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"Base" list, compatible with The Aeramore Expansion, but you can play without it just as a QOL list to improve the base game.

I'm still testing the list (so many updates you know), but should be "stable", no idea in adventure mode right now tho, go and have fun trying.

You can order the mods according to the list, just change the order if a mod ask you to and you will be fine (the first 3 mods must go over some vanilla ones, just move them up)


BUGFIXES:

Compatibility error from Grind bones and shells CIV patch can be corrected by editing the file in ...\Steam\steamapps\common\Dwarf Fortress\mods\3200910899 (11)\info.txt and change:

[REQUIRES_ID_BEFORE_ME:grind_bones_and_shells_into_flux_niemst]
to
[REQUIRES_ID_BEFORE_ME:niemst_grind_bones_and_shells_into_flux]



To use Civ patches, you need to search on the installed mods folder:

"..\AppData\Roaming\Bay 12 Games\Dwarf Fortress\data\installed_mods\" for "snow_people"

then delete the 7 files, in case you want to play with such mod, you just have to change the text inside the files to "SELECT_ENTITY" instead of "ENTITY".

If you find this too hard, you can just click on every civ patch mod, when you are creating a world, so it will send you to the folder of said mod, then look for the file that contains "snow_people" in its name, and delete it.
Items (85)
Perspective Walls
Created by Thomrade
Buy me a coffee if you would like to help me justify the time spent modding instead of working paying contracts: https://bmc.link/comradetum Changes the wall graphics to a version using 2.5d forced perspective, You can see the front face of the wall, like ...
Smooth Floors Look Constructed
Created by Jojee
https://imgur.com/y9N1KU7.png Tweaks the smoothed floors to appear as constructed rock block floors, for those who are tired of boring floors. https://imgur.com/LDzvOrJ.png To install, click the 'mods' button when creating a new world and then enable this ...
Creature Graphics Extended - REDUX
Created by Digganob
https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3500712566 Arsenal and Cultural Overhaul is out now! It includes all the improvements made in CGE - Redux, but adds several additional helmets, new cloak and cape sprites, entity changes, and more! Thi...
Alternate Ramp Icons
Changes the default bright blue ramp icons into transparent red and green ones. In case it is not working, you can try to replace the vanilla ramp icons completely. Go to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Dwarf Fortress\data\vanilla\vanilla_in...
ON/OFF Burrows activation button
Created by Tau
Changes the pause button on the Burrows screen for ON/OFF button....
Interface Tweaks
Created by Trainzack
Interface Tweaks Version 1.6 This mod adds visible hotkeys to most actions that have hotkeys, replaces the disband squad button with a trash can so you stop disbanding squads on accident, makes the difference between selected and deselected UI icons more o...
Squad & Burrow Icons
Created by CaZsm
This small mod adds additional, more informative custom symbols to the military squad screen and the burrows screen. Icons are in the same style as the default tileset. No dependencies, load in any order. Includes symbols: - Archer - Sword - Hammer - Spear...
Water Flow Indicator Arrows
Created by ryno
the mod applies an overlay to water that shows arrows which indicate the directional flow i created this in 5 seconds as an alternative to Poss's mod of a similar nature, check it out here: https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3419529410 ...
Conundrum's Tweaks - Ramps & Flooring
Created by Pathblinder
Edit's the three overworld ramp types (Stone, Grass and Soil) to appear more natural by accounting for their individual characteristics. Also changes the outlines of the related floor tiles to match the aesthetic. No more polished grass....
Bourbon's Dark Depths
Created by Bourbon
Changes Z-level fog from sky-blue to a dark shading for better underground spaces. Removes blue from ramp and shadow overlays as well. Credit to Munashe's Reduced Z-Level Fog mod for showing how it is done. For even less blue, check out https://steamcommun...
Bourbon's Dark Floors
Created by Bourbon
Removes blue tone from numerous rough or smoothed stone floors and ramps....
