DFHack 50.10-r1.1

This release fixes a crash on startup when using the Windows Itch build of DF. All other functionality is identical to 50.10-r1.

For release notes and full instructions, see the 50.10-r1 release notes: https://github.com/DFHack/dfhack/releases/tag/50.10-r1

DFHack 50.10-r1

Warning to Windows Itch users: this build will crash on startup for you. Please download DFHack 50.10-r1.1 instead. All other builds are unaffected (Windows Steam/Classic and all Linux builds).

Q: How do I download DFHack?

A: Either add to your Steam library from our Steam page or scroll to the latest release on our GitHub releases page, expand the "Assets" list, and download the file for your platform (e.g. dfhack-XX.XX-rX-Windows-64bit.zip.

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This release is compatible with all distributions of Dwarf Fortress: Steam, Itch, and Classic.

• Install DFHack from Steam
• Manual install
• Quickstart guide (for players)
• Modding guide (for modders)

Please report any issues (or feature requests) on the DFHack GitHub issue tracker. When reporting issues, please upload a zip file of your savegame and a zip file of your mods directory to the cloud and add links to the GitHub issue. Make sure your files are downloadable by "everyone with the link". We need your savegame to reproduce the problem and test the fix, and we need your active mods so we can load your savegame. Issues with savegames and mods attached get fixed first!

Announcements

Linux support, PSAs

Linux support

As of DF 50.10, both DF and DFHack can run natively on Linux. If you're subscribed to DF and DFHack on Steam, here's how to switch over:

• In the Steam client, open the properties for Dwarf Fortress
• Select the "Compatibility" section and deselect "Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool"
  • If you're on Steam Deck, instead of turning off the compatibility layer, choose "Steam Linux Runtime" as the compatibility layer instead.
• DF should update with the Linux native version

You can tell if you did it right if you no longer have Dwarf Fortress.exe in your DF directory and instead have dwarfort, which is the Linux binary.

Then, turn off/adjust the compatibility layer for DFHack as well. dfhooks.dll will disappear and you'll get libdfhooks.so and the dfhack script in its place.

Sometimes, Steam says you've got the Linux version, but when you look you see you still have Dwarf Fortress.exe instead of dwarfort. Try re-enabling the Proton compatibility layer and then turning off the compatibility layer again until it "sticks".

The DFHack terminal console works differently on Linux

You can run DF with DFHack from the Steam client without issues. However, if you want an external DFHack terminal console, you have to run from the commandline with the ./dfhack launcher script.

On Windows (or in Windows emulation), you could use the show command to pop up an external DFHack terminal console. You would use this for running DFHack commands from outside the game window, and the external terminal is the only way to run commandline-interactive DFHack commands like tiletypes and the interactive mode of the lua interpreter.

Linux has a different method of providing a terminal console. You can't spawn it dynamically like you can on Windows. You have to start DF from the commandline, and the terminal from which you ran ./dfhack becomes the terminal console. This should be a familiar process to many Linux users (most Linux commands work this way), but the change is jarring if you're not expecting it. We're also looking into providing a virtual console that doesn't depend on an existing system console so you can still get a console even if you run from Steam, but that work is far from being completed.

You can still launch from Steam if you want to. Many tools log information and errors to the console, though, so if you run into strange issues, it might be useful to try running from the commandline to see if there is diagnostic output there that can help you.

PSAs

As always, remember that, just like the vanilla DF game, DFHack tools can also have bugs. It is a good idea to save often and keep backups of the forts that you care about.

Many DFHack tools that worked in previous (pre-Steam) versions of DF have not been updated yet and are marked with the "unavailable" tag in their docs. If you try to run them, they will show a warning and exit immediately. You can run the command again to override the warning (though of course the tools may not work). We make no guarantees of reliability for the tools that are marked as "unavailable".

The in-game interface for running DFHack commands (gui/launcher) will not show "unavailable" tools by default. You can still run them if you know their names, or you can turn on dev mode by hitting Ctrl-D while in gui/launcher and they will be added to the autocomplete list. Some tools do not compile yet and are not available at all, even when in dev mode.

If you see a tool complaining about the lack of a cursor, know that it's referring to the keyboard cursor (which used to be the only real option in Dwarf Fortress). You can enable the keyboard cursor by entering mining mode or selecting the dump/forbid tool and hitting Alt-K (the DFHack keybinding for toggle-kbd-cursor. We're working on making DFHack tools more mouse-aware and accessible so this step isn't necessary in the future.

Highlights

This is just a compatibility release; please see the release notes for 50.09-r3 and 50.09-r4 for significant recent changes to DFHack.

Generated release notes

New tools, fixes, and improvements

Fixes

• 'fix/general-strike: fix issue where too many seeds were getting planted in farm plots
• Linux launcher: allow Steam Overlay and game streaming to function
• autobutcher: don't ignore semi-wild units when marking units for slaughter

DFHack 50.09-r4

Q: How do I download DFHack?

A: Either add to your Steam library from our Steam page or scroll to the latest release on our GitHub releases page, expand the "Assets" list, and download the file for your platform (e.g. dfhack-XX.XX-rX-Windows-64bit.zip.

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This release is compatible with all distributions of Dwarf Fortress: Steam, Itch, and Classic.

For Linux support, please configure your Steam client to subscribe to the DF beta release branch and the DFHack 50.10-beta release branch (or download the DFHack 50.10-beta1 release from GitHub).

• Install DFHack from Steam
• Manual install
• Quickstart guide (for players)
• Modding guide (for modders)

Please report any issues (or feature requests) on the DFHack GitHub issue tracker. When reporting issues, please upload a zip file of your savegame and a zip file of your mods directory to the cloud and add links to the GitHub issue. Make sure your files are downloadable by "everyone with the link". We need your savegame to reproduce the problem and test the fix, and we need your active mods so we can load your savegame. Issues with savegames and mods attached get fixed first!

Announcements

PSAs

Please see the release notes for DFHack 50.09-r3 for extensive information on Linux support.

PSAs

As always, remember that, just like the vanilla DF game, DFHack tools can also have bugs. It is a good idea to save often and keep backups of the forts that you care about.

Many DFHack tools that worked in previous (pre-Steam) versions of DF have not been updated yet and are marked with the "unavailable" tag in their docs. If you try to run them, they will show a warning and exit immediately. You can run the command again to override the warning (though of course the tools may not work). We make no guarantees of reliability for the tools that are marked as "unavailable".

