Dwarf Fortress
Dwarf Fortress mods
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- Item 3264192236by OmniTaro67 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Newbie Safety Net #2: Free Leadby ironleviathanJust getting started with Dwarf Fortress? Just getting started with Dwarf Fortress? One of the more important choices, after you embark, is deciding where to dig for ore. Though surviving without a good source of ore is possible, it's a bit harder, and is likely to frustrate new players. This sim...67 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- White Z-Level Fog 40%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%66 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Fr_militaryby frost.9Fr_military Attention, squad! Formation! CORPORAL URIST! ONE BOOT!? Are you planning to hop around the battlefield like some armokdamn furry elf? Have you lost your mind!? The next time I see your bare foot in my formation, you will be promoted to a handicaped scholar! Is that clear!? CORPORAL SI...66 downloadsupdated 7 mo ago
- GiantNodesAdds massive 2x2 mineable ore deposits with configurable generation, persistent reserves, depth weighting, local ore selection, modded ore support, and optional deep adamantine. Requires DFHack. dfhack console window type 'gnode' for menu66 downloadsupdated 28 d ago
- Community Monsters - Spawn of Holistic (w/ wild Spawn)by SplintThis mod adds the Spawn of Holistic of Syrupleaf and Spearbreakers fame to the game. This version includes roaming packs of Spawn in the wilderness, for a potentially much harder experience.65 downloadsupdated 20 mo ago
- Serpentfolk modby Soldaris65 downloadsupdated 12 mo ago
- Set Production/Intro's Kobold Patchby SpiderBiteA simple patch that allows Introdile's Kobolds to take advantage of the Set Production mod.65 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- (Deprecated) Advanced Pressing Compatibility Patchesby DroseranAs of DF version 52, this mod is no longer needed due to the and reaction tokens. This mod adds compatibility for Advanced Pressing reactions to most civilizations available on the Steam workshop. Check out my other Dwarf Fortress mods: My Dwarf Fortress Workshop If you enjoy my mods, consider se...64 downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- Venomous Koboldsby SpiderBiteGives Kobolds are fast acting, but also short lived, venomous bite based off the blue ringed octopus; quick acting and causes nausea, dizzyness, and paralyzing, along with numbness.64 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Ore2Steelby ORCACommanderBypass making pig iron in order to make steel directly from ore. there is a small yield penelty compared to the pig iron method64 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Hairfoot Civilizationby 76561199231747181Adds Hairfoot (or halfling) to the game as a playable civilization. A short and jolly people, known as "beardfeet" in the dwarven language for their hairy feet, halflings tend to be more content. Includes a (somewhat) realistic reaction to refine Bauxite into pure aluminum, as well as a few plant...63 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Polish splash screen logoby 76561198395622276EN - Polish translated DF logo. Subscription doesn't fully install this logo, so you'll need to navigate yourself to Steam\steamapps\common\Dwarf Fortress\data\art and replace current logo with a mod. Make sure you have a backup of the original! In case you want to make your own version of the DF...63 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Cave Tree Farming - Dark Elves Redux patchby IncarnateAllows dark elves to have tree farms from the cave tree farming mod. Requires both these mods.61 downloadsupdated 19 mo ago
- Vanilla Dye Rebalanceby SnailA small mod that rebalances dye and fixes the brown hide root bug. Should give a reason (albeit sleight) to embark in evil areas and forage for wild dye, rather than use dimple cups for everything. EDIT: I have no idea if this still works post dye-update. I see no reason it shouldn't, but it's po...61 downloadsupdated 18 mo ago
- KM.One's Hempworm Mothsby KM.One<Per a request> A small moth, that for unknown reasons really enjoys the taste of hemp. Once domesticated the hives are a great place to find hemp seeds. Produces round 4 seeds a month, but just like bee's you will destroy the colony to harvest them. If you don't start with any on your map, wait,...60 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Aliensby who?Adds xenomorphs.60 downloadsupdated 17 mo ago
