Dwarf Fortress Remote
The most complex world sim
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Dwarf Fortress is a famous fantasy world simulation/management game from Bay 12 Games. This app allows you to play Fortress Mode remotely on your mobile device.
Dwarf Fortress is an open-ended fantasy world simulation/management game from Bay 12 Games, which is in constant development since 2002. In Fortress mode, player indirectly controls a group of dwarves, attempting to construct a successful and wealthy fortress. The game features a highly detailed procedurally generated fantasy world with multiple civilizations and wildlife, realistic geology, weather effects. You will have dozens of different building and items to construct, hundreds of materials, advanced military system, agriculture, sieges and underground monsters, diplomacy and trading.
ATTENTION: Internet connection is required to play. The original game with a plugin (both free) running at your home or on a cloud server will be required, visit mifki.com/df/setup for details. Alternatively, you can purchase a server subscription from within the app, in which case we will manage a server for you, visit mifki.com/df/subscription for details.
Supported Dwarf Fortress version is 0.47.05.
Visit bay12games.com/dwarves for full information about Dwarf Fortress. However, please report any issues with this application to mifki.com/df/support and NOT to the original game authors.
more Dwarf Fortress Remote is back! We may not support the latest DF version, but Dwarf Fortress 0.47.05 is still an epic game and DF Remote is still the best way to play it on the go! So we updated the app to support the latest devices and iOS versions, fixed a few issues, polished the look and dusted off our servers so that you can get back to mining, building and fighting those elves.
Strike the Earth!
3.50 26 Mar
This update fixes a few issues, including missing designation dimensions display and changes to shadow density setting not applied right away. We also added a small border around rough-hewn walls to help them stand out from the surrounding floor in certain situations. The border opacity can be adjusted in settings. Lastly, we made some fixes and improvements to the tileset.
3.03 06/04/2023
This update fixes a few bugs found in the last major release.
Version 3.00 added support for Dwarf Fortress 0.47.05 and implements a bunch of game screens and features that were not available before. NOTE: The new application version does only support DF 0.47.05, unless you are using server subscription, you will need to manually download and install a new server package from mifki.com/df/setup and transfer your saves.
3.02 03/03/2023
This update fixes a few bugs found in the last major release, including inability to create guildhalls, inability to unpause a game when following a unit, and a crash when swiping on a server row in the server list.
Version 3.00 added support for Dwarf Fortress 0.47.05 and implements a bunch of game screens and features that were not available before. NOTE: The new application version does only support DF 0.47.05, unless you are using server subscription, you will need to manually download and install a new server package from mifki.com/df/setup and transfer your saves.
3.01 27/02/2023
This update adds support for Dwarf Fortress 0.47.05 and implements a bunch of game screens and features that were not available before. NOTE: The new application version does only support DF 0.47.05, unless you are using server subscription, you will need to manually download and install a new server package from mifki.com/df/setup and transfer your saves.
3.00 17/02/2023
This update makes it possible to configure number of announcement lines shown and announcement scroll speed. Also the following issues are fixed:
* Application crash when trying to change siege engine settings.
* Game is not automatically paused on iPad when navigating away from the map view.
2.12 13/05/2019
This update fixes several application crashes, including the one when switching seasonal fertilization for a farm plot, and the one when attaching images in the support chat.
2.11 27/02/2019
This version contains changes required for the upcoming support for DF 0.44.12.
Info/help buttons have been added to items on workshop add job screen, opening a description of the corresponding job or product. Also, the in-app help viewer now preserves navigation history when you close it and open again.
2.10 04/02/2019
This version improves tileset and color scheme selection screen in preparation for the upcoming DF 0.44.12 support, and fixes appearance of text fields on some screens.
Recently we launched Server Subscription:
Server Subscription is the best option to start playing Dwarf Fortress on a mobile device - no need to set up and maintain your own server, or worry about your home network connection being compatible with Remote. You can upload existing game saves, and download them at any time to continue playing on your own server or in the original Dwarf Fortress on desktop. Dwarf Fortress is a game by Bay 12 Games, available for free from bay12games.com/dwarves.
2.03 12/11/2018
This version contains some tweaks and improvements to the main menu:
* Pressing and holding Announcements button will open announcements/reports screen and switch to Reports tab straight away.
* Announcements button will be highlighted if there are any new combat/hunting/sparring reports, and Petitions button will be highlighted if there are any new petitions requiring attention.
* For Server Subscription users, a button is added to save a snapshot of the game map to the 3D gallery.
