If you are on HN, it's quite likely you will find the issues trivial to overcome. The support tools really are ridiculously good now, and you'll find that the cost of running them is ideological, while the pay off is magical, if not inspirational.
Minecraft came after notch got irritated with DF. The entire dwarf-lite genre is inspired from wanting to do DF better.
Now DF has been improving it's adventure more gaming, something which had been vestigial for 90% of the dwarf fortress Dev cycle.
Take a look at the kisat dur thread (Dwarven martial arts) on the bay12games forum.
Go for it, you can always put it down and come back later.
Minecraft came after notch got irritated with DF. The entire dwarf-lite genre is inspired from wanting to do DF better.
Now DF has been improving it's adventure more gaming, something which had been vestigial for 90% of the dwarf fortress Dev cycle.
Take a look at the kisat dur thread (Dwarven martial arts) on the bay12games forum.
Go for it, you can always put it down and come back later.