Dwarf Fortress
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1,385 mods, most downloaded first · newest update 26 Oct 2026
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- the Golem Ritualsby Aradarthis mod requires lua to function the Golem Rituals This mod is a workstation that enables cannibalism, and produces special units "golems" and "Life essences" All life essences are the same and serve only to spawn Golems, they can be sacrificed at a butchers workshop for varying creature product...99 downloadsupdated 8 mo ago
- Civ Crucible - Hiisiby Snow GibbonThis module adds the Hiisi entity to the game, a group of reclusive alchemists and technologists with lots of unique items and creatures . . . whether they’ll let you have any of it is a different question. Warning: no graphics. Use at your own peril. Description Hiisi are considered a variation...98 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- All Armor Accessibleby chipathingyThis mod gives dwarf civilisations access to all armor that they could potentially have. No more missing high boots!97 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Aboveground Logs use same color tokenby mckeedee123^ The mod icon depicts a house made of several different types of wood, once the mod is installed. ^ This mod overwrites trees in the plant_standard and plant_new_trees raws so that all logs and wood products are LIGHT_BROWN. Great for creating uniform wooden structures. >Glumprongs, Feather Tree...96 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Tougher Semi/Mega-beastsby DarkweaveVanilla megabeasts are rather underwhelming, this is an attempt to toughen them up a little. Megabeasts (Bronze Colossus, Dragon, Hydra, Roc) - Natural skills buffed -- lvl 12 wrestling, biting, dodging, striking, and kicking -- lvl 15 observer and discipline - Added noexert, no_dizziness, nopain...96 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- All Dwarves Are Named Uristby KliszMakes it so that all dwarves are named Urist. As a byproduct, also makes all dwarven settlements, civilizations, site governments, etc. have 'dagger' in their name somewhere.95 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- More Vanilla Gorlaksby 76561199659514752This mod increases the population and frequency of the noble Gorlak.95 downloadsupdated 10 mo ago
- DFxTwitch Scriptsby 76561199164774379These are the scripts needed for DFxTwitch Do NOT reupload these scripts as your own, not even in modified form. You will need to install DFxTwitch and its requirements: Post bug reports and feature requests here:95 downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- GREMLIN REPUBLICSby KM.OneI give you "dikbutdagrate" Gremlin Repunlics. Uploaded with permission. Adds a playable gremlin race to Dwarf Fortress, a gremlin language, and a couple tools that the gremlins will need in order to mine and chop wood. They are in fact so tiny, that they are unable to use picks and axes, simply d...95 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Weaver Civilizationby LadiknA silk loving playable race of half elf, half spiders.94 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Gambeson and Arming Pantsby I love plantsAdded cloth gambesons and arming pants Mostly based on Grimlocke's arms and armor mod, cloth armor with similar protection to 4 tunics or 2 leggings. Gambesons should be worn under leather armor, breastplates, or chain shirts Arming pants should be worn under greaves, leggings, or at least with t...94 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Caprini- Playable Mountain Goat Menby Stevie Wonder GamingThe Caprini are a hardy horned people, some say the Dwarves taught them to be civilised. And they certainly taught them how to drink. A small race mod of playable Mountain Goat Men. Which started off as my attempt to get some more variety in my tavern's visitors. Whilst essentially reskins of Dwa...94 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- ArgMod x Colors of the Earth Compatibility Expansionby ArgendaussAdds compatibility between ArgMod Mineralogy, Metallurgy & Chemistry and Colors of the Earth along with expanded features. Load after both mods. New pigments based on ArgMod minerals added via Colors of the Earth style. Some Colors of the Earth pigments altered to take advantage of ArgMod mineral...94 downloadsupdated 4 mo ago
