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Dwarf Fortress tweak mods
Everything filed under tweak by its own author, ordered by how much it is used.
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164 tweak mods
- 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
- MOGG - Gluttony (Dairy) (modular)by LlamageddonThis adds extra dairy products and categories for Mammals of Gluttony & Greed - Core. *Update note: Small update to help mod ordering in the games' list and some renaming to facilitate a larger update that is in the works. Mammals of Gluttony & Greed - Dairy It adds in general categories for dair...474 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- MicroMod: enable Daggers/Knivesby GGBOTThat's not a knife - this, is a <<+Knife+>> Cultists, bandits and rogues? Oh my! Unlocks the (foreign/exotic) weapon group Large Daggers to Dwarves, allowing you to Large Knifes / Daggers for Dwarves. Allowing for example: Embarking with Dwarves with Knife User skills Forging your own Steel Large...473 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
- MicroMod: Obsidian Spearsby GGBOTAdds the ability create spears from obsidian at the crafting workshop, via the same (stone)crafting menu used for vanilla obsidian short swords. Requires one wooden log and one obsidian. Known issue: Even though the items have icons, currently "odd material weapons" don't always seem to become gr...426 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Purple Leadby lonewinedPurple Lead Changes DISPLAY_COLOR and BUILD_COLOR of lead to dark magenta (the same color as rutile and pitchblende) and STATE_COLOR to dark indigo. This mod should be compatible with all mods that don't modify DISPLAY_COLOR, BUILD_COLOR or STATE_COLOR tags of lead, or alternatively can be put in...423 downloadsupdated 20 mo ago
- Let Dwarven Women Have Sideburnsby AllisonThe sister mod to Let Dwarven Women Have Beards 2. With this mod dwarf women will be able to grow sideburns, and style them according to their civilisation. Sideburns do not show up on sprites or portraits, meaning that female dwarves will still be visually distinct from the males while also tech...418 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Revised Wildlifeby 20firebirdA bundle of tweaks to wildlife animals, aimed at improving realism and adding interest to the world and encounters. Changes: - A fix for the "unkillable echidna" glitch, where undead echidnas, hedgehogs, and pangolins could become invulnerable while still able to attack. I've given them weaker sp...417 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Mush Mouthby HippiecabPlump Helmet Men can speak! Adds mouth and tongue (no teeth) plus ability to speak for the little guys! Mouth emoji image from Google Noto Color Emoji, Apache License Version 2.0410 downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- Grindable Cobaltite (Requires Cobalt Crafting and Metallurgy mod)by ebSubmod for Metallurgy mod and Cobalt Crafting that makes cobaltite grindable in the Ore Grinder. Other grindable ores in 2nd screenshot are from my other mod, More Grindable Ores407 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- MOGG - GL (Dairy) - Absolute Unitsby LlamageddonThis modifies the three largest land mammals and their giant variations in DF to the MOGG format. Yes, I know this might seem a bit "silly" (although what does that mean in DF?) but for me this is more about realism, within the bounds of the game. Considering everything else DF simulates, why sho...385 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- MOGG - GL (Dairy) - Pinnipedsby LlamageddonThis modifies all pinnipeds (seals and walruses) and their giant variations in DF to the MOGG format. All the usual changes; 4 unique preferences for each creature, accurate names and adjectives. It also adds a x2 metrial value multiplier for elephant seals, walruses and their giant counterparts...376 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Cobalt's Rainbow Beakdogs!by Clowny CobaltHey there! This is a mod I made that simply changes the current beak dog sprites with my own, that more accurately depict them with their lovely striped rainbow hues! Rainbow beak dogs!!! I believe that in order to install it correctly, one must put it below "vanilla creature graphics" in the mod...361 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Parakeets and cockatiels no longer verminby Urist FlaccidbarrelsThis classification offended some birds I know.359 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
