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.. _introduction:
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Introduction and Overview
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DFHack is a Dwarf Fortress memory access library, distributed with
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a wide variety of useful scripts and plugins.
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The project is currently hosted at https://www.github.com/DFHack/dfhack,
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and can be downloaded from `the releases page
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<http://github.com/DFHack/dfhack/releases>`_.
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All new releases are announced in :forums:`the bay12 forums thread <139553>`,
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which is also a good place for discussion and questions.
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For users, it provides a significant suite of bugfixes and interface
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enhancements by default, and more can be enabled. There are also many tools
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(such as `workflow` or `autodump`) which can make life easier.
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You can even add third-party scripts and plugins to do almost anything!
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For modders, DFHack makes many things possible. Custom reactions, new
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interactions, magic creature abilities, and more can be set through `modtools`
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and custom raws. Non-standard DFHack scripts and inits can be stored in the
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raw directory, making raws or saves fully self-contained for distribution -
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or for coexistence in a single DF install, even with incompatible components.
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For developers, DFHack unites the various ways tools access DF memory and
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allows easier development of new tools. As an open-source project under
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`various copyleft licences <license>`, contributions are welcome.
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.. contents::
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.. _installing:
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Installing DFHack
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=================
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DFHack is available for the SDL version of Dwarf Fortress on Windows,
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any modern Linux distribution, and Mac OS X (10.6.8 and later).
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It is possible to use Windows DF+DFHack under Wine on Linux or OS X.
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Most releases only support the version of DF mentioned in their title - for
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example, DFHack 0.40.24-r2 only supports DF 0.40.24 - but some releases
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support earlier DF versions as well. Wherever possible, use the latest version
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of DFHack built for the target version of DF.
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Installing DFhack involves copying files from a release archive
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into your DF folder, so that:
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* On Windows, ``SDL.dll`` is replaced
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* On Linux or OSX, the ``dfhack`` script is placed in the same folder as the ``df`` script
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Uninstalling is basically the same, in reverse:
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* On Windows, replace ``SDL.dll`` with ``SDLreal.dll``, then remove the DFHack files.
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* On Linux or OSX, remove the DFHack files.
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New players may wish to :wiki:`get a pack <Utility:Lazy_Newb_Pack>`
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with DFHack preinstalled.
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Getting started
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===============
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DFHack basically extends DF with something similar to the
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console found in many PC games.
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If DFHack is installed correctly, it will automatically pop up a console
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window once DF is started as usual on Windows. Linux and Mac OS X require
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running the dfhack script from the terminal, and will use that terminal for
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the console.
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* Basic interaction with dfhack involves entering commands into the console.
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To learn what commands are available, you can keep reading this documentation
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or skip ahead and use the `ls` and `help` commands.
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* Another way to interact with DFHack is to set in-game `keybindings <keybinding>`
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for certain commands. Many of the newer and user-friendly tools are designed
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to be used this way.
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* Commands can also run at startup via `init files <init-files>`,
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on in batches at other times with the `script` command.
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* Finally, some commands are persistent once enabled, and will sit in the
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background managing or changing some aspect of the game if you `enable` them.
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.. _troubleshooting:
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Troubleshooting
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===============
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Don't panic! Even if you need this section, it'll be OK :)
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If something goes wrong, check the log files in DF's folder
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(``stderr.log`` and ``stdout.log``). Looking at these might help you -
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or someone else - solve the problem. Take screenshots of any weird
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error messages, and take notes on what you did to cause them.
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If the search function in this documentation isn't enough and
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:wiki:`the DF Wiki <>` hasn't helped, try asking in:
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- the `#dfhack IRC channel on freenode <https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=dfhack>`_
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- the :forums:`Bay12 DFHack thread <139553>`
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- the `/r/dwarffortress <https://dwarffortress.reddit.com>`_ questions thread
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- the thread for the mod or Starter Pack you're using (if any)
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