Clanfolk - Sandbox Medieval Colony Survival

Clanfolk gameplay with Splat! Let's Play Clanfolk and check out a game where you'll create a colony of scottish highlanders and trade, fight, hunt and survive.
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[@conanmcdonagh2619]

Fun fact: With Scottish kilts, "plaid" is the term for the material of the garment whilst "tartan" is the term for the pattern on it.

[@Gigusx]

When you started talking about how the game tries to be factually accurate I've noticed that it's also accurate in how you advance technologically. In many games you have the entire tree visible and just choose what you want to research next, but in reality we (a lot of the time) don't exactly know what that next stage is, and instead what we do is use our creativity, come up with ideas, and experiment to develop something new and novel, or new ideas come in as a spark of inspiration. The new tech obviously builds on top of another (as does all knowledge) but it's never as simple "ok we have this, now let's do this, and then to this" and the new breakthroughs often come in unexpected moments and places.

[@517CB]

Learned more about bog iron today than in the other 51 years of my life... Great content Splat!

[@AnotherJRB]

Regarding storage, the game has a neat feature where crafting stations will automatically deposit their output in an appropriate storage unit if there is one within 2 tiles. So instead of a general storage building, it's most efficient to cluster each crafting station with its associated storage units. (The exception is food, where you probably want to separate the kitchen for cooking from the pantry for storage, so you can keep your food cold, since food spoilage is temperature dependent.)

[@khk8270]

I have over 200 hours in this game right now and I absolutely love it. I think I discovered it through your channel actually! I'm so glad you've come back to take another peek at it.

[@ianallen738]

I own this game. It's so weirdly addictive. The music helps immensely, but that's not the only reason not by a long shot.

[@Lehkeri]

As a Finn, you mentioning UnReal World really warmed my heart!

[@Ta123Di]

Just love the music and the sfx of UnReal World

[@MrBentmonkey]

a labor of love for the devs for sure. URW is a great game.

[@Blefiz]

I loved unreal world, was an early buyer but then they removed the cannibal gameplay and ruined the game for me.

[@nomindseye]

@@Blefiz Cannibalism ain't much of a Finnish thing and the game is set in iron age Finland. Or that's the core concept, anyway.

[@geemcspankinson]

​@@Blefiz Doesn't it have a single modification to fix that

[@Raziel1984]

Eel is the Bacon of the fish world!

[@ezequielblanco8659]

Q: What makes this game different from Rimworld? A: Plaid.

[@brianawilson6785]

There are bagpipes in the game, but it's one of the four things at the very bottom of the tech tree.

[@TerryNationB7]

Splat, if you want a game where you need to rot flax to make tow, twine, canvas, or rope, check out A Tale In The Desert (ATITD). Set in Ancient Egypt, it's the kind of game where the hours pass you by as you go through all the stages of constructing everything you need to live by the Nile.

[@PhoenyxAshe]

I was wondering if anyone else would bring up ATITD. I was never able to get through a full tale (either time or money got in the way), but it was fun for when I did play.

[@yobgodababua1862]

I was just adding the same comment. I haven't played in literal decades, but I still remember preparing flax by the riverbank.

[@DrBunnyMedicinal]

Terry Nation? My gods, you're still alive! (Like Avon and Vila, and not at all like Blake.) 🤣

[@TerryNationB7]

@@DrBunnyMedicinal Keep the faith, brother!

[@DrBunnyMedicinal]

@@TerryNationB7 Preach! #AvonLives

[@soma_trip1863]

Been wanting to get some flax growing for a while now. Didn't think I'd get a tutorial for it here. Kudos.

[@vonnero1250]

You can build a roof one tile out from a wall, so you can 'umbrellas' to keep your storage areas protected from the rain. And, sparks from the fire don't reach the roof, but objects on fire do...

[@PerfectDeath4]

Chemically, bloomeries work by smothering carbon over the iron oxide. Carbon has a stronger bond with oxygen so in order to oxidize the smothered charcoal the oxygen is pulled from the iron oxide. Thus you get iron left behind at the bottom of the pit, but the product is very spongey since the bloomery can't get the iron hot enough to melt. Then of course the carbon can also infuse into the iron alloy to make steel, but bloomery steel is very inconsistent, which is why using Japan as an example they'd separate the high and low carbon iron parts of the bloom then layer them so hard is on a sword's cutting edge, soft is the spine.