Less Busy Floors
Created by PunkRockVampire
Tiny mod that removes the face from engraved floors, so they look less cluttered. I know there's another mod that does similar, but it doesn't remove the face from constructed engraved floors and this mod does....
See-Through Smoothing Designations
Created by Trainzack
This replaces the smoothing and engraving designation graphic with something that's easier to see through. How to Install This mod has to be enabled during world generation setup. There is no officially supported way of installing this mod into an existing...
Metal plate floor
This mod replaces vanilla metal floor texture with metal plate. Who would want diagonal wood-like looking bars on the floor when you could have a BIG and SHINY metal plate anyway? Also replaces metal ramp texture. Compatible with any other mod that don't r...
Grey & Reduced Z-Level Fog
Created by xaen
Thins out the z-level fog as well as converts it to grey. Based off of mods by Munashe and Benny...
Rounded hills
Created by Poss
Makes hill corners less sharp and more natural Version 1.6 now includes support for all vanilla surfaces and compatibility for custom tilesets like Detailed Landscapes ...
Detailed Landscapes
Created by Poss
Adds graphics to vanilla environmental tiles that had no visuals. This returns environmental diversity which was actually in the game the whole time. Dwarf fortress is known for its amazing level of simulation, but the steam version simplifies a huge diver...
Lightly Detailed Grass
Created by Echophenomena
This mod adds new grass textures for the different types of grass that appear in the game (but which previously all used the same texture). This mod is heavily inspired by Poss' Detailed Landscapes mod, but with a greater focus on subtlety. It uses a restr...
Flowing Water
Created by Poss
Animates water so you can see it flowing. Helps identify risky water, shows directions for machinery and helps adventurers find water that is safe to drink It matches the water simulation's direction of flow. The game actually already does this animation u...
Workshops without floors
Created by skuldomg
Workshops don't have floors anymore....
RebOOter's Library
Created by RebOOter
-- ATTENTION --- This mod needs DFHack to be installed. You can simply get it here (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2346660/DFHack__Dwarf_Fortress_Modding_Engine/) Overview There are some utilities and functions that I use in my other mods. So there's n...
The Way the Words Work
Created by DPh Kraken
A total language overhaul that adds structure to the default language rules to create more logically-assembled names. Words now obey stricter rules on positioning, in both compound and "X of Y" form. All of the linguistic symbols have been expanded and/or ...
Lotsa Names v7
Created by Brossentia
As cool as "Urist" is, this mod adds over a thousand other names. Most are either typical human or pet names, though expect a few weird things to pop up now and then. This mod includes over 2600 additional names that can be generated for dwarfs, humans, el...
Gender Name Colors
Created by bunnybun420fml
Colors the names of most creatures according to their gender if they have one. It *shouldn't* mess anything up if it loads before any other mod, but it applies a creature variation to every creature in the game, so. Best practice is probably to have it loa...
Alert Manager
Created by RebOOter
--- ATTENTION --- This mod needs DFHack to be installed. You can simply get it here (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2346660/DFHack__Dwarf_Fortress_Modding_Engine/) Overview This tool will help you manage alerts in the DF. There are not a lot of options...
Audible Alerts
Created by Trainzack
Makes most alerts trigger a sound. This is really helpful if you, like me, keep missing important alerts. Installation Instructions When creating a world, select this mod from the mod menu. This mod should be loaded after the vanilla mods. Uninstallation I...
Better Work Details
Created by RebOOter
-- ATTENTION --- This mod needs DFHack to be installed. You can simply get it here (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2346660/DFHack__Dwarf_Fortress_Modding_Engine/) Overview This mod will help you to edit your labors and work details more deeply. What th...
Better Combat Log
Created by RebOOter
-- ATTENTION --- This mod needs DFHack to be installed. You can simply get it here (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2346660/DFHack__Dwarf_Fortress_Modding_Engine/) Overview What a glorious battle, my brothers! We struck this forgotten beast down with th...
