After Accepting a Generated World, Dwarf Fortress doesn't Save it or Load it up
I am completely new to Dwarf Fortress and just got version 0.42 running on OS X 10.11 (I updated SDL and all of that). However, I started up the game, created a new world with all the default parameters, waited for it to generate, and once it was done with 250 years of history I pressed enter assuming it would put me in the game. All this did was bring me back to the title screen and there isn't even an option to load a game. I checked in the save folder and all there is is another folder that says current. I am missing something or is this simply a fatal bug?
[EDIT] There also isn't a "Start Playing" button. I'll attach a screenshot after I have went through the whole generation process.
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How does Dwarf Fortress save?
The game saves to the directory from which it was loaded, so if you restore a game from a seasonal save after a crash, you will be saving to the folder from which you loaded (like [region1-spring-1056]) and not to your default folder (like [region1]) where you would expect it.Does Dwarf Fortress have an ending?
Dwarf Fortress is a "sandbox" game, like Minecraft. Sandbox games typically have no set objectives and, yes, no official way to win them.How long does a year last in Dwarf Fortress?
There are 12 months in the dwarven year, divided into 4 seasons of 3 months each. Unlike the traditional Gregorian calendar, each dwarven month is exactly 4 weeks long, or 28 days, for a total of 336 days in a year. New Year's Day and the first day of Spring both fall on the 1st of Granite.How do I quit Dwarf Fortress?
Press the up arrow key once. Or press down 6 times. (The menu scrolls if there are more than 6 options! D'oh!Generating Worlds (Dwarf Fortress Tutorial)
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