Dwarf Fortress - Quick Tutorial - Metal Industry

[@40880472]

Man is churning out tutorials like he's in a strange mood. Appreciate the quality, just don't go insane and die on us please

[@AnimatedStoriesWorldwide]

Let's hop he has everything he needs, or we'll have to wall him in the workshop...

[@ChargeQM]

He's seizing his chance, with the Steam release, people will need tutorials, and the channel traffic will train the algorithm to recommend him along with Quill18, Kruggsmash, and the others! I'm rooting for you!

[@Kenjuudo]

@@ChargeQM He's not just churning out content though. It's consistently high quality.

[@Derzull2468]

Churning out content doesn't have a negative connotation.

[@Kenjuudo]

@@Derzull2468 Totally. I agree.

[@Katapugonn]

the dwarf coming by and dropping off a sock in a wheelbarrow in the brand new stockpile zone made me laugh my ass off

[@hegemon3]

ikr? Lemme help. There.

[@andreking4140]

right epic troll😂

[@AynenMakino]

"Let me quickly end this tutorial while I check on those horrifying sounds coming out of my basement...". Dwarf Fortress is great :D

[@sullsosoto256]

That basement attack in mid-explanation was so perfectly timed, gave me a good chuckle.

[@taakotuesday]

also the dwarf putting a sock in the ore stockpile

[@Kenjuudo]

We have heaps of starter tutorials already and everyone are going through the exact same points. The fact that you provide short and to-the-point instructions on topics that aren't really encountered until episode no. 57 in normal let's plays makes you one of the most valuable DF players on youtube.

[@creamnwheat]

I like them. I have appreciation for the longer tutorials as well though. They aren't jam packed with the info I need, but a lot of the info I need is not as straightforward as 'How do I make x?' It's watching them in their gameplay to find out how they set their stockpiles. Where they tunnel to first. Do they stop to mine out this vein here, or just pick up ore/rock as they get to somewhere else? Do they build a base and stick with it, sending out expeditions for resources? Or are they consistently building downwards to build a gigantic z-level fortress? Those require a lot more organic watching. So the long tutorials have their place. Just enough to get you to where you try again and have fun again! xD

[@Kenjuudo]

@@creamnwheat Well, I think most of those decisions are subjective to the player. It seems to me that you are more interested in watching other people play than actually playing the game yourself. Nothing wrong with that by the way.

[@HoopsMcCann]

Thanks for all the hard work, also this was the quintessential dwarf fortress tutorial. Having those cave dwellers start the fight mid tutorial was pure pottery.

[@BlindiRL]

The best part is that wasn't scripted that just happened.

[@videobruj]

The sock ending up in a stockpile with nothing close to socks allowed was a pretty nice touch too

[@Anymal104]

@@videobruj I like how the dwarf slowely walked up, as if it was aware of what terrible thing it was about to perform!! The moment they left the sock they darted off so hastely too!

[@chaosapiant]

@@videobruj The sock was indeed my favorite. I felt like "Oh good, it's not just me. This shit just happens."

[@callofcthuwu2601]

I think a Work Order tutorial that goes over exactly how all the conditions and stuff work would be great. Love these tutorials!

[@TurkeyTray]

Yeah. I tried making it so that my dwarves would make beds if there are less beds than dwarves but I couldn't figure out how to do it.

[@Banksy_Collective]

@TurkeyTray easiest is just set the condition to make however many beds when there are less than x beds available. The condition doesn't count beds that have been installed, only ones in storage so you just have a certain number on standby. I usually have 10 so when migrants come in i make rooms and the dwarves automatically make more beds

[@TurkeyTray]

@@Banksy_Collective oh. Thanks for the help. I’ll use that in my next fortress since my current one is on the verge of fps death

[@CitizenSlammu]

Keep up the great work! This video was an instant classic. It was full of useful info, random sock and the unsuspected cavern shenanigans.

[@Wanderer1258]

The sock was very important! And the tutorial, of course. :)

[@lukegamble4349]

i’m in tears. “ahh here comes some metal ore, perfect.” Slowly drops off a sock😅😂

[@ThePonyxslaystation]

I burst out laughing at 4:34 when the combat sounds triggered. "Well that doesn't sound good at all" was so funny

[@SioxGreyWolf]

One of two next video ideas, how to fight underground serpent men, or how to worship your new snake overlords. One of the two. Considering your throwing out spears of iron instead of steel, probably the second.

