Dwarf Fortress.. A Breif and only Semi-Informed Explanation

[monekyjumble]

"askey graphics"

[omosap1]

@monekyjumble Grow up...

[hemrawc]

I found a great tile set by Mike Mayday. If you're interested you should google it!

[hemrawc]

BTW- I would like to see another video about Dwarf Fortress.

[hemrawc]

Do you know if they have a version of this game with better graphics? nice vid!

[Plantmiester]

I just started playing this this afternoon, and, after reading a bit, the learning curve isn't too rough. Getting used to the interface was the toughest part. Good time.

[graveeking]

do another video i'm intrested.....

[mastatsan]

Sorry, but I'm still not that good at this... google for "boatmurdered" It's a Dwarf Fortress Screenshot-style-let's-play that you can look at the archives of the screenshots and what the people who took turns playing did during their runs.

It's an epic failure of a fortress, but it's still fun to read and it gives a lot of insight as to how the game works.

They were using an older version of the game that does not support the Z-axis, and some other new features, but it's still worth a look.

[graveeking]

i like the game but to be honest its already got to complicated for me and it hasn't even started when it comes to combat but it'd be more fun to see u do it! Your vids are truely epic!

[coilgunner2]

Ahh!

You had a rhesus macaque raid there at the beginning lol, I hate those things. I throw them in my fighting pits and have them battle goblins and elephants and bears.

[omosap1]

@coilgunner2 Yah those macaque are really anoying but not as bad as carps :S

[ToastyUploads]

looks prettycool. especially for assci.

id like to see a remake with sprites tho

[EmperorLjas]

You can add sprites in it.

[EviICookie]

imo sprites would ruin this game, but it would make it a hell of a lot easier to learn TT, took me a week to start a decent fortress.

[KLBizzy1]

Yeah, this game is very good.

I made a chapel just for decoration and fun, I might make a huge church to armok with ruby encrusted chert and bauxite =statues= and sacrificial alters to sacrifice elves and goblins and anything else humanoid (thats not dwarfs[if not permanently crippled]) i can get my hands on.

You can pretty much make anything you want, so anyways all i can say is just to give it a try.

[KLBizzy1]

Make that ☼statues☼ =)

hey... migration... Wait one of the migrants in the migration has got a cat.

oh godz its female!

hah D for dwarf really is D for dwarf.

oh yeah nice video by the way the game needs more videos about it.... With commentary.

[Tuftorenix]

Watch out for catsplosions!

Somebody needs to feature this vid so more people download dwarf fortress. Tarn needs more support!

[Bashur]

Could you please make more videos? This is the video I showed my wife, and she's *very* interested in this game now. Do you think you might be able to do maybe some quick tutorial videos or something? I don't see that many, and it would be greatly appreciated among the community.

Thanks! Great video.

[gumball135]

Thanks for that. =) I'm going to get around to learning this game some day...

[357infusion]

this is a reply to the comment saying "don't confuse beds for coffins"

some dwarf: "why won't mr.twinkles wake up?" =(

[paco5005]

well you should improve the entrance, that entrace is of big danger and is really bad wen talking about strategy, i recomend doin something smaller to assure control of the enemy, also you shouldgive the link for the wiki its necessary to play.

also wen building rooms you shouldnt make entrances like that, the entrance must be of one tile so you can place doors, dwarves like closed spaces

and if i where you i would get a wardog that place will get filled of thieves

if you have a question just pm

[mastatsan]

This video was made almost a year ago. I've learned a lot since then.

[insectcalm]

man, this game looks like the coolest thing ever

[monkfg]

this game IS the coolest thing ever :)

[insectcalm]

i refuse to quit, but i find the learning curve incredibly steep. i just need to get past the hump or something, right?

[mastatsan]

Just remember that despite the fact that the game has you controlling imaginary characters in a made-up world, it's actually quite realistic, at the scale you're viewing it from.

Once you get the commands and controlling the game down, everything else feels natural.

[insectcalm]

actually, that makes a lot of sense. thank you. i have a question: i started the game, customized my starting dwarves and then couldnt for the life of me figure out how to get them into the world. am i just being stupid?

[insectcalm]

nevermind, i got it

[locolan]

Technically it's donateware, because it's funded by donations.

[Chilif00d]

sweet game they shold upg the graphic a bit so it dont look like a data fatal error(jk)

[tarasDarknight]

one of the largest games out there when you're talking about content. My first fort started in a really really really easy place, no enemies or hazards, plenty of wood and food. Try different bioms and areas you'll never have the same experience twice.

[Balistora]

you dont need to have massive bedrooms....only 3x3 rooms will do

[HBHStudios]

I find 3x1 bedrooms do the job. They don't take up much space at all and my dwarves are content.

[CidiusHASBEENTAKEN]

If you actually bought a $50 Sims expansion, and it added fucken DOGS to the game and nothing else, and you were clearly ripped off, you can feel morally right for ripping off some other game devs and pirating.

The dude behind Bioshock's story got fucked up too, so I'm protesting against shit like that by pirating the game.

Watch a Bioshock vid, come back, and watch this. Feel like jerking off to this vid? No? Well if you thought yes, you cheated in the sperm race.

[mastatsan]

I'm not sure I understood the point or the context of what you just said, Cidius... Sorry =/

[HBHStudios]

He's talking about Sims expansions and how little they add. And paying full price is a complete rip off.

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In BioShock, the main character gets ripped big time (basically, the guy guiding him turns out to be the bad guy and hes been a tool all along)

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Basically, this game is worth more than all the sims games at once, at the rate its going at with it's content.

[mastatsan]

Hmm... Let's see...

1.) It DOES have characters, and their moods, reputations, health, and many other aspects of their lives can be affected by a ton of realistic factors that 90% of games don't have the programming to support.

