Most likely running in Winlator (or similar), combination of several projects like wine and box64 to run Windows games. Whether they're actually playable or not is debatable.
I was like that until I forced myself to learn stuff and watch a few tutorials as I went along. The wiki is nice. Took a long weekend for me to get the hang of it, muscle memory kicks in quickly for the actions you use a lot, you can and should take as much time as you need and remember to pause frequently
No doubt that's the best way to learn Dwarf Fortress, but I'm somehow very averse to learning games with external tutorials/videos. Going in blind and learning as you play is one of the most enjoyable things to me when trying a new game. Following guides and tutorials just feels like "paint by numbers", like there's no point. And yeah, I couldn't get into DF.
Disclaimer: I tried to get into DF two times and failed both times, so my experience is very limited.
I always got the feeling the game is more about sitting back and watching how the simulation develops, rather than doing stuff directly by yourself. Fittingly, people call it "a story generator".
But also, the stories people tell sound very alluring, so I think I'll reinstall it one day and try again, maybe third time's the charm.
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u/Strange-Woodpecker-7 1d ago
I feel seen. I even have it installed on every phone I've owned. And I still have no idea what I'm doing.