Errata
The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Date Corrected".
The following errata were submitted by our customers and approved as valid errors by the author or editor.
Color key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
| Version | Location | Description | Submitted By | Date submitted | Date corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Digital Version | 9 Kindle version, Location 332 |
The text advises to set mineral frequency to "Everywhere" at world generation. This leads to a bug in the site finder later on (also reported to Amazon). It should be "Frequent" until DF is fixed. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | May 24, 2014 | Sep 25, 2014 |
| PDF, ePub | Page 200 Appendix, Table A-2 |
Appendix Table A-2 "Create world settings" tells me to set Mineral Occurrence to "Everywhere". However, earlier in the book (Table 2-1, pages 9/10), this is set to Frequent, which is the correct setting. Appendix needs to be changed, too. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Andreas | May 08, 2014 | Sep 25, 2014 |
| PDF, Mobi | Page 9 2nd Para (Building Worlds) |
I regards to the Everywhere vs. Frequent mineral settings errata that was fixed in Table 2-1, the Building Worlds paragraph still instructs the reader to choose Everywhere. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Mike McGlumphy | Jan 31, 2013 | Sep 25, 2014 |
Page 107 First paragraph |
The URL for the oilfurnace comic has changed to: http://oilfurnace.timdenee.com/ Note from the Author or Editor: |
Kevin E. Duffy | Nov 27, 2012 | Sep 25, 2014 | |
| Printed | Page 60 1st paragraph |
"isn't hard have a couple" should be "isn't hard to have a couple" Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Jul 11, 2012 | Jul 30, 2012 |
| Printed | Page 105 5th paragraph |
"clear out a space under the aquifer" should be "clear out a space under the glacier" Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Jul 11, 2012 | Jul 30, 2012 |
| Other Digital Version | 5921 2nd paragraph Kindle location 5921, Burrows Section |
"If you press z, you can assign dwarves to the burrow" should be "If you press c" Note from the Author or Editor: |
Joseph Hughes | Jul 08, 2012 | Jul 30, 2012 |
| Printed, PDF | Page 37 First paragraph of "Dumping, Refuse, and Storage" |
In "When you placed yout stockpiles," "yout" should be "your". Note from the Author or Editor: |
Klaas Boesche | Jul 07, 2012 | Jul 30, 2012 |
Page 120 3rd paragraph under Metal Industry Strategies |
Page 120 (PDF page 136) Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Jul 02, 2012 | Jul 30, 2012 | |
| Printed, PDF, , Other Digital Version | Page 10 Top of page in table |
Mineral Occurrence should not be set to Everywhere as then the find parameters (later, on page 14) cannot be satisfied and you cannot progress in the book. This apparently has affected many people. It needs to be set to one lower setting. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Jun 29, 2012 | Jul 30, 2012 |
Page 25 Table 3-1, Chicken |
In Table 3-1, the picture for Chicken is cropped erroneously: a 3x3 area is used instead of the correct 1x1 symbol. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Alexander Kashev | Jun 27, 2012 | Jul 30, 2012 | |
Page 184 Figure 11-4 |
(top) and (bottom) indicators for the figure should read (left) and (right) Note from the Author or Editor: |
Brian Hosterman | Jun 24, 2012 | Jul 30, 2012 | |
Page 164 2nd paragraph |
"If a necromancer besieges your fortress, it is best take extreme caution" should read "it is best to take extreme" Note from the Author or Editor: |
Brian Hosterman | Jun 23, 2012 | Jul 30, 2012 | |
Page 160 Figure 10-10 |
Figure 10-10 is the incorrect image. It is a duplicate of Figure 10-9. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Brian Hosterman | Jun 23, 2012 | Jul 30, 2012 | |
Page 95 1st paragraph under "The Depths", 4th sentence |
"[...]the mining acces tunnels and your industrial floors[...]" Note from the Author or Editor: |
Chirpaderp | Jun 14, 2012 | Jul 30, 2012 | |
| Printed | Page 26 last paragraph |
"We're" in last sentence should be changed to "We've" Note from the Author or Editor: |
David | Jun 14, 2012 | Jul 30, 2012 |
| Printed | Page 34 Sixth paragraph |
The sentence ending "press p for Stockpile." has its italics continue into the next sentences. Also, Press f for 'Food, has weird quotes on it. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Tom Dickson | Jun 12, 2012 | Jul 30, 2012 |
| Printed | Page 11 top, in a box |
Amxu and Axmu are both used twice. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Jun 11, 2012 | Jul 30, 2012 |
| Other Digital Version | 11-13 Section "Losing is Fun!", 3rd paragraph, 4th sentence |
"it is far better go to out" should read "it is far better to go out". "go" and "to" are reversed in order. Note from the Author or Editor: |
draines | Jun 04, 2012 | Jul 30, 2012 |
| Other Digital Version | 11-13 Section "Losing is Fun!", 2nd paragraph, 2nd sentence |
"how to" is repeated twice. Note from the Author or Editor: |
draines | Jun 04, 2012 | Jul 30, 2012 |
Page 24 1st paragraph, beneath figure 3-1 |
On the 4th line of the continued paragraph on page 24, 'behind the triangle the ground goes goes dark' Note from the Author or Editor: |
Sam Carter | Jun 01, 2012 | Jul 30, 2012 |