A Strange Mood: The Couple's Dwarf Fortress Podcast
Kristin McFarland, Drew Buschhorn
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Episode 35: This. Is. RimWorld! … Not Really.
A Strange Mood: The Couple's Dwarf Fortress Podcast
06/25/24 • 52 min
We’re back from summer break! Kind of! Indiana is going crazy in the heat, yo, but we’re staying cool with Dwarf Fortress, Rimworld, and all the good settlement games available right now.
Extra Info:
- Join the discord! https://discord.gg/ZK7j7dYxsD
- Get RimWorld on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/294100/RimWorld/
- DFHack 50.13-r3rc1 released, with lots of new features! https://www.reddit.com/r/dwarffortress/comments/1dk0a9l/dfhack_5013r3rc1_beta_has_been_released/
- Building SimCity: How to Put the World in a Machine (Game Histories) https://www.amazon.com/Building-SimCity-World-Machine-Histories/dp/0262547481
- Dwarf Fortress: Laboratory and Homestead, Journal Article https://doi.org/10.1177/1555412015603192
Transcript (see README for more details)
Episode 36: Games Other Than Dwarf Fortress
A Strange Mood: The Couple's Dwarf Fortress Podcast
07/23/24 • 39 min
We’re alive! We’ve returned briefly from our summer interlude to discuss what we’ve been up to, and Drew tells us all about his recent Rimworld experience. We’ll be back soon with more dwarfy goodness, we promise!
Extra Info:
- Join the discord! https://discord.gg/ZK7j7dYxsD
- Get RimWorld on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/294100/RimWorld/
- Read “Fire Upon The Deep” by Vernor Vinge, author also of “True Names” (i.e. passwords) the origin of cyberspace (one of many). RimWorld also probably influenced by “Revelation Space” by Alastair Reynolds.
- TV Show recommendation: Evil. Fun, weird, very late 90s for being from early 2020s.
- Eventually we’ll get to:
Dwarf Fortress: Laboratory and Homestead, Journal Article https://doi.org/10.1177/1555412015603192
Transcript (see README for more details)
Episode 37: Hot Dwarf Summer
A Strange Mood: The Couple's Dwarf Fortress Podcast
09/04/24 • 48 min
We’re back with an update about all the games we’ve been playing. There are dwarves, we promise!
Extra Info:
- Join the discord! https://discord.gg/ZK7j7dYxsD
- Cult of the Lamb: Sins of the Flesh
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/1313140/Cult_of_the_Lamb/
- Pretty funny youtube short of Cult of the Lamb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuVAWbg4kns
- Core Keeper: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1621690/Core_Keeper/
- Rogue Trader: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2186680/Warhammer_40000_Rogue_Trader/
- Critter Cove: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1631470/Critter_Cove/
- Crab God: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2289390/Crab_God/
- Worshippers of Cthulhu:
- Return to Moria: Age of Gold –https://store.steampowered.com/app/2933130/The_Lord_of_the_Rings_Return_to_Moria/
- Sun Haven: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1432860/Sun_Haven/
- Against the Storm: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1336490/Against_the_Storm/
Transcript (see README for more details)
Episode 37.5: Critter Cove
A Strange Mood: The Couple's Dwarf Fortress Podcast
09/11/24 • 34 min
We’ve got a special episode all about Critter Cove! This is 100% a Kristin Game, with cute creatures, exploration, crafting, and much more! We tell you all about the game and then discuss the concept of early access, and our experiences with games in development. Note that Kristin raises some questions about game features and then answers them herself at the very end (via the magic of reading the roadmap in detail).
Extra info:
- Join Our Discord: https://discord.gg/ZK7j7dYxsD
- Critter Cove! – $20 on Steam sale currently: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1631470/Critter_Cove/
- Dead Cells – https://store.steampowered.com/app/588650/Dead_Cells/
- Core Keeper – https://store.steampowered.com/app/1621690/Core_Keeper/
- Fields of Mistria – https://store.steampowered.com/app/2142790/Fields_of_Mistria/
- What is early access: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_access
Transcript (see README for more details)
Episode 38: Dwarf Magic School
A Strange Mood: The Couple's Dwarf Fortress Podcast
09/24/24 • 49 min
This week, we actually played Dwarf Fortress! Drew has a cool new fort with some artifacts, and Kristin has a new fort that will be cool eventually, probably... hopefully? For the start of spooky season, Kristin talks about Mind Over Magic. And finally, Drew tells us all about Amazing Cultivation Simulator and how it doesn’t involve plants.
Extra Info:
- Join the discord! https://discord.gg/ZK7j7dYxsD
- Mykl’s Dreamfort Tutorial Episode 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4-d7mdiol0
- DF Hack Release: https://github.com/DFHack/dfhack/releases/tag/50.13-r5rc1
- Mind Over Magic: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1270580/Mind_Over_Magic/
- Amazing Cultivation Simulator: https://store.steampowered.com/app/955900/Amazing_Cultivation_Simulator/
- “Cultivation Fantasy”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xianxia
- “Progression Fantasy” / “LitRPG”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LitRPG
- Towerborne: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2458830/Towerborne/
- Core Keeper: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1621690/Core_Keeper/
Transcript (see README for more details)
Episode 39: Stephen From Story Dwarves
A Strange Mood: The Couple's Dwarf Fortress Podcast
10/29/24 • 48 min
“For Gods Sake, Someone Pull The Lever!”