Better Creature Descriptions
Created by annaflyte
Better Creature Descriptions Better Creature Descriptions enhances and unifies the in-game descriptions of all vanilla creatures This is a partial port of Taffer's DF Revised. Taffer's Revised is a beloved old mod and I am going to be working on porting al...
More Book Titles
Created by La Creatura
This mod adds 70 120 150 185 220 245 new book titles! (I plan to add even more) You can suggest your own book title in the comment section and (maybe) I will add it with the next update Feel free to share hilarious / epic titles generated in your world in ...
Metallic
Created by Caldfir
The default metals all use flat color-palettes, and have a lot of repeats. This mod adds a unique palette for each metal-type, using various hues to simulate rust, reflections, and opalescence. This will affect the visuals and color-descriptions for anythi...
Ketaros Stones Variations
Created by Ketaros
This mod adds a massive variation to one of the most important aspect of the game, the stones! Minerals and ores now will have variations to the physical look of all the stones in the game, keeping the same color style. https://i.imgur.com/oxYddPx.png http...
More Vanilla Creatures
Created by ryno
Adds more creatures to the game that are either based on the existing ones, or would otherwise fit in the vanilla game. If you use Advanced Agriculture, you'll need this compatibility patch: https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3324629244...
More Vanilla Creatures Adjusted
Created by niemst
More Vanilla Creatures Adjusted Please see the great mod: More Vanilla Creatures by ryno: https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3244998524 TL;DR Removes some creatures added by ryno mod from the game Please see my other mods: https://steam...
Biodiversity Booster
Created by lmlsna
This is a patch that sets frequency to 100 for all vanilla non-intelligent creatures. This increases variety by ensuring that creatures will always exist within their relevant biomes when possible and that all creatures have an equal random chance to appea...
Biodiversity Booster - More Vanilla Creatures
Created by lmlsna
Applies Biodiversity Booster changes to More Vanilla Creatures and replaces its rebalanced frequencies for vanilla creatures....
Skilled Animals & Megabeasts
Created by lmlsna
Wildlife was one of my biggest “expectation vs reality” moments in Dwarf Fortress. All these giant predators sound scary, the wiki even builds them up as being scary, yet whenever you send your militia after them you’ll find that they have a major skill is...
SA&M - More Vanilla Creatures
Created by lmlsna
Applies Skilled Animals & Megabeasts' natural skill sets to More Vanilla Creatures. The natural skills that were already present on certain MVC creatures were all kept intact and I balanced around them....
Topples' Quarry
Created by Topples
Quarries This mod adds quarries that were included in the halfling mod to both dwarf and human entities. Quarries are an alternative way of obtaining stone, ore, and gems that is not meant to supplant standard mining. Obtaining these materials from quarrie...
Ceramics Expanded
Created by Qev
This mod expands the ceramic industry, allowing your dwarves to make more items out of ceramics, and use more materials for glazing with a wide variety of colours, depending on what resources are available at the embark. Note: This mod will mark several no...
Ceramics Expanded Civ Patch
Created by Catwet12
This Civ Patch allows Ceramics Expanded to be used within the following Civs: A Dance of Six Legs Additional Races Aeramore Age of Civilizations Boarth Age of Man Age of Man - Fantasy Races Ancient Races: Dwarves of the Deep Ancient Races: High Elven Empir...
Stained Glass
Created by niemst
Stained Glass Old - Colors in the Industry (Stained Glass) TL;DR; This mod adds stained glass and the ability to make objects from it. Please see my other mods: https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3157869674 Introduction I felt really co...
Colors in the Industry (Stained Glass) Civ Patch
Created by Catwet12
This Civ Patch allows Colors in the Industry (Stained Glass) to be used within the following Civs: A Dance of Six Legs Additional Races Aeramore Age of Civilizations Boarth Age of Man Age of Man - Fantasy Races Ancient Races: Dwarves of the Deep Ancient Ra...
