Can I Save Dwarf Fortress Without Quitting
There are two other save game options in Dwarf Fortress besides Save and Quit:
- Autosave, to save your game at regular intervals;
- Quicksave, to save your game at an arbitrary point.
Autosave can be configured in your d_init.txt file to save at the beginning of every year or every season, or to turn off autosaving entirely. If Autosave is on, it can be configured to back up your previous save game before saving.
Quicksave is not part of the game by default, but is added by DFHack. You switch to the DFHack terminal screen and type quicksave to save the game immediately.