- Music Exctendedby TomicgunAdds music to the game60 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Dragon Snapping Turtlesby 76561198414036633Giant, bison sized snapping turtles! A lowkey critter mod that adds a new turtle type that spits fire like a magma crab. Artwork by Psyanoid59 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Chipathingy's Terrible Graphics packby chipathingyThis is a graphics pack for people like me who do not have the time or talent to make proper graphics for their Dwarf Fortress mods. Included are both regular, large and statue images for each letter from A to Z, in both lower and upper case! There are 15 different colours for each letter (corres...59 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Bronze Age World creaturesby 76561198434556418Adds new creatures and sprites to the game, intended to be used with the Bronze Age World mod. This mod was mostly made by Gladius, all praise goes to him Baby wishes too. I collaborated for the pixel art & steam upload only.59 downloadsupdated 2 mo ago
- Ork modby SoldarisA mod that adds male and female Orks. They will attack you in warbands from time to time.58 downloadsupdated 12 mo ago
- Historical War Scytheby RengarTheDwarfWelcome to my first mod! This is a simple mod that adds the historical war scythe to Dwarf Fortress. - Can be crafted from standard weapon metals. - Uses the Spear skill to wield. - Designed as a two-handed polearm. - May be crafted and used by Dwarves, Humans, Goblins, and more. *Note: New graph...58 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Runtime Dataminer (Lua)by DPh KrakenPrints the structure of data passed from DF to the first-party Lua runtime, to use as a reference when making scripts. Currently, world, random_object_parameters, and raws are the only tables passed from the C++ runtime to Lua. Before you get any neat ideas, no, the only way to affect C++ memory...57 downloadsupdated 15 mo ago
- Short-Lived Dwarvesby TrainzackDrastically reduces the lifespan of dwarves, but offsets this by drastically increasing their their skill learning rate. License This mod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. This means that you can use the contents of this work (as-is or modified...57 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Claymite Creaturesby ZanzibarA deep dwelling creature that can be tamed. Fairly large and able to be butchered. Feeds on moss and scraps found grazing underground. Able too defend it's self a bit with a small natural bite, thanks to their pinchers. - Also if you were using this mod before I reuploaded it with better creature...57 downloadsupdated 5 mo ago
- stone and wood traps, some utility reactionsby Right Hand of the Devilmake serrated discs, spiked balls, spikes, giant axe blades and corkscrews from wood and stone hollow stones to make buckets make 10 stone bins at a time make 10 large pots at a time from stone make 10 stone blocks at a time56 downloadsupdated 3 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. (There is a newer version of this mod available on my workshop)55 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Necronomicon ex Mortisby Aradarthis mod requires LUA to function I had six wonderful friends, together we went to a small cabin in the mountains. It seemed an archeologist had come to this remote place to translate his latest find, Necronomicon ex-Mortis, the book of the dead. Bound in human flesh and inked in blood, this anci...55 downloadsupdated 8 mo ago
- Crundlingsby Johnny OakgroveAdds Crundle children (Crundlings), which in turn makes it possible to fully tame Crundles. This is the cut-down version for the more traditionalist Crundle enthusiast of my Crundles are better than Cats mod: The crundle child sprite is already in the game files, Crundles were simply missing the...54 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Brave Cavies Vanillaby PiratePawsLiveAdds Brave Cavies to the game which can be Trained for War/Hunting. USE ONLY ONE Brave Cavies Mod at a time! Both are mutually exclusive! Learning Brave Cavies Train your cavy friends for war and hunting. Take your small furry friends and claim victory! This also removes the need to graze, so you...54 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Lynx Fortressby FluffyVixenA simple mod that replaced dwarves in default (mountain) playable civilization with lynx men. It doesn't add any sprites or objects, just uses ones already in the game. It slightly modifies vanilla lynx men to match dwarven lifespan and enable artifacts (strange moods) for them. Tips: lynx men ar...54 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Automataby 76561198341366090A small (for now) creature mod that adds robotic enemies to the world. Less magical than your average iron man or bronze colossus, these machines of war will prove a challenge to your fortress (or not) Currently it adds 3 creatures, though more are planned as I get better at creature modding: - C...54 downloadsupdated 5 mo ago
