Dwarf Fortress - Quick Tutorial - Character sheets

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Dwarf Fortress - Quick Tutorial - Character Sheets
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[@TommyLikeTom]

I wish there was a button to quickly scroll through your dwarves without changing the tabs so you can compare. This game really needs menus with memory, so you don't have to scroll to the bottom of the creature list every time you want to see what's attacking you , for example

[@LIONHEARTE944]

100 absolutely agree it's hard enough to keep track when you start getting like hundreds of dwarves

[@_arman_]

The steam edition is a quantum leap, but there's so much more optimization that could be done. I'm hoping that the games modding capacity extends to the UI so the community can implement some way better stuff. I'm grateful to have everything in the new UI, but it's also a bit funny how unintuitive or oddly implemented some of it is.

[@mattmorgan2525]

Now they're over the hump, I would expect these sorts of things to be a part of future updates.

[@Barely_Here]

@@_arman_ after everything that’s been done modding wise in terms of qol mods, i dont doubt that those mods are on their way

[@torinriley7569]

@@_arman_ We'll also likely see updated from Toady/Kitfox themselves for various requested or QoL improvements over time. The future is incredibly bright! Can't wait for classic mode to come out so that various Conversion mods can be ported.

[@augustday9483]

When I first got into Dwarf Fortress years ago, the thoughts and feelings of Dwarves was one of the gameplay mechanics that I was most fascinated by. It's incredible just how much detail is tracked for every character.

[@robertpaulson4960]

These solo style videos are great, thank you. I bet they get repeat views because as your collection grows I'm sure I'll be watching them more than once.

[@danroberts007]

as will I! This series is gold; I can't get enough.

[@mertarican5456]

dude you are a beast. I didnt know shit about anything 1 week ago now i can actually make a cool looking dwarven fort!

[@dI0x0Ib]

I love this tutorial, it really highlights the difference between DF and other colony sims. It's kind of like the game has a healthy dose of "the Sims" thrown in, with needs and personalities, dreams, friends/family relations, etc.

[@b9904]

❤

[@koda_pop]

This one was great, I'd consider it a short tutorial just because it's going over a very specific feature as quickly as you probably could. I like learning more about the storytelling aspects from DF as well, so better understanding how to gleam those is great :)

[@KatoNamus]

I came here to say this, now I'll just agree

[@vholes2803]

3:30 I love the Elephants alternating hiding behind the other pets - "You can't see meeee!"

[@lolcon1]

Great video, the pace was perfect and a video this long for this topic is great, could I suggest a short video on hunting and the processing of non slaughtered animals?

[@Random27790]

Nice! I was having a hard time figuring out who to set as doctor or captain since no one had relevant skills, but this helps a lot.

[@dandandowntown]

I think you really helped me understand how I can better connect with my dwarves rather than just look at them for face value with moods and skills.

[@leonardoserafimmenezes8953]

The storytelling potential is so great in this game. So yes this is a short video indeed.

[@ChargeQM]

I had a character in Legends mode that caught my eye, a female Dwarf, we'll call her Kulot. Kulot was born in a small hamlet, a location between the Mountainhome and a human outpost. She became childhood friends with a human man and a dwarf man. As she got older, she became a Ranger and married the human man, though a year after, Kulot was kidnapped by a Night Horror. After ten months of imprisonment, she was transformed into a Night Horror Bride. Shortly after, she attacked her former village, killing most of the people, including her former husband. Kulot's other dwarf friend, who had previously been a cook, tracked her back to the Night Horror lair and struck her down, bleeding out from his wounds a few hours later.

[@Knetterkoekje]

Your tuts have been a massive help starting out in this brilliant game! Thank you!

[@gnollman]

Great tutorials, don't worry about the length of this one. Telling the life story of an individual takes a moment, after all.

[@davecurry5950]

Very useful. Figuring out how everything works is important so we can understand WHY everything just exploded.

[@MarieCrossbow]

I wish there was a way to view a total chronological log for each character and combat scenario.