[@PumpkinDog33]

Next video after that: "Sssss. sssss sss-ssss ssssss! sssssss!"

[@Amlin88]

@@PumpkinDog33 sounds like snake jazz! ;)

[@addictedfoolgamer1970]

One thing is for certain: there is no stopping them; the snakes will soon be here. And I, for one, welcome our new snake overlords. I'd like to remind them as a trusted KZbin commenter, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground caves.

[@Wastedtrait]

Thanks for making this series. so far it feels like any systems that I had questions about you've made a short understand tutorial of. You've saved me a lot of time combing through the wiki, subbed

[@lucasbrant9856]

I love how the basement is always in a state of total chaos. I'm picturing a 40k like scenario where hordes of monsters are invading the fortress while the leadership is messing around upstairs.

[@romanes_eunt_domus]

Your tutorials have been lifesaving, i absolutely cannot thank you enough! I wish i could like and subscribe twice!

[@RedHedDes]

The amount of funny little events that happen throughout these tutorials is so DF

[@f.baleeiro1727]

RIP happy dwarf at 5:45

[@newgirlde]

Loving your tutorials. It's a great format for me because i know basics from built-in tutorial but not best practices or the nuances of each menu. Thanks!

[@chaotickreg7024]

This part of the game reminds me a lot of One Hour One Life which is a social experiment of a game that I suggest everyone check out. I think it says a lot about human nature and cooperation, but maybe that's just me. It'e exclusively multiplayer and you spawn by being born into a family of other players. It's like if Dwarf Fortess was a permadeath co-op MMO. You live for a maximum of 60 minutes before you have to say goodbye and let all your hard work go to the next generation. It's very emotionally gripping when a parent gives you an indigo knitted coat your grandmother made from their grandparent's sheep herd and you get to pass it on for another generation... But anyways it's usually one male born into the family that knows everything from the wiki and has the time (they don't comically drop babies while working like females) and takes it upon himself to create a metal industry from scratch for everyone to benefit from. I have so many memories of old dying dudes basically saying "There you go, got a well working. Now go water the crops so that your daughters survive. Teach them to make fertilizer. Now I'm going to stop eating and walk into the wilderness so you don't have to take care of my bones. Take my pack. I love you all." Also shoutout to the mothers that know how to feed babies without wasting everyone's food, you leave then by the fire and wait for babies to say "F" when they're hungry or you waste your food picking them up. Great game.

[@NightmareBlade10]

I saw a bunch of youtubers play that game. It looked pretty damn neat.

[@chaotickreg7024]

@@NightmareBlade10 I had to stop because it got me kinda emotional. I stressed out about joining the server and committing to a whole life. And what does that say philosophically about my own life?? It's a very thought provoking game. I just hope all the productivity and food I left behind was put to good use. I would sometimes go back and see the family tree kept going several days past my character's death.

[@ComeArepas17]

This man don’t miss. Really appreciate this tutorial.!!! Keep it up.

[@deflygendehaiene8298]

Cool video, i was thinking about starting to get some metal but didnt really know how

[@aviza12]

Mate, thank you so much for helping us all getting into this amazing deep complicated incredible game :) Your effort is appreciated.

[@indursmindur]

Love these tutorials. Short and focussed videos are really helpful.

[@AnimatedStoriesWorldwide]

Hello Blind! Thanks for those quick tutorials! glad to see your channel really exploding recently. Would like to ask you if you could make a tutorial about what sort of military can fight what sort of animals/goblins/elf/humans/megabeasts etc. I know it sounds like an absurd amount of combinations and factors (the armor and the dwarf variable included) but maybe you could just give a few example of valid squads for each "threat level" (This squad is proficient axedwarfs, full iron, and can easily take care of x goblins etc)

[@Nohoth]

These tutorials are amazing and have helped so much! I watched your old series and don't remember seeing a video on it but I think it would be really cool and helpful see a video on how to optimize storage and hauling. I just learned pawns use wheelbarrows but still have no idea what they actually do lol.

[@Dracas42]

The gradual panic as the attack continues mid-lesson makes for a funny watching experience.

