(Previously, the game has only had ASCII characters for graphics.) Creator Tarn Adams has shared the look of Dwarf Fortress' new world maps, one of the game's greatest features, in a development ...

The map will still be a grid, but the new art is certainly more pleasing to the eye than the old ASCII style. Dwarf Fortress still does not have a Steam release date, but it seems that work on ...

Dwarf Fortress Is Getting A New Visual Style Soon, And Here's A Map Example Dwarf Fortress is ditching ASCII for its upcoming Steam release--here's an example of a map in the new art style.

For one thing, you won't need to deal with Dwarf Fortress' famously primitive visuals anymore. The ASCII graphics have ... plans for major changes for the map system as well as procedurally ...

The problem was the overland map. I didn’t want to revisit familiar ... if you’re inclined to pay attention to them Dwarf Fortress is in ASCII, a roguelike gone mad. You can’t play D&D ...

The fan-favorite feature from the game's ASCII era allows players to venture the vast, procedural wilderness as a lone, probably doomed wanderer. Today, Dwarf Fortress publisher Kitfox Games ...

While the colony management Fortress mode has always been Dwarf Fortress's main draw, the ASCII version of the game ... portraits, and map graphics," co-creator Tarn Adams told PC Gamer.

Dwarf Fortress' Adventure Mode isn't a new thing, of course. It's been available as part of the free (and nearly two decade old) ASCII version for years, but it wasn't included when the game made ...