The in-game interface for running DFHack commands (gui/launcher) will not show "unavailable" tools by default. You can still run them if you know their names, or you can turn on dev mode by hitting Ctrl-D while in gui/launcher and they will be added to the autocomplete list. Some tools do not compile yet and are not available at all, even when in dev mode.

If you see a tool complaining about the lack of a cursor, know that it's referring to the keyboard cursor (which used to be the only real option in Dwarf Fortress). You can enable the keyboard cursor by entering mining mode or selecting the dump/forbid tool and hitting Alt-K (the DFHack keybinding for toggle-kbd-cursor. We're working on making DFHack tools more mouse-aware and accessible so this step isn't necessary in the future.

Highlights

Squad assignment sort improvements, Smooth/carve designation indicators for ASCII mode

Squad assignment sort improvements

Units now have a rating displayed next to them. The ratings are the values used for the current sort, and are colored based on how "good" the unit is according to the sort option. The "stress face" graphics are used for the "stress" and the new "need for training" sorts to indicate how dire the need is.

There are also a few new filters. You can now choose whether mothers with infants, units with weak mental fortitude (who would then become unduly stressed by military service), and critically injured units are shown as candidates.

Smooth/carve designation indicators for ASCII mode

ASCII mode has been missing any indication of smoothing/engraving/track carving/fortification carving designations. DFHack will now automatically add in visual indicators so you can see what you have designated. They will flash between an icon indicating the designation type and the priority you have set the designation for, similar to how the information was displayed in older versions of DF.

Generated release notes

New tools, fixes, and improvements

New Features

• dig: new overlay for ASCII mode that visualizes designations for smoothing, engraving, carving tracks, and carving fortifications

Fixes

• buildingplan: make the construction dimensions readout visible again
• gui/mod-manager: don't continue to display overlay after the raws loading progress bar appears
• seedwatch: fix a crash when reading data saved by very very old versions of the plugin

Misc Improvements

• autofish: changed --raw argument format to allow explicit setting to on or off
• caravan: move goods to depot screen can now see/search/trade items inside of barrels and pots
• gui/launcher: show tagged tools in the autocomplete list when a tag name is typed
• sort:
  • add sort option for training need on squad assignment screen
  • filter mothers with infants, units with weak mental fortitude, and critically injured units on the squad assignment screen
  • display a rating relative to the current sort order next to the visible units on the squad assignment screen

API

• overlay: overlay widgets can now declare a version attribute. changing the version of a widget will reset its settings to defaults. this is useful when changing the overlay layout and old saved positions will no longer be valid.

Lua

• argparse.boolean: convert arguments to lua boolean values.

Structures

• Identified a number of previously anonymous virtual methods in itemst

Documentation

• add instructions for downloading development builds to the Installing page

DFHack 50.10-beta1

Q: How do I download DFHack?

A: Either add to your Steam library from our Steam page or scroll to the latest release on our GitHub releases page, expand the "Assets" list, and download the file for your platform (e.g. dfhack-XX.XX-rX-Windows-64bit.zip.

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This release is compatible with the current beta branch of Dwarf Fortress on Steam (DF 50.10 pre-release).

• Install DFHack from Steam
• Manual install
• Quickstart guide (for players)
• Modding guide (for modders)

Please report any issues (or feature requests) on the DFHack GitHub issue tracker. When reporting issues, please upload a zip file of your savegame and a zip file of your mods directory to the cloud and add links to the GitHub issue. Make sure your files are downloadable by "everyone with the link". We need your savegame to reproduce the problem and test the fix, and we need your active mods so we can load your savegame. Issues with savegames and mods attached get fixed first!

Announcements

PSAs

Please see the release notes for DFHack 50.09-r3 for extensive information on Linux support.

PSAs

As always, remember that, just like the vanilla DF game, DFHack tools can also have bugs. It is a good idea to save often and keep backups of the forts that you care about.

Many DFHack tools that worked in previous (pre-Steam) versions of DF have not been updated yet and are marked with the "unavailable" tag in their docs. If you try to run them, they will show a warning and exit immediately. You can run the command again to override the warning (though of course the tools may not work). We make no guarantees of reliability for the tools that are marked as "unavailable".

The in-game interface for running DFHack commands (gui/launcher) will not show "unavailable" tools by default. You can still run them if you know their names, or you can turn on dev mode by hitting Ctrl-D while in gui/launcher and they will be added to the autocomplete list. Some tools do not compile yet and are not available at all, even when in dev mode.

If you see a tool complaining about the lack of a cursor, know that it's referring to the keyboard cursor (which used to be the only real option in Dwarf Fortress). You can enable the keyboard cursor by entering mining mode or selecting the dump/forbid tool and hitting Alt-K (the DFHack keybinding for toggle-kbd-cursor. We're working on making DFHack tools more mouse-aware and accessible so this step isn't necessary in the future.

Highlights

Squad assignment sort improvements, Smooth/carve designation indicators for ASCII mode

Squad assignment sort improvements

Units now have a rating displayed next to them. The ratings are the values used for the current sort, and are colored based on how "good" the unit is according to the sort option. The "stress face" graphics are used for the "stress" and the new "need for training" sorts to indicate how dire the need is.

There are also a few new filters. You can now choose whether mothers with infants, units with weak mental fortitude (who would then become unduly stressed by military service), and critically injured units are shown as candidates.

Smooth/carve designation indicators for ASCII mode

ASCII mode has been missing any indication of smoothing/engraving/track carving/fortification carving designations. DFHack will now automatically add in visual indicators so you can see what you have designated. They will flash between an icon indicating the designation type and the priority you have set the designation for, similar to how the information was displayed in older versions of DF.

Generated release notes

New tools, fixes, and improvements

New Features

• dig: new overlay for ASCII mode that visualizes designations for smoothing, engraving, carving tracks, and carving fortifications

Fixes

• buildingplan: make the construction dimensions readout visible again
• gui/mod-manager: don't continue to display overlay after the raws loading progress bar appears
• seedwatch: fix a crash when reading data saved by very very old versions of the plugin

Misc Improvements

• autofish: changed --raw argument format to allow explicit setting to on or off
• caravan: move goods to depot screen can now see/search/trade items inside of barrels and pots
• gui/launcher: show tagged tools in the autocomplete list when a tag name is typed
• sort:
  • add sort option for training need on squad assignment screen
  • filter mothers with infants, units with weak mental fortitude, and critically injured units on the squad assignment screen
  • display a rating relative to the current sort order next to the visible units on the squad assignment screen

API

• overlay: overlay widgets can now declare a version attribute. changing the version of a widget will reset its settings to defaults. this is useful when changing the overlay layout and old saved positions will no longer be valid.

