What's different about the implementation of children in Dwarf Fortress that makes people ok with them? (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 year ago by Awoo@hexbear.net to c/games@hexbear.net

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Is it just because DF was developed on the fringe that it gets away with having infants and children that people use atom smashers on and have core game mechanics where monsters come snatch them?

Or is it something about the implementation that makes it drama-less to everyone?

As far as I'm aware anything that can happen to a Dwarf can happen to an infant or child.

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[-] Frank@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago

100% this. They're completely abstracted. No one feels bad about atom-smashing babies when they don't have face.

[-] StalinIsMaiWaifu@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 year ago

Are you saying the red emoticon doesn't speak o you on an emotional level

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