@@kruggsmash Yeah though you'd have to wait for the game to update and add adventure mode and still have this world saved. Still be a fun journey to track down a missing artifact and clobber monsters along the way
Apparently there was bit of a news update on this and adventure mode is coming along nicely and is going to have some pretty epic features (Including character sheets with generated pixel art portraits of dorfs)
@@zacharyweaver276 No, it’s worse, you’d need to wait for Adventure Mode, still have the world map, AND still be able to even use the map - any new updates may bork any old saves, which I’d assume includes the maps themselves
When my dwarves dealt with elves, I would go to the elven civilisation in the civ screen and... I think mouse over them or click on them and it'd tell me what our tree budget was. Like, it'd say "12/35" or similar. So no need to keep track yourself. Or you can just kill the elves, whatever 🙂
that elven attack was so well built up at first i wasnt sure if it was a transition to autumn but then when they popped out of the trees that was awesome
Hell yeah. here's hoping I can keep it up! Speaking of which, I guess I am spending a lot of time responding to comments when I should be working on the next episode lol. ahhh a couple more couldn't hurt, right?
I wonder if the amphibian men aren't really attacking and are actually running from something more dangerous out in the caverns. Something must be going on, surely they wouldn't just mindlessly keep attacking knowing they'll die. Just a thought, great video as always Krugg
HRMM..this is a thought. I mean, I can't see a very good reason they'd be throwing themselves into the dwarven meat grinder, thats for sure lol. Makes as much sense as any other reason!
My guess is that these might be the people they banished. Like if they just lock all of the criminals up and once a year they let them lose. That's the only reason I can see them being at peace with the dwarfs while still attacking. But I don't know all the mechanics of the game
The layout of this fortress is so gorgeous! I loved the landscape drawing at 24:36, both as excellent art and as assistance in visualizing the space three dimensionally.
I agree, it's nice having the top view and Kruggsmash's interpretation of the side view. Honestly the art kruggsmash makes for dwarf fortress is what got me interested in the game in the first place. Kind of felt like they were giving life to a ton of 1s and 0s.
It is rare but I'm pretty sure you could parley with them before, I remember getting a parley with the goblins back in 47.05. Not saying that I accepted it tho
@@esquilosafadoverdadeiro7913 interesting... i seemed to get parlays with every siege when i was playing the steam version. I used it to station my soldiers before refusing their demands and killing them all.
@@esquilosafadoverdadeiro7913 is it rare? Most of my invasions in steam have started with a parley, which in reality just means that I'm actually arming my reserve forces and pulling levers while watching the box blink in the top left. It's funny to have the invaders do nothing while I completely encircle them with 30 dwarves armed to the teeth and then watch them fall instantly when I reject the parley.
These dwarves are tempting fate, making a herd of elephants beneath their very fortress. Pachyderms and broken dreams walk hand in hand where Armok watches...
@@kruggsmash I agree, the steam release is much nicer, visually. However, to really show off the bridge... well, I know you don't use DFHack or many mods in general, but it would be really nice if you could use Stonesense just to give us a screenshot of the whole bridge in glorious isometric 3D. Most of the time in DF, this isn't necessary because it's all mostly just tunnels, but when you spend this much time and effort building an above ground megaproject like this, I think it helps visualize everything and shows off your hard work.
I agree, it's so much easier to tell what I'm looking at. Like I know exactly what animals I'm looking at without much needing to be said. Or who the enemies and allies are.
@@gingermcgingin4106 yes, and no disrespect to the incredible amount of work that goes into their creation, but they just don't look as good as the steam release in my opinion (and Krugg's apparently).
Not sure how your manager and his wife, who both have to walk with a crutch, will feel about their new living suite and office being up multiple flights of stairs in the tower lol.
I mean, it's like anything in df- you can just picture a stairway, of you can picture a full system of helpful rails and ramps. I realize there are ramps in df, but i'd like to think of those as full blown paths for use by wagons and carts more than anything. I'm sure you hear "stair" and think "stair" but thats not how I look at df. Besides, teh dwarves in DF have no negative thoughts about using stairs while wounded and don't have any trouble with it either, so I figure they must not be normal stairs like you'd assume or else they'd certainly have negative experiences with it.
It's thematic! They're amphibians- probably spawning thousands of offspring. They can afford to send a couple dozen to test the defenses now and then. Maybe those are even the ones that get driven out of the tribe to prevent overcrowding.