- Civ Crucible - Kappaby Snow GibbonThis module adds the Kappa creature and entity, water-loving semi-reptilians whose notable feature is giving birth to many polymorphs, with small and large quadrupeds and humanoids from two turtle-like morphologies. They are somewhat violent and have little regard for the lives of other sapients...93 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Multi-Level Overlay Color Changerby Charmin UltraHardChanges the multi-level overlay to look less blue.92 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Civ Crucible - Leshyby Snow GibbonThis module adds the Leshy entity and creature, a malicious and forlorn forest spirit that steals children and raises them as their own wild childs. Warning: no graphics. Proceed at your own peril. Description The leshy are a god-forsaken wood-folk. Having lost the protection of the nature forces...92 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Wyrmsby SmileyVRWyrms are small, dog-sized, draconic predators that lives on plains and temperate forests.91 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Undead Fortress (For Extra FUN!)by MarkTurns the world into a zombie-ridden, necromantic hellhole: a global regional interaction periodically raises sentient corpses anywhere you embark, roughly once per week, giving you time to handle corpses. Risen corpses are hostile undead (OPPOSED_TO_LIFE, NOT_LIVING). No DFHack required. Corpse...91 downloadsupdated 13 mo ago
- Plane Touched Dwarvesby 76561198422306612Sidhakari are good aligned and can bring any good pets, like the elves. They love nature and can eat people, which means when you get invaded by zomboids you can probably eat them. Sluaghkari are monochrome "evil" dwarves who like to collect babies like pokemon, they can bring any evil pets wich...90 downloadsupdated 3 mo ago
- Human Fortressby 76561198875678724The other mod that allows you to play humans also includes elves, thieving kobolds and child snatching goblins. this one will allow you to play humans without your embark civ list being clogged by such filth.90 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Gorlak Fortessby 76561199659514752This mod creates a playable Gorlak Civilization. Born in the caverns, the gorlaks learned nearly everything they know from their distant cousins the dwarves. Or, was it the other way around? Due to them having civilizations, you will also see a lot more gorlaks in your world regardless of what ra...90 downloadsupdated 9 mo ago
- Dwarven Language Immersionby jecowaDescription This mod changes English translations of proper names to use the Dwarven language instead. Always see your fortress name, artifact names, and Dwarves' names, etc, in their own native language. Compatibility This mod CUTs "language_words.txt" and replaces it with a Dwarven translation....90 downloadsupdated 20 mo ago
- The Earthen Ringby AradarThe Earthen Ring is an ancient druidic alter, it has immense power, the more you want the more it consumes, will you wield it for good or evil. Send wave after wave of Earthen Chosen, emotionless warriors to conquer your enemies. Summon hordes of feral earthen to guard your fort. Summon Earthen w...89 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Wyvernsby nytpuAdd wyverns as a playable and naturally-occuring intelligent wilderness creatures. They are flying, egg-laying mammals slightly larger than humans that spawn in any savage surface biome. While they only have wings with no other forelimbs, they have hand/finger-like appendages on their wings that...89 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Civ Crucible - Rakshasaby Snow GibbonThis module adds the Rakshasa entity, a desert-dwelling race of humanoids with animalistic features. They have an intricate warrior culture and can be seen operating as mercenaries within the ranks of the world’s armies. Warning: no graphics. Use at your own peril. Description Rakshasa are tall a...89 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- [Language] Latin goblinsby Deon ☣Goblins use latin language. Requires the following mod to function: Latin Language89 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Spiderpigby PengawainAdds spiderpigs to the game, these domestic pigs can be bought from caravans and embarked with, or found rarely in the wild in any temperate biome. A few things to note: -Spiderpigs produce silk the same way as a Giant Cave Spider, shooting it at enemies while in combat. -They cannot be milked li...88 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Ashgoatsby 76561198329946138A species of larger, war and hunting trainable, milkable and shearable draft goats. Their wool is magma-safe, and they prefer to bite and gore.88 downloadsupdated 22 mo ago
- PaperCrane1001s Miscby TheCheats and simplifiers for testing things out. Clay in everything, sand in everything, steel, adam and coke from nothing, seeds every season, no aquifers88 downloadsupdated 4 mo ago
- VGI Metallurgyby VilhatarnVil's Game Improvements-Metallurgy overhauls metal and alloy values and recipes. Alloys now always generate value relative to their inputs, but cannot be made directly from ores. Bismuth bronze, sterling silver, and trifle pewter are removed; alternate recipes still exist to use bismuth and lead...87 downloadsupdated 5 mo ago
- playable elvesby GoezerAdds an alternate controllable elven civilization and Lets you play as a member of them.87 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Quick orderThis mod requires DFHack. This mod lets you interact with work orders without having to go through the native in-game menu. I originally made it for my heavily modded Save. whenever I went to add an order, the game would freeze for a few minutes, and at some point I'd had enough, so I made this....87 downloadsupdated 1 mo ago