Lead oxide (litharge)
Created by Плита
You can smelt lead or galena to litharge to do crystal glass instead rock crystal. Earlier it was lead oxide, but someone told me, that English has better word for it. Current video became old, but it still enough to understand this mod, I'm to lazy to cha...
Lead Oxide Civ Patch
Created by Catwet12
This Civ Patch allows Lead oxide to be used within the following Civs: A Dance of Six Legs Additional Races Aeramore Age of Civilizations Boarth Age of Man Age of Man - Fantasy Races Ancient Races: Dwarves of the Deep Ancient Races: High Elven Empire Ancie...
Train engraving
Created by kaffelars
Train engraving Training a dwarf in engraving from a starting level of e.g. dabbling/unskilled can be a bit annoying. Either you engrave areas in your mines far from your rooms, ending up with large areas of unused engravings. Or you send your unskilled en...
Train Engraving Civ Patch
Created by Catwet12
This Civ Patch allows Train engraving to be used within the following Civs: A Dance of Six Legs Additional Races Aeramore Age of Civilizations Boarth Age of Man Age of Man - Fantasy Races Ancient Races: Dwarves of the Deep Ancient Races: High Elven Empire ...
Crematorium
Created by Wyntr Stardust
Adds a new furnace: the Crematorium. At the crematorium you can cremate corpses, bones, and other remains into ash. FUTURE PLANS - Add Incinerator, a more compact, magma powered crematorium. - Allow burning of worn out xXclothingXx KNOWN ISSUES/BUGS - furn...
Crematorium Civ Patch
Created by Catwet12
This Civ Patch allows Crematorium to be used within the following Civs: A Dance of Six Legs Additional Races Aeramore Age of Civilizations Boarth Age of Man Age of Man - Fantasy Races Ancient Races: Dwarves of the Deep Ancient Races: High Elven Empire Anci...
Dump water bucket
Created by オダナナ
Use the kitchen to dump all the water buckets lying around your fortress....
Dump Water Civ Patch
Created by Catwet12
This Civ Patch allows Dump water bucket to be used within the following Civs: A Dance of Six Legs Additional Races Aeramore Age of Civilizations Boarth Age of Man Age of Man - Fantasy Races Ancient Races: Dwarves of the Deep Ancient Races: High Elven Empir...
Grind bones and shells into flux (and more)
Created by niemst
Grind Bones and Shells into Flux TL;DR Create flux from bones and shells, and more. Introduction This mod was created to give some use to bones and shells. After reviewing the flux stone list, I discovered that bones and shells could be used to create flux...
Grind bones, shells, chitin into flux Civ Patch
Created by Catwet12
This Civ Patch allows Grind bones, shells, chitin into flux (and more) to be used within the following Civs: A Dance of Six Legs Additional Races Aeramore Age of Civilizations Boarth Age of Man Age of Man - Fantasy Races Ancient Races: Dwarves of the Deep ...
Embark Neighbors Extended
Created by Zeallot
Embark Neighbors Extended adds a display during embark site selection of nearest sites for ALL races and sorts them by travel time, excluding the player's race. This is particularly useful for players who have added additional civilizations through mods. R...
Shaped Gloves
Created by Dawnmist
Allows military dwarves to change into armored gauntlets despite wearing gloves or mittens. Please note: I had originally misunderstood one of the complex clothing combination rules. I've updated this mod as a result of being informed about how that rule w...
Shaped Shoes/Boots
Created by Dawnmist
Allows military dwarves to change into armored boots when equipping their uniforms by adding the SHAPED tag to shoes/boots. This mod implements the recommended work-around to allow military dwarves to change footwear when equipping armor that is specified ...
Topples' Layered Graphics Merge
Created by Topples
REQUIRES DFHACK This mod only works on mods formatted for it. What does this do? It allows multiple mods to edit layer graphics. Layered graphics are the more complicated graphics system that complicated creatures like dwarfs, humans, elves, goblins, and k...