Lua

• argparse.boolean: convert arguments to lua boolean values.

Structures

• Identified a number of previously anonymous virtual methods in itemst

Documentation

• add instructions for downloading development builds to the Installing page

DFHack 50.09-r3

Q: How do I download and install DFHack?

A: Either add to your Steam library from our Steam page or scroll to the latest release on our GitHub releases page, expand the "Assets" list, and download the file for your platform (e.g. dfhack-XX.XX-rX-Windows-64bit.zip.

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This release is compatible with all distributions of Dwarf Fortress: Steam, Itch, and Classic.

For the Dwarf Fortress beta branch on Steam, this release works with the Linux version (50.09-linux1) but NOT the Windows version. Windows users have to move to the DF default branch to be able to use DFHack. Note that the Windows version currently on the beta branch has no new features compared to the default branch, so you won't be missing out on anything.

• Install DFHack from Steam
• Manual install
• Quickstart guide (for players)
• Modding guide (for modders)

Please report any issues (or feature requests) on the DFHack GitHub issue tracker. When reporting issues, please upload a zip file of your savegame and a zip file of your mods directory to the cloud and add links to the GitHub issue. Make sure your files are downloadable by "everyone with the link". We need your savegame to reproduce the problem and test the fix, and we need your active mods so we can load your savegame. Issues with savegames and mods attached get fixed first!

Announcements

Linux support, PSAs

Linux support!

Both DF and DFHack now run natively on Linux. If you're on Linux, we encourage you to try it out! The interface is noticeably snappier, FPS is up, and load times are reduced. If you're subscribed to DF and DFHack on Steam, here's how to switch over:

• In the Steam client, open the properties for Dwarf Fortress
• In the "Betas" section, switch to the "beta" branch
• Let that finish updating
• Select the "Compatibility" section and deselect "Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool"
• DF should update again with the Linux native version

You can tell if you did it right if you no longer have Dwarf Fortress.exe in your DF directory and instead have dwarfort, which is the Linux binary. The plan is to "officially" release Linux support with DF 50.10, so once DF 50.10 comes out, you should be able to switch back to the default Steam branch and keep the native Linux support.

Then, turn off the compatibility layer for DFHack. dfhooks.dll will disappear and you'll get libdfhooks.so and the dfhack script in its place.

Sometimes, Steam says you've got the Linux version, but when you look you see you still have Dwarf Fortress.exe instead of dwarfort. Try re-enabling the Proton compatibility layer and then turning off the compatibility layer again until it "sticks".

Major caveat for DF 50.09-linux1

This particular beta release of Dwarf Fortress has address layout randomization enabled. This causes some trouble for DFHack since DFHack needs to know the memory addresses of several key data structures. For this release only, be sure to start DF by launching DFHack from the Steam client or by running the ./dfhack commandline startup script. That will normalize the address space and allow DF to run with DFHack. Otherwise, DF will crash on startup. Again, this is only for this release. Future releases will not need this workaround and should go back to allowing you to start DF from either the Dwarf Fortress or DFHack Steam client entries, or from either the ./dwarfort or ./dfhack commandline commands.

The DFHack terminal console works differently on Linux

You can run DF with DFHack by starting DFHack in the Steam client. However, if you want an external DFHack terminal console, you have to run from the commandline.

On Windows, you could use the show command to pop up an external DFHack terminal console. You could use this for running DFHack commands from outside the game window, and the external terminal is the only way to run commandline-interactive DFHack commands like tiletypes and the interactive mode of the lua interpreter.

Linux has a different method of providing a terminal console. You can't spawn it dynamically like you can on Windows. You have to start DF from the commandline, and the terminal from which you ran ./dwarfort becomes the terminal console. This should be a familiar process to many Linux users (most Linux commands work this way), but the change is jarring if you're not expecting it. We're also looking into providing a virtual console that doesn't depend on an existing system console so you can still get a console even if you run from Steam, but that work is far from being completed.

You can still launch DFHack from Steam if you want to. Many tools log information and errors to the console, though, so if you run into strange issues, it might be useful to try running from the commandline to see if there is diagnostic output there that can help you.

PSAs

As always, remember that, just like the vanilla DF game, DFHack tools can also have bugs. It is a good idea to save often and keep backups of the forts that you care about.

Many DFHack tools that worked in previous (pre-Steam) versions of DF have not been updated yet and are marked with the "unavailable" tag in their docs. If you try to run them, they will show a warning and exit immediately. You can run the command again to override the warning (though of course the tools may not work). We make no guarantees of reliability for the tools that are marked as "unavailable".

The in-game interface for running DFHack commands (gui/launcher) will not show "unavailable" tools by default. You can still run them if you know their names, or you can turn on dev mode by hitting Ctrl-D while in gui/launcher and they will be added to the autocomplete list. Some tools do not compile yet and are not available at all, even when in dev mode.

If you see a tool complaining about the lack of a cursor, know that it's referring to the keyboard cursor (which used to be the only real option in Dwarf Fortress). You can enable the keyboard cursor by entering mining mode or selecting the dump/forbid tool and hitting Alt-K (the DFHack keybinding for toggle-kbd-cursor. We're working on making DFHack tools more mouse-aware and accessible so this step isn't necessary in the future.

Highlights

Hide tutorial popups, Search and sort, Trade items inside of bins, One-click exportlegends, Hide UI elements

Hide tutorial popups

Once you've played a few forts, you probably don't need the tutorial popups that assault assist you when you open certain screens. Enable hide-tutorials in the System tab of gui/control-panel and never be bothered by them again!

Search and sort for squad assignment screen

When you bring up the screen to assign units to squads, there are now widgets for searching, sorting, and filtering. The default sort is by "melee effectiveness", which takes both weapon skill and physical attributes into account, but you can choose from a variety of relevant ascending or descending sorting orders.

