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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 Tweaks Adventure Modeby 76561199206465496Adds hotkey buttons to the adventure mode UI in the same style as the original Interface Tweaks which this mod barrows it's name from. After having played fortress mode almost exclusively with Trainzack's Interface Tweaks mod, I was very accustomed to seeing the hotkeys on the hotbar. Cue to me f...1.4k downloadsupdated 17 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. I tried to keep these within the range of possibility, so you won't be seeing soft-metals (like gold) be used for armor, or crossbows, but you will see gold tipped bolts (since bolts...1.4k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- SpeedyDwarfby SunshineCanine61Short of having DFHacks' "fastdwarf # #" for speedy and/or teleporting dwarves, here's an alternative - patching the "Gait". Explanation: dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/Gait. Make those dwarves constantly powerwalk to all the sh- stuff they need to do, & still succumb to !FUN! because you were w...1.3k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Alert Managerby RebOOter--- ATTENTION --- This mod needs DFHack to be installed. You can simply get it here ( Overview This tool will help you manage alerts in the DF. There are not a lot of options to manage alerts in the game, so this tool is designed to mitigate this problem. For now, you have these options: 1. Remov...1.3k downloadsupdated 13 mo ago
- KM.One's Training Poolby KM.OneTired of your dwarf drowning? Find it frustrating when they sit right by the shore and drowned without even moving? This mod is for you. to pick which dwarf just assign them to the workshop. otherwise you never know who will go train. Thanks to Cross Lament for the pool sprites. If anyone knows h...1.3k downloadsupdated 4 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Tweaked Domesticationby Chro-NOMakes nearly all giant animals trainable for war and hunting as well as a handful of regular animals. Most creatures that lacked a child stage have been given one, and so can now be truly domesticated. Giant spiders lay silk eggs (used Keg's silk egg mod for the silk eggs, download that mod to sp...1.1k downloadsupdated 19 mo ago
- Glass Recyclingby AnumbskullAdds a way to recycle glass into and from raw glass.1.1k downloadsupdated 4 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 22 mo 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
- Dump water bucketby オダナナUse the kitchen to dump all the water buckets lying around your fortress.1.1k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Proto-industrialization expanded (1.4) v53.10by brbAllows for basic chemistry, milling of stones, craftable sands, extractions of compounds, chemical mixtures, and more efficient forms of production through machine workshops. -Adds 13 workshops total. -Does not require DFhack -Required for “Dwarven Firearms” to function Version compatibility: --P...1.0k downloadsupdated 8 mo ago
- Dwarven Cuisine - Baconby VarsoconaYou've had Finely-Minced Pig Meat... You've had a Pig Meat Roast. But have you ever had... Bacon? This is the question our Chef Under The Mountain is here to ask you today. And if the answer is no, we have the solution. We have the capability. To make Pig Meat better, tastier, even more desirable...949 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Dwarven Cuisine - More Breadby VarsoconaYou want… More? You want… More Bread?! Well, our Chef Under the Mountain is happy to oblige! We are happy to introduce a new recipe… Cavern Bread! This bread can be made entirely with ingredients found, farmed, or gathered beneath the earth. But that’s not all… We’re also throwing in two addition...949 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Dogs hunt verminby Ironbreaker's SongLets dogs hunt vermin.924 downloadsupdated 11 mo ago
- Vanilla Two Handed Weapons (LITE)by El Mexicano VoladorMakes large two handed weapons wieldable. Does NOT make them craftable. Does NOT change flails.862 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Vanilla material elasticity fixesby PutnamPatches material raws to have more realistic properties. Since Dwarf Fortress's materials are assumed homogenous and isotropic, there are only two degrees of freedom for elasticity, and therefore they can be calculated using only two data points. Some metals thus have incorrect elasticity propert...835 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- War & Hunter Training for All Animals - Efficient Compatibleby Mr. T-XP x64 Crosby EditionWar & Hunter Training for animals done with efficient methods that maximize compatibility and minimize the changes made. I noticed the other mods that try to do the same, often cut/replace the entire creature data to make changes. This mod only adds the necessary tokens to the creatures of the ga...790 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- DW420's Work Detail Iconsby DW4208 custom work details icons made from royalty free art & in-game assets. Kudos to those that made CWD icons mods before me as their work inspired me. PLEASE NOTE: The 10 vanilla icon replacers will not appear in your game . (i will release a 10+8 version as soon as i am happy with the results.) I...762 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- More coke! (no fuel)by WolframeBlackMaking coke from bituminous coal and lignite now gives more coke (25 and 15 respectively, to be exact). Also making coal now is an automated job (like kitchen and fishery). This version also removes fuel requirement for this operation. There's also a version that requires fuel This mod adds a new...758 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Stop Eating That!by technitaurAre you tired of your dwarves destroying your plump helmet and pig tail supply because you forgot to forbid them from being misused? No more! Plump helmets can no longer be cooked or eaten, and pig tails can no longer be brewed. Note that this does come with at least one possibly undesirable limi...753 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Sand & Clay Anywhereby lmlsnaThis mod patches all soil to count as both fire clay and sand, allowing glass and stoneware to be made anywhere where soil is present. Revenge of the sandy clay loam! Note that as a side-effect all soil will use the sand graphic, though they keep their original colors. The clay-only version of th...752 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Remove Bumblebee Productsby DroseranThis mod removes bumblebee honeycomb, honey, mead, royal jelly, and wax. Bumblebee products were not intended to be added to the game, but dwarves