Multi-Hauling
Created by L. Loire
This tool allows dwarves to collect several adjacent items at once when performing hauling jobs with a wheelbarrow. When enabled, new StoreItemInStockpile jobs with wheelbarrows will automatically attach nearby items so they can be hauled in a single trip....
Underground Farming All Seasons
Created by SpaceLupine
Allows all underground crops to be grown in all seasons. Only modifies the 6 underground crops. To use just enable during world gen. Thank you to Xenonex for advice....
Beekeeping Buff
Created by Haethei
Makes the Beekeeping industry a little more lucrative by increasing the value of wax, honey, and mead. Edits both honeybee materials AND bumblebee materials, even though you can't use bumblebee items in-game, it would work well with any other mods that all...
Silk Eggs
Created by keg
Silk creatures now lay eggs in nest boxes, which can be hatched or eaten as normal. Weavers can take these eggs and convert them into 10 thread a piece automatically at a farmers workshop. The following animals will lay silk eggs: -giant cave spider -giant...
More Valuable Procedural Creatures
Created by Greencat Sixty-Four
Did you ever think it’s really weird that stuff made out of forgotten beast silk/bones/leather is as valuable as stuff made out of a cat? Using the power of lua, this mod changes that finally. Unfortunately, because I am bad at programming, it depends enti...
Shearing Is Not Killing
Created by Droseran
I recommend instead using Advanced Agriculture as it fixes this and many other bugs/issues with vanilla agriculture. Removes the token from the wool of sheep, llamas, and alpacas. Wool is obtained by shearing these animals, not by killing them like the hai...
Missing Dyes
Created by bihlbo
In the most vanilla-like fashion I could manage, this mod allows plants that are planned to produce dye, to produce dye when milled. Enjoy dye from wild carrots, pendant amaranths, and rhubarbs. These are the plants for which there were notes in the vanill...
Dwarven Weapons Fixed
Created by Haethei
Fixes the bug that causes dwarves to be unable to equip two-handed weapons. Additionally, allows dwarves to craft mauls, pikes, halberds and great axes. Does not allow dwarves to craft long swords or two-handed swords, but they can still wield those if the...
Invisible Filled Jugs Fix
Created by Droseran
Currently jugs become invisible when filled with liquids like honey or oil. This mod gives them graphics when filled. I could not find a way to make the graphics work perfectly with both metal and non-metal jugs, so metal jugs will have the liquid slightly...
Cave Spider Syndrome Recovery
Created by orcaman98
Modifies (vermin) cave spiders to assign a max duration to the illness their bites inflict, instead of it being a lifelong affliction....
clinodev's Dry Mines (No Aquifers Mod)
Created by clinodev
Removes the aquifer tag from the nine aquifer bearing soils and stones in Dwarf Fortress, for that all day dry not drowning in the mines feeling! Here's a video explaining how to install and use the mod: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2kaEqHTA0M...
SK Blueprint Arrows
Created by Shkaph4ik
Mod changes white blueprint arrows to blue and green. This is clean mod, it have own tileset and will overwrite only what you see in preview. Мод меняет белые чертежные стрелки на синюю и зеленую. Я путался в белых стрелках. Это чистый мод, он имеет свой т...
SK Colorful Priority Buttons
Created by Shkaph4ik
Mod changes white priority buttons to colorful. This is clean mod, it have own tileset and will overwrite only what you see in preview. Мод меняет белые кнопки приоритета на цветные. Почему бы и нет? Это чистый мод, он имеет свой тайлсет и перезапишет толь...
SK Designation Items
Created by Shkaph4ik
Mod changes icons for designation of items. Mod works, but not complete! Мод меняет иконки приказов для предметов. Мод работает, но не готов полностью! SK Menu Buttons SK Suspend Button SK Remove Buttons SK To From Arrows SK Blueprint Arrows SK Colorful Pr...
