Can Dwarf Fortress be run in console mode?
I don't want to start up an X server at all, I just want to play on a text console. Is this possible?
Solution 1:
Yes. You need to change the print mode to TEXT
Linux/OS X users may also use PRINT_MODE:TEXT for primitive ncurses output.
[PRINT_MODE:TEXT]
This is located in the ./df/data/init/init.txt file.