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Set Up
======
:DFFD:`Download the walkthrough pack here. <11171>`
.. note::
This tutorial uses a pre-configured install of DF, with a basic
save generated for you and less extra stuff than general-purpose
community packages. It still includes graphics and UI upgrades,
though!
:DFFD:`Download the walkthrough pack here. <11171>`
Later, you might prefer to move your save over to the
:DFFD:`Starter Pack <7622>`, to take advantage of all the other
tools and options it offers - to suit everyone up to long-time
players and DF experts.
This tutorial uses a pre-configured install of DF, with the same
save and all the extras you need - but no more. If that's not
going to work for you, see the guide to :ref:`setting-up-df`.
After downloading the pack, you need to unzip the folder onto your hard
drive (but *not* in ``Program Files``). Then create a shortcut on your
@ -89,9 +79,8 @@ While you examine your surroundings you should be able to spot tree
trunks and the grassy areas easy enough, same with (frozen) ponds and
the stream and bushes. Other tiles won’t make much sense, these tend to
be the slightly-arcane zones like open air spaces (pale blue tiles, or
tiles with dots) and the earth (brown tiles) and slope tiles (up and
down triangles). The screenshot below should help point those features
out.
tiles with dots) and the earth (brown tiles) and slope or ramp tiles (upward
triangles). The screenshot below should help point those features out.
.. image:: images/01-features-lvl108.png
:align: center
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you’ve set wood to be chopped and plants to be gathered and you know
how to do some basic digging! You’ve come far!
Before reading the next instalment, how about setting some more pants
Before reading the next instalment, how about setting some more plants
to be gathered and more wood to be chopped. Then, head on to Part 2 and
we’ll learn all about workshops, bedrooms, dinning rooms and stairs! It
will be ever so exciting, I promise!

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The End!
========
And welcome to the end of the tutorial! By now you should be able
to play the game on your own. If you`re lost as to what to do next,
how about digging around and looking for more ore to smelt? How
about poking around the caverns for some spider silk?
to play the game on your own. You can also check out the tutorials
in the index, for short chapters that cover a particular topic.
You can also check out the tutorials in the index, for short
chapters that cover a particular topic. Generating a new world is
always fun when your fort gets too stable!
You might also consider a mega project like an enormous tower,
You might consider a mega project like an enormous tower, a
castle, or a fortress entirely surrounded by magma. There are many
options, and just surviving the increasingly severe raids from
goblins and other critters can be a challenge.
You're also ready to upgrade to the :DFFD:`Starter Pack <7622>`,
and explore the wider world of DF addons. From alternative graphics
to advanced tools or a real 3D visualiser... the world is your oyster!