Dwarf Fortress
Dwarf Fortress mods
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1,385 mods, most downloaded first · newest update 26 Oct 2026
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- (Deprecated) Topples' Halflings Patch for Advanced Agricultureby DroseranAs of 2025-05-26, Topples' Halflings no longer adds plants to the game. This mod should only be used on worlds that also use the older versions of Topples' Halflings that contain the pipeweed plant. Do not install this with newer versions of Topples' Halflings. This mod adds recipes in the style...483 downloadsupdated 17 mo ago
- Mo Gnomes!by DizzyCrash====================== MORE COMMON GNOMES ====================== A simple little tweak, All I have done is removed a few restrictions from gnomes to make them a more common sight for dwarves in them mountains rather than only seen when embarking in the dark and bright corners of the earth. Protec...483 downloadsupdated 4 y 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%481 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Fumo item modby 76561198819097167This mod adds 14 silly fumos that you can craft. Includes secret Neco Arc plushie! Report any bugs/suggestions in the comment section.481 downloadsupdated 2 mo 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...481 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Chud Catsby KijiroReplaces the default cat sprite with a little chudbert. Testimonials: "this mod is AWESOME it changed my life!!!" - box dog "this is the Chud Cats mod of all time" - b e a n "Not chud enough, reported." - Mechanos479 downloadsupdated 3 mo ago
- Reasonably Speedy Dwarves (biped gait only)by ebUps dwarf speed similarly to Speedy Dwarves, but with less powerful numbers. Full code is below (it's 1 line). For conversions see tl;dr: the speeds are in terms of ticks/100 tiles, for example a default speed dwarf takes 900 ticks to move 100 tiles while walking, with this mod they'll only take...478 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- The Creation Forge - Sandbox Toolsby NevarionThe Creation Forge - Sandbox Tools Add-on for The Creation Forge. Oversized storage for hoarders and megaprojects. Adds: grand vault - a huge food/item container great cistern - a huge liquid container Craftable at the Creation Forge in steel or adamantine. Part of The Creation Forge — requires t...474 downloadsupdated 4 mo 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...472 downloadsupdated 11 mo ago
- Craftables - Sandstone (Vanilla Edition)by lonewinedCraftables - Sandstone (Vanilla Edition) Introduces a new kiln crafting recipe for vanilla sandstone: 1 Container of Water + 1 Bag of Quicklime + 1 Bag of Sand = 4 Sandstone Blocks This recipe was inspired by real life ancient mortar / cement. If you'd like to use buckets for the water containers...468 downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- Armor Value Rebalanceby DarkweaveIncreases the item value multiplier for armor pieces, from default 10 High Boots 5 -> 7 (14 for a pair) Helm 10 -> 15 Shield 10 -> 15 Mail Shirt 10 -> 20 Greaves 10 -> 20 Breastplate 10 -> 30 Gauntless can also be made of leather to allow cheaper full armor sets. The idea is to give a reason for...463 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Wulfenby IchuzzAdds a playable wolf people civ and a new weapon, the Lunar Scythe (not recommended for use with shield; it's a multigrasp weapon). A custom creature called Lunar Fenrir is also added and can be trained. However, Wulfen civs can also siege you with Lunar Fenrir mounts( and war wolves). If you lik...460 downloadsupdated 15 mo ago
- SK GigaDwarfs Colorblindby Mullet Mad JackMod changes stress smilies and some alerts to colorblind GigaDwarfs. Never did this before, I hope photoshop shows correct colors. Also I need feedback. This is clean mod and you don't need SK GigaDwarfs Stress and SK GigaDwarfs Alerts. Мод меняет смайлики стресса и некоторые иконки тревог на Гиг...460 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Lebrolak the Gorlakby SanctusarA Silly little mod that changes the sprite of the Gorlak to Lebrolak. This mod should work with any other mod that doesn't override the change to The Gorlaks Sprite.460 downloadsupdated 7 mo ago
- Remove vanilla creaturesby FirePhoenix11Removes all vanilla creatures except for the primary entities (Dwarf, Elf, Goblin, Human, Kobold).458 downloadsupdated 9 mo 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...457 downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- Everlasting Dragons, a Dark Souls modby Ya Boi SheevAdds the everlasting dragon from Dark souls to the game as a megabeast that may take over civilizations, and potentially turn people into dragon forms. This may seem out of character, but it allows them to pass down the dragon form transformation to mortals. This is, however, extremely rare.454 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- The Creation Forge - Fantasy Gemsby NevarionThe Creation Forge - Fantasy Gems Add-on for The Creation Forge. Six custom gemstones DF lacks - forge-only exclusives that never spawn in worldgen. Adds: starstone, soulgem, dragon-eye, void crystal, phoenix tear, frostgem Make rough or cut gems for encrusting and decoration. Part of The Creatio...453 downloadsupdated 4 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...452 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Glass Mechanismsby QevA simple mod that allows your dwarves to make mechanisms out of glass, using the regular glassmaking materials. Non-Steam users can find it on DFFD as "[50.xx] Glass Mechanisms"!452 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- The Creation Forge - Fantasy Metalsby NevarionThe Creation Forge - Fantasy Metals Add-on for The Creation Forge. Five custom weapon/armor-grade metals DF lacks. Adds: mithril - light yet adamantine-strong, keen edge orichalcum, dragonsteel, meteoric iron, cold iron Smelt bars (Metals menu) and forge short swords, battle axes, breastplates, h...452 downloadsupdated 4 mo ago
- The Creation Forge - Weapons & Armorby NevarionThe Creation Forge - Weapons & Armor Add-on for The Creation Forge. Custom weapon and armor types DF vanilla lacks. Exotic weapons (mapped to existing skills, so dwarves can train them): longsword, greatsword, katana, rapier, halberd, glaive, war scythe, flail Exotic armor: full plate, brigandine...451 downloadsupdated 4 mo ago
