DFHack is a Dwarf Fortress memory access library and a set of basic tools using this library. The library is a work in progress, so things might change as more tools are written for it.
It is an attempt to unite the various ways tools access DF memory and allow for easier development of new tools.
The project is currently hosted on github, for both source and binaries at http://github.com/peterix/dfhack
The library and tools are packaged for Archlinux and are available both in AUR and the arch-games repository.
The package name is dfhack-git :)
DFHack works on Windows XP, Vista, 7 or any modern Linux distribution.
OSX is not supported due to lack of developers with a Mac.
Currently supported Dwarf Fortress versions are Windows and Linux.
Note
Windows 2000 is currently not supported due to missing OS functionality. If you know how to easily suspend processes, you can fix it :)
0.31.01 - 0.31.03 legacy
0.31.04 - 0.31.21 SDL
0.31.05 - 0.31.19 native.
There are missing offsets but Map tools should be OK. Linux support is a bit lacking, I'm working on it. Slowly. All supported Windows versions running in wine can be used with native DFHack binaries.
All the DFHack tools are terminal programs. This might seem strange to Windows users, but these are meant mostly as examples for developers. Still, they can be useful and are cross-platform just like the library itself.
Cleans all the splatter that get scattered all over the map. Only exception is mud. It leaves mud alone.
A command prompt for liquid creation and manipulation (the Moses effect included!) Also allows painting obsidian walls directly.
Note
Spawning and deleting liquids can F up pathing data and temperatures (creating heat traps). You've been warned.
Prints the current DF window properties and cursor position.
Lists all available minerals on the map and how much of them there is.
Can be used to determine tile properties.
Reveals the whole map, waits for input and hides it again. If you close the tool while it waits, the map remains revealed.
Use if you prematurely close any of the tools and DF appears to be stuck.
Designates a whole vein for digging. Point the cursor at a vein and run this thing :)
A tool for checking how many liquid tiles are actively checked for flows.
Test of the process attach/detach mechanism.
Test of the process suspend/resume mechanism.
Just a simple benchmark of the data export speed.
Dumps the offsets for the currently running DF version into the terminal.
Solves the problem of unusable items after reclaim by clearing the 'in_job' bit of all items.
Lets you change the current weather to 'clear sky', 'rainy' or 'snowing'. Fill those ponds without mucking around with dfliquids :D Rain can also stop brush fires.
This tool lets you change the game mode directly. Not all combinations are good for every situation and most of them will produce undesirable results. There are a few good ones though.
Example
You are in fort game mode (0 game mode), managing your fortress (0 control mode) and paused. You switch to the arena game mode, assume control of a creature and the switch to adventure game mode(1). You just lost a fortress and gained an adventurer.
I take no responsibility of anything that happens as a result of using this tool :P
Write one ;)