I got lucky and the Baroness who agreed to the tree quota with the elves turned into a werechameleon the same day that the barony was elevated to a monarchy which bugged out the elf contract since apparently the conditions for executing punishment upon us required the original signer to not have been executed by the city guards. And I suspect the circumstances around the noble shenanigans had something to do with things. So.... unlimited tree chopping and continued elf trades for Danglecrypt. =D
I swear, I generally try to play ball with the elves - I have a real weakness for giant animal zoos - but your art of them firing on that dwarven mother had me ready to go and burn down a few forest retreats on general principle. Which is to say, great job conveying a really powerful scene in comparatively few lines! I hadn't appreciated the changes to the stress system but I've taken your advice and tried to deliberately schedule more "downtime" and you're right - except for a few dwarves that are naturally prone to stress or rage, pretty much everyone will bounce back with a few months off. Which is nice and realistic! And it makes the outliers even more memorable - I still remember one woodcutter I had who was reduced to a constant rock bottom after a string of bad luck that also culminated with her losing a lung to a helmet snake, and even she lasted several years before she started stumbling around obliviously (thanks to a very empathetic mayor - she went and complained to him on a daily basis, and they considered one another "close friends" at the end.) Hope you're taking care of yourself, we definitely want you to have weekends and time to rest.
Krugg!! Your videos taught me to slow down and get to know my dwarves in my own fortresses. Super happy to hear you're giving yourself the same amount of care you give to each of your dwarves!
I think my favorite thing about the steam release is it allowed me to have a greater understanding when watching these videos. As well as an appreciation for the amount of effort you put in to construct each story you produce. Thank you Krugg and can't wait for the next vid.
Well i'm glad for that, for sure. It certainly does make things feel a bit more tangible than with the past ascii versions, huh? Thanks so much for watching :)
Maybe you can add a large drawbidge section to allow ships passage through the sea strait? Dwarves might not care about ships but i bet they would care about charging toll money from Human captains.
When the sound cut out and all you hear is the trees creaking, wind blowing slow and ominously. I knew what it meant...Elves, damn treacherous Elves. I loved that part
Man you never fail to impress me with you character art. Everything from the dwarves to the elves to even the animals and statues are so well drawn. I am jealous of your skill there. Also glad you found a less stressful way to make videos. I don't expect a new kruggsmash video on a strict timetable. It's always one of those random delights whenever your videos pop up in my subscription feed. Thanks for the good times.
Honestly, gifting a goblin horde an artifact for a few more years of peace sounds like a completely reasonable diplomatic agreement! It's the beginning of a cultural exchange program in the name of global peace and trade! Borikumam, the bauxite crown forged right after this peace exchange, should become an artifact dedicated to fostering trade & peace among hostile nations. All those gold and shiny bits, clearly supposed to also satisfy that *goblin aesthetic.*
"Krugg, your storytelling is truly a masterpiece. Every time I watch an episode of DF, I feel inspired to dive back into the game, driven by the passion and creativity you bring to it. There are plenty of others out there, but none lift my spirits quite like you do. Your episodes are a joy, and I’ve rewatched your playlist countless times-each time finding something new to appreciate. I consider you a friend of my soul, someone who brings light through your craft. Keep playing strong, you bearded vastard lord of legend!"
You know, even if the episodes were a month apart, i'd still happily wait to see the amazing artwork you do for every episode Krugg. No need to stress yourself that much with deadlines.
When fall this year comes around could you do an oktoberfest special? I think it would be cool to have three forts compete as to which could brew the most of their signature brews. Give the different forts criteria and challenges they make to meet to make the beverages. E.i. special ingredients or mechanics like a mill or waterwheel.
Thats an idea, for sure. Just would be hard to manage i'm thinking, honestly. Wouldn't really be an excellent way in-game for forts to compete or even interact at all. The best i could probably manage is doing it within a single fort or something, you know? Could be a good idea for something down the line, eh? thanks for the suggestion, Elebek
Hell yeah. Glad to inspire you, m'dude. This fort is particular has been nuuuts. gonna kinda act like the gold standard of fort designs from this point forward i'm thinking.
