Dwarf Fortress
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1,385 mods, most downloaded first · newest update 26 Oct 2026
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- Dwarven Tea Partyby QevBrewable coffees and teas for your dwarves to enjoy! Non-Steam users can find it on DFFD as "[50.xx] Dwarven Tea Party"! This mod adds harvestable tea and coffee (two cultivars, arabica and robusta), and three more harvestable caffeinated plants: the yaupon and yerba mate hollys, and the guarana....870 downloadsupdated 15 mo ago
- Splint's Playable Humansby SplintSimply enables humans to be controllable in fort mode, with all the positions and a few missing reactions to allow for full functionality. Their values will remain randomized, and they have their own set of pros and cons if not played as just bigger, crappier dwarves. Also makes dwarves come to t...868 downloadsupdated 15 mo ago
- Ceramics Expanded Civ Patchby Catwet12This Civ Patch allows Ceramics Expanded to be used within the following Civs: A Dance of Six Legs Additional Races Aeramore Age of Civilizations Boarth Age of Man Age of Man - Fantasy Races Ancient Races: Dwarves of the Deep Ancient Races: High Elven Empire Ancient Races: The Goblin Kingdom Ancie...866 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Musket Modby AlomoesThis mod adds a variety of guns to the game. There exists: The musket. Standard weapon of war. There's normal and bayonet. The bayonet version requires some extra material. 3 as opposed to 2. Humans have access to the musket. Uses musket balls. The cannon. It's a 6 pounder cannon. I haven't teste...865 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Vanilla Two Handed Weapons (LITE)by El Mexicano VoladorMakes large two handed weapons wieldable. Does NOT make them craftable. Does NOT change flails.864 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Age of Civilizations - Gnimsby TwinCrowsKnown for their cleverness and friendly nature, the Gnims are a civilized species that spreads from the mountains into the forests, shrublands and taiga beyond. The average Gnim is physically small, weak and fragile. What they lack in physicality, they make up for in their social and mental aptit...861 downloadsupdated 19 mo ago
- Cavern Creature Tweaksby 20firebirdTweaks and revisions to various underground creatures - shallow and deep. Changes include: - Nerfing the spawn rates of crundles and troglodytes, to make them a little bit less annoying. - Elk birds no longer graze, but produce more eggs. Dralthas produce fewer offspring, as I've had trouble with...859 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Cute Kobold Caverns - Material Submodby DeltaFireAbout: This mod exists as an (strongly recommended) addon for the "Cute Kobold Caverns" mod at It handles all the organic material property changes previously handled by the main mod, by replacing vanilla_materials with an edited version containing the wanted behavior. Why? Well, essentially, Dwa...852 downloadsupdated 10 mo ago
- Stein Golems (OP Race)by ErrantemAdds OP metallic humanoids and their OP equipment as a playable civilization They have steel bodies, max skill cap, no skill decay, magma vision, no odor, don't age, and much more Oh and they come packed with a lot of goodies such as: Plate, mail, and gambeson "suits" that provide maximum armor c...845 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- ReColossus Tweaksby CaldfirAdditions and enhancements to the Bronze Colossus. Adds alternate-caste versions of the Colossus for mid-tier alloys. Colossus now drops a special item (tool category) rather than a random statue. These "colossus parts" are quite valuable as a display-object, or can be melted to provide 300 bars...845 downloadsupdated 11 mo ago
- No Stone Aquifersby MuslukRemoves Aquifer from Sandstone, Puddingstone and Conglomerate, but leaves all other soils and sands alone. From my dfhack reveal shenanigans, I mostly encountered the aquifers to pretty much stop with the topsoil layer, unless you're mining under the ocean somehow. Sure you CAN smooth these stone...845 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...844 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Polish Dwarvesby niemstMakes dwarfs use polish words835 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Terminus fontby LaamaReplaces curses font with terminus. Original tileset stolen borrowed from the dfwiki, original author is Gekz. I modified the tileset from 11x11 to 8x12. Doesn't work out of the box: copy terminus_8x12.png from graphics to Dwarf Fortress\data\art\ folder copy & paste contents of the settings.txt...834 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Dwarven Firearms (1.3) v53.10by brb-Compatible with v53.10, Jan 2026 -Adds functioning firearms into dwarf fortress. -(Requires “Proto-industrialization 1.2+” to function. DFhack not required) -Finished release. untested for compatibility with other mods (issues picking up ammo are usually caused by improperly equipping dwarves) U...830 downloadsupdated 16 mo ago
