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Do you play an old version of the game, or play the modern game on a single z-level somehow?

Figuring out how z dimensions work is probably the hardest part of the game for me. Sometimes I just cannot make a stairway the way I want it or ramps or moats.

Something that I never realized (because not having played the game) is that it used to be "1D" !

> The mountain was a solid vertical wall. The further in (right) one dug, the more dangerous it got, with rivers (of water and lava) to cross. There was no going around.

(Compare with the 2D Rimworld.)

It was never 1D, they just mean that the river went all the way across the map and the only way to cross was by bridging it.

It really needs a 3D display. Humans never actually need to worry about the extra 3rd dimension given our entire sensory system is optimized for 3D.

It's just the view port of 2D slices is not optimal.

Are you talking about the sprites created for the Steam release?

Because, unless I'm mistaken, Dwarf Fortress is very much 3D. Otherwise, how could you strike the earth!?

It was originally all on a single Z-level. You would dig sideways into the mountain, but you couldn't go up or down. I'm pretty sure it was 3d by 2010 or so, though.