I'm thinking another settlement is the cause for the strife with the elves rather than it being you. After all you aren't the only dwarfs in your civilization and Nokorotrad probably needs a lot of wood being in the frozen north
I've been playing DF since 2010 and tried to convince my friend to try it ever since. None of them ever seemed interested until I showed them some of your videos. I don't know why but there is some kind of appealing quality about them, maybe its your narration of the emergent story or the charming hand-drawn arts, but now I have two friends playing. Thank you and keep up the great work, it's appreciated.
He won't say it but I will, like a nd subscribe. Too much effort goes into these things for what Krugg gets back for it, and he's a saint for continuing to make them.
You know I wonder if the elephants turning areas of the cavern barren from grazing might have gotten the elves angry cause they were probably eating mushroom tree saplings but I can't see how that would count towards felling trees
Your videos and the steam version made me cave....I love this game and these videos so SO much!!! I never played a game quite like dwarf fortress.I have to say, it's incredible the amount of work and polish you put into these videos!!! It's tricky crafting a narrative out of something ongoing and your illustrations are of the finest quality! I know how time-consuming it can be to draw traditionally and edit together so much so thank you for continuing to share your tales!
Great fort! I think you need more defenses to show those goblin and elves the power of the wealth god. Beside, it would be fun if you use wood traps to capture or kill some elves. They will be pretty happy. hahahahah
Hey Krugg, just chiming in to let you know it was actually quite cool to hear about your workflow and how it changed with the steam release! Knowing what the holdups etc. are just gives me a deeper appreciation of the quality of your editing and these episodes, and I'd wager I speak for most of your viewers with that :) Glad to hear you found a more efficient workflow for yourself and actually have a weekend now! Much like the dwarves you are just as deserving of breaks, and it's good you've found a way to make that happen!
This is quickly becoming my favorite fortress made by you, such an interesting concept made even better by the events and characters that have been generated by the game, let's see what's up for the future of this legendary fortress!
I am loving the direction you are taking. It may take a little longer to get my Dwarf Fortress fix but the jump in quality and the time spent on a fortress leaves less filler. I been playing the steam version lately and its been near impossible to put it down. I decided to make my first fort in a swamp with a light aquifer and aside from grumpy wet dwarves at first it is thriving. Thanks for doing these videos all these years, its really what got me into the game.
Been watching you since Scorchfountain and man, I know it takes a lot of time but these are really getting better and better to watch ! Your dedication to this game is amazing, you're one of the people that got me into DF and frankly you're also still one of my favourite content creator to this day. Keep up the good work, this fortress is really becoming one of your best playthrough imo :D
always a delight to watch a fortress update! Northbridge must be truly be a sight to behold; towering over the frigid sea, its multicolored windows glinting like a rainbow in the sun.
ohhh that battlemap segment at the end was cool, gonna start as a new DM soon so it's nice seeing others do it. Don't think i ever commented on your stuff but i must say i absolutely love what you do, never played the game but your videos are like wonderful stories and very nice to tune in to.
This was a great episode :D wondering what that sound in the distance is....hmm...very mysterious. It's fun seeing all of the action! Looks like this fortress is drawing all of the attention, even if it could be the wrong kind. Looking forward to seeing more! Glad you managed to streamline the process, sounds like a lot of work!
Great video Krugg, as usual :D We appreciate the work you put in to create these and keep us bastards entertained! Also, what beautiful color in that old cedar dead fall!
Tantrums are definitely still a thing, I've had some very violent dwarves and guests in my fortress! I agree it feels like it's balanced right at the moment though.
Oh, those elves. Trying to influence the politics of a neighbouring state as if it was their own. Starting a war with no clear cause. Invading with sub-par equipment and getting promptly halted. And finally, by the very fact of their invasion, accelerating the very thing they were trying to thwart. Hmmm, I wonder if I've seen something like that in real life recently...
Hey Krugg, I don't think we'd mind much if the text boxes didn't look perfect, y'know? Don't hesitate to just screenshot the black part and put that up, no need to stress over prettying it up when we've been dealing with the original version for so long, eh?
How are the ballistas coming along? I think those would be perfect for dealing with future elf & goblin attacks. Also I think building a nice wooden wall in the direction the elves usually come from would be a great way to defend yourself and piss them off.
I love the videos and I think working at a schedule that feels good for you is the most important for such content creation hope you keep taking us on such vivid tales of Dwarven wonders.
I had the same issue with cavern dwellers but mine were Olm men and they were extremely deadly, wiping out entire squads of legendary warriors and I had to simply seal up the cavern.