Thanks to research into combat mechanics by community contributor Halifay, you can also sort by melee and ranged "potential", which predicts how effective a unit could become in the future, given adequate training.

There are also configurable filters to show or hide units in other squads, appointed/elected officials (like your manager, high priests, and doctors), and nobility.

Of course, if you know exactly who you're looking for, you can also search for units by name.

Animal assignment

The "Assign to pasture" screen released in the previous DFHack version has been expanded and generalized to support cages, restraints, and pits/ponds. Please tell us if you have any additional needs for animal assignment that those screens don't meet!

Trade good selection

The "Bring goods to trade depot" screen can now see inside bins, and you can select individual items within bins for trade instead of the entire bin, if you so choose. You can also search for contents within bins, even when in "bring the bin" mode. For example, you can find the "Gem bin"s that contain rubies by searching for "ruby".

One-click UI...

DFHack 50.09-r3rc3

Q: How do I download DFHack?

A: Either add to your Steam library from our Steam page or scroll to the latest release on our GitHub releases page, expand the "Assets" list, and download the file for your platform (e.g. dfhack-XX.XX-rX-Windows-64bit.zip.

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This beta is compatible with DF 50.09 for Windows (Dwarf Fortress Steam default branch, Itch, and Classic) and DF 50.09-linux1 for Linux (Dwarf Fortress beta branch). It does not support the Windows version of DF deployed on the DF beta branch (which is currently nearly identical to the Windows version on the default branch).

Announcements

Linux Support, PSAs

Linux support!

Both DF and DFHack now run natively on Linux. If you're on Linux, we encourage you to try it! The interface is noticeably snappier, FPS is up, and load times are reduced. If you're subscribed to DF and DFHack on Steam, here's how to switch over:

• In the Steam client, open the properties for Dwarf Fortress
• In the "Betas" section, switch to the "beta" branch
• Let that finish updating
• Select the "Compatibility" section and deselect "Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool"
• DF should update again with the Linux native version

You can tell if you did it right if you no longer have Dwarf Fortress.exe in your DF directory and instead have dwarfort, which is the Linux binary. The plan is to "officially" release Linux support with DF 50.10, so once DF 50.10 comes out, you should be able to switch back to the default Steam branch and keep the native Linux support.

Then, do the same thing for DFHack. switching to the "beta" branch (if you're not there already) and turning off the compatibility layer.

Sometimes, Steam says you've got the Linux version, but when you look you see you still have Dwarf Fortress.exe instead of dwarfort. Try re-enabling the Proton compatibility layer and then turning off the compatibility layer again.

Major caveat for this beta release

This particular beta release of Dwarf Fortress has address layout randomization enabled. This causes some trouble for DFHack since DFHack needs to know the memory addresses of several key data structures. For this release only, be sure to start DF by launching DFHack from the Steam client or by running the ./dfhack commandline startup script. That will normalize the address space and allow DF to run with DFHack. Otherwise, DF will crash on startup. Again, this is only for this release. Future releases will not need this workaround and should go back to allowing you to start DF from either the Dwarf Fortress or DFHack Steam client entries, or from either the ./dwarfort or ./dfhack commandline commands.

The DFHack terminal console works differently on Linux

You can run DF with DFHack by starting DFHack in the Steam client. However, if you want an external DFHack terminal console, you have to run from the commandline.

On Windows, you could use the show command to pop up an external DFHack terminal console. You could use this for running DFHack commands from outside the game window, and the external terminal is the only way to run commandline-interactive DFHack commands like tiletypes and the interactive mode of the lua interpreter.

Linux has a different method of providing a terminal console. You can't spawn it dynamically like you can on Windows. You have to start DF from the commandline, and the terminal from which you ran ./dwarfort becomes the terminal console. This should be a familiar process to many Linux users (most Linux commands work this way), but the change is jarring if you're not expecting it. We're also looking into providing a virtual console that doesn't depend on an existing system console so you can still get a console even if you run from Steam, but that work is far from being completed.

You can still launch DFHack from Steam if you want to. Many tools log information and errors to the console, though, so if you run into strange issues, it might be useful to try running from the commandline to see if there is diagnostic output there that can help you.

PSAs

As always, remember that, just like the vanilla DF game, DFHack tools can also have bugs. It is a good idea to save often and keep backups of the forts that you care about.

Many DFHack tools that worked in previous (pre-Steam) versions of DF have not been updated yet and are marked with the "unavailable" tag in their docs. If you try to run them, they will show a warning and exit immediately. You can run the command again to override the warning (though of course the tools may not work). We make no guarantees of reliability for the tools that are marked as "unavailable".

The in-game interface for running DFHack commands (gui/launcher) will not show "unavailable" tools by default. You can still run them if you know their names, or you can turn on dev mode by hitting Ctrl-D while in gui/launcher and they will be added to the autocomplete list. Some tools do not compile yet and are not available at all, even when in dev mode.

If you see a tool complaining about the lack of a cursor, know that it's referring to the keyboard cursor (which used to be the only real option in Dwarf Fortress). You can enable the keyboard cursor by entering mining mode or selecting the dump/forbid tool and hitting Alt-K (the DFHack keybinding for toggle-kbd-cursor. We're working on making DFHack tools more mouse-aware and accessible so this step isn't necessary in the future.

Highlights

Hide tutorial popups, See inside bins when selecting trade goods, Updated squad selection screen

Hide tutorial popups

Once you've played a few forts, you probably don't need the tutorial popups that assault you when you open certain screens. Enable hide-tutorials in the System tab of gui/control-panel and never be bothered by them again!

See inside bins when selecting trade goods

The "Bring goods to trade depot" screen can now see inside bins, and you can select individual items within bins for trade instead of the entire bin, if you so choose. You can also search for contents within bins, even when in "bring the bin" mode. For example, you can find the "Gem bin"s that contain rubies by searching for "ruby".

Search and sort for squad assignment screen

The squad assignment screen was overhauled since the last beta in response to lots of great feedback. Thank you to all who responded with opinions and suggestions and helped us make this screen better!

The default sort is now "melee effectiveness", which takes both weapon skill and physical attributes into account.

Thanks to research into combat mechanics by community contributor Halifay, you can also sort by melee and ranged "potential", which predicts how effective a unit could become in the future, given adequate training.

There are also configurable filters to show or hide units in other squads, appointed/elected officials (like your manager, high priests, and doctors), and nobility.