[@Zucadragon]

Hah, talking about eels, eel fishing over here in the Netherlands, at least in the north part, very much comes with a competition for the best smoked eel, which then leads the public being able to buy that.

[@ericfisher1360]

When I moved to the Netherlands my Dutch wife introduced me to eel. You got to grab them by the end and pull the skin off and pick the meat off the bones.

[@bibirucea]

Came to this channel for the games and stayed for the stories.

[@ConvictsCranium]

"takes RimWorld and dips it in a sauce of UnReal World" - The perfect description

[@ChadGatling]

Burning Pete does smell terrible. And Pete doesn't enjoy it much either.

[@paultowers5580]

I used to sell Pete bog in bags for gardens with my dad as a child , I can still smell it now 🤢

[@5minutemovies977]

@@paultowers5580 It's peat, not pete, the first comment was a joke.

[@VortymLichbane]

There's a lot of stabbing in Glasgow

[@T.R.75]

love your real life stories Splatt. not just fun game vids, giving that lil bit extra. would love to see more of this game. keep up the good work. ez like. had to look up the Black Douglas armor, lol sure does look American.

[@Alucard6297]

one reason i like ur channel so much is because of all the useful real life information and learning experiences you provide with the content.

[@TheIndigo1child]

Half the random information he talked about in this video he literally said he learned in a college geology course lol sooo. Actually I'm guessing a lot of the random technical facts he talks about were learned in college.

[@BrunoMaricFromZagreb]

I'd love it if you did a series again!

[@joewilson3393]

He does longer plays on Twitch. I wish he had an "after hours" channel where he dumped the VOD's. Some streamers have them because the VOD's hurt the main channel metrics. the KZbin algorithm HATES long plays and series. They always drag a channel down.

[@BrunoMaricFromZagreb]

@@joewilson3393 Yea,I actually didn't even know Dream had an SMP,because he didn't upload videos about t. Isn't it funny how YT was MADE for longer videos,but then TikTok came a few years ago,& now it's making everyone get excited over the shorts? The absolute bullshit.

[@darkrider0]

Yo! @Splattercategaming! I have been watching a LOT of you're videos over the last 3 weeks. I love your format. Our love of indie gaming is very similar. This game sounds right up my alley as I love Rimworld, but have hit my limit of it's goals and I also have red hair and am likely of Scottish heritage. Thank you for your efforts and existence. Keep up the great contribution to the true indie gaming culture!

[@scorseve]

For all the people saying "Rimworld is better": the atmosphere is totally different, as you fight against the nature and time, not mechanoids and cannibals. There are people who get irked by Rimworld's raid feature, so Clanfolk is perfect for them. Also, not every colony sim is Rimworld!

[@scorseve]

Also Clanfolk don't get all pissy about eating without a table 😁

[@TheKylebow]

something tells me Splattercat likes colony survival games... cant quite put a finger on it

[@shigeminotoge4514]

Splat, it's actually safe to put a normal roof over buildings that throw sparks. Roofs cannot be lit on fire by sparks, though. they will be lit on fire if a spark lights anything ELSE on fire, but, that's what flammable blockers are for.

[@refuciusref3283]

"The smell of burning peat is.. very, very... we'll it's distinct" lol 😆 😂 🤣

[@davidpearce3156]

'The howling of the Sawzalls' is my new favourite saying. Thank you.

[@advkow]

That easy to use task use is mind blowing

[@BANANON003]

YES! i was expecting your review after the updates. I got it because of you in the first place, so I'm exited about it

[@brigandboy1425]

Splat, I have to apologize; I live in Sonoma county. Grew up here too. Many moons ago you said that there were goat farms and mutton here as well, and I had never seen that. You are correct, and I was wrong. Learned something about this area I didn't know. The Sonoma aroma is unique (far as I've seen) to the area. The fields near Sebastopol get fertilized and sprayed same time every year, as you said, but I will say a huge part of the stench is the cow farms also. There are a lot of them here still, and if you drive up a certain road from the 101 Hwy towards Sebastopol, it's still *REALLY* obvious where the stench is coming from. It's a mix of both. Thank goodness it isn't all year round.

[@ezequielblanco8659]

Love the light of the furnaces at night. They look great.

[@muneebmirza347]

I noticed you are over farming eals, if you hover of the lake it shows you the max and current eal levels. In this lake, 1 eal trap is enough. More will deplete it quickly and recover slow.