Really enjoying watching this fort. I'm still learning DF (there's a ton to learn. Way more than I thought), and seeing you pay so much attention to your dwarves, how things are laid out in the fort, the attention to detail is awesome. This series is really making me want to try some large projects myself.
Imagine making a mug so awesome that a vile force of darkness is willing to forego invading and destroying a weaker force just for the chance to drink out of it. When you said all craftsdwarfship was of the highest quality, you meant it!
Even dressed for battle and shooting their bows the elves still smoke their pipes, that is both cool and a neat detail.
Can't wait for an adventure series to reclaim that mug from the goblins
Wouldn't that be great? Man, the thought of actually tracking the thing down is a bit daunting though lol
@@kruggsmash Yeah though you'd have to wait for the game to update and add adventure mode and still have this world saved. Still be a fun journey to track down a missing artifact and clobber monsters along the way
For now you could send a squad on a mission to get it back. Will probably result in war, most likely.
Apparently there was bit of a news update on this and adventure mode is coming along nicely and is going to have some pretty epic features (Including character sheets with generated pixel art portraits of dorfs)
@@zacharyweaver276 No, it’s worse, you’d need to wait for Adventure Mode, still have the world map, AND still be able to even use the map - any new updates may bork any old saves, which I’d assume includes the maps themselves
When my dwarves dealt with elves, I would go to the elven civilisation in the civ screen and... I think mouse over them or click on them and it'd tell me what our tree budget was. Like, it'd say "12/35" or similar. So no need to keep track yourself. Or you can just kill the elves, whatever 🙂
Ohman, that makes things a..lot easier. goddamn. Well, we'll have to remember that for next time I suppose!
I am content after watching Northbridge 5: the jealous neighbor
"I read a clever comment. This must be bliss."
Agreed these videos are always the highlight of my week
@@kruggsmash it was inevitable.
@@kruggsmash Oooh, those damn knife-ears! This is going in the Dammaz Kron! We'll bathe our beards in their blood!
that elven attack was so well built up at first i wasnt sure if it was a transition to autumn but then when they popped out of the trees that was awesome
I love how meticulously ordered everything on the bridge part of your fort is, and then you go underground and it's just chaos defined.
That new workflow sounds great. Sounds like the dwarves aren't the only ones getting less stressed. Here's to aiming for a better work/life balance!
Hell yeah. here's hoping I can keep it up! Speaking of which, I guess I am spending a lot of time responding to comments when I should be working on the next episode lol. ahhh a couple more couldn't hurt, right?
@@kruggsmash You are too pure for this world.
I wonder if the amphibian men aren't really attacking and are actually running from something more dangerous out in the caverns. Something must be going on, surely they wouldn't just mindlessly keep attacking knowing they'll die. Just a thought, great video as always Krugg
HRMM..this is a thought. I mean, I can't see a very good reason they'd be throwing themselves into the dwarven meat grinder, thats for sure lol. Makes as much sense as any other reason!
Perhaps they are a warrior culture and death in battle is honorable. Doesnt mean they are good at battle, but they are certainly rearing to fall
My guess is that these might be the people they banished. Like if they just lock all of the criminals up and once a year they let them lose. That's the only reason I can see them being at peace with the dwarfs while still attacking. But I don't know all the mechanics of the game
Probably their civilization values their lives less. I imagine amphibian folk hatch from large clutches and grow up fast.
Could have unusual religious beliefs about death too, there a lot of fun ways you could play it
The layout of this fortress is so gorgeous! I loved the landscape drawing at 24:36, both as excellent art and as assistance in visualizing the space three dimensionally.
Thanks! Yeah it's pretty neat, eh? really helps to place the architecture in the physical setting..or something :)
glad you like it!
I agree, it's nice having the top view and Kruggsmash's interpretation of the side view. Honestly the art kruggsmash makes for dwarf fortress is what got me interested in the game in the first place. Kind of felt like they were giving life to a ton of 1s and 0s.
Crazy that you can parlay with invaders now.
isn't it?? Man, I havent' seen that yet. I have heard about it, but did *not* know what to expect with it. seemed pretty straightforward though.
It is rare but I'm pretty sure you could parley with them before, I remember getting a parley with the goblins back in 47.05. Not saying that I accepted it tho
@@esquilosafadoverdadeiro7913 interesting... i seemed to get parlays with every siege when i was playing the steam version. I used it to station my soldiers before refusing their demands and killing them all.