2.) It's very satisfying to build a fortress and watch the dwarves grow. The AI is programmed in such detail that it's almost like it's simulating real people. More than you can say for most games.

3.) It's free.

4.) Why did you insult me? It was uncalled for.

[Aidsking]

Where could I get this game? I'd probably find it by Googleing it.

[crazymcfobo]

This game is very complex and intriguing. Adding a tileset enhances gameplay at least 10 fold. This game is probably more intricate than almost every game ive EVER played. The only game that I found that actually rivals this game is, Oblivion, Crysis, and maybe a bouple others I cannot remember. Every time I play this game, I discover soemthing new, also the geopraphics of this game are VERY realistic, like the rock names and what they do. never EVER talk bad about something youve never done.

[Aidsking]

Mate, really, People like you shame the name gamer... Gaphics and "Characters" don't make great games...

[Magonian]

nice presentation thx bro...

[osherz5]

I start playing this game yesterday

IT IS AWESOME!

[palzman]

it's a cool game i just can't get it though well maybe if i play more..

just one question how do you go one level down?

using stairs?

[mastatsan]

I'm not the best source of info on this game, honestly. Visit the forums at the website, and search for help there.

[palzman]

kk ty

[Toxic9584]

What is your problem with this guy? He is just trying to show us a neat game we can have fun with. And here you come telling him he's a fag and he lives in his mom's basement for no reason, I hope you get mega-aids sir.

[spooned0]

We all know mega-AIDS doesn't exist. Stop talking such poppycock.

[Toxic9584]

Well then can I say he is a mega-asshole?

[boothesquirrel]

Yes it does, haha what an idiot

[RBM324]

Looking in a mirror are we?

[svbh07]

DF nerd comment...

It's not a river, it's a brook.

[Dwarmin]

Judging by the amount of comments-I hope this game gets more players! Its updating all the time...

[darkforestzero]

can you make more videos? this game seems amazing, but it's fairly overwhelming to start, due to its depth

[EkIund]

I noticed how fast your dwarves were digging. Is it possible to change the gamespeed?

Also, since I'm a nuub.. Where do you get "Chains" for the Well? :>

[bathroomattendant]

some kind of shruberry here

[hapaxlegomena]

I can't believe I'm nitpicking something this minor, but a bed is not represented by a zero -- it's a Greek letter theta. Zeroes are coffins. You don't want to be mixing up coffins and beds now, do you? :)

I'm glad you made this video -- the learning curve for this game is steep and I want as many people to get into it as possible.

[KestF]

"That must be some kind of disease or something!"

[kpah11]

Haha. The macaque jacked your pick. I hope you brought two!

[Carejovite]

Because of the sheer awesomeness of this game, and since I've been playing it for a year, I'll happily assist any new players at AIM: Ninjastical.

The game really does ramp up, especially when it comes to irrigation, tree growing, and automation.

[mastatsan]

Listen to this person! I only gave a small TASTE of what this game has to offer.

And it's only in Beta form!!! There's still more to come!

[DuncanFrost]

Actually, it's still Alpha :)

[ZwobotJones]

hmm... heard a lot about this game, might even try to test it out...

so, who calls dibs on Dwarf Fortress?

[mastatsan]

since it's not a game that you can really "beat" or "win", and there's no actual progression through this sort of game, it'd be interesting to see how someone would LP it. You could do a series about just managing a fort from beginning to end (everyone is dead).. or playing the Adventure mode, until death.

[ZwobotJones]

well, how about starting a "competition"? who's the best dwarven overlord in the realm of ascii? I'd join that epic battle!

[RPGenie]

I'd love to toss my hat into that ring. So far the dwarven hall of Ithadel has stood for two years straight, and as soon as I can get some traps going, hopefully it'll stay standing :D

Out of curiosity, once you have dwarf fortress started, how do you start a game of adventurer mode?

[ZwobotJones]

The mighty citadel of Mo-Untain stood for one year... it was a bad idea to start at the rim of a desert :P

Yeah, I'd like to know that too...

[RPGenie]

I started in a calm swamp XD Murky water, so the start makes for unhappy dwarves that have to drink swamp muck.

Once you channel a lake or two underground though, the dwarves get happy to drink water that isn't stagnant.

[ZwobotJones]

It was a long trip to the next lake... two died while digging the channel... well, my new fortress is well planned

[RPGenie]

Well... I've been playing for awhile, but the weirdest thing. Whenever a siege happens, the goblins just sit at the edge of the map. You can win the siege by pretty much just staying away from them. Ugh x.x

I think i'm done with the game till updates happen.

[ZwobotJones]

same thing at my place... but at least I have the replacement called "The Wiggles"

[KestF]

This is fixed in the latest version. Have fun getting demolished!

[KestF]

"Well... I've been playing for awhile, but the weirdest thing. Whenever a siege happens, the goblins just sit at the edge of the map. You can win the siege by pretty much just staying away from them. Ugh x.x"

Urg. Comments messed up.

[RPGenie]

I started playing this on a whim, and wow, this is fun in a strange and different kinda way. I just wish that they'd have it so you could save without having to do the copy folder junk.

[CogDissident]

Those things that were interupting you were monkeys, that were stealing stuff from your cart cause you left stuff outside.

[mastatsan]

Lol.. I knew that SOMEONE on my subscriptions had to know about this game.

I did eventually figure out that I was being robbed, but I didn't know if it was some sort of thief that snuck in, or what.

[ThatguyDusty]

Reminds me of Zomband...well it might just be the ASCII graphics XP

[mastatsan]

lol.. kinda a different game, but they're both ascii-based...  Why aren't you LPing anymore?