[@dicksoncider5099]

Ha! Black douglas armor. Splatt is the GOAT

[@ObscuriaDragunAed]

What I really like is that this game actually has the Clan tartans.... granted, that also includes "Clan" Campbell.... not even born over there and still hold that grudge. A MacGregor who moved over here from Scotland after WW2 talked to me once, they didn't realize that I was aware of why Campbells shouldn't be trusted; they were elated when I knew.

[@IRMentat]

Looks like one to keep a close eye on. Thanks for the extended gameplay minimising skips. Some games need the more xtra room to show their stuff and you wax lyrical well in the meantime.

[@andreymalygin7310]

Life is feudal is the most complex and interesting game in case of processing.

[@malkavian6]

The game is onsale 40% off right now until the 5th of May if anyone wants to get it. It also had more massive updates. If you liked the environment visuals before. You need to check it out now! They have added so many new things! Do another video!! :)

[@ryanolson9180]

Why does this man knows so much about the flax refining process? 😂

[@XBelethorX]

that guy going ham with sponsorblock in your videos is mad

[@geministrial950]

This guy is so funny how have i never found his videos before

[@rickytempleton4181]

I'm Scottish AF. Love anything Scottish. Great content!

[@tomemaster1744]

Can confirm stabbing someone in Scotland is “Chibbing” them. It is usually said like “I’m gonnae chib ye” it sounds silly and funny, that’s a distraction. It’s more of a Glaswegian dialect (Western Scotland).

[@SusCalvin]

I like all research systems that do something different from a normal, predictable tech tree.

[@yolonohomo]

this was the most educational game preview ever

[@theoptimisticmetalhead7787]

Ayyyy, me and Splattercat, fellow Scots! Noice! Slainte mhath!

[@inconspicuoustoaster6310]

Hey Splat :) I would love to see another update on this game in the future Edit: don't smoke eels kids

[@Texsoroban]

wooden tiles. split with a froe and if you were rich enough oiled for a year then installed. or thatch. they still use thatch rooves in the isles.

[@TheNiceNix]

You spoke a lot about tile roofs being difficult because you need special tools to cut tiles. Wouldn't the tile maker just have two slightly different lengths of tiles, say 6 inches and 7 inches wide, and you just include as many as you need of each width so the total equals the size of your roof?

[@hoseja]

The only problem, eel don't live in ponds like that, part of their lifecycle is oceanic.

[@TripleSomething]

Just since you seem genuinely interested: The pronunciation is like [Skee-in Doo] for Skean Dhu

[@bokakev]

Whoa I was grading chemistry tests while watching this. You mentioned Iron precipitates while I was reading answers about precipitates :)

[@babouras123]

Thank you for bringing to our attention this game! Ευχαριστούμε! :)

[@do_it_like_rei]

I've been hooked on this game, glad I gave it a chance. I saw the trailer a while back and I wasn't really interested but I was looking for a new game and tried out the demo. It's so fun and entertaining.

[@frownmastr]

So excited to see where this has gone, havent played since the demo

[@Jukejointjeze0n]

Primitive Technology did a video on roofing a hut in tile about 7 years ago. (Primitive Technology: Tiled Roof Hut) . Other than being massively time consuming, and cracking tiles during firing, it dosnt seem that difficult.

[@D347Hza]

Yeah I was super amazed at how easy he made it look - Well that dude does make everything look easy so..

[@renegadeceo]

Speaking of "Aromas", the Tacoma Aroma from when I was young (the 90s) was god awful due to a paper mill... and thats from me growing up 15 miles from a large dairy farm in E. Washington. Hot days with the wrong wind were *NOT* pleasant...

[@PapaFlippinSmurf]

Where's the damn bagpipes! 😁

[@kunderwo33]

I wish I could like this video at least three times just for you discussing how flax fibers are processed. It super annoys me how some games go all in on the various stages of metallurgy but flax or wool (or worse, hide) just magically turns into a sewn garment without all the intensive processing (retting, weaving, fulling, etc).

[@tjk3430]

Tearing up old pipes in your house? Sounds like something my friend did recently before they decided to have kids. RimWorld continues to show its influence in the gaming world.

[@mikaelgronvall5265]

Smoked eel is the best , its a real treat here in Sweden

[@libbyquade3244]

i've dumped over 400 hours in this since july. one of my favorite games of the year by far! the devs do an amazing job

[@AceTycho]

Tied with Rimworld because they're different yet the same on my list. Keeps getting better and better!