- Advanced Agriculture Underground Seasons Patchby DroseranThis mod patch adds vanilla seasons for underground crops in Advanced Agriculture. This mod must be loaded immediately after (below) Advanced Agriculture in the mod list. This mod cuts and rewrites cave wheat, pig tail, quarry bush, and sweet pod to make them available only during their vanilla s...448 downloadsupdated 22 mo ago
- [outdated] Animal Catalogue - Badgerfolk (civilization)by THE WIZARDFormerly Melestrom. This mod adds a race of badgerfolk to the game as a civilization (NOT PLAYABLE). They come with custom spritework and a custom language!447 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Remove kea thieveryby NightlyKea will no longer steal any items from you.447 downloadsupdated 4 y 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...447 downloadsupdated 11 mo ago
- Nefari And Bubbles DF. 1.2by DirtyfatninjaThis is just an Overhaul of Graphics. Themed I've changed many of the sprites the new update is quite large it's axles and gears I also changed hatch covers and there locks are now vines as are they on the doors which need to be a bit darker in tone, there's a tone of changes plants wise all exce...446 downloadsupdated 4 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)445 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- The Creation Forge - Construction Paletteby NevarionThe Creation Forge - Construction Palette Add-on for The Creation Forge. A builder's palette for decorative megaconstructions and mosaics. Adds 100-stacks of stone blocks in 20 colors: marble, chalk, alabaster, obsidian, jet, gabbro, basalt, bauxite, hematite, cinnabar, realgar, malachite, olivin...445 downloadsupdated 4 mo ago
- DF Cheat WorkshopsEight tiny 1x1 workshops that conjure anything out of nothing. Every item in the game from every metal, stone, gem, wood, glass or creature material, sorted into submenus so you pick the material first and the item second. A quarry for raw logs, bars, boulders, ores, gems, leather and coins. An o...444 downloadsupdated 3 mo 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...443 downloadsupdated 21 mo ago
- Tekkud's Farmsteadby TekkudThis mod reworks almost every plant and adds new products to make at the Farmer's Workshop, Kitchen, Mill, and Screw Press. This allows for sustainable farming of almost every plant. It also adds dairy products like cream and butter, flour and oil from tree nuts, wax from bayberries, new sugars,...442 downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- Refuel - Burn things into Ash or Charcoalby sxtxixtxcxhThis mod allows you to burn various wooden and similar goods, including furniture and leftovers, to produce ash or charcoal. This gives early game wooden furniture a secondary use. Burn Into Ash This mod adds the ability to burn various wooden items, including furniture and other goods, to produc...440 downloadsupdated 20 mo ago
- The Creation Forge - Starter Kitsby NevarionThe Creation Forge - Starter Kits Add-on for The Creation Forge. One-click bundles that conjure a whole kit in a single job. Kits: basic - picks, axe, anvil, food, seeds, logs, copper bars, leather, cloth military (steel) - full armor set x5, weapons, crossbow, 100 bolts craft - precious bars, ro...439 downloadsupdated 4 mo ago
- Savage Domesticsby chipathingyAdds both giant and people versions of the common domestic animals.434 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- The Creation Forge - Trap & Ammoby NevarionThe Creation Forge - Trap & Ammo Add-on for The Creation Forge. Nastier weapon traps and heavier shots. Adds: Trap components - giant scythe blade, whirling sawblade (10 hits), spiked flail head Ammo - heavy bolts, broadhead arrows (fire from vanilla crossbows / bows) In steel and adamantine. Par...433 downloadsupdated 4 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...431 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- [Language] Latin humansby Deon ☣Humans use latin language. Requires the following mod to function: Latin Language431 downloadsupdated 4 y 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...429 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Wind Rose Siege Musicby 76561198354749490Adds an assortment of warlike songs by the Italian Dwarf Metal band Wind Rose to be played during sieges and Megabeast attacks. TRACK LIST: Wintersaga: Diggy Diggy Hole - 5:16 The Art of War - 5:49 Warfront: Tales of War - 4:44 Gates of Ekrud - 5:53 One Last Day - 6:29 The Battle of The Five Armi...429 downloadsupdated 19 mo ago
- Rough Gem Variationsby 76561198380371729Gives all mined rough gems a custom sprite. 127 new sprites. Ideal to use it along with "Ketaros Stones Variations" mod.429 downloadsupdated 3 mo ago
- Dorf Fort Splash Screenby OperatorA simple, edited version of the main Dwarf Fortress logo. Dorf Fort. Navigate to your mods folder after subscribing (steamapps/common/Dwarf Fortress/mods), copy the included "df_logo" file in this mod's folder, and paste it into your Dwarf Fortress Folder under: steamapps/common/Dwarf Fortress/da...427 downloadsupdated 4 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...425 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Languages PT-BRby Dois cachorros numa moto - SKINSChanges the language of dwarves and other races to Brazilian Portuguese.424 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- The Creation Forge - Potions & Elixirsby NevarionThe Creation Forge - Potions & Elixirs Add-on for The Creation Forge. Magical booze that buffs whoever drinks it. Brew: potion of might - big physical attribute boost draught of stoneskin - halves incoming damage elixir of vigor - no exhaustion / pain / fear elixir of genius - mental attribute bo...421 downloadsupdated 4 mo 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 2.0414 downloadsupdated 15 mo ago
- Terror Birdsby DasGrimAdds a Terror Bird and Gastornis.412 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Egyptian symbol engraving - Ankh for dwarvesby ArchangisI was inspired by the egyptian language replacement mod. The picture is an Ankh, a mostly religious hyeroglyph meaning "life".410 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
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