Of course, if you know exactly who you're looking for, you can also search for units by name. Searching for skills was removed because it was too confusing. Sorting by skills is still available, though.

Generated release notes

New tools, fixes, and improvements

(These notes are cumulative with the previous beta and represent all changes since the last stable release)

New Tools

• devel/scan-vtables: Scan and dump likely vtable addresses (for memory research)
• hide-interface: hide the vanilla UI elements for clean screenshots or laid-back fortress observing
• hide-tutorials: hide the DF tutorial popups; enable in the System tab of gui/control-panel

New Features

• exportlegends: new overlay that integrates with the vanilla "Export XML" button. Now you can generate both the vanilla export and the extended data export with a single click!
• sort: search and sort for squad assignment screen
• zone: advanced unit assignment screens for cages, restraints, and pits/ponds

Fixes

• Core:
  • reload scripts in mods when a world is unloaded and immediately loaded again
  • fix text getting added to DFHack text entry widgets when Alt- or Ctrl- keys are hit
• caravan:
  • corrected prices for cages that have units inside of them
  • Correct price adjustment values in trade agreement details screen
  • Apply both import and export trade agreement price adjustments to items being both bought or sold to align with how vanilla DF calculates prices
  • cancel any active TradeAtDepot jobs if all caravans are instructed to leave
• emigration:
  • fix errors loading forts after dwarves assigned to work details or workshops have emigrated
  • fix citizens sometimes "emigrating" to the fortress site
• fix/retrieve-units: fix retrieved units sometimes becoming duplicated on the map
• gui/launcher, gui/gm-editor: recover gracefully when the saved frame position is now offscreen
• orders: prevent import/export overlay from appearing on the create workorder screen
• quickfort: cancel old dig jobs that point to a tile when a new designation is applied to the tile
• starvingdead: ensure sieges end properly when undead siegers starve
• suspendmanager:
  • Fix the overlay enabling/disabling suspendmanager unexpec...

DFHack 50.09-r3rc1

Q: How do I download DFHack?

A: Either add to your Steam library from our Steam page or scroll to the latest release on our GitHub releases page, expand the "Assets" list, and download the file for your platform (e.g. dfhack-XX.XX-rX-Windows-64bit.zip.

---

This release is compatible with all distributions of Dwarf Fortress: Steam, Itch, and Classic.

• Install DFHack from Steam
• Manual install
• Quickstart guide (for players)
• Modding guide (for modders)

Please report any issues (or feature requests) on the DFHack GitHub issue tracker. When reporting issues, please upload a zip file of your savegame and a zip file of your mods directory to the cloud and add links to the GitHub issue. Make sure your files are downloadable by "everyone with the link". We need your savegame to reproduce the problem and test the fix, and we need your active mods so we can load your savegame. Issues with savegames and mods attached get fixed first!

Announcements

Linux support!, PSAs

Linux support!

Both DF and DFHack now run natively on Linux. If you're on Linux, we encourage you to try it! The interface is noticeably snappier, FPS is up, and load times are reduced. If you're subscribed to DF and DFHack on Steam, here's how to switch over:

• In the Steam client, open the properties for Dwarf Fortress
• In the "Betas" section, switch to the "beta" branch
• Let that finish updating
• Select the "Compatibility" section and deselect "Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool"
• DF should update again with the Linux native version

You can tell if you did it right (and sometimes Steam gets stuck somewhere along the way and you have to fiddle with it) if you no longer have Dwarf Fortress.exe in your DF directory and instead have dwarfort, which is the Linux binary. The plan is to "officially" release Linux support with DF 50.10, so once DF 50.10 comes out, you should be able to switch back to the default Steam branch and keep the native Linux support.

Then, do the same thing for DFHack. switching to the "beta" branch (if you're not there already) and turning off the compatibility layer.

Major caveat for this beta release

This particular beta release of Dwarf Fortress has address layout randomization enabled. This causes some trouble for DFHack since DFHack needs to know the memory addresses of several key data structures. For this release only, be sure to start DF by launching DFHack from the Steam client or by running the ./dfhack commandline startup script. That will normalize the address space and allow DF to run with DFHack. Otherwise, DF will crash on startup. Again, this is only for this release. Future releases will not need this workaround and should go back to allowing you to start DF from either the Dwarf Fortress or DFHack Steam client entries, or from either the ./dwarfort or ./dfhack commandline commands.

The DFHack terminal console works differently on Linux

You can run DF with DFHack by starting DFHack in the Steam client. However, if you want an external DFHack terminal console, you have to run from the commandline.

On Windows, you could use the show command to pop up an external DFHack terminal console. You could use this for running DFHack commands from outside the game window, and the external terminal is the only way to run commandline-interactive DFHack commands like tiletypes and the interactive mode of the lua interpreter.

Linux has a different method of providing a terminal console. You can't spawn it dynamically like you can on Windows. You have to start DF from the commandline, and the terminal from which you ran ./dwarfort becomes the terminal console. This should be a familiar process to many Linux users (most Linux commands work this way), but the change is jarring if you're not expecting it. We're also looking into providing a virtual console that doesn't depend on an existing system console so you can still get a console even if you run from Steam, but that work is far from being completed.

You can still launch DFHack from Steam if you want to. Many tools log information and errors to the console, though, so if you run into strange issues, it might be useful to try running from the commandline to see if there is diagnostic output there that can help you.

PSAs

As always, remember that, just like the vanilla DF game, DFHack tools can also have bugs. It is a good idea to save often and keep backups of the forts that you care about.

Many DFHack tools that worked in previous (pre-Steam) versions of DF have not been updated yet and are marked with the "unavailable" tag in their docs. If you try to run them, they will show a warning and exit immediately. You can run the command again to override the warning (though of course the tools may not work). We make no guarantees of reliability for the tools that are marked as "unavailable".

The in-game interface for running DFHack commands (gui/launcher) will not show "unavailable" tools by default. You can still run them if you know their names, or you can turn on dev mode by hitting Ctrl-D while in gui/launcher and they will be added to the autocomplete list. Some tools do not compile yet and are not available at all, even when in dev mode.

If you see a tool complaining about the lack of a cursor, know that it's referring to the keyboard cursor (which used to be the only real option in Dwarf Fortress). You can enable the keyboard cursor by entering mining mode or selecting the dump/forbid tool and hitting Alt-K (the DFHack keybinding for toggle-kbd-cursor. We're working on making DFHack tools more mouse-aware and accessible so this step isn't necessary in the future.