[@CM-se5ow]

Great content bro keep it coming

[@infinityfabrik]

Happy you're playing this.

[@maremaarten]

excellent banter!

[@rungus24]

A rainy season in Scotland?

[@5minutemovies977]

It starts in January and ends in December.

[@camerondavies9659]

I've never seen the slang of a Scottish ned on KZbin, or any Scottish dialects for that matter, which there are literally dozens from the different islands and the mainland cities.

[@jerk_store]

Splats, you do realize that those plumbers made a fortune off you. First with the labor costs and second with all the copper (I'm assuming) they took out of your house.

[@adriandrost4823]

Abou the Flax stuff, this is also a mechanic in Medieval Dynasty

[@GrimmSpector]

You may not have seen games that have you ret and dry fibers, but several games have before this.

[@rhawkas2637]

On this episode of Story Time With Splat. XD

[@derekdrake8706]

Just once, I'd like to see a decent colony survival game with a first person camera.

[@klabitzel]

Have you tried "Medieval Dynasty"?

[@derekdrake8706]

@@klabitzel I had not, I'll check it out. Thank you.

[@ATZag135]

ThankYou SirSplatt

[@ATZag135]

It needs… mor. CowBeLL

[@bazamere]

If its based on realism then the granery can 100% self combust... the old stule wood grain elevators could go up in flames very easily and all that was needed was slightly too damp grain being put into them. But yeah... not important for the game but I think having grain fires would be vwry realistic

[@vforwombat9915]

today, while playing clanfolk, i will be discussing roofing, bog iron, and peat moss. you're on your own about thoughts on the actual game.

[@snex000]

If you like unagi, try anago. Ocean eel vs freshwater.

[@DucLe-xj7yv]

Medieval Rimworld looking good

[@stumpymcstump]

You like eel, you need to come to New Zealand.

[@jlickley1118]

from michigan, and bucks around here would not live very long if they behaved like that. a lot of avid hunters around here. would be like delivery to them.

[@Onlygloo]

Alba gu bràth, man ! 😆

[@yaroslavbozhdynsky]

Awesome game and cool commentary.

[@trappedinPET]

Amazing game

[@johnmiller8975]

Too bad the Douglas wasn't wearing it when the King decided to personally stab him to death

[@beetoven8193]

Your blowing my mind. How do you know so much about flax?

[@elevown]

Speaking of games with accurate crafting - one thats vastly more realistic than this one - did you never play vintage story Splat? Its like minecraft but with hyper realistic complicated survival/crafting systems- all the step RL woulda had back in the day - like 20 steps and weeks to make leather armor with lime in water and scraping and tannin etc- or using bees for beeswax to seal clay jars for winter storage.. Its totally the opposite of user friendly like this game tho- and you will need the wiki a lot. Its a great game for a certain sort of person.

[@igorthelight]

+1 for Vintage Story ;-)

[@kellerkind6169]

Unreal World has flax and Reed retting (and threshing) too

[@gannonpatton2858]

If anyone thinks their job or life sucks, be a roofer in the summertime in a particularly hot climate. You'll be grateful for many things...

[@efethecaptain6]

The biggest difference this and the Rimworld is that there is NO combat.

[@MrWhybull]

Wow, that video was better than usual! And that’s coming from a guy who thinks all your videos are entertaining 😊

[@trystn]

Understand the logic of why but it still irks me as a Scotsman to see Fall used instead of Autumn :)

[@GameTimeWhy]

Surprised you did this game and not Ereyss since it just came into ea today.

[@memelord2208]

“My family was the Douglas clan” bro just doxxed himself. Better hope the English don’t see this video

[@Endgunner]

So its like Rimworld and One Hour One Life.

[@ernestlam5632]

A year ago there was only one developer.

[@WilliamRoyNelson]

I live for flax derails.

[@michaelmacdonell4834]

scottish highlander

[@969Ryu]

People expect a bear to be dangerous so they respect & avoid them. But stupid people try to pet wild dear and die. There are videos of people trying to pet/hug deer while drunk and getting the crap kicked out of them.

[@969Ryu]

Also hit them in the side of the head with a stick. It doesn't compute with their brain when they try to come at you. Works on sheep too.

[@jesenjin8467]

I have no idea how people can build anything but one monumental block of building in these kind of games. My house/storage/workshop/kitchen looks amazing and compact

[@ianallen738]

Because window mechanics exist in this game.