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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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- Dwarthen Dynastiesby 76561198934725576Turns your fortress's historical figures into a living family tree. Requires DFHack - the mod will not work without it. Dwarves take surnames from their spouses (a coin flip decides who takes whose name in a same-sex marriage) and children take their biological father's surname; step/adopted chil...481 downloadsupdated 1 mo ago
- White Z-Level Fog 20%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%479 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Better Beds - Bed framesby AuraAllows you to craft bed frames from more materials and turn them into comfy beds. Bed frames can be made at the metalsmith's forge (for metal bed frames), the stoneworker's workshop (for stone bed frames), the glassmaker's kiln (for glass bed frames), or the carpenter's shop. Finally, the bed fra...475 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Earthen Interface (UI)by Deon ☣Try Rock'N'Stone UI if you prefer a gray-styled version. This is my more serious aproach to UI modding, that requires some manual installation steps to make everything look right. Includes support for DFHack UI. Installation steps - Subscribe to the mod. - Go to your /steamapps/workshop/content/9...445 downloadsupdated 9 mo ago
- DW420's DFHACK Work Detail Template & Icons -outdated , icons need update.by DW420Templates for the DFHack Work Detail Manager and their accompanying Icons sets. ------------------------------------- REQUIRES DFHack CONFLICTS WITH ANY AND ALL MODS THAT EDIT "interface_bits_labor.png" ------------------------------------- INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: (Optional) 1. Subscribe to th...444 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Mightier Meadby Finn WarwindMead is wonderful - so let's make it more valuable! This simple mod changes mead's value from 1☼ to 5☼, better reflecting the effort that goes into brewing it, and the joy it brings to the world! Praise the brewers and the bees! (All credit goes to Putnam! I just posted the thing)444 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- No Skill Rust Framework & Patchby ArchieAlright, what does this do? In essence, it creates a creature variation that can be easily applied to any race. This patch is still experimental and needs more testing. Feedback is appreciated. For example, let's say you wanted to make a patch to disable rust for two vanilla races, you'd write th...441 downloadsupdated 12 mo ago
- Rock'N'Stone Interface (UI) 1.1by Deon ☣Try Earthen UI if you prefer a brown-styled version. This is my more serious aproach to UI modding, that requires some manual installation steps to make everything look right. Includes support for DFHack UI. Installation steps - Subscribe to the mod. - Go to your /steamapps/workshop/content/97537...424 downloadsupdated 9 mo ago
- White Z-Level Fog 30%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%399 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Work Order Viewer Betaby TeVidWork Order Viewer This mod requires DFHack Description Adds an improved ui for viewing work orders. Work orders can be put into categories for easier viewing. Sadly you are only able to view the work orders in the ui not modify them. Enable Overlay To enable the overlay use the DFHack gui/control...376 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Dwarven Arrowsby PengawainTiny mod to make arrows craftable, but not bows, so that bows remain an unusual weapon, but a useable one. Allows crafting arrows out of all valid ammo materials, not just wood like in the preview.360 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Tefnut's Better Giant Bugsby TefnutGiant insects tend to live a year then instantly die. This means its no fun to have them in your savage forts. This mod expands them to live from 5-10 years, have a 1-year hatchling stage, and have leathery eggs. Some bugs also get various forms of training.352 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Modest Plantsby ButtonA minimalist bugfix and convenience patch for vanilla Dwarf Fortress plants. A partial port of the DF Classic "Modest Mod". ***************************** THE MODEST MOD PHILOSOPHY ***************************** "The Modest Mod is a collection of vital bugfixes and tweaks that everyone should be ab...337 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Wieldable Big Weapons (bug fix)by DembeorDescription Due to a minor bug in code dwarves normally won't wield big foreign weapons even if they're physically capable of doing so. My fix tries to mitigate that by keeping weapon size unchanged, while setting dwarf maximum average size just big enough to pass wielding check. With this method...334 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...327 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Deon's Menagerie - Moss Tortoise Patch for Advanced Agricultureby DroseranThis mod adds recipes in the style of Advanced Agriculture to the moss shed by moss tortoises in the mod Deon's Menagerie - Moss Tortoise. This patch