Getting Support

DFHack has several ways to get help online, including:

• The DFHack Discord server
• The #dfhack IRC channel on Libera

• GitHub:

  • for bugs, use the issue tracker
  • for more open-ended questions, use the discussion board. Note that this is a relatively-new feature as of 2021, but maintainers should still be notified of any discussions here.

• The DFHack thread on the Bay 12 Forum

Some additional, but less DFHack-specific, places where questions may be answered include:

• The /r/dwarffortress questions thread on Reddit
• If you are using a starter pack, the relevant thread on the Bay 12 Forum - see the DF Wiki for a list of these threads

When reaching out to any support channels regarding problems with DFHack, please remember to provide enough details for others to identify the issue. For instance, specific error messages (copied text or screenshots) are helpful, as well as any steps you can follow to reproduce the problem. Sometimes, log output from stderr.log in the DF folder can point to the cause of issues as well.

Some common questions may also be answered in documentation, including:

• This documentation (online here; search functionality available here)
• The DF wiki