Highlights

Squad assignment search and sort, animal assignment screens, exportlegends UI integration, hide UI elements

Search and sort for squad assignment screen

When you bring up the screen to assign units to squads, there are now widgets for searching and sorting. The default sort is by "best melee skill", but you can choose from a variety of relevant ascending or descending sorting orders.

You can also search. Searching matches either the unit name or a skill that the unit has. Sorting by "leadership" shows units that have any leadership-related abilities, like teaching and military tactics training, but if you just want to see dwarves with military tactics training, search for "tactics".

There have already been many good suggestions for additional sorting options, which we'll try to get into a future beta/release.

Animal assignment

The "Assign to pasture" screen released in the previous DFHack version has been expanded and generalized to support cages, restraints, and pits/ponds. Please tell us if you have any additional needs for animal assignment that those screens don't meet!

One-click UI integration for exportlegends

exportlegends now sports a new integration with the vanilla "Export XML" button. Now you can generate both the vanilla export and the extended data export with a single click!

Onscreen HUD getting in your way? Hide it!

hide-interface hides all the vanilla UI elements for clean screenshots or distraction-free fortress watching. Even with the interface hidden, you can still pause/unpause the game with spacebar and move around the map with the keyboard or mouse. Hide that cluster of urgent notifications bubbles for a while and just enjoy watching your citizens scurry around : )

Generated release notes

New tools, fixes, and improvements

New Tools

• devel/scan-vtables: Scan and dump likely vtable addresses (for memory research)
• hide-interface: hide the vanilla UI elements for clean screenshots or laid-back fortress observing

New Features

• exportlegends: new overlay that integrates with the vanilla "Export XML" button. Now you can generate both the vanilla export and the extended data export with a single click!
• sort: search and sort for squad assignment screen
• zone: advanced unit assignment screens for cages, restraints, and pits/ponds

Fixes

• Core:
  • reload scripts in mods when a world is unloaded and immediately loaded again
  • fix text getting added to DFHack text entry widgets when Alt- or Ctrl- keys are hit
• caravan:
  • Correct price adjustment values in trade agreement details screen
  • Apply both import and export trade agreement price adjustments to items being both bought or sold to align with how vanilla DF calculates prices
• orders: prevent import/export overlay from appearing on the create workorder screen
• starvingdead: ensure sieges end properly when undead siegers starve
• suspendmanager:
  • Fix the overlay enabling/disabling suspendmanager unexpectedly
  • Improve the detection on "T" and "+" shaped high walls

Misc Improvements

• Surround DFHack-specific UI elements with square brackets instead of red-yellow blocks for better readability
• devel/lsmem: added support for filtering by memory addresses and filenames
• hotkeys: don't display DFHack logo in legends mod...

DFHack 50.09-r2

Q: How do I download DFHack?

A: Either add to your Steam library from our Steam page or scroll to the latest release on our GitHub releases page, expand the "Assets" list, and download the file for your platform (e.g. dfhack-XX.XX-rX-Windows-64bit.zip.

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This release is compatible with all distributions of Dwarf Fortress: Steam, Itch, and Classic.

• Install DFHack from Steam
• Manual install
• Quickstart guide (for players)
• Modding guide (for modders)

Please report any issues (or feature requests) on the DFHack GitHub issue tracker. When reporting issues, please upload a zip file of your savegame and a zip file of your mods directory to the cloud and add links to the GitHub issue. Make sure your files are downloadable by "everyone with the link". We need your savegame to reproduce the problem and test the fix, and we need your active mods so we can load your savegame. Issues with savegames and mods attached get fixed first!

Announcements

Distribute quickfort blueprints in mods, PSAs

You can now distribute your quickfort blueprints in mods!

Think you have a cool fortress design that you want to share with the community? The effort required to share your designs has now been cut down significantly. DFHack quickfort now supports blueprints that have been distributed with mods!

The blueprint in the screenshot comes from a mod with only two files:

• mods/myk002 blueprints/info.txt
• mods/myk002 blueprints/blueprints/from_mod.csv

with info.txt containing just the basic mod metadata (detailed in the DF mod guide). You can distribute these mods anyway you like, including from the DF Steam Workshop.

How do you make blueprints of your fort to distribute? DFHack's gui/blueprint will take a snapshot of your fort and create a series of blueprints for you. You can also make edits with a text editor or online spreadsheet app to do some really advanced stuff.

PSAs

As always, remember that, just like the vanilla DF game, DFHack tools can also have bugs. It is a good idea to save often and keep backups of the forts that you care about.

Many DFHack tools that worked in previous (pre-Steam) versions of DF have not been updated yet and are marked with the "unavailable" tag in their docs. If you try to run them, they will show a warning and exit immediately. You can run the command again to override the warning (though of course the tools may not work). We make no guarantees of reliability for the tools that are marked as "unavailable".

The in-game interface for running DFHack commands (gui/launcher) will not show "unavailable" tools by default. You can still run them if you know their names, or you can turn on dev mode by hitting Ctrl-D while in gui/launcher and they will be added to the autocomplete list. Some tools do not compile yet and are not available at all, even when in dev mode.

If you see a tool complaining about the lack of a cursor, know that it's referring to the keyboard cursor (which used to be the only real option in Dwarf Fortress). You can enable the keyboard cursor by entering mining mode or selecting the dump/forbid tool and hitting Alt-K (the DFHack keybinding for toggle-kbd-cursor. We're working on making DFHack tools more mouse-aware and accessible so this step isn't necessary in the future.

Highlights

search and sort, copy/paste support, ASCII warm/damp highlights, other new tools

Initial screens for search and sort

The first few screens are done for search/filter/sort support! For starters, we decided to tackle the animal assignment to pasture screen and the trade screens, both of which are a frequent source of frustration for players. There is generally not enough room to add vanilla-sized buttons, so DFHack screen links will appear surrounded with red and yellow bars to to distinguish them from vanilla widgets.

The screen that comes up can be filtered and sorted by whether and where the animals are pastured/caged, by their friendliness or tame status, and by various other properties. All animals of a particular species are now listed next to each other so you can find them easily.