- Civ Crucible Core - Difficulty, Realism, Fixes and moreby Snow GibbonThis module encompasses various tweaks to vanilla DF to reintroduce difficulty, variety and fill holes and oversights in the game. Wildlife is more difficult to handle, plants are distributed differently, food is less abundant, and a plethora of smaller tweaks to make the game a little more inter...335 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- MicroMod: Obsidian Knife/Daggersby GGBOTObsidian Daggers Allows Large Knife/Daggers to be made from obsidian by stonecrafting - IF your civilization has access to Large Daggers. Made for fun tribal cavern themed forts, blood cults, and more! This mod does not by itself add Daggers to Dwarves. My other "enable daggers" micromod or other...332 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- All Weapons & Armor Availableby A NickelDwarves can now craft all weapons, and create all forms of armor and clothing. No more civilizations that were able to figure out low boots, but not high boots! This mod does not fix long-standing bugs that cause some weapons to be unequippable for some dwarves due to size, see Vanilla Combat Ove...331 downloadsupdated 10 mo 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
- Bee Sting Curse Reliefby GhostPuttyBee stings will temporarily restore the need to eat, sleep and drink for the undead. Also removes no exertion to resolve a bug where undead remain tired from military training. Removes no stun or they will not being able to sleep. Adds an annoyed thought to help identify who was stung. The effect...310 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Cleaner Main Menuby SevaurdRemoves Kitfox Logo, Bay12 Logo and Fmod as well as replacing the Dwarf Fortress Logo with an improved version. Instructions: Drag and drop (copy and paste) the contents located at "/Dwarf Fortress/mods/2998463354 (999)/new/" to "/Dwarf Fortress/data/art/" and select replace. (Wallpapers not incl...303 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- COBALTS Patches - Advanced Miling and More Mushroomsby CobaltA patch to add the functionality of the Advanced Milling mod (2.0) Droseran to the mushrooms added by More Mushrooms True Guesser, Wand Bearer, etc. More Mushrooms adds a few additional cookable, brewable, and millable mushrooms to Dwarf fortress and makes them available at embark and as growing...296 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- More Vanilla Embark Animalsby SaenteinceAdded vanilla animals to embark, they should also be trainable - I believe it will depend on the biome for which ones are actually available for any given site. Have fun! let me know if you want me to add a particular animal.296 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Crimson Candyby lonewinedCrimson Candy Changes DISPLAY_COLOR and BUILD_COLOR of adamantine to red (the same color as hematite) and STATE_COLOR to crimson (the same color as blood thorn). This mod should be compatible with all mods that don't modify DISPLAY_COLOR, BUILD_COLOR or STATE_COLOR tags of adamantine, or alternat...293 downloadsupdated 20 mo ago
- MOGG - GL (Dairy) - Mustelidsby LlamageddonThis introduces updated mustelids (weasels, badgers, otters and more) and their diary products, to Mammals of Gluttony and Greed. As usual, every creature has at least four preferences and all names for gender, juveniles and collateral adjective. They produce mustelid's milk and mustelid cheese w...292 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Dwarven Hairlines: Less Can be Moreby Lozel the Great--==A mod that tweaks the values of the main cultures in Dwarf Fortress to allow for a greater variety of hair types for both your citizens and adventurers!==-- Have you ever been making a human in Adventure Mode and thought: "Man, I hate how every character has a beard!"? Well, I know I have; en...284 downloadsupdated 18 mo ago
- COBALTS Patches - Advanced Brewing and More Mushroomsby CobaltA patch to add the functionality of the Advanced Brewing mod (2.0) by Droseran to the mushrooms added by More Mushrooms True Guesser, Wand Bearer, etc. More Mushrooms adds a few additional cookable, brewable, and millable mushrooms to Dwarf fortress and makes them available at embark and as growi...282 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Angry War Geese (and Swans)by MackeroniAllows Geese and Swans to be War trained, as well as removes MEANDERER (To allow them to follow assigned military units properly) and adds the PRONE_TO_RAGE flag similar to badgers, honey badgers and wolverines. As they should be. As requested: Version 1.1 adds a 'Giant' version of the goose. Gia...281 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- More Mealsby JerimeeAdds nine additional prepared meal labels. Baked and boiled meals join biscuits as easy meals. Souffles and stir-fries are fine meals, and a lavish meal might feature a roux or a ratatouille. This does not change the game mechanic; it is simply cosmetic.277 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- MOGG - Greedby LlamageddonThis adds fur as a butcherable item to some animals, and fur clothing and items to the leather works. MOGG - Greed Update incoming, I lied, it looks like this will be one big update, I'll tick relevant items off the old planned features below as I get closer to