraving designation graphic with something that's easier to see through. How to Install This mod has to be enabled during world generation setup. There is no officially supported way of installing this mod into an existing world. However, unlike many mods there's...107.9k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Audible Alertsby TrainzackMakes most alerts trigger a sound. This is really helpful if you, like me, keep missing important alerts. Installation Instructions When creating a world, select this mod from the mod menu. This mod should be loaded after the vanilla mods. Uninstallation Instructions I would make this easier if I...103.3k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Squad & Burrow Iconsby CaZsmThis small mod adds additional, more informative custom symbols to the military squad screen and the burrows screen. Icons are in the same style as the default tileset. No dependencies, load in any order. Includes symbols: - Archer - Sword - Hammer - Spear - Axe - Mace - Whip - Wrestler - Pickaxe...70.1k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Rounded hillsby PossMakes hill corners less sharp and more natural Version 1.6 now includes support for all vanilla surfaces and compatibility for custom tilesets like Detailed Landscapes63.6k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Reduced Z-Level Fogby MunasheThins out the z-level fog.55.5k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Work Detail Iconsby TrainzackA set of 8 icons lovingly stolen from the base game that replace the I II III IV V VI VII VIII symbols that designate custom work details. It's a bit fiddly to select the one you want, but even if you aren't choosy these are helpful. Thanks to Wookieguy for helping me fix the transparency issue!...40.1k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Live Combat Logby PrivateRiemAdds a live combat log, with combat sound. This update was long overdue. If the combat sound is not to your liking, you can either replace it with a sound of your choice (google is your friend here) or replace the file with a copy of combat_strike_silent.ogg28.1k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Obvious Engravingsby TrainzackModifies the sprites for engraved walls to make the engravings three times as obvious. FAQ I liked how in the ASCII versions you could see a symbol that represented each engraving. Can you bring that back? At the moment, it's not possible to have more than one image for engraved walls. Once DFHac...24.6k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- (Obsolete from 53.12+): Shaped Shoes/Bootsby Dawnmist========================================================= Note: This mod is no longer required for Dwarf Fortress from version 53.12+ ========================================================= Allows military dwarves to change into armored boots when equipping their uniforms by adding the SHAPED t...18.3k downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- Ergonomic Hotkeys (QWERTY)by TrainzackErgonomic Hotkeys (QWERTY) 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...15.0k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- See-Through Smoothing Designations w/ Priorityby aanthony3This replaces the smoothing and engraving designation graphic with something that's easier to see through and still allows the priority numbers to be visible. It is based on the original See-Through Smoothing Designations mod by Trainzack. How to Install This mod has to be enabled during world ge...13.7k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Burn Remainsby Evil DwightAllows you to burn vermin remains, body parts and corpses at a wood furnace. Each reaction consumes 1 log as fuel, and they will produce ash bars. You can burn 5 vermin, 2 body parts or 1 corpse at a time. NOTE: Please make sure you make a separate stockpile for the furnace that holds all of the...12.9k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Shaped Glovesby DawnmistAllows military dwarves to change into armored gauntlets despite wearing gloves or mittens. Please note: I had originally misunderstood one of the complex clothing combination rules. I've updated this mod as a result of being informed about how that rule worked. :) The game by default permits dwa...12.8k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Leather output scales with creature sizeby BromsLeather output scales with creature size now to a greater degree than vanilla. It makes sense that you'd get more leather from larger creatures. THIS MOD ONLY WORKS VIA IN GAME MOD MANAGER FOR VERSIONS <52.04. It works 100% fine if you modify the vanilla files yourself with the following steps. T...11.8k downloadsupdated 3 mo ago