[@mrsatan188]

Appreciate all the tutorials 👍 as a newbie DF player these help immensely! Now I gotta get back werechildren are attacking again

[@muadhib001]

I heard about the game before but I have really just realized what it is. I almost never buy a game full price anymore because I have been extremely disappointed too many times but will make exception for Dwarf Fortress because of the passion and time invested into that life project.

[@rikze2757]

Thanks alot for these tutorials Blind! They have been really helpfull in learning to play the game.

[@lokai765]

I. cannot. thank. you. enough. for. these. tutorials. on. every. single. question. i. have.

[@thisisch3]

3:10 the sock delivery made me crack up

[@LolUGotBusted]

By your comment I was able to make pig iron but I was unable to get further fancy with it. Can you recommend a complete metal tutorial? There is a LOT of metals and I am trying to play Dwarf Fortress

[@mushroomman52]

I used pig iron, with a flux stone (marble etc.) and some spare iron to forge steel alloy.

[@Pleasant_Boredom]

I've been heavily relying on the dwarf fortress wiki to find out most basic information about things. If you search up steel on the wiki there'll be a recipe to make steel on its page. There's a variety of stones considered Flux stones, which is combined with iron to make pig iron. Combine pig iron with Flux and iron to make steel. The wiki also describes which stones are considered Flux stones. The wiki extremely helpful if you don't mind a little bit of reading

[@keithtwombley]

serpentmen decimating your dwarfs while you are trying to demo metalsmithing is peak DF

[@bradpankow1112]

My man is churning out a tutorial then realizes the raid crumbling his playthrough and cuts it short! Priceless.

[@nicholasmenzel201]

Is there a way to set certain workshops to only be used by a min/max skill level dwarf without manually assigning a single dwarf to a workshop? Also how do you get multiple dwarfs to be buried in coffins without giving each dwarf a personal tomb? Is there a way to specify quality for military uniforms? Also where can you set bolts etc? Also quality options for stockpiles so you can set up autosmelting setups would be nice.

[@kalaksed]

There should be a way to set allowed skill levels for individual workshops by selecting the workshop itself, if i recall. May need a manager (noble position) to access it, i forget As for burials, should be able to just buuld a bunch of coffins in a room, set them to accept bodies (may want to turn off non-fort members and animals). But certain ones require (nobles) or deserve (big damn heroes) their own tombs, and can be fun to design those sometimes

[@korootz]

1:33 Can't build metalsmith, because need fire-safe anvil, how do I get one?

[@Limofeus]

Really good tutorial! I wonder if you could do a tutorial on different kinds of metals and alloys sometime, 1-2 years in I usually mine out a lot of different metals and I wonder what metals I should use for what purpose. Value, durability, efficiency and all that stuff. What's the best material for jewelry, tools, weapons and armour basically?

[@torgrimhanssen5100]

I assume that charcoal is named coal for stockpiles. as other forms of actual coal is made into coke. I still can not figure out sand, not sure how it is collected and stored. Where do the bags go? and where are you allowed to collect sand.

[@fabriziomazzeo371]

PLS Help : I don't understand why they don't build the metalsmith. I have the anvil, i place the building but i wait for long time but nobody build it. The problem is only with this building. Why?

[@Anthropomorph0]

Thank you for all the tutorials, they really help. I've been having a lot of problems with wild animals getting in to my fortress(es). Plenty of agitated ravens opening doors and flying downstairs to attack my poor peace loving little beardies. Is there a way to stop them using doors or some workaround? Keep up the good work!

[@Notaforumguy007]

I would of liked abit more into it like going through some basic ores and what they make. Since if someone just messes around abit would eventually hit hematite makes iron. But I don't know what flux stones are and why wood when you got lignite and coal to make coke (are they flux stones?) maybe abit more later tutorial but how does all them other metals that can be used for weapons work? Cause iron, copper, bronze is kinda straight forward steel is abit more know how but then pale, twinkling etc. is just a big shoulder shrug for me. Also how does the multi-metal ores work like something that says its copper and silver? Is it always copper with a chance for silver?

[@sol7967]

These are great, keep it up!

