Aecius' Quest 5 - Grotto of the Glowfish

[@WorstGamer92]

The intro, the commercial break, the animations, the weird humor...man, every single time you upload i remember how much i've missed you. Intro put a big smile on my face :'D so random and yet so perfect. You are a master at your craft, my bearded bastard!

[@mattd.3418]

OH MY GOD THIS INTRO!!! WHAT. This is insanely next level.

[@GegenscheinVRC]

WE AN ANIME NOW?!!?

[@pk-bs8vq]

What a delight!

[@Teachermook]

We are anime now.

[@alphaqueueop]

🥱 More Video Than Intro

[@Gabriel-mm6pr]

the repeatedly hitting freeze mines bit was so funny... im in love with this format man, the skeleton of a lets play with mutant flesh made of shoutouts and animations. that intro, holy cow

[@Nazpazaz]

> "I'm dangerously confident in Aecius right now" > Gains the "itchy skin" effect Suffice to say I'm very much looking forward to the next episode!

[@Sorin2120]

Such a great cliff-hanger he didn't even intend!

[@aebrer]

😆😆😆😆

[@uponeric36]

I'm scared of mushrooms early game more than anything

[@mateusbazilio205]

Hope he remembers that fungicide grenade

[@BoneMarrowBro]

Dude thank you so much for drawing a new picture for every freeze mine, that shit rly made my day.

[@TheRealMichaelH]

4:26 - "…and some stairs down here." 11:04 - "…including a staircase down that we did not see before."

[@UllricLex]

😂

[@RonofArr]

I don't know how he can say the randomly generated names so seriously, it kills me every time.

[@paulunga]

Years and years of Dwarf Fortress and other procgen nonsense have prepared this man.

[@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth]

Aecius is such a loveable little lump of a fellow. I really hope nothing bad happens to him!

[@Sadsdasi]

Aecius is lovely, I like his big butt and his thirst for blood and garbage. He'll die at some point but we all do

[@herpderp9774]

Hahaha, I lost it when you shamed the fish and made it sad, hahaha! Edit: Oh noes!, I noticed you got some itchy skin at the end of the episode, that is going to get interesting for our intrepid hero!

[@JerryS-zb2lf]

Im more interested in what krugg will have to draw differently after Aecius grows a new something somewhere. Also very curious what the chances are he even gets cured.

[@timjones5953]

Maybe 1 shot in 10 he gets strong enough to find the town with the recipe book, and another 1 in 5 he goes to the specific village and notices without wiki assistance. ​@@JerryS-zb2lf

[@Pps985]

This might be the most high effort thing ever happened

[@Sic777x]

commercials and shoutouts was awesome showing support to things you appreciate is never a bad thing

[@AnxietyAnimal]

the intro is so fucking sick -- ive been watching your stuff on and off for years and im so happy to see you improving not only at art, but at animation!! its incredible!

[@AnxietyAnimal]

THE COMMERCIALS WERE ALSO INCREDIBLE! I LOVE IT!!!!

[@swlz]

both the intro and the "commercials" were a ton of fun also that bird with their sassy attitude is such a welcome friend

[@weeaboobaguette3943]

Thank you Kruggsmash for showing me the value of jacking it hard and often. It's definitely helpful when doing explorations, whether on your own or in company.

[@a52productions]

The way you view Qud is so different from my own. I tend to focus much more on the sense of mystery and esotericism, but your animations capture its goofy side.

[@harleymarshall6929]

As a yt premium user, it's rare that I'll willingly sit through an advertisement of any sort; but I genuinely enjoyed the commercial break segment. Very fun and humorous.

[@tbpbTB2010]

Words cannot express how unreasonably happy that anime intro made me haha! Well done good sir (and to everyone else involved)! The production value and effort put into these series you do along with the humor and animations/illustrations is just great entertainment all around are always worth the wait! Take as much time as you need (but man it's gonna be hard waiting for the next one.....)

[@crumpetsounds]

I don't think you can talk of "slow" uploads when what you're uploading is this good. So many moving parts with all the little animations, sound effects, music- and although you've outsourced for some of it, it's still you who's got to plan, edit and bring all the disparate parts (including this clearly bass ackwards fever dream of a game) together. And you make it look effortless! The mind boggles. Absolute quality.

[@enemyv]

"I'm going to do fewer drawings so I can put this series out more often," he said. ;) Amazing work, loving every moment of it.

[@yobgodababua1862]

It took me SO long to realize that "miners" walk around dropping mines.