- 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...826 downloadsupdated 3 mo ago
- Crematorium Civ Patchby Catwet12This Civ Patch allows Crematorium to be used within the following Civs: A Dance of Six Legs Additional Races Aeramore Age of Civilizations Boarth Age of Man Age of Man - Fantasy Races Ancient Races: Dwarves of the Deep Ancient Races: High Elven Empire Ancient Races: The Goblin Kingdom Ancient Rac...825 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Civilized Attacks Onlyby lmlsnaRemoves scratches and biting from civilized creatures via select patch. Currently includes Dwarves, Humans, Elves, Goblins, and Kobolds.815 downloadsupdated 11 mo 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...810 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Domesticated Dragons [Not working in BETA]by JibbEnjoy the company of legendary creatures. Dragons are now initially domesticated and can be brought along when you embark. This is my first mod so suggestions are more than welcome. If you encounter any weird interactions make sure to tell me! The mod will be updated when the adventure mode beta...806 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Cavern Aquacultureby KordoLCavern Aquauculture adds a "quarry pond" which is essentially an artificial pond, used for farming fish. This mod solves for me the issue of easily overfishing entire oceans quickly. Seeing as this mod provides nothing much besides food, which is already quite hard to not have an abundance of, it...805 downloadsupdated 12 mo ago
- Deon's Menagerie - Mimicby Deon ☣Warning: Any mod adding new creatures requires a new world to be generated, otherwise they will not spawn (since they were not generated as a part of a world's population). Creature description A cavern-dwelling creature that looks like a chest. When irritated, it turns into a monster with steel-...799 downloadsupdated 11 mo ago
- Topples' Workshop Iconsby TopplesREQUIRES DFHACK What is this? This mod adds graphics for modded workshop icons. In vanilla, a default icon is used for all modded workshops. This includes the soap maker's workshop and the screw press which are technically modded even though they are vanilla. Allows modders to easily add graphics...797 downloadsupdated 16 mo ago
- Diamond Engraved Floorsby FeralFerretDescription An alternate diamond texture for engraved floors. As much as I love the original Grandpa Urist mosaic it's a bit much for a large area. Compatibility Must be loaded after any other mod which changes the engraved floor texture in order to be visible. License You may freely use this alt...796 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- DC's Cavern Floraby space beesShould still be compatible as of September 2026. I haven't played in several months but nothing in file changes.txt suggests any clashes with this. NOTE: Item IDs changed in version 1.7. A handful of additional underground flora and fungi to spice up your caverns. There are eleven shrubs and thre...795 downloadsupdated 10 mo ago
- Playable Ratfolk Civilizationby Infinite EyesRatfolk Civilization made playable. Requires the original Ratfolk mod and the updated Ratfolk Graphics mod. Original Ratfolk Mod Ratfolk Updated Graphics mod Ratfolk have their own Noble/Position titles, such as Rat King or Warren Founder. This mod changes the animals available to Ratfolk to incr...794 downloadsupdated 13 mo ago
- Butcherable Metalby ScrimboAllows (butcherable) creatures with metal body parts to give metal bars when butchered. Doesn't do much in the vanilla game, but was made to split this feature off of my Great Dragons mod. Only applies to vanilla metals. A couple of my mods benefiting from this are: Great Dragons: Iron Pigs:788 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Man-Made Monstersby AnxietySo, update on this mod. It will... Likely never be properly finished. I'm okay with the current state of it. It was my first project, and I'm happy with where it landed. Thank you for playing. This is just a small mod that improperly adds a few creatures. That's it.787 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Druchii Race Legendary Versionby Young ChiggaDescription This adds a new dark elf race as a playable civilization based off of Warhammer. LEGENDARY CHEAT VERSION Main Features Civilization: Drukhari civilization renowned for their martial prowess and technology Playable Race: "Druchii" which are an ancient and highly advanced alien race of...786 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Cave Goblinsby DigganobAdds a "civilization" of diminutive, barbaric goblins, that skulk in caves and engage in wanton banditry and thievery. IMPORTANT: It is recommend you use Creature Graphics Extended, or my own update of the mod, Creature Graphics Extended - REDUX, with this mod, as the graphics are scaled and styl...780 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- EBs