Today we’re visited by a very special guest, who brings along his process, stories and great Dwarfy tips! Stick around in the episode for another great bop? ditty? (idk, I’m old – Drew) from Stephen!
Extra Info:
- Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/ZK7j7dYxsD
- Check out Stephen’s Story Dwarves channel: https://www.youtube.com/@StoryDwarves
- Also, his ‘Were of the Beast’: https://youtu.be/TBs-guUs-mI?t=514
- Even more also, if you like the ukulele or want to learn, he and his wife have a channel just for that: https://www.youtube.com/@UkuleleWineTime
- And don’t forget to check out his Patreon: patreon.com/StoryDwarves and Bandcamp: https://storydwarves.bandcamp.com/
- Finally, we said it before, but we’ll say it again,
“Congrats to Tarn on his marriage!” - Unique physical instruments with MIDI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KybaFjKld6g
- Simon Swerwer – Dwarf Translations – https://www.reddit.com/r/dwarffortress/comments/10xhbsb/simon_swerwers_dwarf_fortress_inspired_soundcloud/
Transcript (see README for more details)
Episode 40: Oh God, Not The Kittens!
A Strange Mood: The Couple's Dwarf Fortress Podcast
11/13/24 • 49 min
We’ve got fort updates, strange characters, and artifacts galore! Drew tells us about his monster encounters, and Kristin shares her new favorite weirdo, Shem the Shirtless Fisherdwarf. As a bonus at the end, we talk a little about some other games we’ve tried, including Elin, the game that feels like Adventure Mode!
Extra Info:
- Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/ZK7j7dYxsD
- Tlatoani: Aztec Cities. If you like Caesar 3, check it out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3161270/Tlatoani_Aztec_Cities/
- Elin: A game about some sort of adventuring and possibly eating kittens? https://store.steampowered.com/app/2135150/Elin/
- Mirthwood: Gotta be honest, needs more time to bake. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2272900/Mirthwood/
- Fields of Mistria: Worth a look. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2142790/Fields_of_Mistria/
Transcript (see README for more details)
Episode 8: Hell Is Just a Hot Aquifer
A Strange Mood: The Couple's Dwarf Fortress Podcast
03/28/23 • 46 min
We talk fort reclamation, aquifers, and HELL! Seriously, though, we cover a lot of ground in this episode. Drew is trying to dig to hell, Kristin reclaimed an old fort, and aquifers ooze uncontrollably. In other words, it’s a normal day in Dwarf Fortress.
Transcript
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Episode 22: Let the Dwarves Do the Grinding
A Strange Mood: The Couple's Dwarf Fortress Podcast
10/10/23 • 52 min
Things are hopping at both our forts, and we’ve got paper making, mine carts, lava fountains, and clothes keeping us busy. Plus, tons of cool community news! Kristin wonders why her dwarves aren’t inspired to write books, and Drew tells us just how grumpy his dwarves are, even when they’re happy. Topic of the day is whether or not Dwarf Fortress is “grindy,” what constitutes grindiness in a game, and what makes Dwarf Fortress special in the management sim world. Digressions include the definition of quire, dwarven population booms, and how we can’t listen to podcasts while we play Dwarf Fortress.
Extra Info
- Our Discord Group: https://discord.gg/34kdwGQUph
- Stephen’s Story Dwarves on Youtube
Rocking Music on Bandcamp!
Why is Dwarfcore so good? - Dwarf Fortress Adventure Mode Update
- 35 Days of Dwarf: Nameless Archon on Reddit. Tutorials while raising money for Extra Life charity for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. See them on Twitch also.
- Mention of Dwarf Fortress on ‘The Besties’
- Libraries on DFWiki
Transcript
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Episode 20: ADVENTURE! (sorry, not mode)
A Strange Mood: The Couple's Dwarf Fortress Podcast
09/12/23 • 54 min
We’re back this week to talk about (sorry) BALDUR’S GATE 3! We dedicate an entire episode to gushing about this amazing game. Digressions include, well, the entire episode, which is a digression from our actual focus. We’ll be back to dorfin’ next time! Act 3 spoilers start at 26:47.
Extra Info
- Our Discord Group: https://discord.gg/34kdwGQUph
- Dwarf Fortress Roundtable is back! Gash got a mention!
- The upcoming base building / Minecraft style game LOTR: Return to Moria sounds cool.
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Reddit: “My boyfriend loves Shadowheart more than me!”
- Tiktok lies: “Is Larian Studios being sued for making a game so good it makes other developers look bad?” ... No, it’s weak satire guys. Why are you confused about this? ... anyone?
Transcript
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The average episode length on A Strange Mood: The Couple's Dwarf Fortress Podcast is 47 minutes.
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The first episode of A Strange Mood: The Couple's Dwarf Fortress Podcast was released on Jan 18, 2023.
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