requires Deon's Menagerie - Moss Tortoise installed to work, but can work without Advanced Agriculture installed. This mod uses the WORLDGEN_ENABLE...321 downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- Alchemy Part 1by 76561199366022161Alchemy Part 1: Applied Transmutation NOTE: All reactions are attached to the soap maker's workshop in lieu of a new workshop for the time being. "Alchemy is, at its heart, the science of magic. Like all sciences, the foundational principals of alchemy are rules that will behave predictably when...319 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Gielinora Scape V1.03 [51.02+] (Runescape Overhaul Mod)[Abandoned FYI]by Gasper VladiNOTICE: Hiya, sorry to those who may have enjoyed this mod. I have chosen to abandoned this project due to time restraints and such. If anyone wants to work on this mod and/or work it into their mod, ask me on Discord(I am in the Kitfox discord as Fatace/Gasper). Gielinora Scape: A Runescape Over...316 downloadsupdated 20 mo ago
- Veterinarian golemsby Enemy PostThis is just a simple mod that adds a pair of magical golems capable of healing your injured animals. They work best if you put them in a small pasture, so you can put animals near them for them to use their healing touch.312 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- More gay Dwarvesby coolziecatmakes the world a tiny bit more rainbow (actual demographics will be ~50% bi/pan, ~20% gay, ~20% straight, ~10% aro/ace) also check out Gayer Dwarves (I did not know this mod existed before making mine whoops)311 downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- Cremate Vermin Remains Reactionby GrogMasheenA custom reaction, Input = 5x vermin remains & fuel (or magma power), Output = 1x Ash, Perfomed by furnace operator at a kiln (or magma kiln). Patches & does not overwrite entity folder. Install notes>> Just add it to you load list at worldgen.305 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- KM.One's Animal Doctor Golemby KM.OneThese golems can be purchased like any other pet. They're very weak in combat, but have the ability to heal wounded animals by touching them. {Yes, they can regrow lost limbs} Base game you have to let your animal suffer, as there is no way to heal them. For balance reasons, their ability only wo...263 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Dye by the Stackby space beesYou may have noticed that the dye reactions added in 52.03 only produce one unit of dye at a time, requiring a fresh bag for each, even if a dwarf brings a stack of the material to the workshop. This mod is a simple tweak that allows the reactions for making dye out of plants/plant growths to pro...258 downloadsupdated 9 mo ago
- DFHack Pivot UI - Trade and Stocksby PepsakdoekAdds a searchable drill down style inventory UI to Dwarf Fortress trade screens, using DFHack (REQUIRES DF HACK!). Usage is you can click on the little buttons on the stock view, or on the built in Trade UI to bring it up, or you can type stockview into the dfhack console, or pivot_trade (which w...249 downloadsupdated 3 mo ago
- Modest Plants - Specific Reactionsby ButtonA collection of reactions that allow you to choose what kinds of plants to brew, mill, or process. Requires Modest Plants. **************************** THE MODEST MOD PHILOSOPHY **************************** "The Modest Mod is a collection of vital bugfixes and tweaks that everyone should be able...237 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Oops! No Ovaries - Geld / Spay Female Creatures - Efficient Compatibleby Mr. T-XP x64 Crosby EditionWHAT DOES THIS MOD DO? Gives GELDABLE tag to female creatures. Only affects animals that already have geldable males in vanilla. Uses simple methods to maximize compatibility and reduces the need for future updates. WHY DID I MAKE THIS MOD? Because controlling animal populations in your fort when...236 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Secrets Of The Agelessby SuingueAdds a secret that allows for a being to be immortal. Immortals tend to give into more creative activities as they become unbound by the march of time, they also do not tire.235 downloadsupdated 5 mo ago
- Advanced Pressingby DroseranI recommend instead using Advanced Agriculture as it fixes this and many other bugs/issues with vanilla plants. 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 presen...232 downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- Cremate Vermin/body parts in asheryby Crazy CanadianCremate remains in ashery to produce ash and flux (limestone). 10 vermin = 3 ash 1 limestone. 2 body parts = 1 ash and 1 limestone.229 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Red and Green buttons Recolor and Fixby RebOOterAfraid to open a stockpile in the dark because it's too bright for your eyes? Then this mod is for you! Overview It changes the color of red and green buttons, just lightly, and adds a transparent gradient, so white letters do not overlap the buttons, reducing an uncomfortable color mix. Also, it...228 downloadsupdated 16 mo ago
