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Liveposting thread of the Beyond Quality Awards in the 20th Anniversary Celebration! If you want to follow along, you can read this thread or listen yourself and see who/what wins the hearts of dwarf fortresses: www.twitch.tv/kitfoxgames www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q5z...

Tarn and Zach are "honoring some of the people that have been part of the project throughout the years"! The first award is the Beyond Qualiity ORIGINS AWARD ...it goes to ANGBAND, "the most complete RPG", "I remember playing a bunch of mods for it" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angband...

The Beyond Quality STORYTELLER AWARD goes to Kruggsmash, for really bringing life to the game! Congratulations @kruggsmash.bsky.social ! He says he hopes the devs will "keep imagining, keep crafting" ❤️

The BEST ROGUELIKE AWARD goes to Caves of Qud. "It's a recent one, but you know, evolution happens. Rich, beautiful writing, [...] a roguelike that is actually like Rogue" 💚 in the acceptance speech, @jfg.land & @unormal.bsky.social say DF is a "north star in the community" 💚

The BEST DESCENDANT goes to Rimworld! "it's a fact that Dwarf Fortress revitalized and helped make a new kind of colony sim [...] all of them tighter experiences and better [...] excellent game" 🔥Tynan from @ludeonstudios.bsky.social accepts and says "noone has topped" DF ❤️

The INSIDE SCOOP award goes to @blindirl.bsky.social! "I don't think anyone else has done such a good job to get the word out like that [..] still one of the reasons we're still around". BlindIRL says "thanks for responding to my pestering emails" and tips others to "email [...] just go ask" 😂oh no

Lots of documentarists have tried to film Dwarf Fortress but failed. The MOMENT IN TIME AWARD goes to one successful attempt: @dannyodwyer.bsky.social from Noclip! He says "the coolest thing about working on that [...] was getting to know the community" ❤️

The OUTPOST LIAISON AWARD goes to someone who "has managed our relationship with the mountainhome for many years, [...] very very patient with us [...] just amazing" @clinodev.bsky.social ! "FAR beyond quality!"

The WIZARDRY AWARD goes to DFHack! "Without [it], I don't think we were really a playable game. I don't think we would have made it, no. [...] We don't have the first clue how you hack a video game" 🎉 Their rep Kelly Kinkade (Rome of Oxtrot) says DFHack has had over 200 contributors for 17+ years!

(As a sidenote, Rome of Oxtrot is looking for a successor to take over leadership of the DFHack project! Ping Rome if you're interested!)

The HIDDEN GEM AWARD goes to Shadows of the Forbidden Gods! "It's just a really amazing game, really compelling, both of us have put hours and hours into it" store.steampowered.com/app/1741640/... - systemic fun with a compelling simulated haunted world, so pick up a copy if you dare!