- Soap Blocksby The ScrunglerPLEASE NOTE: Blocks made from soap cannot be stored in stockpiles. This is a quirk with stockpiles themselves being hardcoded, and I can't fix it without bizarre workarounds that I'm not skilled enough to implement. This being a reaction mod, it requires a new world to be generated. Should be loa...53 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Dwarf Fortress:Avatar and the four nationsby Aradarthis mod requires LUA to fully function This mod adds a lot of random chaos save often and always keep a close eye on fire benders :) Earth Chakra(Chakra of Survival)Let go of physical attachments. Water Chakra(Chakra of Pleasure)Let go of guilt of the past. Fire Chakra(Chakra of Willpower)Overco...53 downloadsupdated 11 mo ago
- Turbansby 76561198828349109Provides your dwarves the skills needed to craft turbans52 downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- Misery ZFogby UntrustedLifeTurns the Z-Level Fog from blue to misery green and makes it more transparent, mostly for those modpacks that need just a bit more misery. Praise misery. Thank you to Munashe who made the Reduce Z-Level Fog Mod which inspired me to make this one.52 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Rebalanced Metals (V.M.O. Lite)A limited implementation of the Vanilla Materials Overhaul mod. Adopts the changes it makes to the physical properties of metals but leaves out any other changes, such as more complex textiles and the overhauled iron-smelting system. Material properties are more consequential in combat, and armor...52 downloadsupdated 23 d ago
- More Testing Arenasby SevaurdAdds additional object testing arenas to test combat, parkour, pathfinding, and collisions of objects or creatures. Instructions: Place the data folder located in "Dwarf Fortress/mods/3012722377/" into the Dwarf Fortress base directory (Dwarf Fortress/) and select replace.51 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Work Detail Icons for Hewnby ScurvyAn alternate set of icons for custom work details, blatantly stolen from the Hewn Tileset files. Intended for use with Hewn Tileset and Better Work Details, though neither is strictly required. Load order: - Hewn (Or any tileset/UI MOD) - Work Detail Icons for Hewn51 downloadsupdated 4 mo ago
- Pepsi Pigby kravunHave you ever wanted to add the famous pepsi pig from the bleeding pepsi big meme into Dwarf Fortress? Probably not, but you now can! This mod features a pig, but not a normal pig. A pig that bleeds pepsi. !FUN! inducing pepsi is indeed in the game as of 1.3.0 update.50 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Kitsuneby Aradar!!This requires LUA to function!! Play as kitsune, fox spirits known for intelligence, long life, and powerful magic, especially shapeshifting. Kitsune look like dwarfs at a glance but are slightly larger, and have two large ears with a pair of whiskers. I was going to give kitsune innate magical...49 downloadsupdated 9 mo ago
- Elder Scrolls Oresby 76561198422306612Adds in new metals from the elder scrolls world, namely orichalcum, ebony, corundum, moonstone, quicksilver, and malachite. This also adds in the alloys daedric metal, glass alloy, elven alloy, dwemer metal, banded iron, skyforge steel, and lastly bonemold. If you'd like to have one of you're fav...49 downloadsupdated 2 mo ago
- Fix Advanced Brewing for Ancient Racesby SaenteinceIf you are using Advanced Brewing & one of the Ancient Races, then this mod allows all of the playable Ancient Races access to the Advanced Brewing options!48 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Iron Dogsby ExoticTrashAdds Iron dogs to the game, mostly a test for potential future projects. The dogs have iron for skin instead of normal skin, with a lower healing rate.48 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Driftwood Fortressby A NickelAdds a new workshop, the Scavenging Spot through which you can "scavenge" for driftwood. Scavenging uses the concentration skill, and requires nothing except for time. I would have loved to make this exclusive to biomes where driftwood is actually present, but that is beyond my knowledge (and I s...47 downloadsupdated 10 mo ago
- Pushmi-Pullyuby Toss ThrownA herding mammal that inhabits tropical savanna's and grasslands. The creature is a cross between a gazelle and a unicorn with two heads, at opposite ends of its body.. Biology Pushmi-Pullyus are ungulate mammals with one head on each end of their bodies and therefore no tail. Although they posse...46 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Only Dwarvesby serithinflightThis Removes Elves, Goblins and Humans leaveing only Dwarves on the surface. Simplified but redundant now.46 downloadsupdated 3 y ago