[@a52productions]

I've been playing for years and I never made that connection until Krugg pointed it out in the video. I always assumed it was because the explosive ones were originally used for explosive mining, or something.

[@Areanyusernamesleft]

Well, a more normal term would be "minelayer." However, when has the vocabulary of Qud been normal by modern real-life standards. 😉

[@madmatz9015]

@@Areanyusernamesleft Qud's intentionally hacked lexicon was always its selling point for me lol

[@ChanceTheCheetah]

The commercial break is what KZbin's targeted advertising wishes it was

[@Starwar111ITA]

I usually imagine Qud as a more "contemplative" game, if that word is even correct in english, a more somber game, but I have to say, this way of narrating the journey of Aecius, full of memes and weird internet humor, is actually really fun and unexpected! I'm enjoying it a lot more than I thought, truth be told. 27:16 made me almost fall out of my chair lol.

[@AlindBack]

Oh man, The Long Night. That was a really interesting setting that I would certainly not mind another series on. In fact I would welcome it wholeheartedly.

[@jamesclayton943]

Loved the intro, commerial break, and ramble at the end. Love this game and love seeing you play and animate it incredibly! (Gameplay spoilers) There wasn’t much attention paid to it but the mushrooms during the outro are not so inconsequential 👀

[@nOise_Ton]

It's getting better and better, hahaha. The freezing bombs and the poor insulted fish were the highlight. Majestic work by Krug, looking forward to more. Thank you.

[@robotcalus]

I can't state how much I love the humor you've brought to these qud videos. Your videos have always had a goofy nature about them, and I just love seeing it at maximum overdrive here

[@troper315]

I just binged the Caves of Qud series now and I’m really impressed with what you’ve done so far. The intro and commercial break were a really fun addition!

[@felipea.barretto7503]

Holy shit this video is so good. Not even finished yet but the editing, the 'commercials' in the middle... incredible! Never seen anything like it on youtube.

[@Gummerfly]

I LOVE all the choices you made with this episode. The intro is amazing of course but I was also charmed by the commercial break! I definitely like the narrated montages as a way to keep the story moving when gameplay gets slow or repetitive. I'm so intrigued by this game and have seen glimpses of what it can be in the late game so I can't wait to see Aecius get there. Maybe someday he can have time bending turtle powers! I hope you can find your balance in your video production, but don't underestimate our patience for your amazing videos. Also, don't overestimate our expectations of quality: you always exceed them :) Treat yourself excellently!

[@kylet51]

I absolutely love your creativity in this series! The anime intro and the Saturday Morning Cartoon style commercials and insulting a fish until you hurt its feelings. This series has been a real joy for me!

[@fisherfry9459]

I love the commercial intermissions. Feels like Saturday night cartoons again

[@Cptmcrofl]

The commercial was amazing and a great way to share other's work, as an academic and creative I really appreciated the admiration for your co-conspirators

[@Cpneuma]

my saturday will be blessed..

[@kruggsmash]

here's hoping haha

[@rungus24]

If you press backspace, you get to see a list of interesting items you've found on the current screen, like any important creatures and stairs, which is incredibly useful, and you auto walk to them if you select them. I really got into this game since you started this playthrough, and now it's my life. Great content.

[@net_spider]

Pretty snazzy my man. Don't overwork yourself too much, but know that I was extremely pleasantly surprised today with all of the extra work you put in to this one. Really like the format.

[@nils-peterwihlney8732]

It is 4 am and I need sleep but I can't resist a Kruggsmash video!!!

[@GegenscheinVRC]

Sleep is for the weak! Krugg shall make you strong!

[@zacharyweaver276]

9:41 and Krugg seems to have forgotten the stairs leading further down

[@gravybillable]

I love your content, Kruggsmash, take all the time you need!

[@ak_lonewolf715]

This was a phenomenal episode. All of the content was wonderful and totally worth the wait. Keep this up and its fantastic.

[@viscera_atrocity]

Here's hoping he didn't get decapitated by a fish.

[@kruggsmash]

..yeah! haha

[@Gabriel-mm6pr]

​@@kruggsmashuh-oh 😬😬😬 i remember the first time i encountered a madpole

[@HappyAspid]

The face was eaten first?

[@jonathanwells223]

you put your points into a full charisma build, if you can somehow communicate with the equimaxes and convince them to join you I think you just win the game

[@emmasmith6394]

The intro!!! The nostalgic and loveable ads!!! And the gorgeous animation as always. Knocking it out of the park every time ❤❤❤

[@waffleless]

One of your best episodes of any series ever. No hyperbole.

