It’s been scarcely a month because it launched on Steam, and the Dwarf Fortress gross sales have been, in a phrase, good. In response to the newest report from developer Bay 12 Video games, the paid model of its intricate colony administration sport bought practically half one million copies in December – a fairly astonishing feat for a 20-year-old sport that’s nonetheless accessible (in its non-graphical type) free of charge.
“The launch went nice,” Tarn Adams writes within the newest version of The Bay 12 Video games Report, a month-to-month discussion board put up that stories on the corporate’s collected donations. “We gained’t have all the precise numbers till mid-February when all the things has been processed by means of Valve and Kitfox, however the sport bought nearly half one million copies in December, which is superior.”
The success has allowed Bay 12, which has consisted solely of the 2 Adams brothers for many of its existence, to rent a brand new programmer to assist with bug fixes and high quality of life enhancements for Dwarf Fortress. That particular person ought to start someday in January, and Tarn Adams writes that it’ll free him as much as spend extra time engaged on new options.
He says the subsequent main addition to Dwarf Fortress shall be area mode, and as soon as that’s prepared he’ll start engaged on journey mode, which can enable gamers to show Dwarf Fortress right into a roguelike sport through which they discover the ruins of their very own doomed fortresses.
Regardless of Dwarf Fortress’ roaring success on Steam, nonetheless, the brothers nonetheless have a month to attend earlier than they reap the monetary rewards. Meaning fan contributions are nonetheless essential.
“Help us instantly and you can also make a measurable distinction,” Zach Adams writes. “We’d like the espresso cash to make it by means of this final month. That’s it! We win… and it’s your fault!”
The standard Dwarf Fortress slogan might use an replace, maybe: “Dropping is enjoyable, however successful – that can be enjoyable.”