If you’ve closed the tutorial in Dwarf Fortress, it’s not immediately apparent how to open it again. Fortunately, you’re not locked out of it, and there’s a button to bring it back up, and you can keep going where you left off.
How to reopen the tutorial in Dwarf Fortress
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If you close the tutorial in Dwarf Fortress, you can reopen it by:
- Open the help menu by pressing the “?” button in the upper right corner of the screen (If you don’t see this, make sure your UI scaling is set properly).
- Click on the section you want to start with in the section labeled “Interactive tutorial.”
You can restart the tutorial at any of these sections:
- Camera controls
- Mining
- Stockpiles
- Woodcutting
- Building
- Information sheets
- Alerts
- Preparing for the caravan
You can also access information on these Dwarf Fortress topics:
- Survival
- Planting
- Other food sources
- Bins, bags, and barrels
- Refuse and dumping
- Trade
- Offices and administrative work
- Happiness and stress
- Dig deeper
- Ore and smelting
- Traps and levers
- Wells
- Handling light aquifers
- Clothing
- Meeting areas and locations
- Military
- Ramps and channels
- Goals
- Popup: Burrows
- Popup: Hauling
- Popup: Justice
- Popup: Nobles
- Popup: Squads
- Popup: Stocks
- Popup: Work details
- Popup: Work orders
- Popup: The world
- Popup: Zones
Put together, the tutorials and other info should give new players a solid foundation to enjoy Dwarf Fortress.