@@esquilosafadoverdadeiro7913 is it rare? Most of my invasions in steam have started with a parley, which in reality just means that I'm actually arming my reserve forces and pulling levers while watching the box blink in the top left.
It's funny to have the invaders do nothing while I completely encircle them with 30 dwarves armed to the teeth and then watch them fall instantly when I reject the parley.
They pretty much just demand loot to leave. It just gives me time to set up my warriors, say no, they attack and instantly get wiped out.
These dwarves are tempting fate, making a herd of elephants beneath their very fortress. Pachyderms and broken dreams walk hand in hand where Armok watches...
Glad you are using the Steam version. Nothing against ASCII, but the forts look so nice when you zoom out. Remind me of old jRPGs.
Same, same. I will always love the ascii, but these graphics really do sit well with me. much better than the old graphics packs imo
@@kruggsmash I agree, the steam release is much nicer, visually. However, to really show off the bridge... well, I know you don't use DFHack or many mods in general, but it would be really nice if you could use Stonesense just to give us a screenshot of the whole bridge in glorious isometric 3D. Most of the time in DF, this isn't necessary because it's all mostly just tunnels, but when you spend this much time and effort building an above ground megaproject like this, I think it helps visualize everything and shows off your hard work.
I agree, it's so much easier to tell what I'm looking at. Like I know exactly what animals I'm looking at without much needing to be said. Or who the enemies and allies are.
Y'all know that you could get tilesets for the OG version too, right?
@@gingermcgingin4106 yes, and no disrespect to the incredible amount of work that goes into their creation, but they just don't look as good as the steam release in my opinion (and Krugg's apparently).
The way you draw the elves really gives me rohald dahl energy, they're like the witches.
Not sure how your manager and his wife, who both have to walk with a crutch, will feel about their new living suite and office being up multiple flights of stairs in the tower lol.
I mean, it's like anything in df- you can just picture a stairway, of you can picture a full system of helpful rails and ramps. I realize there are ramps in df, but i'd like to think of those as full blown paths for use by wagons and carts more than anything. I'm sure you hear "stair" and think "stair" but thats not how I look at df. Besides, teh dwarves in DF have no negative thoughts about using stairs while wounded and don't have any trouble with it either, so I figure they must not be normal stairs like you'd assume or else they'd certainly have negative experiences with it.
That giant hippo is terrifying! Regular hippos are incredibly dangerous. Giant ones have got to be worse.
Right? this things a regular dinosaur. goddamn forgotten beast ova' here.
Nothing like good old dwarven shenanigans to brighten up the day
Heck yeah. Thanks for watching!
I see Kruggsmash has embraced the 100+ cave invader issue. It's not a bug, just a particularly spicy feature!
It's thematic! They're amphibians- probably spawning thousands of offspring. They can afford to send a couple dozen to test the defenses now and then. Maybe those are even the ones that get driven out of the tribe to prevent overcrowding.
I got lucky and the Baroness who agreed to the tree quota with the elves turned into a werechameleon the same day that the barony was elevated to a monarchy which bugged out the elf contract since apparently the conditions for executing punishment upon us required the original signer to not have been executed by the city guards. And I suspect the circumstances around the noble shenanigans had something to do with things.
So.... unlimited tree chopping and continued elf trades for Danglecrypt. =D
I really dig the "high" elves of this series.
I swear, I generally try to play ball with the elves - I have a real weakness for giant animal zoos - but your art of them firing on that dwarven mother had me ready to go and burn down a few forest retreats on general principle. Which is to say, great job conveying a really powerful scene in comparatively few lines!
I hadn't appreciated the changes to the stress system but I've taken your advice and tried to deliberately schedule more "downtime" and you're right - except for a few dwarves that are naturally prone to stress or rage, pretty much everyone will bounce back with a few months off. Which is nice and realistic! And it makes the outliers even more memorable - I still remember one woodcutter I had who was reduced to a constant rock bottom after a string of bad luck that also culminated with her losing a lung to a helmet snake, and even she lasted several years before she started stumbling around obliviously (thanks to a very empathetic mayor - she went and complained to him on a daily basis, and they considered one another "close friends" at the end.)
Hope you're taking care of yourself, we definitely want you to have weekends and time to rest.
