Dwarf Fortress Video Tutorial part 15 - Forging part 1

NOTE: if you cant read the text, watch this video in high quality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCXxNmJNN5s&fmt=18

Part 15: In this episode ill explain forging, including how to create fuel, smelt ores and creating weapons. Also managing ore types with stockpiles.

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[EEBLESUCKS]

Hey guys, so i have this problem where at about the fourth level down everything is waterlogged and so i cannot get any stone. IS there any way to drain this water so i can dig further? Or perhaps build my dwarves some scuba suits?

[captnduck]

@EEBLESUCKS Thats called an aquifer. DFwiki it.

[Xerticle]

You should get paid for this, these tutorials are amazing.

[captnduck]

@Xerticle Oh id like that. If i got paid for this it would motive me to make more videos faster to. But that just isn't gonna happen.

[Arheun]

err, I didnt see all of your videos yet(nearly most of them), but there is something that maybe you have forgot and is the one I'm pretty confused about: making metal alloys, and most importantly STEEL

[captnduck]

Didnt cover it but just DFwiki it. Basicly its just step 1: make pig iron, step 2: combine combine pig irons into steel.

[sildowww]

lets also build metalsmilships uhmm metalsheet shits, smith's forge! Jesus!

[angryfaic]

Cats. Everywhere. All the time, every time.

[Whatsifsowhatsit]

@maqrux So horrible! But yes, that's the way to go.

[1337lolguyman]

@angryfaic catsplosion

[maqrux]

@angryfaic Butcher them and eat them.

[binde22]

@captnduck most of this is on the wiki but i think the thing is it so much easier to see than read great vids btw

[Shadowmov3r]

@EEBLESUCKS It's an aquifier, it's hard to get through them, but it is possible, to see if there's an aquifier in your area, while you're choosing a place for your fort, right of the materials list (you know the materials that you can find in your area) there'll sometimes be these blue lines (don't know which texture pack you have), it means that there will be an aquifier, sometimes, you can find multiple aquifiers so look out!

[EEBLESUCKS]

@cryosabrexXx

I was pretty much in two minds over whether i should abandon the fortress but then the goblins solved my dilemna :) Made a pretty awesome fortress with no aquifer and i am kinda confused by the new military system, have loads of armored dwarves in my army but actually getting them to form an effective battle line is beyond me.

[lazylink]

what is the most powerful creature in the game?

[cryosabrexXx]

@EEBLESUCKS give a dwarf the pump operator labor choice and then view the pump and set it to manual pump

[cryosabrexXx]

@nbakell press q to view buildings and go to the stockpile you want to use bins, there see the option on the right to increase/decrease max bin usage, i think it is c and v to plus or minus it.

[cryosabrexXx]

@EEBLESUCKS had that same problem, easiest way around it is to just start over if you haven't played that long yet, and choose an area with no aquifer