- Advanced Agricultureby DroseranAdvanced Agriculture is a complete overhaul of the vanilla plants and agricultural systems. This mod should be installed after any mods that change the vanilla civilizations, and is likely not compatible with other mods that affect vanilla plants. DFHack is strongly recommended with this mod! Thi...11.7k downloadsupdated 1 mo ago
- The Aeramore Expansion V7.41 [53.15+]by Gasper VladiThis mod takes in the Vanilla concept and adds more spice, culture, and FUN to the game. New Races, Beasts, Weapons, Secrets, Destruction, Chaos, and so much more that is at and there is a guide here on the discussion board for this mod! When you chose to use this mod, make sure you are either pl...11.1k downloadsupdated 3 mo ago
- ON/OFF Burrows activation buttonby TauChanges the pause button on the Burrows screen for ON/OFF button.11.0k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Vanilla Two Handed Weaponsby El Mexicano VoladorBETTER MOD WITH MORE EQUIPMENT AND GRAPHICS: ----- Description Dwarves are not usually allowed to wield large weapons traded at caravans such as halberds and zweihanders etc. This mod makes it so you can both craft and wield all the large, two-handed weapons available in the base game. Changes --...8.3k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Training Hallby JPAN_v2This mod provides a "less cheaty" building that allows you to train any skill from the game on your dwarves. This building, the titular Training Hall, requires 2 blocks, 6 chairs and 6 bookcases to be build, requiring some investment to set up, and takes up 5x5 tiles of space. All skills are incl...8.0k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Crematoriumby Wyntr StardustAdds a new furnace: the Crematorium. At the crematorium you can cremate corpses, bones, and other remains into ash. FUTURE PLANS - Add Incinerator, a more compact, magma powered crematorium. - Allow burning of worn out xXclothingXx KNOWN ISSUES/BUGS - furnace appears shifted down 1 tile when bein...7.9k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- 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
- Specific Decorationby XWa KwispyIMPORTANT NOTES: This mod adds ~6900 reactions total (separating item materials, items, decor materials and decor techniques results in exponentially growing reaction counts) so the Work Order page can get very laggy (~2 seconds to populate). Check out the discussion on the topic to see how we're...7.1k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Stone Bedsby KurumukisThis mod enables the construction of stone beds at a stonecrafting workshop for dwarven civilisations. I've always found it goes against my idea of dwarves that they are limited to only sleeping on wooden beds. Being that they spend most of their lives inside the mountains, it makes sense to use...7.0k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- No Aquifersby zeebThis mod simply removes the AQUIFER tag from layers, minerals and soil. If you encounter any problems, feel free to post below and I'll look into it. Current Version: 1.0.16.9k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- No Attribute/Skill Rustby PokingtonRemove attribute and skill rust on Dwarves, Humans, Elves, Goblins, and Kobolds.6.8k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Multi-Haulingby L. LoireThis tool allows dwarves to collect several adjacent items at once when performing hauling jobs with a wheelbarrow. When enabled, new StoreItemInStockpile jobs with wheelbarrows will automatically attach nearby items so they can be hauled in a single trip. Jobs without wheelbarrows would try to a...6.8k downloadsupdated 10 mo ago
- Advanced Orchardsby DroseranThis mod adds the ability to farm tree saplings in crop plots. This mod requires the mods Advanced Agriculture installed before it. Sadly, there are many issues with the way vanilla trees currently work that make a mod like this very difficult to implement without the changes made by Advanced Agr...5.8k downloadsupdated 5 mo ago