can still have these unobtainable items as preferences. This mod does not affect any materials from honey bees, honey bee products are completely unaf...735 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Advanced Burrowsby RebOOter-- ATTENTION --- This mod needs DFHack to be installed. You can simply get it here ( Overview This mod adds a few more options to interact with burrows: Add the possibility to 'hide' all other burrows when you're editing one. No more hurting your eyes with trying to look through another burrow be...734 downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- Traduction Francaiseby TotorTraduction des items du jeux en Francais.728 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Mario's Stepford Dwarvesby Mario WizardTweaks dwarves' personalities to make them extra resilient to stress. Sets Bravery to max and Anxiety Propensity, Emotional Obsessiveness, and Vengefulness to minimum.713 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Standardized Materialsby natemanStandardized wood, leather, flour, fiber, wool, silk, milk, meat. Outdoor alcohol combined for plants (beer) and fruits (wine)672 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Reworked Cavern Ambienceby FreexHippoA replacement for the vanilla cave ambience. This new edited soundtrack has some sections removed that was included in sound factory's original soundtrack. Instructions: It is recommended to create an extra copy of your Data folder if you want to revert to your default settings later. Locate the...665 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Water Wellby DroseranWater Well adds a custom workshop that allows filling barrels, buckets, and jugs with water. Barrels hold 100 units of water, buckets hold 10 units of water, and jugs hold 1 unit of water. Due to the current limitations of custom workshops, this workshop cannot be placed over a water source like...663 downloadsupdated 13 mo ago
- Compressed Metal Barsby noyhcaTEnables the ability to create reversible, compressed metal bars in order to save space (and fps). This adds a recipe in the forge to turn 100 bars of metal into a single bar of compressed metal, the recipes to turn 1 bar of compressed metal into 100 bars of normal metal is also included. Currentl...649 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- White Z-Level Fog 10%by BennyTurns the Z-Level Fog from blue to white, mostly to make it easier to differentiate between water and fog. BASE MOD: 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%640 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Sizzlin's Mandate Fulfillby 76561199130613662⚠️ REQUIRES DFHACK TO FUNCTION ⚠️ lightweight daemon that runs silently in the background and automatically fulfills production mandates for your nobles. No more manually checking the Nobles screen, frantically searching for what item was mandated, or getting your manager queue bogged down with m...632 downloadsupdated 3 mo 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! We’ve heard your requests; we’ve studied the reports and we’ve come up with a solution. It seems not every Fortress has the time, space, or incentive to acquire the vast arra...630 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Burn Wood Itemsby GrogMasheenA custom reaction, Input = 4x wood material items, Output = 1x Charcoal & 1x Ash, Perfomed by wood burner at wood furnace. Patches & does not overwrite entity folder. Install notes>> Just add it to you load list at worldgen.617 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- More coke!by WolframeBlackMaking coke from bituminous coal and lignite now gives more coke (25 and 15 respectively, to be exact). Also making coal now is an automated job (like kitchen and fishery) There's also a version that removes the fuel requirement for this task This mod adds a new job rather than change the existin...616 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Item Taggerby TasowyIMMENSE THANKS TO THE DF AND DFHACK COMMUNITIES AND ALL OF THEIR CONTRIBUTORS HUGE THANKS TO DPHKRAKEN AND DROSERAN FOR MODDING HELP AND FEEDBACK REQUIRES DFHACK TO USE Appends informational tags (brew,cook,edi,color,eco,flux,fuel,msafe to relevant item names so they appear in-game as part of ite...603 downloadsupdated 20 d ago
- Breeding Fixby EnderPatches creature orientation tokens for all vanilla creatures so that males are exclusively attracted to females and vice versa. This ensures breeding pairs form reliably, leading to more births, larger populations, and stronger generational continuity. Works on all creatures with both male and f...600 downloadsupdated 2 mo ago
- Cookable Meadby DroseranI recommend instead using Advanced Agriculture. Advanced Agriculture combines the effects of most of my previous farming mods, making installation much easier. It also fixes several bugs relating to plants and their processing present in vanilla Dwarf Fortress. Allows prepared meals to be made wi...556 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Silke's Quarryby Van SilkeThe Quarries are a method of slow, yet exponential fire-and-forget wealth multiplication. It attempts to solve the endgame question, of "what do I do once I've mined most of the map?". Plus, I'm just a fan of renewable resources, because the concept of encroaching finality scares me. You would be...541 downloadsupdated 11 mo ago
- Press Specific Ingredientsby Trabber ShirLets you specify which ingredient to press at the screw press and makes the recomended conditions on screw press work orders fully precise. Note that the text on the conditions do not always reflect the actual condition. For example, a pressed glob of rock nut is called a "rock nut press cake" wh...504 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Two Mini Reactionsby MaximumZer0Turn vermin remains into fertilizer and oil into fuel! Reaction 1: Turn vermin remains into potash at the Kiln using the "Make Fertilizer" action. Reaction 2: Turn oil into fuel at the Smelter using the "Make fuel from oil" action. (This is only a net gain of 3 coke, it's not meant to replace you...501 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Black ZFogby UntrustedLifeTurns the Z-Level Fog from blue to black, But also reduces opacity a bit. Which makes it easier to distinguish water and fog and just looks really nice and spooky. If you like this mod, but also want the shadows recolored black. Try my 'Black Shadows and ZFog (Increased Transparency version!)' Mo...496 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Castable Anvilsby Van SilkeI can't believe nobody has posted it before, but... You can cast anvils in the smelter to work around the egg/chicken paradox.482 downloadsupdated 18 mo ago