We must harvest pain and use it as fuel for our journey

>Helpful beginner material, it's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ FREE, why not try it out?:

http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=4728 •>/vg/'s Unofficial Official DF Starter Kit v34.02, the basics you need to get started with a simple and attractive tileset and colourscheme.

http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/Main_Page •>Wiki for all your dwarfly needs, down to every last mineral.

http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2012:Quickstart_guide •>THE fastest way to get your ass ready to strike the earth. Concise and simple text + images.

http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/v0.31:Adventure_Mode_quick_reference •>The basic guide to Adventure Mode, for you ADD types who want to inflict the Fun manually.

http://youtu.be/FoUTi1aTW2Y •>A video for the old version, but short and to the point, just the basics you need to get playing within the hour.

bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=59026.0 •>The Lazy Newb Pack: Dwarf Fortress packaged with a plethora of utilities such as SoundSense (adds a sound engine to Dwarf Fortress), DwarfTherapist (an essential in assigning roles and managing dwarves) as well as all 3 of the big tilesets (Phoebus, Mayday and Ironhand) installed.

/vg/ •>Ask away, because /vg/ is generally ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ useful in DF threads, that is if you've checked the wiki first!

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?punjbnzo5z4xw14 •>An archive of /vg/'s collected guides and flowcharts, good reference materials for all.

http://v1.steam.hlxgame.cc/groups/vgdf/ •> Dwarf Fort Multiplayer

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