SK GigaDwarfs Alerts
Created by Shkaph4ik
Mod changes some alert icons to GigaDwarfs. This is clean mod, it have own tileset and will overwrite only what you see in preview. Мод меняет некоторые иконки тревог на ГигаДварфов. В ванилле были смайлики. Это чистый мод, он имеет свой тайлсет и перезапи...
SK GigaDwarfs Clouds
Created by Shkaph4ik
Mod makes clouds bigger and changes some status icons to GigaDwarfs. This mod overwrite all vanilla tileset. Мод делает облачка больше и меняет некоторые иконки статусов на ГигаДварфов. Борода или лопата? Мод перезапишет весь ванильный тайлсет. My other mo...
SK GigaDwarfs Stress
Created by Shkaph4ik
Mod changes stress smilies to GigaDwarfs. This is clean mod, it have own tileset and will overwrite only what you see in preview. Мод меняет смайлики стресса на ГигаДварфов. Высеченные из камня бородатые морды! Это чистый мод, он имеет свой тайлсет и перез...
SK Menu Buttons
Created by Shkaph4ik
Mod changes pause, play, menu and help buttons to red, green and grey. This is clean mod, it has own tileset and will overwrite only what you see in preview. Мод меняет кнопки паузы, плей, меню и помощи на красную, зеленую и серую. Для тех кто уходил в туа...
SK Moon Stars
Created by Shkaph4ik
Mod changes shadow on moon to deep space. This is clean mod, it have own tileset and will overwrite only what you see in preview. Мод меняет тень на луне на глубокий космос. Красиво же. Это чистый мод, он имеет свой тайлсет и перезапишет только то, что вы ...
SK Remove Buttons
Created by Shkaph4ik
Mod changes remove buttons for burrows, routes and stops. This is clean mod, it have own tileset and will overwrite only what you see in preview. Мод меняет кнопки удаления для нор, путей и остановок. Я путал удаление путей и остановки. Это чистый мод, он ...
SK Suspend Button
Created by Shkaph4ik
Mod changes suspend blue button for zones, burrows and jobs to green and red. This is clean mod, it have own tileset and will overwrite only what you see in preview. Мод меняет синюю кнопку паузы для зон, нор и работ на зеленую и красную. А кто не путался ...
SK To From Arrows
Created by Shkaph4ik
Mod changes green "take from" arrows to blue, blue "take from anywhere" arrows to orange and blue "take from links only" arrows to orange exclamation marks for stockpiles. Changes grey and green "desire" arrows to blue for minecarts, also changes "take fro...
SK Transparent Designations
Created by Shkaph4ik
Mod changes opacity for all designations. This mod overwrite all vanilla tileset. Мод меняет непрозрачность всем указаниям. Чтобы не было каши из приказов. Мод перезапишет весь ванильный тайлсет. SK Menu Buttons SK Suspend Button SK Remove Buttons SK Desig...
SK Zone Icons
Created by Shkaph4ik
Mod changes red bed icon for dormitory to brown color. Adds cage to rope icon for dungeon. This is clean mod, it have own tileset and will overwrite only what you see in preview. Мод меняет иконку красной кровати общежития на коричневую. Добавляет клетку к...
Dead end paths to immortality
Created by niemst
Dead End Paths to Immortality TL;DR This mod introduces alternative paths to immortality, each with unique consequences. Beware, many of these paths are fraught with risks and are often more a curse than a blessing. Please check my other mods: https://stea...
The Aeramore Expansion V7.35 [52.03+]
Created by Gasper Vladi
This mod takes in the Vanilla concept and adds more spice, culture, and FUN to the game. New Races, Beasts, Weapons, Secrets, Destruction, Chaos, and so much more that is at http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=170408.0 and there is a guide here ...
Simon Swerwer Soundtrack
Created by Hippiecab
Adds soundtrack by Simon Swerwer. Music and images provided by Simon Swerwer at his website . Music files have been exported to Ogg Vorbis from FLAC-files, having the best possible quality. The volume has been normalized to match the vanilla music. The qua...