[@SomeRandomGuy1098]

If you're able to make steel, is there a good reason you'd want to make iron weapons first? I know it'd be faster than steel which could help in some situations. Is the damage dealing and blocking significantly different enough that iron is a wasted step? (All actual questions, not rhetorical)

[@willchase1952]

How do you smelt the weapons and armor you stripped off your prisoners? I haven't gotten it to work yet.

[@Piggeldi0]

I think that my first fortress will perish from a Wearlizard disease. The first time such a creature attacked, I was still amazed at how easy it was to defeat without a thought that it might carry a plague. The first full moon after that only turned two of my dwarves, by the second there were already a dozen. The population of my fortress has now dropped from nearly 60 to less than 15. I think the Werebeasts theme might be one for the Quick Guides?

[@elpsykoongro5379]

Always check whoever was damaged by the werebeast and wall them off That will save you a lot of trouble For vampires do the same but put them in a bookkeeping position si they have something to do Don't worry were beast cannot die as far as I know every time they transform the hunger and thirst rests and for vampires they only need blood and even if you don't give them blood they still are fine

[@fallenone842]

@@elpsykoongro5379 Wonder if you can use one as bait then. lure a forgotten beast / monster raid then lock them up together. then you can just fry/drown them with lava/water.

[@elpsykoongro5379]

@@fallenone842 or just use a trap cage and imprison any titan or forgotten beast and make a moat in which the cage should be in, connect it go a lever an if you ever get invaded close the bridge and liberate the beast and enjoy the carnage

[@fallenone842]

@@elpsykoongro5379 that a nice rim world war crime vibes idea. just need a pasture hall way thing lined with traps with bait to recapture the beast/titan. just need to figure out if the monster needs to be fed and toss my enemies bodies down to feed it. or at least for roleplay purposes. to expand on the crimes.

[@LeonardoDavincha-oz7gt]

My fortress went empty on steel. I could only buy steel from neighbours. And didnt go as well when the neighbours got mad that my main trader wasnt there but on his bed waiting for the S function.

[@tonyzambone762]

I feel like an idiot right now. I've been looking for "flux" to make iron since that's how I've heard it referred to, not realizing it's from hematite. I've been trying to find metal for a while only to find out I've been sitting on top of it for who knows how long.

[@Afroman723]

"Oh great here comes some metal ore! .... guys thats a SOCK" literally dwarf fortress in a nutshell XD

[@Jay1mm]

Amazing thank you!

[@newgirlde]

Question. I always see you building with blocks instead of loose rock. Is there a benefit to building with blocks? Should i be turning all my loose rock into blocks?

[@BlindiRL]

Rocks are lighter and dwarves can build faster with them. You also get four blocks out of every Boulder so you don't need to mine as much materials for big projects. It also increases the value of the wall slightly.

[@EonDust]

"Dwarf has presented Master with clothes, Dwarf is free"

[@diggle7046]

Your tutorials are SOOOO helpful, and I love how in each of your tutorials some wacky shit is going on in the background.

[@chelomagic1383]

you help us enjoy this amazing game so much , you are the best

[@bullzeye1014]

Very helpful videos! Would also love to see ones for the library, and also all about animals

[@ZeffAU]

Didn't talk about using the charcoal to start making coke? Once you use a little bit of wood for charcoal at the start can use coke to make more coke

[@TheAKReaper]

Do metal appear on a certain level? Or it could be really close to the surface?

[@kalaksed]

Both. It could be very near surface or even out in open, esp in mountain biomes. But there is almost always a lot deep underground I haven't played the steam version yet (yay computer in shop at perfect time) but embark screen should mention 'shallow metals' if something near surface and 'deep metals' if just in or below cavern layers. Many like embarks that list both

[@PauloClassicStyle]

"Here it comes the metal ore... Guy's that's a sock"

[@suzumes6738]

Dont forget to keep a bunch of specialized alloys on hand in case urist mcfussynoble just has to have a rose gold table in their bedroom.

[@samloke6034]

one thing i haven't been able to find any answer for: how big of a room/hall could you dig underground without the ceiling collapsing on you?

[@jacobbachman4014]

Endless

[@freakpandor]

I can't stop laughing about the sock...

[@TimmacTR]

Classic DF, attacking you in the middle of a youtube tutorial.. xD

[@Bergerons_Review]

"....." "I don't know..." He sounds like the legendary man from comic con.