- Civ Crucible - Korriksby Snow GibbonThis module adds the Korrik entity to the game, a playable kobold-kin with an alternative low-tech metalworking style, focussed on a hunter-gatherer lifestyle. Warning: No graphics. Proceed at your own peril. Description Korriks are cousins to kobolds - They have the same stature, carnivorous die...86 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Naut's Playable Dragon Man Civby 76561198875678724An expansion to my dragon mod which makes dragon men show up as a fortress mode playable entity in your worlds. they are carnivores and cannot brew, eat, or farm plants. If you don't want them to show up as a civilization embark option remove from the top of their entity file in the saved mods fo...85 downloadsupdated 21 mo ago
- Process Wood into Othersby MoonlightfoxLets you take a log and work it into a different type of wood, to use for color or other properties. Currently supported are feather, glumprong and bloodthorn for density and color. Nether cap for temperature and color. Black cap, goblin cap, fungiwood, tunnel tube and spore tree for color. Uses...85 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Col. Caboose's Stuff (OLD)by Col. CabooseStuff I've added from rapiers and muskets, to gambeson and brigandine, to an entire skaven species.84 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Critter Fortressby Sif MunaThis is a mod in the early stages of development to spice up the worldgen civilizations with various critter people. Currently, it only serves to replace dwarves with the Caprini, goatlike critters who have a similar propensity for alcohol and fey moods. As more sprites are knocked out this mod w...84 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Elf B Goneby THE WIZARDMod that removes elves. I had uploaded a similar thing but people kept being weird in the comments. Please be normal or I will turn comments off again.83 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Human Language Variety (Lua)by DPh KrakenRequires v52.01+. For each world, generates 1/5 of the total civilizations as human entities with a varying translation. Replaces PLAINS civilization. A test to show off a Lua mod doing something interesting, at least aesthetically. List of options: - Vanilla - Norse by me (detailed credits and s...83 downloadsupdated 20 mo ago
- Lycans werecreatureby AradarLycans are a half human, half wolf werecreature. Playable in fort and adventure. Lycans can spread their curse through bite. Lycans can heal fast, in fort and adventure. Use them by themselves or along side your favorite vampire creatures for the ultimate supernatural showdown.83 downloadsupdated 19 mo ago
- Mountain Giantsby SoldarisMountain Giants have a deep animosity towards Dwarves and will attack their bases upon sight.83 downloadsupdated 5 mo ago
- Masterfork 全面改造|简体中文汉化|DFCN 扩展Masterfork 全面改造:简体中文汉化 为 Masterfork Overhaul (BETA) 制作的汉化扩展,配合 DFCN 模组使用。 适配版本 本包以 Masterfork 1.8.44 与《矮人要塞》53.16 为整理基准。汉化包版本:1.8.44-zh-Hans.4。 需要正确安装支持汉化数据扩展的 DFCN 汉化内容 生物、种族、文明、职位,以及生物长描述、身体部位、组织、外观与喜好理由。 植物、作物、种子、植物产物、肉类、矿物、金属与其他材料。 武器、防具、工具、工坊、配方、需求提示与相关说明。 作品与书名模板,以及模组声音、攻击和部分历史、交互文本。 现实物种和矿...82 downloadsupdated 7 d ago
- Gadget's Kobold Caverns Bumbr Patchby BumbrMy reimagining of the original Kobold Caverns Mod. This is the initial release. I made it for myself, implementing changes I wanted in my game according to my vision. All values are approximate and may be changed later. FEATURES: New Kobold specific metal - Koboldite worse then steel, better then...81 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- 1001's Reaction Libraryby TheThere's a peculiar issue with DF modding that keeps us from adding mods mid save. This fixes part of that by adding a bunch (currently 100) of useless reactions that don't do anything UNLESS you assign something to them, like a new mod that you just added to the save folder. This is not basic mod...81 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- White Z-Level Fog 50%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%81 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- unacknowledged_special_access_black_budget_pebbles_programby rynoThe Pebbles Effect81 downloadsupdated 12 mo ago
- Colored Goldsby lordofdrgnsAdded Multiple Gold Alloys of differen colors using 4 unit formulas80 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Mighty Morphen Power Dwarf Rangers:Zordons Shattered Futureby AradarMighty Morphen Power Dwarf Rangers NOW playable as entity or in Adventure mode!! MIGHTY MORPHEN POWER RANGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ~>~~~>~~~>~~~~~~~~~~~>~~~~~~~~~>~~~~~~~>~~******@@>IT'S MORPHEN TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hey Rangers!, I sa...80 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
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