release. *(sorry for the delay on t...271 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Unisex Dwarven Beardsby 76561199403616437Based on Lielac's original "Let Dwarven Women Have Beards", this mod is designed to give dwarven women the exact same capability to grow beards as their male counterparts, without creating the graphical oddities of the original, while still allowing compatibility with other modifications to the b...268 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Redroot Dye Fixby DroseranI recommend instead using Advanced Agriculture as it fixes this and many other bugs/issues with vanilla plants. This mod corrects three issues with the hide root plant and its dye product in the vanilla game: Hide root is only worth 1☼ while plants with useful products are normally worth 2☼ Redro...266 downloadsupdated 23 mo ago
- Size Classesby WolfkeyAdds a class to every creature that indicates it's size, for use in syndromes and interactions. Sizes 1-1999: SIZE_ALMOST_VERMIN 2000-3000: SIZE_MICRO 3001-5000: SIZE_TINY 5001-9999: SIZE_VERY_SMALL 10000-14999: SIZE_SMALL 15000-20000: SIZE_SMALLISH 20001-37499: SIZE_MEDIUM_TINY 37500-51428: SIZE...266 downloadsupdated 2 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
- Brave Caviesby PiratePawsLiveAdds War/Hunting Trainable "Brave Cavies" to the game which improve and learn their skills in combat. Train your cavy friends for war and hunting. Take your small furry friends and claim victory! USE ONLY ONE Brave Cavies Mod at a time! Both are mutually exclusive! Vanilla Brave Cavies Fighting c...242 downloadsupdated 4 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
- Guinea Pigsby JeremyThis mod renames "cavies" to "guinea pigs", in case that's the name you prefer. (These are both common names for the same species of animal.)232 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Curse Relief Ritualby GhostPuttyUse bones to temporarily restore the need to eat, sleep and drink for the undead. Can be used at a crafting station or quern. The powder turns to vapor immediately. Can be dodged if the dwarf walks away fast enough. Also removes no exertion to resolve a bug where undead remain tired from military...212 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Cave Bees patchby levstkA small tweak to my Cave Bees mod that makes them available on embark, because someone asked for it and it's pretty simple. Make sure you load this after the base mod when creating a new world.209 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- No Tutorial Patchby SevaurdRemoves annoying new player pop-ups like "Welcome to Dwarf Fortress" and all tutorials like "Getting Started", "Squads", "Work Orders", "Military" etc. Instructions: You will need to manually locate the mod folder, named "3231695413(50)", and drag and drop the patched Dwarf Fortress.exe to the ro...201 downloadsupdated 2 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
- Some Weapons & Armor Availableby A NickelDwarves can now craft most weapons, and create all forms of armor and clothing. No more civilizations that were able to figure out low boots, but not high boots! This version of the mod excludes weapons that dwarves cannot actually use. If you want to actually craft everything, check out my other...168 downloadsupdated 10 mo ago
- Ubiquitous Dinosby CaramelWyrmAdds the tag to all extinct creatures. This should ensure they appear in all the biomes they can live in. IDK if anyone has done this yet but I don't thiiink so? Have it anyways, on the house.167 downloadsupdated 3 mo ago
- Bourbon's March of Wrath BETAby BourbonAre you playing DF's v51.01-beta22 and cannot get March of Wrath to work? This is the answer!150 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Dwarves Lay Eggsby gwilTurns Dwarves into egg-laying creatures. No one asked for this, yet here we are. Sorry. Clutch size is fixed at 1, given that Dwarves are tagged MULTIPLE_LITTER_RARE. Unsupported. Use at own risk.149 downloadsupdated 17 mo ago
- Territorial Hippos and Wild Hogs (Now Featuring Elephants)by SamJFMakes the mighty hippos, elephants, and wild hogs less of a pushover by removing their "BENIGN" tag and adding "PRONE_TO_RAGE." Now you know why you fear the hog. This has the rare side effect of certain elf caravans bringing rude male elephants with them. I find it funny this way, but if it's en...148 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Extinct Intelligent Creature Attacksby KhælexAdds bite, gore, scratch, and other such attacks to vanilla extinct intelligent creatures145 downloadsupdated 3 mo ago
- Allison's Modby AllisonVarious tweaks and changes I wanted for my game, and maybe you'll like too. World generation Aquifers no longer spawn anywhere except for the ocean floor. Tweaks Dwarven civilisations can now make rock beds at stoneworkers' workshops. Dwarven women now grow sideburns, which may be shaped accordin...144 downloadsupdated 7 mo ago