- Better Combat Logby RebOOter-- ATTENTION --- This mod needs DFHack to be installed. You can simply get it here ( Overview What a glorious battle, my brothers! We struck this forgotten beast down with the blink of an eye! What? How our master didn't understand what happened? Everything is in the log, just show it to him! He...5.8k downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- Mineral Powdersby Wyntr StardustA new reason to build a millstone! Grind minerals to powder! Some are useful pigments! This is a growing library of mineral powders that a few of my mods will be dependent on, but feel free to use for your own mod or right-out-of-the-box to get new dyes. Now with a custom sub-menu for grinding ce...5.7k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Dwarf Arcaenaby Wyntr StardustAdds new secrets to be pursued in worldgen or adventure mode (when adventure mode comes out). Still in alpha, may contain outstanding bugs. CURRENT FEATURES - New Secret: The Secrets of Fire and Flame (become Pyromancer) - New Secret: The Secrets of Water and Ice (become Aquamancer) - New Secret:...5.5k 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
- Non-Specialized Labor Iconsby PrivateRiemPlease feel free to comment if you like this mod! (PS: I'm taking requests. If you have ideas for groups of multiple labors, I can make more custom icons. If I have enough extras I'll make it possible to pick and choose the 8 you want out of those) Hello there! This mod does quite a few things. F...4.8k downloadsupdated 3 y 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Dwarven Memorialby RebOOter-- ATTENTION --- This mod needs DFHack to be installed. You can simply get it here ( Overview Remember your fallen, who united with the stone. Remember your brothers, who faced the armies of invaders. Remember… in the name of the divine stone, who is he? I see only the name… Do you want to rewind...4.0k downloadsupdated 8 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
- Bulk Sewingby Van SilkeNOTE: After DFHack introduced a tailor script, this mod is more or less pointless now so I won't be updating it. Go get DFHack! Newest version (1.0.1) adds several reactions, thus it needs generating a new world to work properly. Sorry! Set and forget. Adds several available tasks to the clothier...3.9k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Military Reequipby 76561198419306723NO MORE NAKED SOLDIERS NO MORE SOCK-FILLED TAVERN NO MORE TATTERED ARMOR & CLOTHING THIS REQUIRES DFHACK TO FUNCTION v2.0.0 Major Update: 4-Tab GUI, New Tools, More Fixes! The ultimate DFHack mod for fixing military equipment issues, now with a powerful multi-tab GUI! Instantly resolve dwarves re...3.9k downloadsupdated 4 mo ago
- Set Productionby ThurasizCombines some item productions into predefined sets. Stone bedrooms, tombs and barracks. Metal and leather armor. Cloth and leather clothing. (Armor does not include gloves or gauntlets because of longstanding bugs)] This mod was created in the first place because i missed a similar functionality...3.8k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Just One More Thing... Carpentryby AuraAdds a couple more items that can be crafted with the carpenter's workshop. █▓▒▒░░░Just One More Thing... Carpentry░░░▒▒▓█ == ADDITIONS == New reactions in the carpenter's workshop: Craft statues, slabs, and even mechanisms with wood now! TWO new (arguably useful) weapons! - Training Maces and Tr...3.7k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- SK To From Arrowsby Mullet Mad JackMod changes green "take from" arrows to blue, blue "take from anywhere" arrows to orange and blue "take from links only" arrows to orange exclamation marks for stockpiles. Changes grey and green "desire" arrows to blue for minecarts, also changes "take from..." arrows, like with stockpiles. Adds...3.6k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- SK Menu Buttonsby Mullet Mad JackMod changes pause, play, menu and help buttons to red, green and grey. This is clean mod, it has own tileset and will overwrite only what you see in preview. Мод меняет кнопки паузы, плей, меню и помощи на красную, зеленую и серую. Для тех кто уходил в туалет на плее или ждал раскопки на паузе. Э...3.6k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Gauntlet equip fixby mohardIf your dwarves refuse to wear gauntlets that are a part of their uniform, displaying yellow "three dots" on their equip screen, then this is a mod for you. What does it do? TL;DR Allows your military dwarves to equip their gauntlets, no matter what other clothing they already wear. Dwarf Fortres...3.4k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Timeless Dwarvesby lmlsnaA collection of QOL tweaks to the Dwarf race. Full list of changes: - Removed maximum age, eliminating death by aging and allowing them to be quite ancient - No skill rust / attribute decay - Increased base adult (average) size from 60,000 to 62,500, just enough to allow all vanilla weapons to be...3.4k downloadsupdated 18 mo ago