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Dwarf Fortress uses version control now.

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Dwarf Fortress now uses version control, according to a post noting the game previously did not.

Written by AI from Simon Willison's Weblog's published text.

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“I remember hearing a while ago that Dwarf Fortress didn't use version control. That fact has been lodged in my head, because given its inherent complexity I have trouble imagining a codebase that would benefit from version control more . That's art.”
Simon Willison's Weblog, 11 Oct 2026, 00:52.

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