Limit Dwarf Fortress processor usage

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I just started playing Dwarf Fortress, and after half an hour, the laptop shut down. The Dwarf Fortress process seems to be at 100% processor usage whenever it isn't paused. Is there a setting for limiting this?

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You can, in theory, limit the game update speed and/or graphic update speed, DF will try to run as many updates as possible with respect to the limit, your CPU is stuck at 100% because it's not fast enough (don't worry, as far as I know there are no CPUs fast enough to run DF at the default speed without using all the CPU).

Although settings this at even, say 1, might not work (depends on how the limit is implemented, it should say to the OS "I don't need to do anything for X milliseconds" but it's probably a low priority bug) it's worth a try.

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Dwarf Fortress for Windows Mobile

Your only hope currently is to run DF on a Linux machine and create a terminal to it. You will also need to set the output type to curses with the following changes in the config file.

[SOUND:NO]
...
[PRINT_MODE:TEXT]

I would also suggest making the following change in the init file for ease of play (the intro doesn't work well in curses mode).

[INTRO:NO]

However with the small screen and small keyboard DF will probably still not be at its best.

Growing Trees above ground in Dwarf Fortress

To answer the question about muddying the area, no. If you muddy an area it will not cause the forest to spread as the areas where the forest grows is determined by the biomes (which are visible when you choose your location to embark to) no soil type.

Though, trees do sprout randomly, so go ahead and cut down the ones that are on your map for now. There really is nothing you can do to increase your fortress's wood production. unless you find an underground river or pool. if you find either of those, muddying an area underground will cause it to grow tower cap mushrooms which can be used as wood.

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