- The Rainbow Factoryby 76561199366022161NOTE: All reactions are added to the glass and tanner's workshops in lieu of a new workshop for the time being. This mod creates the Rainbow Factory, a system of coloring many base materials almost any color. This is making use of spectra, a material produced from corpses and body parts including...206 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- No Benign 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...190 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Remove Royal Jellyby 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. This mod removes royal jelly from h...189 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Ergonomic Hotkeys (Neo)by TrainzackErgonomic Hotkeys (Neo) 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 your k...185 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Burrow To Stockpileby RebOOter-- ATTENTION --- This mod needs DFHack to be installed. You can simply get it here ( --- ATTENTION 2 --- This is the experimental mod in work-in-progress state! Use it at your own risk and backup your save files before proceeding. Overview This mod will allow you to do one simple but powerful thi...178 downloadsupdated 15 mo ago
- Flux Flourby Queen of PigeonsAdds 2 reactions at the mill and smelter, to make fluxless embarks thinkable. Allows a fort to squeeze ~20 flux reactions out of 1 flux stone and 1 quicklime, but only if their miller is Urist Sisyphus175 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Burn Organic Wasteby lonewinedBurn Organic Waste Allows for burning vermin and creature remains in a wood furnace. Still uses up a log of wood to get the fire going, but gives double ash output as a result. Some notes: - You cannot burn corpses of sentient creatures since they are not supported as reagents by the game. For th...153 downloadsupdated 3 mo ago
- Humans and elves darkvisionby X919-DGives humans and elves darkvision so you can see in adventure mode147 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Evil Biome embark Helperby ^-^Evil Biome Embark Helper Want to have some !FUN! but have hard time figuring out where to embark for this? This helper will show on embark screen evil weather/reanimation info of the planned embark site. It can also be run manually via console with evil_check. evil_check all will check the inform...132 downloadsupdated 3 mo ago
- No Combat Ambience Audioby SkizmoThe Worlds simplest mod. Replaces the combat ambience audio with a file of 1sec blank audio. Audio mods must be manually installed. You do this by replacing* in Dwarf Fortress\data\sound\ambience *{I prefer to rename files then overwriting them. You can rename the old .ogg to “Combat.BAK” and the...130 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Annoying creature removerby LuthiXBased on No Giant Birds by GM-X. Expands to all surface flying creatures. You will still get Roc encounters, this mod is designed to delete agitated flying creatures from getting in to every crack of your fortress and causing mayhem considering how limited you are in micro managing your army and...122 downloadsupdated 21 mo ago
- Sand Anywhereby lmlsnaThis mod patches all soil to count as sand, allowing glass to be made anywhere where soil is present. Additionally, causes all soil to use the sand graphic. Sand & clay version:121 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- KM.One's Cold Pine treesby KM.OneAdds 2 types of trees for cold biomes. Mountian Pine and Tundra Pine. It does not add alot, but there will be a few.119 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Painter's Workshop Addonby Mario WizardAn addon for Eldalote's Painter's Workshop mod that adds the underground wood types plus a few more stones.118 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Kill All Lettuce!by VarsoconaA much needed fix, that the community has been waiting on for too long. This mod removes the vile infestation known as Lettuce and Cabbage from the good worlds of Armok. This is a pretty light weight mod, that simply cuts Lettuce and Cabbage from the game. FAQ ~~~~ Q: Just... Why? A: Because lett...115 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Blocks to Bouldersby ebI HIGHLY recommend using the magnifying glass option when queuing this reaction to avoid unintended side effects like your dwarves using a block of native gold to make siltstone because it was the closest block. Adds a reaction to the Screw Press that turns 4 blocks into 1 boulder. The first bloc...109 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Refinish Metalby grungeisdead# REFINISH METAL (REQUIRES DFHACK) --- Refinish metal bars using inorganic reagents specific to your load order. Grind stone, metal, and gems to dust, and use it to produce refinished metal affected in name, colour and value by your chosen dust reagent. Refinish Metal evaluates every inorganic ma...106 downloadsupdated 1 mo ago
- Simple World - Materialsby shadetreeiiA very un-dwarfy mod that removes many tree types, makes gems generic by color, combines soils into 'dirt', combines many non-economic stones to 'stone', and simplifies metal ores. Please consider this a beta release, please let me know if any reactions do not work or materials do not spawn. Gems...102 downloadsupdated 4 y ago