Recently we introduced Server Subscription:
Server Subscription is the best option to start playing Dwarf Fortress on a mobile device - no need to set up and maintain your own server, or worry about your home network connection being compatible with Remote. You can upload existing game saves, and download them at any time to continue playing on your own server or in the original Dwarf Fortress on desktop. Dwarf Fortress is a game by Bay 12 Games, available for free from bay12games.com/dwarves.
2.02 25/10/2018
This version fixes several issues discovered during the launch of the Server Subscription service.
Introducing Server Subscription
Server Subscription is the best option to start playing Dwarf Fortress on a mobile device - no need to set up and maintain your own server, or worry about your home network connection being compatible with Remote. You can upload existing game saves, and download them at any time to continue playing on your own server or in the original Dwarf Fortress on desktop. Dwarf Fortress is a game by Bay 12 Games, available for free from bay12games.com/dwarves.
2.01 16/10/2018
Introducing Server Subscription
Server Subscription is the best option to start playing Dwarf Fortress on a mobile device - no need to set up and maintain your own server, or worry about your home network connection being compatible with Remote. You can upload existing game saves, and download them at any time to continue playing on your own server or in the original Dwarf Fortress on desktop. Dwarf Fortress is a game by Bay 12 Games, available for free from bay12games.com/dwarves.
This release also improves compatibility with iOS 12 and new iPhone models, and fixes an occasional crash on the unit list screen.
2.00 09/10/2018
This update contains various improvements to ensure you continue to enjoy playing Dwarf Fortress.
IMPORTANT: The next version of DF Remote will drop support for iOS 8.
1.73 02/09/2018
This version contains some network-related and user interface fixes.
1.72 07/03/2018
This version adds support for configuring conditions for manager orders.
Also, when searching for job types to create a new manager order, individual words will be matched instead of whole strings. This means you can type "smelt platinum" or even just "sme p" to find "smelt native platinum ore" job.
1.71 18/01/2018
This version adds support for many Dwarf Fortress features there were not previously accessible via the app:
- Hauling routes and minecarts
- Stockpile/workshop linking
- Designation priorities, marker mode, standard/marker toggling
- Viewing kill lists for units
- Outdoor access status for hives
- Removing individual activity zone tiles
- Viewing engraving descriptions
- Checking/active/ready status info for manager orders (these statuses are related to orders with conditions, configuring which is not yet supported)
- Choosing an image related to a historical figure for a job/order
Bug fixes:
- Fixed pressure plate trigger configuration
- Fixed some issues related to setting job/order details
- Various UI fixes
Note: Support for DF 0.40.24 has been removed, feel free to contact mifki.com/support if you need help upgrading to the latest DF version. Also support for DF 0.43.03 will be removed soon.
1.70 10/01/2018
This update brings iPhone X and iOS 11 compatibility, and fixes several bugs and crashes.
1.67 23/11/2017
Fixing bugs and ensuring compatibility with iOS 11.
1.66 23/09/2017
Bug fixes, including squad attack in region command.
1.65 01/09/2017
Fixed app crash when querying units. Also fixed colour profiles of App Store screenshots so that they properly reflect in-game colors.
1.64 25/08/2017
This update contains mostly internal changes that will allow us to implement new features more efficiently, as well as some user interface fixes and improvements.
Designations menu has been slightly reordered and grouped using colors for faster navigation.
1.63 22/08/2017
This update contains number of internal improvements, adds search function to labors screens, and fixes for the following issues:
* Zoom to/view buttons were not working for activity zones on Rooms & Buildings screen.
* Traffic costs could not be changed after reconnecting to a game.
* "Trader profit is more than 1000" warning was shown even if broker had no appraisal skill.
1.62 26/07/2017
This update contains internal changes to help us to diagnose server communication issues.
1.61 21/06/2017
This update brings support for Dwarf Fortress 0.43.05
1.60 22/05/2017
* Keyboard uses dark style on dark in-game screens
* Hopefully fixed a crash when stopping screen recording on iPad
* Number of items required/left when placing a construction (walls, floor, etc.) is indicated
* You can access instrument and dance/poetic/musical form descriptions from unit skills screen
* You can now toggle high priority ("Do task now!") status for jobs in workshops
* When assigning owner for a building, candidates are shown with their profession colours
1.54 11/05/2017
Dwarf Fortress Remote is back! We may not support the latest DF version, but Dwarf Fortress 0.47.05 is still an epic game and DF Remote is still the best way to play it on the go! So we updated the app to support the latest devices and iOS versions, fixed a few issues, polished the look and dusted off our servers so that you can get back to mining, building and fighting those elves.
Strike the Earth!
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