[@ECasThat]

Man there is a lot of love put into this video. I just want to say that I appreciate it.

[@christaro8932]

Absolutely loved the episode, especially your animations for the intro and other parts. I also very much appreciate your love for drawing birds in Dwarf Fortress and this!

[@garrettgautreau5908]

This is by far and away the best content for caves of qud I've ever seen. I look forward to every episode and I absolutely love them every time. Keep doing what you're doing!!!

[@BirdyBotPlaysGames]

Omg so sublime - hahaha the ad breaks were so sweet. Shouting out the good ones who make the community special is such an awesome thing to do! Loved every minute of this episode. And the intro was so dynamic and slick as hell! Sheesh!!!!

[@emilie5501]

i legit loved the intro and commercial break soooooo much!!!! bless your heart for using ur platform to shout out other creators! the humor is S tier!!!!!!

[@agrodonkey3568]

Well Krugg I Purchased the game not so much to play it ( my laptop wouldnt run it anyways), but more to support the creators. Ive went from knowing nothing about the game to waching your playthroughs. Id like to say the series I loved watching from you was living in some land that would cause once killed creatures (unless mangled) to re animate. I laughed so hard at the raven skulls and various other animal parts making the fortress unlivable. Steel Clutches was the name!

[@downeastbeast6448]

"Live and Drink, Sassy!" "wadiyatalkinabeet?" iykyk

[@philbgarner]

Loved the commercial break, nice stuff. Hit me right in the nostalgia. Bit of a Robot Chicken vibe too.

[@TwistdTrip]

I have been enjoying your Caves of Qud play through immensely, as well as all the animations you do (the turtle and this intro - mind blown), would love to watch much much more of this!

[@zackfair5936]

Dude made a whole show and even the ads were amazing! I love the visual jokes on this one. The jackin(hammer) face, the frozen mines... 😂 Really, really cool!

[@Misaniovent]

This whole series is so much fun. Thank you.

[@TheMidnighttea]

For what it's worth, your series absolutely convinced me to get Caves of Qud for myself. Seeing you jump in blind and just not get totally destroyed while you're trying to learn really shows how fair (but not lenient) this game is. Take your time with your uploads, I don't mind.

[@cluhappy]

really cool the collaborative aspect of this episode, as well as everything else!! Thanks for an amazing episode, and personally I don't mind the longer waits between releases when the quality is so high!

[@SirHubertFiddleston]

This series is so fun! I downloaded CoQ back when you uploaded the first episode, but didn’t actually get into it until the recent 1.0 release and now I’m OBSESSED. Thank you for making these episodes, you bearded bastard! Good work!

[@ThorsThammer]

Loved the Opening and the commercials. Keep it up Krugg take all the time you need

[@flotnar2512]

Yooo this is perfect timing. Working nightshift as this comes up LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

[@fryingdutchman8921]

I love this format, your animations and the sense of humor. Keep it up Krugg.

[@thealteredmind9475]

This has rapidly become my favorite of your series

[@Crocodile373]

As always I'm super happy to click on an episode as soon as i see it. You've outdone yourself this time fantastic work!

[@pressetoascend]

I’m loving this, the anime intro, the ad roll (imagine if real adrolls were this interesting) and just the effort put into this video in general

[@jlickley1118]

loved the video. commercial break was fun, the intro was fun. left me wanting more caves of qud.

[@mistermoxy]

I'll add another thumbs up for the commercials and tone. Feel free to throw it in the pile. The intro was amazing! It was cool to see Lily's paintings. Also, the commercials were helpful, I didn't know The Long Night was available for the Steam version.

[@SageThyme23]

This video was incredible. I really loved the animations you made through out the video. I am so committed to this series

[@sergejkaschuba8933]

Loved the intro! The commercials were great to. Liked the shoutouts and I don’t think putting them in the middle is a problem. Also a greater episode overall. Worth the wait.

[@ClimbLikeAGirl-vz3gt]

This is so good. The amount of work... Absolute crazy.

[@smivan.]

Wonderful wonderful episode, great stuff kruggs. The commercial break was very funny, and the intro was amazing. Brilliant ideas!

[@tim.dedopulos]

Epic work on this episode, Krugg. Just glorious all round. Thank you!

[@fliche6435]

I will never get sick of this serie, it's amazing

[@matthewhurley5117]

Another great episode! I loved the surprise commercials, it definitely felt like stuff you've appreciated in the past, and reminded me of watching TV in the good old days! The intro is so epic! Definitely a balance to be struck between signing yourself up for a huge intro on every episode versus keeping in manageable. I'm loving your content, keep up the great work!