[@jayroi1814]

Literally everyone is complaining about this being taken out so I'm sure a way to access it will be added back in

[@Zerbasst]

Really like the videos, helps me get going. Wasnt too long bc i watch them while playing ;) Also very sympathetic. :)

[@VaiSwitch]

Got back into the game thanks to the Steam release like many others and I've been struggling to connect with a save. This video has massively helped me to take my time and learn about the characters. It's such a niche thing for any other game but it's just one of the things that makes this game so special, thank you for highlighting it!

[@TheFlood2009]

This was absolutely amazing! The detail the game has for each dwarf is epic so thanks for showing this off.

[@Bransor]

Thank you very much for your videos. I missed Dwarf Fortress the first time around and am playing it for the first time on Steam. I can now see where many modern games get their influence. Anyhow, there is so much here and it can be a little overwhelming, but your videos are really helping me a ton. Again, thank you for taking the time to make these videos..

[@r4ymaster]

These story telling mechanics are very useful, please do more of these in the future as well. You are my GO TO everything related DF!

[@soap6939]

Loved all these tutorials. I just started getting into DF, but I could immediately tell this is one of those games I'm gonna sink hundreds of hours into.

[@DrRipper19]

Ah yes, Giant Kangaroo's Milk. My favorite

[@joekot8084]

After this video I will definitely take a closer look at my dwarfs

[@nyarlathotep738]

Theses videos about storytelling are great! pleasemore! :)

[@MrStronghole]

I would personally consider it being a quick tutorial. A lot of the longer tutorials I see they go too far off and start doing other stuff. This tutorial was straight to the point and went through the character sheet and explained things well without going too far off the topic. It just is not a short topic to go over.

[@StodaGryph]

I enjoyed this, thank you for making it.

[@BlindiRL]

I'm glad!

[@muffinmuncher9756]

Thank you, i cannot find any decent info on unmet needs and why some dwarves randomly go insane so this helps a lot

[@2ndbrain909]

I would definitely like more of this

[@skortyspice]

I care more about how informative a tutorial is than just the length so this is fine for the quick tutorial series

[@1000_Gibibit]

Don´t mind the longer format at all! It suits the subject. Really appreciate you going over how the different traits, preferences and values affect the daily life of a dwarf. Makes me more interested in reading the descriptions now. Think I'm gonna start nicknaming dwarves based on their traits and see if they get up to anything special (nicknames because the dwarven names are a bit obtuse and hard to remember). Maybe make up some custom job titles too. Would be nice to have custom labour assignments instead of "categories" so you could assign labour to each dwarf according to their needs and preferences. But that would probably get kinda painful after having more than 50 dwarves hehe.

[@lachlanf4842]

I have already said this on another video but fuck it, I’ll say it again! Your videos are really good! I have just started playing dwarf fortress for the first time and your tutorial videos have really helped. As I get to a certain, basic mechanic, you already have a video on it to explain how it works and how best to use it. Your videos have saved me lots time. 🤟

[@localtavernsluteplayer2182]

This video length covers the right amount for a DF topic I think more of the quick tutorials need to go into a little more detail like this one imo

[@SittingDuc]

A short-ish story, long like a dorf's beard and detailed like a masterwork engraving. The topic was detailed and the explanation useful, so I did not mind the length at all. Keep on making them and I (and at least a dozen others) will keep watching them! Cheers,

[@astreanightfang2622]

oh wow this is hilarious video just started and a dwarf named olon on my current fort just finished an artifact

[@saint-xiv2649]

id love a video on animal training, and maybe husbandry and butchering too

[@mateusrodrigo]

Hi Blind! In the original version we have indicators for where the characters are taking off so I think that for this new version it would be interesting for the character sprites to change (left/right) according to their orientation. What do you think?

[@BlindiRL]

Many things would be interesting yes.

[@specbotnah5755]

While the length of this video may throw some folks off, it was really interesting to get an in-depth narrative of what makes one dwarf unique compared to their brethren. It really shone a light on how deep a player can go if they desire in pleasing the denizens who may very well build the next Khazad-dûm.