Krugg!! Your videos taught me to slow down and get to know my dwarves in my own fortresses. Super happy to hear you're giving yourself the same amount of care you give to each of your dwarves!
Catching up on Krugg! Love the storytelling in these series.
yess! a new episode of my favorite series of yours yet. thank you krugg :')
Very glad you like it, man. It certainly has been a fun project!
I think my favorite thing about the steam release is it allowed me to have a greater understanding when watching these videos. As well as an appreciation for the amount of effort you put in to construct each story you produce. Thank you Krugg and can't wait for the next vid.
Well i'm glad for that, for sure. It certainly does make things feel a bit more tangible than with the past ascii versions, huh? Thanks so much for watching :)
Maybe you can add a large drawbidge section to allow ships passage through the sea strait?
Dwarves might not care about ships but i bet they would care about charging toll money from Human captains.
Bro showed trees and I KNEW HE WAS GONNA GET BESEIDGED BY EVLES
The 'Looking around underground ' segment was beautiful. Such a good visualization of DF at its best. Your cartoons are an immense joy.
When the sound cut out and all you hear is the trees creaking, wind blowing slow and ominously. I knew what it meant...Elves, damn treacherous Elves.
I loved that part
Damn that split open tree is beautiful.
Man you never fail to impress me with you character art. Everything from the dwarves to the elves to even the animals and statues are so well drawn. I am jealous of your skill there. Also glad you found a less stressful way to make videos. I don't expect a new kruggsmash video on a strict timetable. It's always one of those random delights whenever your videos pop up in my subscription feed. Thanks for the good times.
Please never stop creating these beautiful settings/stories/characters.
Your uploads are the silver lining of even the worst days i had.
Honestly, gifting a goblin horde an artifact for a few more years of peace sounds like a completely reasonable diplomatic agreement!
It's the beginning of a cultural exchange program in the name of global peace and trade! Borikumam, the bauxite crown forged right after this peace exchange, should become an artifact dedicated to fostering trade & peace among hostile nations. All those gold and shiny bits, clearly supposed to also satisfy that *goblin aesthetic.*
"Krugg, your storytelling is truly a masterpiece. Every time I watch an episode of DF, I feel inspired to dive back into the game, driven by the passion and creativity you bring to it. There are plenty of others out there, but none lift my spirits quite like you do. Your episodes are a joy, and I’ve rewatched your playlist countless times-each time finding something new to appreciate. I consider you a friend of my soul, someone who brings light through your craft. Keep playing strong, you bearded vastard lord of legend!"
Trust me. V50 still has tantrums. I've experienced many.
You know, even if the episodes were a month apart, i'd still happily wait to see the amazing artwork you do for every episode Krugg. No need to stress yourself that much with deadlines.
Woot! I was actually just hoping for one of these!
Heck yeah. right on time this time around. Glad you're liking this series, Ed
Man, I love the designs for the humans and elves this time around. Very esoteric.
I can't believe Mug's mug got mugged
There is nothing that strikes fear into a Dwarf Fortress players heart as the message 'Poults have hatched'.
Another wonderful video, and I'm glad to hear that you've found ways to help make the process less strenuous and time-consuming for yourself.
When fall this year comes around could you do an oktoberfest special? I think it would be cool to have three forts compete as to which could brew the most of their signature brews. Give the different forts criteria and challenges they make to meet to make the beverages. E.i. special ingredients or mechanics like a mill or waterwheel.
Thats an idea, for sure. Just would be hard to manage i'm thinking, honestly. Wouldn't really be an excellent way in-game for forts to compete or even interact at all. The best i could probably manage is doing it within a single fort or something, you know? Could be a good idea for something down the line, eh? thanks for the suggestion, Elebek
@@kruggsmash We haven't had a short fort yet on this version so this could be a great way to do that.
In a way, it's Oktoberfest all the time for the dwarves, isn't?
Thank your for your videos! They mean a lot to so many! The amount of work and love you put in them is just incredible!
Hey I try my best. i'm very glad you like them, m'dude.
yay! been looking forward to this :) thanks krugg
the tale of Northbridge has been inspiring my embarks and i thank you
Hell yeah. Glad to inspire you, m'dude. This fort is particular has been nuuuts. gonna kinda act like the gold standard of fort designs from this point forward i'm thinking.
I'm thinking another settlement is the cause for the strife with the elves rather than it being you. After all you aren't the only dwarfs in your civilization and Nokorotrad probably needs a lot of wood being in the frozen north
I'm thinking those damn elves are just a bunchaaaaassholes lol. Like, they really are terrible.