The trade screens got a similar treatment. There are two new screens, one for bringing trade goods to the depot, and one for doing the actual trading. In both, items that are ethically unacceptable to the traders that you are trading with and items that are forbidden to export by your nobles are automatically filtered out, though you can change the filters if you like. Both screens also make bins safe and easy to work with.

The bring goods to depot screen allows you to find the items that you want to sell and mark them for trading. For example, you can move the "condition" slider to only show damaged items and then mark them all for trade with a single click.

The trade screen provides similar filter and selection support for items being bought and sold. By default, only the contents of bins are listed and traded and the bins themselves aren't traded. You can toggle this behavior and trade bins if you like, though.

Copy/paste support

With the move to SDL2 comes new clipboard integration capabilities. DFHack's text entry fields, such as the command editing field in gui/launcher, now support copy, paste, and cut. Ctrl-V will paste from the system clipboard into the DFHack text field. This is especially useful when pasting in DFHack commands that you find on the internet! Ctrl-C will copy text out that you can paste into another application, and Ctrl-X will copy the text and also clear the field (so it's a convenient way of just clearing the text quickly even if you don't need to copy it).

Note that there is no way to just select a portion of the text, though, so all copy and cut operations apply to all text in the field.

Warm and damp indicators in ASCII mode

DF does not distinguish damp or warm tiles when in ASCII mode. This can be very frustrating for ASCII-mode players that have to play without this information.

DFHack now automatically highlights damp tiles in blue and warm tiles in red when in ASCII mode and a mining operation is selected. In other words, the visual feedback in ASCII now matches what premium players get in graphics mode.

Other new tools

Some long-standing requests were finally fulfilled in this release, with the return of a few fan-favorite tools and one new game fix.

• 3dveins replaces vanilla DF's blobby vein generation with veins that flow smoothly and naturally between z-levels. Want a more natural looking geology? Try running this command right after a new embark!
• dwarfvet allows your animals to have their wounds treated at hospitals, prolonging their life and usefulness.
• fix/empty-wheelbarrows dislodges rocks that get stuck in your wheelbarrows when a hauling dwarf gets distracted and the full wheelbarrow gets abandoned somewhere. This makes those wheelbarrows useful for hauling again. Enable this tool in the "Maintenance" tab of gui/control-panel to automatically keep your wheelbarrows usable!

Generated release notes

New tools, fixes, and improvements

New Tools

• 3dveins: reinstated for v50, this plugin replaces vanilla DF's blobby vein generation with veins that flow smoothly and naturally between z-levels
• caravan: new trade screen UI replacements for bringing goods to trade depot and trading
• dig: new dig.asciiwarmdamp overlay that highlights warm and damp tiles when in ASCII mode. there is no effect in graphics mode since the tiles are already highlighted there
• dwarfvet: reinstated and updated for v50's new hospital mechanics; allow your animals to have their wounds treated at hospitals
• fix/empty-wheelbarrows: new script to empty stuck rocks from all wheelbarrows on the map
• zone: new searchable, sortable, filterable screen for assigni...

DFHack 50.09-r1

Q: How do I download DFHack?

A: Either add to your Steam library from our Steam page or scroll to the latest release on our GitHub releases page, expand the "Assets" list, and download the file for your platform (e.g. dfhack-XX.XX-rX-Windows-64bit.zip.

---

This release is compatible with all distributions of Dwarf Fortress: Steam, Itch, and Classic.

• Install DFHack from Steam
• Manual install
• Quickstart guide (for players)
• Modding guide (for modders)

Please report any issues (or feature requests) on the DFHack GitHub issue tracker. When reporting issues, please upload a zip file of your savegame and a zip file of your mods directory to the cloud and add links to the GitHub issue. Make sure your files are downloadable by "everyone with the link". We need your savegame to reproduce the problem and test the fix, and we need your active mods so we can load your savegame. Issues with savegames and mods attached get fixed first!

Announcements

If symbol keys don't work, reset your keybindings, PSAs

If symbol keys don't work, reset your keybindings

DF 50.09 includes a major infrastructure upgrade from SDL1 to SDL2. Part of this is a complete change to how input processing works. If you find you can't input shift-symbol characters (like : or ? on most keyboards) into DFHack windows, go into your DF settings and reset your keybindings to the defaults. That should get you working again.

PSAs

As always, remember that, just like the vanilla DF game, DFHack tools can also have bugs. It is a good idea to save often and keep backups of the forts that you care about.

Many DFHack tools that worked in previous (pre-Steam) versions of DF have not been updated yet and are marked with the "unavailable" tag in their docs. If you try to run them, they will show a warning and exit immediately. You can run the command again to override the warning (though of course the tools may not work). We make no guarantees of reliability for the tools that are marked as "unavailable".

The in-game interface for running DFHack commands (gui/launcher) will not show "unavailable" tools by default. You can still run them if you know their names, or you can turn on dev mode by hitting Ctrl-D while in gui/launcher and they will be added to the autocomplete list. Some tools do not compile yet and are not available at all, even when in dev mode.

If you see a tool complaining about the lack of a cursor, know that it's referring to the keyboard cursor (which used to be the only real option in Dwarf Fortress). You can enable the keyboard cursor by entering mining mode or selecting the dump/forbid tool and hitting Alt-K (the DFHack keybinding for toggle-kbd-cursor. We're working on making DFHack tools more mouse-aware and accessible so this step isn't necessary in the future.

Generated release notes

Most changes in this release have to do with migrating to SDL2 and are not visible to the player.

New tools, fixes, and improvements

Misc Improvements

• caravan: new overlay for selecting all/none on trade request screen
• suspendmanager: don't suspend constructions that are built over open space
• unsuspend: new icons for planned and suspended buildings

Structures

• tiletype_shape: changed RAMP_TOP and ENDLESS_PIT to not walkable to reflect how scripts actually need these types to be treated

DFHack 50.08-r4

Q: How do I download DFHack?

A: Either add to your Steam library from our Steam page or scroll to the latest release on our GitHub releases page, expand the "Assets" list, and download the file for your platform (e.g. dfhack-XX.XX-rX-Windows-64bit.zip.

---

This release is compatible with all distributions of Dwarf Fortress: Steam, Itch, and Classic.

