Episode 22: Let the Dwarves Do the Grinding
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
(see README for more details)
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
(see README for more details)
Previous Episode
Episode 21: A New Fort? In This Economy?
Welcome to Glazedcradled and Fordcudgel, our new forts! That’s right: we’re back to full time dwarfin.’ This time we talk settlement strategies and project plans, including Kristin’s small attempts to get into engineering and industry, and Drew’s grand lava plans. Digressions include crabapples and Kristin’s myriad elf boyfriends. Finally, be sure to send us your spookiest dwarven ghosts, macabre deaths, and scary monsters so that we can talk about them at Halloween!
Extra Info
- Our Discord Group: https://discord.gg/34kdwGQUph
- Start getting your spoopy Dwarf Fortress ghost stories and macabre deaths to send in! We won’t judge if you decide to put your finger on the scales of luck for a particularly annoying noble!
- Dwarf Fortress v50.10 release – Now on Linux!
- Sphalerite is weird – https://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/Sphalerite
- “Horse-high, bull-strong, and pig-tight!” – Wikipedia on Hedge Apples!
Transcript
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Next Episode
Episode 23: Ruh-roh, Shaggy! Ghosts!
We’re back for episode 23 with strands of meat and spooky stories! Kristin has gone mad with power and is tackling all the industries at once, and Drew is trying to console a very angry craftswoman. We talk about how ghosts work in Dwarf Fortress, and we’ve got a fun new recurring topic: what’s on the menu at your fort? Prepare to be horrified. Digressions include resin opal, dwarven fashion, and water buffalo pasture consumption.
Extra Info
- Our Discord Group: https://discord.gg/34kdwGQUph
- Stephen’s Story Dwarves: LearnedHands, Episode 2 “A Glimmer in the Torchlight” on YouTube
- Bay12Games forum Spooookyforts!
- BlindIRL on Future of the Fort
- Ghosts on DFWiki
Transcript
(see README for more details)
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