[@luisgiraldo8848]

Commenting since you are so helpful!

[@cedricantunes4600]

Thank you, now I know where I can find out their physical stats... under their Health description... Damnit! Why didn't I think of that. :'D I loooove this game! I wanna make a video where I focus and write down every single dwarf of mine under an excel file..

[@ZexMaxwell]

This helps a lot

[@brclb90]

Thx mate. *chefs kiss*

[@markopodoreski6840]

You're quite a busy man these last couple of days :) Thanks for everything.

[@BlindiRL]

18ish hour days..

[@Techfuse13]

@ThrillSeekerVR Olon is a fan!

[@thedocnak]

watched alot of your videos man and they have been extremely helpful! Thank You! Have you made a video explaining the different color texts?? This is the one aspect i've been baffled on and can't seem to figure out. I know they are related to jobs, but can you break it down even more?

[@TyreeC]

Great tutorial, I haven't seen anyone else mention this yet either. In my own fortress I have just had some artefacts stolen, could you do a quick tutorial on the justice system at some point, the wiki has a page but it was not a huge help.

[@BlindiRL]

Once I have it set up in my current fort yeah.

[@tankparty3029]

I enjoy these tutorials

[@user-gw4oz1rk3i]

“His hair is chocolate” me: mmmmmm choclate😂 2:39

[@bajter]

You're doing well Blind, maybe you could have a separate category for those longer one-off tutorials ;) This is still pretty quick when compared to a lets play or the full tutorials where you build a fortress along, so don't worry if you don't want a separate category for it!

[@cloud1973]

Damn, this game is really way better than I first thought when I bought it. It's a pretty dang awesome system.

[@BlindiRL]

Its such a challenge explaining to people why this game is cool. The paid version has sure lowered the barrier but its still high. Deciphering what your looking at is not so much the issue. Its now just a matter of explaining what is cool about it.

[@cloud1973]

@@BlindiRL Yeah. I used to absolutely hate the game until I got the hang of the thing to make a basic, working fort lmfao. Wake up one morning and go "Dang, I want to play dwarf fortress" even though I hated every second of playing it when I first played. Had to throw myself into new forts when my others failed, and it took me paying attention to my dwarves (only the first few, of course) before I began enjoying the little stories of the units. Even built a special crypt for my first carpenter with the two artifacts he made before a two-headed giant killed him after getting into my fort. Of course, it's likely other people would just get refunds instead of throwing themselves at it again, but the game takes a bit to be understood from what I understand of how I played.

[@antondingir884]

Very good video, thank you, please more talks about hidden deep stuff inside DF

[@LIONHEARTE944]

Blind I have such a hard time keeping track of dwarves once I start getting above 50 any recommendations?

[@MauroC74]

what do you mean by "keeping track" of your dwarves ? there is no need to micromanage everything, just keep them happy (prepare lot of meals, prepare lot of drinks, cups/mugs, tavern, a bedroom for each dwarf and so on) , they are smart enough to do their own job by themselves (unless you need something particular done)... with a manager, works are queued automatically so you can do more interesting things like expanding your fortress and organizing your military squads, building defenses and so on... just focus on unhappy dwarves, read their thoughts, their needs, try to fulfill them because they could mean trouble in the near future... my fortress is capped at 100 dwarves and it works like a charm, year after year...

[@jergensherbit756]

I read that the Mason skill changed to do other things in this version. Is it still something necessary to take on embark?

[@banzinarbanzinar5012]

Very much appreciated this one. Im interested in the storytelling side of DF but it doesn’t come naturally to me. This has inspired me to take it really slow and get to know my outpost better. I seem to get overwhelmed and disconnected once migrants start showing up.

[@bruellbart2380]

6:07 It's called "captainkirking" ;D

[@skoe3251]

How do I look at the world history? And like event log?

[@philoponusvienna]

Thanks a lot. I would welcome more storytelling insights.