Adventurer Craftingby Eric BlankReactions to allow producing crafts and equipment in adventurer mode. MUST be on the BETA branch to make use of these. The reactions are generally organized by material, and are accessible through the crafting menu. Many of them require a sharp implement (any bladed object counts) but otherwise r...779 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Craftables - Sandstone (Dyed Edition: Colors of the Earth)by lonewinedCraftables - Sandstone (Dyed Edition: Colors of the Earth) Introduces a new kiln crafting recipe for new colored sandstone varieties using Colors of the Earth mineral and animal dyes. 1 Bucket of Water + 1 Bag of Quicklime + 1 Bag of Sand + 1 Bag of Plant Dye = 4 Sandstone Blocks This recipe was...777 downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- Colors in the Industry (Stained Glass) Civ Patchby Catwet12This Civ Patch allows Colors in the Industry (Stained Glass) to be used within the following Civs: A Dance of Six Legs Additional Races Aeramore Age of Civilizations Boarth Age of Man Age of Man - Fantasy Races Ancient Races: Dwarves of the Deep Ancient Races: High Elven Empire Ancient Races: The...772 downloadsupdated 3 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...772 downloadsupdated 3 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...771 downloadsupdated 16 mo ago
- Sif Muna's Sorcerous Secretsby Sif MunaThis mod adds new secret type interactions to spice up the evil wizards who show up and raise hell at your fort/camp/elven forest retreat. I'll be steadily adding more secrets as I knock out interesting and varied types of sorcerers to ruin your day. These can also be learned by your own citizens...762 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Dwarvemon Graphics Alternativeby SundethThis mod contains graphics to be used with Dwarvemon mod It has sprites for every pokemon plus buildings. The current version of Dwarvemon has some broken buildings to me, they don't complete, but they should work for those with working versions of Dwarvemon. This mods replaces the default Dwarve...761 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- New School Cool Graphics Packby MiFiThis mod description is out of date! I'll need to move the images from imgur to something UK friendly This is a mod that changes the dwarf graphics to a spacefox inspired style. I am not the original creator of the spacefox sprites and all credit should go to to spacefox I am just a big fan of th...761 downloadsupdated 12 mo 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...759 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...757 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Extra Glass Blocksby Dapper RaptorCheck out another mod of mine that does a similar thing to this one, but for clay bricks instead: Extra Clay Bricks Making glass blocks takes quite a bit more effort than making stone blocks, but you only get 1 instead of 4... that seems a bit unfair. You need sand and fuel for glass blocks, and...756 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...754 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Wooly Mason Beeby 76561198414036633Wooly Mason Bee A giant, wooly, solitary bee that lives in the depths of the world. Shear them for their wool, and milk them for their wax at a farmers workshop! Cure the wax for crafting, or keep it unrefined and make quires for your libraries at a craftsdwarf workshop! Critter details Mature at...754 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Playable race Jackalopesby wolfieCustom race of humanoid bunnies living in vast Warren societies! My first mod so advice appreciated ^^ some facts: They are weaker and more fragile than dwarves but faster and highly creative, with a cultural focus on the arts and socialising. Wildlife shouldn't attack them unless provoked and du...748 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...745 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- MicroMod: Brass Knucklesby GGBOTKnuckledusters! Adds Metal knuckles - a new blunt weapon type, using the Striker skill to Punch, Jab or Uppercut your foes. Specifics: Made at the Metalsmith - weapons menu. Unique 'Forge brass knuckle' reaction added to Metalsmith. Accessible to Dwarves, Humans and Goblins. Stats/Balance: The kn...745 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- More Grindable Ores (Requires Metallurgy mod)by eb2023/01/05 update: adjusted the pig iron reaction to actually give 8 bars instead of 4, and upped slag chance from 10% to 40%. Adds more options for the Ore Grinder from the Metallurgy mod, it should be able to grind every "real" metal ore up to and including aluminum. Also adds a menu of reactio...745 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Jerma [MILKABLE]by LemiHe will eat your toes and then do a funny dance for you Can be milked744 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
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