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[edit] What is the point of the game?

16:02, 3 December 2007 User:Uberubert

The main point of Fortress mode is mainly these steps:

• Build/dig a place for your dwarves to work and live
• Ensure survivability by providing food, drink and a bed for every dwarf (as a minimum)
• -?-
• Profit

You can fill in the question-mark with whatever you please. Most people prefer to fill it in with some/most of these steps:

• Expand the cave to have own specific areas for specific purposes (Bedrooms, workshops, farms etc)
• Create various items for exporting (Trade)
• Create a working military
• Dig out the wealth of the mountain/ground (Mainly platinum, gold, gems, adamantine etc)
• Create luxury for your dwarves and a generally grand and nicely smoothed fortress
• Generally make your fort more or less self-sustaining and self-supplied

Beyond this, it's really up to your own imagination what you wish to do. After all, this game is a [sandbox game]. The possibilities are endless. If you feel the need to play a more goal-based game, then check out the list of game goals for suggestions.