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Genius gamer creates working computer in-game

A gamer on Dwarf Fortress has recently put the finishing touches on a working digital computer: in-game. The construction spanned 35 in-game years, and was a monumental undertaking, so to speak. The computer consists of "672 pumps, 2000 logs, 8500 mechanisms and thousands of other assort bits and knobs like doors and rock blocks."

The computer was constructed entirely inside a game world and is fully functional -- although it's safe to assume that it's not going to run Crysis very well.

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grumpysmurf5888d ago

Dwarf Fortress? Never heard of this in my life. Is it a Flash based game? Seems kinda interesting if you can create a working computer... although I bet you need to be a technical wizz for sure.

captain-obvious5888d ago (Edited 5888d ago )

i download it

its way too complicated i couldn't do any thing and its kinda broken crashed on me 2 times

but i still give the guy that made it credit

i understood the concept and i liked it TBH
i wish i could play it but i couldn't
the coding is great, NOT perfect but still great job linking all those colored characters on screen to form a map
and there is some kind of inventory and a save system
and a system that makes you import mpas etc.

waiting for the next game just make it less complected next time

AnttiApina5888d ago

Flash game? Oh please. Guys who don't know about Dwarf Fortress don't know a much about PC gaming.

Timesplitter145888d ago

son, you disappoint me.

never, NEVER call Dwarf Fortress a flash game

grumpysmurf5888d ago

Screw you and your nerdy club. :P

zagibu5887d ago

I would never have dreamed to see an article featuring the best indie game ever created on this website. And it even has comments! Amazing.

vhero5887d ago

you seen dwarf fortress?? Some people need to get a life..

MNicholas5887d ago

why does he waste so much of his life doing this instead of getting laid and making money?

zagibu5887d ago

Yeah, why use your intelligence for self-fulfillment, when you can also dull it with booze and hookers? It's not everyone's top goal to rise as high as possible in the ranks of the cult of Mammon.

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Neo Nugget5888d ago

Is this like the LBP calculator?

ChronoJoe5888d ago

Sounds like the guy who created the LBP calculator. A calculator is a computer. I guess he did something similar?

Tony P5888d ago

It's not a calculator. It's a computer. The difference is... the difference between a calculator and a computer.

This is a calculator: http://df.magmawiki.com/ind...

aGameDeveloper5885d ago (Edited 5885d ago )

I read a better story about this here: http://www.boingboing.net/2...

Besides the basic difference between a calculator and a computer the big thing with this is demonstrated by this comment made in response to that story:

"He had to *construct* all those components. That involves telling a miner to dig out the stone, then a hauler takes it to the masonry, then you tell a mason to carve it into a gear/level/switch/what-have-yo u, then you instruct a mechanic to install it in the correct location. All this while fending off goblin raids, dealing with liaisons from human and elf kingdoms, and making food and beer for your population of insane alcoholics. The person who did this needs medication for OCD and awesomeness."

The LBP calculator, on the other hand, was constructed using an editor, which would be orders of magnitude easier for similar tasks.

Mista T5888d ago

still can do more than an ipad

mrv3215888d ago

That computer can probably run flash to... be at a reasonable price and not be inferior to a netbook.

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai33d ago (Edited 33d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio33d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing32d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9232d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit32d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing32d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9232d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."