[@BillErak]

As a recent dwarf fortress player, I must say: Making steel is a PAIN IN THE BEARD. I recently did some and from now on I think I'll stick to iron lmao

[@uaputte]

Nice explanation but how is it whit melt a metall object

[@acbdefgh]

I wonder if the fps problem in this version is fixed

[@IncubiAkster]

20 hours into steam version and I have yet to find any metal at all....really sucks to play dwarf fortress with nothing to even smelt. Even dug deep enough to open up 2 seperate caverns and just started to get to the negative elevations, still can only find the odd cluster of gems. Dunno if Im doing something wrong or the tutorial just screwed me by putting me somewhere with not a single node of metal.

[@kalaksed]

Possibly the latter, though that seems relatively rare, esp for deep underground Do you remember if your embark screen listed metals at all? There should be one of two options, or preferrably both, when you choose an embark. Unless you want a speciric challenge, such as 'no smelting' or 'only import your metal industry' (which you may have accidentaly chosen) 'Shallow metal(s)' means there is at least one metal ore near the surface. Some biomes, like mountain, can even have exposed veins of it on the surface 'Deep metal(s)' means a fair amount of digging to find your ores, often between caverns 2 and 3 or lower

[@Alabar3000]

I lost it when that sock showed up

[@npcperson2158]

Perfect timing lol.

[@undrhil]

As the old saying goes, "learn by doing."

[@GunmanJag]

Hoping to see some magma tutorials soon! Keep up the great content

[@rrtischler]

as usual, record a tutorial aaaaand something is fighting in the caverns below

[@saber5694]

Exept this time it my be sirius

[@victordanilo27]

Best final of tutorial ever sjdajsd

[@Tobizocktwieder]

Nice video as everytime. Maybe for some of your videos it would be nice if there would be follow up videos how to automate the production (for example charcoal and bars here) with the manager ...

[@grassgrow030]

aah so thats what Hematite is for, now i can finally assemble a decent squad of spear dwarfs!!

[@misbegotten3508]

Any block works, not just rock. I have all my workshops, smelter included, out of glass.

[@skun406]

3:14 He just wanted to burn this smelly sock in the furnace 🤣

[@zdl4590]

6 am Tutorial bless you

[@Dev_242]

if you made your save available for download that would be cool

[@rudimichna294]

I need a tutorial on how to make steel, and also the game decided to give me a necromancer dwarf while I am living in a good biome

[@iparkedmycar]

Sock made a PURE IRON!

[@AsherGames]

So if I have limited wood on the surface and no magma in sight, the next best bet for fueling my furnaces is trying to find coal, right? Asking for a few short friends who are suddenly in need of real weapons.

[@BlindiRL]

Lava imo, Lava is the fastest and most effective way and is safer then some people want you to think.

[@damnmonster9856]

This sock made me laugh so hard

[@justinhessedenz2819]

Anyone found any Magma tutorials? 😉

[@nowhere1327]

Loving the sock fella

[@adam_______00015]

WOOOOAAAHHGG LETS GO BABYTHATSWHATIMTALKINGABOUT

[@saber5694]

Keep waiting for the tutorial to end with a massive battle destroying the fortress

[@leonardohopplescoth1783]

You have got to show us what's in the basement!

[@Sand1234]

make more tutorials PLEASE

[@everbourne4520]

Please please do a tomb tutorial-

[@izalith5847]

I wana know what happend to the cavern dwellers xD.

[@ajmg1993]

lmao wtf xD 3:15

[@ReinhardB100]

Veryinformativevideodkeepupthegoodwoooooooork!

[@lcarus42]

I need stock pile management Tutorial. Some items seem to be listed differently when requested from a workshop than what theyre listed as in stock piles. Im lost in that regards, completely lost. And the wiki SUCKS for this game

[@pigmentpeddler5811]

i am a gamer

[@Mel-mu8ox]

their being pesky, here comes some ore.... thats a sock....

[@namshimaru]

I'm a sock-kin

[@mandough]

Ahh ore! Sock Uhhh???

[@willbhartley]

I had no idea Ben Shapiro played DF

[@BlindiRL]

Ouch that one hurts.