I've been sick today and it was so nice to sit down and watch this with a hot lunch. Always look forward to your stuff.
(Having a boring day watching old videos*)
Yawn...
(Suddenly new Kruggsmash video is uploaded)
OOOOOOOOOOH YEAH!
Haha I appreciate teh enthusiasm! Glad to give you something to gawk at!
I don't know how you continue to make better and better content. This episode really stands out to me for some reason! I love it!
I've been playing DF since 2010 and tried to convince my friend to try it ever since. None of them ever seemed interested until I showed them some of your videos. I don't know why but there is some kind of appealing quality about them, maybe its your narration of the emergent story or the charming hand-drawn arts, but now I have two friends playing. Thank you and keep up the great work, it's appreciated.
From the shrouded woods of ancient times to the cragged caves of Hoxxes IV: NEVER TRUST A LEAF-LOVER
He won't say it but I will, like a nd subscribe. Too much effort goes into these things for what Krugg gets back for it, and he's a saint for continuing to make them.
You know I wonder if the elephants turning areas of the cavern barren from grazing might have gotten the elves angry cause they were probably eating mushroom tree saplings but I can't see how that would count towards felling trees
If those damn elves are counting that, then i'm glad we're going to war, dammit!
@@kruggsmash Could be a good way to rationalize it that they were more upset about how the elephants were treated than just you using trees
In the immortal words of great Dwarfish philosopher Gotrek Gurnisson: “I don’t like trees, they remind me of elves.”
my wife and I have been loving the IRL stuff you've been adding to the end. always very enjoyable content!
Kruggsmash is the Bob Ross of procedural civilization simulators.
The elves are in the happily little trees!
Your videos and the steam version made me cave....I love this game and these videos so SO much!!! I never played a game quite like dwarf fortress.I have to say, it's incredible the amount of work and polish you put into these videos!!! It's tricky crafting a narrative out of something ongoing and your illustrations are of the finest quality! I know how time-consuming it can be to draw traditionally and edit together so much so thank you for continuing to share your tales!
This episode just kept on giving. Thank you, Krugg! I love this story and I LOVE this fort! It's gorgeous!
Like always: Elves are annoying hippies and the only solution is an axe...
Great fort! I think you need more defenses to show those goblin and elves the power of the wealth god. Beside, it would be fun if you use wood traps to capture or kill some elves. They will be pretty happy. hahahahah
Hey Krugg, just chiming in to let you know it was actually quite cool to hear about your workflow and how it changed with the steam release! Knowing what the holdups etc. are just gives me a deeper appreciation of the quality of your editing and these episodes, and I'd wager I speak for most of your viewers with that :) Glad to hear you found a more efficient workflow for yourself and actually have a weekend now! Much like the dwarves you are just as deserving of breaks, and it's good you've found a way to make that happen!
Thank you for your effort. You're giving something to the world, great stories, that will live on for many years.
Hmm, let me guess: Elf Attack? Inevitable really.
Bark biting bastards
This is quickly becoming my favorite fortress made by you, such an interesting concept made even better by the events and characters that have been generated by the game, let's see what's up for the future of this legendary fortress!
I am loving the direction you are taking. It may take a little longer to get my Dwarf Fortress fix but the jump in quality and the time spent on a fortress leaves less filler. I been playing the steam version lately and its been near impossible to put it down. I decided to make my first fort in a swamp with a light aquifer and aside from grumpy wet dwarves at first it is thriving. Thanks for doing these videos all these years, its really what got me into the game.
The civs have such incredible art direction this fort. I appreciate the thought you put in with it.
We’re at peace with the Ribbits?!
Probably because we ruthlessly kicked their cloacas!
ha! well..yeah I guess that'd do it, eh?
Loving the series, Krugg! Do whatever you gotta do with those text boxes that makes it easy for ya. We appreciate all the work that goes into this.
Sometimes I get a bit sad how much is wasted from corpses in games. You can make compost! Or bone crafts! Or should, at least, be able to do it.
Good work man, I appreciate all the work you put in. I don't mind waiting on your episodes. It's packed with art and story-telling.
Always amazed by your quality of storytelling in terms of imagery and pacing. Thank you!!
Still the best Dwarf Fortress content out there, in my opinion. Glad you're having a better work/life balance now.
