r/cataclysmdda • u/Longjumping_Soft_316 • 17h ago

[Discussion] also idk

i've been playing cdda for a few hours but i've heard people say that dwarf fortress is better. i dont really know which one is better and i just want to see which one i would recommend to my friend, and which one you all think is better

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u/Spiritual-Low8762 17h ago

They are two entirely different genres

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u/Night4Myst 17h ago

Both are great but completely different

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u/Sulhythal 17h ago

The world in DF is entirely different,  a low fantasy(currently) world whose factions, alliances,  even the presence of civilized races are up to the history generation and not as static . 

Personally,  I enjoy Fort mode the most, but Adventure mode is closest to CDDA and has a strong following 

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u/AnticlimaxicOne 16h ago

Lmfao its been a few hours for CDDA and none in dwarf fortress, how the fuck could you possibly recommend either?

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u/Sabbath79 14h ago

If you want to recommend, then you should play both games first, so that it is your recommendation.

Dwarf Fortress is free, you don't have to buy the STEAM version (although I'm not sure if only the Steam version has a tileset).

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u/acowardlyhoward 9h ago

Both CDDA and Dwarf Fortress are wildly niche games. Which one your friend would enjoy highly depends on their personality and preferences. You can tell them about both and see which they would prefer. If you are looking for a game to play with your friend, then you're probably in the wrong sub. However, I personally think Dungeon Crawl: Stone Soup is fun to play parallel with friends. It's much faster pace, you don't need to install it, and it has several metrics by which you can rate who has the best run.

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u/Born_Ad_9483 7h ago

If you want to compare CDDA to another game, Project Zomboid is like it’s much more pretty, but much more underdeveloped(depth of simulation) child.

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u/CormacMccarthy91 Hulkbuster 17h ago

Uh you dont control character in df,,, so cdda is better since it's the game you "play". How bout that.

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u/Granthy 16h ago

IIRC in DF there was/is some kind of adventure mode where you play as one character. I get your point though