• Install DFHack from Steam
• Manual install
• Quickstart guide (for players)
• Modding guide (for modders)

Please report any issues (or feature requests) on the DFHack GitHub issue tracker. When reporting issues, please upload a zip file of your savegame and a zip file of your mods directory to the cloud and add links to the GitHub issue. Make sure your files are downloadable by "everyone with the link". We need your savegame to reproduce the problem and test the fix, and we need your active mods so we can load your savegame. Issues with savegames and mods attached get fixed first!

Announcements

PSAs

PSAs

As always, remember that, just like the vanilla DF game, DFHack tools can also have bugs. It is a good idea to save often and keep backups of the forts that you care about.

Many DFHack tools that worked in previous (pre-Steam) versions of DF have not been updated yet and are marked with the "unavailable" tag in their docs. If you try to run them, they will show a warning and exit immediately. You can run the command again to override the warning (though of course the tools may not work). We make no guarantees of reliability for the tools that are marked as "unavailable".

The in-game interface for running DFHack commands (gui/launcher) will not show "unavailable" tools by default. You can still run them if you know their names, or you can turn on dev mode by hitting Ctrl-D while in gui/launcher and they will be added to the autocomplete list. Some tools do not compile yet and are not available at all, even when in dev mode.

If you see a tool complaining about the lack of a cursor, know that it's referring to the keyboard cursor (which used to be the only real option in Dwarf Fortress). You can enable the keyboard cursor by entering mining mode or selecting the dump/forbid tool and hitting Alt-K (the DFHack keybinding for toggle-kbd-cursor. We're working on making DFHack tools more mouse-aware and accessible so this step isn't necessary in the future.

Highlights

logistics, Dreamfort, and suspendmanager

logistics

When you select a stockpile, you'll now see a panel that will let you toggle its automation features. Items and animals brought to that stockpile can be automatically marked for melting, trading, dumping, and/or training.

For example, you can set up cage traps for catching wild game. When you catch something, your dwarves will bring the caged animal to your Animals stockpile. If you enable automatic training on that stockpile, the animals will automatically get a trainer assigned to them. Combine this with autobutcher, which can mark the trained animals for butchering, and you now have a low-toil food supply chain for your kitchens!

Similarly, if you enable automatic trading for your trade goods stockpile, all items in the stockpile will be marked for trading and be automatically brought to the trade depot when a merchant caravan arrives.

Dreamfort

Dreamfort is the result of over a decade of experimentation and revision from some of Dwarf Fortress's most experienced players. It is a fully functional, pre-designed fortress you can build yourself from gui/quickfort blueprints. If you're having trouble with getting your forts to work smoothly, try building Dreamfort. The blueprints walk you through the process of creating the fortress so you can learn from its design, progression, and configuration. You can even reuse individual blueprints for the parts you especially like to extend your own designs.

The Dreamfort walkthroughs and blueprints bring you from embark all the way through to a 200-strong mountainhome. Screenshots for all the levels and links to more information here: https://docs.dfhack.org/en/stable/docs/guides/quickfort-library-guide.html#dreamfort.

If you want to explore it interactively, you can download a pre-built Dreamfort from DFFD: https://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=15434.

suspendmanager

Logic for when to suspend building jobs has been upgraded. Now suspendmanager is much smarter when you're building in areas with limited access paths. For example, if you fill a corridor or build a high wall, it will now correctly realize that a wall tile can block access to a another tile farther away.

Moreover, suspendmanager now also considers smoothing and engraving jobs. For example, if you attempt to build a statue on top of flooring that is designated for smoothing, it will now allow the smoothing job to be completed first before the statue blocks it.

Generated release notes

New tools, fixes, and improvements

New Plugins

• logistics: automatically mark and route items or animals that come to monitored stockpiles. options are toggleable on an overlay that comes up when you have a stockpile selected.

Fixes

• buildingplan: don't include artifacts when max quality is masterful
• dig-now: clear item occupancy flags for channeled tiles that had items on them
• emigration: reassign home site for emigrating units so they don't just come right back to the fort
• gui/create-item: allow blocks to be made out of wood when using the restrictive filters
• gui/liquids: ensure tile temperature is set correctly when painting water or magma
• gui/quickfort:
  • allow traffic designations to be applied over buildings
  • protect against meta blueprints recursing infinitely if they include themselves
• gui/sandbox: allow creatures that have separate caste-based graphics to be spawned (like ewes/rams)
• RemoteFortressReader: fix a crash with engravings with undefined images
• workorder: prevent autoMilkCreature from over-counting milkable animals, which was leading to cancellation spam for the MilkCreature job

Misc Improvements

• Blueprint library:
  • dreamfort: full rewrite and update for DF v50
  • pump_stack: updated walkthrough and separated dig and channel steps so boulders can be cleared
  • aquifer_tap: updated walkthrough
• autonick: additional nicknames based on burrowing animals, colours, gems, and minerals
• combine: reduce max different stacks in containers to 30 to prevent contaners from getting overfull
• dig-now: can now handle digging obsidian that has been formed from magma and water
• gui/autodump: add option to clear the trader flag from teleported items, allowing you to reclaim items dropped by merchants
• gui/control-panel:
  • add some popular startup configuration commands for autobutcher and autofarm
  • add option for running fix/blood-del on new forts (enabled by default)
• gui/quickfort:
  • adapt "cursor lock" to mouse controls so it's easier to see the full preview for multi-level blueprints before you apply them
  • only display post-blueprint messages once when repeating the blueprint up or down z-levels
• gui/sandbox: when creating citizens, give them names appropriate for their races
• orders:
  • only display import/export/sort/clear panel on main orders screen
  • refine order conditions for library orders to reduce cancellation spam
• prioritize: add wild animal management tasks and lever pulling to the default list of prioritized job types
• quickfort: significant rewrite for DF v50! now handles zones, locations, stockpile configuration, hauling routes, and more
• stockpiles: added barrels, organic, artifacts, and masterworks stockpile presets
• suspendmanager:
  • now suspends construction jobs on top of floor designations, protecting the designations from being erased
  • suspend blocking jobs when building high walls or filling corridors
• workorder: reduce existing orders for automatic shearing and milking jobs when animals are no longer available

Removed

• gui/automelt: replaced by an overlay panel that appears when you click on a stockpile

Structures

• abstract_building_libraryst: initialize unknown variables as DF does
• misc_trait_type: realign

Documentation

• blueprint-library-guide: update Dreamfort screenshots and links, add aquifer_tap screenshot