About Better Prepare Carefully
What the creator says, alongside confirmed listing details.
Better Prepare Carefully is a community item for Dwarf Fortress listed on Steam Workshop.
Requires DFHack! Small QoL improvements for the Prepare Carefully embark screen that frankly should have been in the damn game from day one. Simply subscribe to...
Mod details
- Game
- Dwarf Fortress
- Creator
- DF
- Category
- Unclassified
- Published
- June 21, 2026
- Last Workshop update
- June 28, 2026
- Workshop item
- #3748973396
Screenshots
1 image from the mod listing
Timeline
Key dates from the original listing and ModOrNot's catalogue.
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First published
The item was first published on Steam Workshop. Steam listing ↗
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File last updated
Latest file-change date reported by Steam Workshop. Steam listing ↗
Why it ranks here
Better Prepare Carefully has 2,548 subscribers and ranks #142 in Dwarf Fortress (#142 overall). Over the last 7 days it gained +43 subscribers (+1.7%) and over 30 days +382. Weekly velocity is 0.0 subs/day, decelerating (-0.16).
Metrics from 28 stored snapshots. How ModOrNot ranks mods →
Subscriber change since tracked
View change since tracked
Favorite change since tracked
Platform availability
Availability is only claimed when an official source proves it. A platform we cannot verify is shown as “Not verified” — we never assume a PC Workshop mod runs on a console.
More Dwarf Fortress mods
| Mod | Subscribers | 7d | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 512 | +92 | 99.7 | |
| 76 | +47 | 99.4 | |
| 205 | +111 | 99.4 | |
| 136 | +28 | 98.1 | |
| 15 | +7 | 97.6 |
Frequently asked questions
How popular is Better Prepare Carefully compared with other Dwarf Fortress mods?
It ranks #142 among 1,471 tracked active Dwarf Fortress mods by subscribers — within the top 9.65%. This is a subscriber-based position, not a quality verdict. Counts and placement can change as the catalogue updates.
Is Better Prepare Carefully available on PC?
The official Steam Workshop listing establishes PC distribution for Dwarf Fortress. This does not verify current downloadability or compatibility with every PC configuration. Official source ↗
When was the mod last updated?
The source listing reports June 28, 2026 as the last file update. A later comment or catalogue refresh does not mean the mod file changed. Official source ↗
What does the ModOrNot Score mean on this page?
It is a 0–100 momentum signal: 50% subscriber-growth velocity relative to mods in the same game, 20% favorite growth, 20% view growth, and 10% update recency. It is not a quality rating. The current score is 82.7.
Are these the real Steam Workshop numbers?
ModOrNot stores public Steam Workshop counts from its collection runs. The totals shown here are the latest counts stored in our catalogue; changes over time are calculated from recorded observations, not invented values. They can differ from the live listing until the next collection.
How is the rank computed?
ModOrNot compares tracked active Dwarf Fortress mods by their current stored subscriber totals. Rank #1 has the most subscribers; equal totals share a rank. The rank is calculated when this page loads and can change as counts or the catalogue change.