[@SomeSpaceCadet]

This is my favourite content on this whole website, excited for the 1.0 release next week!

[@eMbry00s]

Holy moly what a good episode! The intro slapped me like a jackhammer! And wow, ads/shoutouts that I actually enjoyed? Wild. Know well that your experimenting and effort are paying off big time. Love it!

[@gobbo1917]

Yes! More of my favorite gun-toting blueberry legionary! 🫡 Edit: this episode is so good holy moly

[@HenryShoemaker-be4dd]

Please don’t stop making this Freeform style of content it is really fun

[@Kelvaxx]

This was soooo good, absolutely amazing work Krugg! I'm a long time viewer and these sillier Qud videos are an absolute treat!

[@Sylph8hidE]

Holy moly that intro, a surprise for sure!

[@aidanfleming7229]

Holy shit the sad fish. hahaha love this game. Also crazy intro! Great work as always.

[@kevinknutson4596]

This episode was fantastic, the extra work really shows!

[@caesarsalad77]

That was not the energy I expected out of the intro and I am HERE FOR IT.

[@SnooglebumExists]

The intro is when this series went from "enjoyable" to "desperate for new uploads". Also, no need to apologize for your upload schedule. You clearly put a lot of work into these videos, and it shows.

[@Watcher626]

Fantastic intro and commercials!! :D I absolutely loved them and I've enjoyed the creative facial expressions you given Aecius as this series has progressed. Thank you for putting so much effort into your vidoes :D

[@Manly_Manington]

You make the best videos, ive been watching since the zombie cyclops videos. You put so much awesome effort. 10/10

[@M_Rei24]

Absolutely glorious, I love the illustrated sense of humor, thank you for this new episode. Live and Drink friend!

[@EliseGray-rx5dl]

This series continues to feel really really different from the Dwarf Fortress videos, in a good way. Now I look forward to hearing about ol' Spearcavern next year even more! Happy Holidays, Kruggsmash!

[@BbNaB]

Great work on the video Thanks to you and another channel two of my favorite games this year are Qud and Path of Achra. My favorite Qud playthrough so far features a Beguiled Legendary Crocodile companion. When I learned companions can carry items she wound up equipping lots of it, immediately flying around and crashing with Mechanical Wings. Her description in the game gives me a Kruggsmash style image in my head as I play.

[@ShadeScarecrow]

Love that you are fully using the weirdness of this game to your advantage. Brilliant episode :D

[@Larwick]

Can tell you were hard at work the last 2 months, these are always a treat!

[@wombatstring4678]

As a fellow qud player bravo! I enjoy watching your adventures with your character. I hope I get to see you eat your first bloated leech and discover the world map. I hope they write books about your character and have them stored in the library. Good luck with handling the prism.

[@teakat9608]

I've definitely missed your videos. Glad to hear you're still kickin' around. And bless you for colabbing with other creatives. As always, I will be looking forward to the next one. =]

[@millennialboomer6780]

That ad reminded me, i need to try the Long Night. Seems like a more brutal Rimworld

[@warwickmarshall295]

excellent. The Qud series is peak Krugg.

[@anthlagr.1816]

I am endeared by the intro alone, I hope Aecius lives long enough to meet all the wacky characters further along the journey :)

[@Dvnstrt]

Thoroughly enjoyable, from the intro to the commercials to the recap, worth the wait!! Love watching you explore the boundaries of your format!

[@etankast]

Every episode is amazing. Your work is an inspiration!

[@aguy7334]

Some things I loved from this episode: The recap, I genuinely forgot some of the plot between episodes. The ad-break, loved hearing about some of these projects and such. I might make use of Ivan Duch's music for DnD games and other projects. The close-ups of Aecius' face with the hand reaching for the mine and of him licking his lips. I dunno, it just got me and made me giggle at my computer screen. And of course, THE INTRO! THE AMOUNT OF WORK YOU PUT IN AND THE COLLABORATION PAID OFF!

[@sgtflippy404]

Tip to tail, another Krugg masterpiece. Thank you for the episode ❤

[@stephenselman9228]

Love it! Love all of it. Never stop experimenting. Embrace your freedom.

[@failmaster1017]

Kruggsmash is going anime on us! Seriously, love the vid and the new style. Gives me Saturday Morning Cartoon vibes. Also, I personally like that you take your time with your content; it shows maturity and commitment. Keep up the great work!