Been watching you since Scorchfountain and man, I know it takes a lot of time but these are really getting better and better to watch ! Your dedication to this game is amazing, you're one of the people that got me into DF and frankly you're also still one of my favourite content creator to this day. Keep up the good work, this fortress is really becoming one of your best playthrough imo :D
always a delight to watch a fortress update! Northbridge must be truly be a sight to behold; towering over the frigid sea, its multicolored windows glinting like a rainbow in the sun.
ohhh that battlemap segment at the end was cool, gonna start as a new DM soon so it's nice seeing others do it.
Don't think i ever commented on your stuff but i must say i absolutely love what you do, never played the game but your videos are like wonderful stories and very nice to tune in to.
Still putting in the effort and it shows. Love every episode!
Thank you for all the work you do, love this series and it makes my slow days at work go by faster!
I love your costumes for the humans. They look really neat.
Your being self conscious again, I've watched the channel from the start and you've continuously improved the quality.
This was a great episode :D wondering what that sound in the distance is....hmm...very mysterious. It's fun seeing all of the action! Looks like this fortress is drawing all of the attention, even if it could be the wrong kind. Looking forward to seeing more! Glad you managed to streamline the process, sounds like a lot of work!
Still my favorite content on UA-cam. The effort you put into your work is amazing, and will always impress me. Thanks for being awesome.
Great video Krugg, as usual :D We appreciate the work you put in to create these and keep us bastards entertained!
Also, what beautiful color in that old cedar dead fall!
Tantrums are definitely still a thing, I've had some very violent dwarves and guests in my fortress! I agree it feels like it's balanced right at the moment though.
Oh, those elves. Trying to influence the politics of a neighbouring state as if it was their own. Starting a war with no clear cause. Invading with sub-par equipment and getting promptly halted. And finally, by the very fact of their invasion, accelerating the very thing they were trying to thwart. Hmmm, I wonder if I've seen something like that in real life recently...
I always wondered how you got specific statues made. Thank you for showing it in the episode.
Of all the fortresses you've made I think this is hands down the most beautiful one. Keep up the great work!
Hey Krugg, I don't think we'd mind much if the text boxes didn't look perfect, y'know? Don't hesitate to just screenshot the black part and put that up, no need to stress over prettying it up when we've been dealing with the original version for so long, eh?
Ahhh if it was only that simple. They *must* look perfect though. This is what my brain tells me, anyways
>bauxite crown
Ah yes, the brain tumour neck-cracking crown. If it wasn't so valuable that would've been an interesting gift to the goblins
Nothing but the best for our dwarves!
your videos are excellent and I enjoy them very much
I'm rooting for these dwarves
Thanks again for your work, editing is not easy but it's great work.
Great stuff as always, love Dorf Fort and wish I had even a fraction of the creativity and story telling you have!
your editing is always on point and the quality of your content is among the best on youtube. keep it up man, but dont burn yourself out
I love how Oddom is recovering in the hospital yet it is still in a constant state of flooding lol!
Man, I LOVE the drawing of the bridge. Those kind of drawings are my favorite :D
How are the ballistas coming along? I think those would be perfect for dealing with future elf & goblin attacks. Also I think building a nice wooden wall in the direction the elves usually come from would be a great way to defend yourself and piss them off.
Guess the giant mandrill isn’t getting a partner, shame. That guy seems to be a lovely fella!
It stinks!
The mandrill I mean. Guy stinks terrible. He does seem happy with his "pets" though.
Underwater Glass Inn and Platinum Road.
I love the videos and I think working at a schedule that feels good for you is the most important for such content creation hope you keep taking us on such vivid tales of Dwarven wonders.
I had the same issue with cavern dwellers but mine were Olm men and they were extremely deadly, wiping out entire squads of legendary warriors and I had to simply seal up the cavern.
I'm liking your "DF but IRL" segments you append to the end of the episode. Nifty way to split a log!
Really enjoying watching this fort. I'm still learning DF (there's a ton to learn. Way more than I thought), and seeing you pay so much attention to your dwarves, how things are laid out in the fort, the attention to detail is awesome. This series is really making me want to try some large projects myself.
Imagine making a mug so awesome that a vile force of darkness is willing to forego invading and destroying a weaker force just for the chance to drink out of it.
When you said all craftsdwarfship was of the highest quality, you meant it!