[@AlgaeNymph]

How to Krugg 101. I like it. : )

[@BlindiRL]

Now watch the interactions and bam

[@klock8880]

Wish we could see who they had a quarrel with though 😂 what’s the tea, urist? 😂 love your tutorial and especially the community fortress. Thanks ❤

[@Diarmuhnd]

"oh geez ... crap" :) thanks again, and i think its fine if it does go into the series.

[@CombustibleToast]

character sheet

[@Mel-mu8ox]

Is there a way to see the full combat log and notification screen after you right click the icons under alerts??? also, HOW MANY ppl will now entomb their dwarves just to let them out again to vomit on the sun XD

[@Meteor2022]

I think I am past the point of salvaging the mood crisis my fortress is in. Out of 200 Dwarves, 25-30 of them are pissed at any given time. I paid **no** attention to these screens. Kind of worried that the berserk rages are going to spiral into more and more unrest.

[@Arganoid]

Do the text colours have any particular meaning?

[@Afrecta]

I'm surprised that each line of description actually means something mechanically in game. I hope there's a wiki or something to look up the meaning of each line

[@jimmyjazz166]

game is cool but I feel like names for civs etc might make it confusing for especially new player. Who would have guessed that "Decent Chambers" is a civilization name - there are much more examples of that as I noticed.

[@mattcrwi]

There absolutely needs to be an icon system for civilizations like there is for squads

[@LeonardoDavincha-oz7gt]

I was surprised on several of my dwarves sheets. Most of them were fighting for lost causes. Still tried to make them confortable with a lot of beer and food. But they just went berserker. Cant make everyone happy. Specially when they dont bring the S into action.

[@ghod2114]

I`d love to see other stories sourses)

[@Karo2634]

How do You get that FPS counter on the bottom of the screen?

[@1000_Gibibit]

I was wondering that too... couldn´t find it in the settings, or in the key bindings menu. Or in any thread online. Really strange how difficult it is to find that setting o.o

[@Karo2634]

@@1000_Gibibit Found it in Settings -> Game and scroll down for "Show frames-per-second".

[@Karo2634]

@@1000_Gibibit Found it in Settings -> Game and scroll down for "Show frames-per-second".

[@1000_Gibibit]

@@Karo2634 Thanks so much!

[@GaymerMonkey]

yes please

[@Infirito_Ekra]

4:15 Sounds like a vampire ngl. :P

[@LanceMyair]

I think it would be very helpful to have a tutorial about how to deal with unhappy dwarfs more Does unhappy to acquire sth always mean it needs clothing?

[@SetArk]

I'm truly afraid of someone with a 200+ fort, going dorf to dorf trying to make them happy.

[@werewolfdragon4740]

Just popping in to pump the algorithm, how are you enjoying the steam release?

[@BlindiRL]

I'm exhausted but I'm loving it.

[@SheenaTigerspielt]

18:15 this is a "long" tutorial... I see once more how much opinions diverge. But then, I tend to stuff much more than 1 thing into a tutorial ^^

[@tiagopesce]

in my world my fort is shared by 3 dwarven factions, the expedition leader was from a faction wich become less influent in the world and a very ambitious dwarf woodcutter started to inflame others aganist that xdition leader, in the end she took control, was beloved and her lover and his brother become influent, his brother have a very good trader profile, so i set as brooker, his lover was the first militia captain, but humans start to cause fun (they are kinda envy in this world, but dwarfs arent in war with their faction, idk why, they drink all day, robber and tresspass a lot..) one group of human bards happen to have bandids together and after some fight the militia captain died the brawl. I assumed this would crash my expedition leader, well, she hate humans and banned selling weaponry for humans, 4y after im having at her disposal the 4th squad of hard trainned full steel dessed warriors and she is countess now, she walks and mine every once of stone of that mountain with some clear intent, wipe that humans from the plains who dare to come her mountain to stole stuff and cause to much fun

[@tiagopesce]

humans, elves and dwarfs are in war aganist goblins, but only giants and minotaurs have shown in the gates.. i guess the goblins are up to something

[@MikeMurphySleepyMurph]

So one quick tutorial ran long. No big. This was good. I would love to see you do a follow-up on Olon after some time playing this fort, to see how his experience has changed him.

[@leespiderpod]

do the dwarfs look like there descriptions?

[@aquatsar1769]

Currently only some of the descriptions are included in the sprites (skin and hair color, beard styles, major clothing / equipment). Other descriptors like facial features are not in the sprites. For more details, see the most recent interview with Tarn and Zach: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmqymKSNrtyNrpY

[@leespiderpod]

@@aquatsar1769 thanks

[@MassiveBreaker]

Quick!

[@BlindiRL]

"Quick"...

[@Coeurebene1]

time is relative

[@undrhil5281]

This video was just fine for the short quick tutorials section.

[@-41337]

yes we want to learn how there is "story" in DF and how to find it

[@AAshrem]

It's nice to be able to follow individual dwarfs stories and needs but how to do it when you get over 70 dwarfs in around two years? That's something I currently struggle with.

[@wildwoody8324]

Olon is literally just Guts from Berserk

[@do0myk]

"Where did you come from? You look a little different"

[@do0myk]

Uk royal palace member was fired recently for exactly this question

[@77madman]

So complicated. I love it but my brain spins

[@luisgiraldo8848]

Definitely not too long!

[@draco5991rep]

Can you show us how to train drawfs in swimming? Especially the younglings seem to like to drown in the nearby river 😂

[@ZippyVtuber]

I’m sorry what? Puke when they see the sun? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Magicwillnz]

Is there any point at all to the knowledge stuff?

[@armedgarach]

bro, that dwarf is me wtf

[@Ron-nr8lw]

Damn the random example dwarf was just the average redditor

[@Zorro9129]

How can I get my dwarves to make friends and get married? So many of them really want to be around friends and family, but even with a very nice tavern it seems to take forever for them to make any friends, let alone get married.

[@IsraelStorey]

Considering how much info there is to cover, I'd still call this a quick tutorial. I could easily see this being 30-40 minutes long if covered by someone else.

[@TommyLikeTom]

please do a tutorial on legends mode

[@BlindiRL]

Already did kzbin.info/www/bejne/fICzkqSebrd9a6M

[@darksaiyan2006]

This one's too short to go in the quick tutorial series.

[@NotAFoe]

Hope you get better soon, sound a bit poorly

[@do0myk]

I dont understand so far why would i give a shit about the needs of a single dwarf when i have hundred or two of them

[@kalaksed]

Well, when that one dwarf you failed to give a cabinet made out of his favorite type of rock throws a tantrum because he got rained in while wearing a worn out cloak and punches your mayor in the face, killing him, you'll understand why paying attention to indvidual needs can be helpful

[@do0myk]

@@kalaksed why? theres always a new mayor to be elected. ive been treating my dwarfs like garbage, they didnt even have a tavern till pop 150 and their temple was a 3x5 closet yet im doing completely fine. Had a few tantrums but think mostly due to the ignored strange moods. Dunno how it used to be but the steam version at least is not difficult at all.

[@MikeMurphySleepyMurph]

@@do0myk It doesn't really matter. Like Blind said, you can play the game fast or slow. You are clearly someone who wants to play fast. Others think that all these generated descriptions are entertaining and think it's fun to read them and to maybe use that info later when planning the fortress. Whether you read the info or not, that depth of the simulation is what makes DF unique and it's what generates surprises and stories from the gameplay. If you think the game is too easy there are plenty of ways to mix things up. You can send a squad to pick a fight with a neighbor and get invaded in return. Or you can embark again in a wilder biome, where you might get attacked by rampaging elephants like in the famous Boatmurdered fort. You decide your own style of play. That's what's awesome.

[@do0myk]

@@MikeMurphySleepyMurph im planning to start some shit and destroy my fortress in the process. Or modify the txt files to increase the mood penalties to how it used to be if someone gives instructions.

[@YellowKing1986]

Don't say "they" when you are talking about a single person. It's either he or she.