I Spent 10 YEARS Playing Dwarf Fortress

[@SoshJam]

Elves don't actually chop down trees. They have so much wooden gear because they use magic to convince the wood to grow in certain shapes (which is why all their stuff is called grown) and are appalled that other races are so savage as to hack them to pieces.

[@user-oz5rw2wp3o]

And yet they eat their own. This is why we hate elves. (Cool tho I didn't know that)

[@emorafael]

can you use the magic tree growing/shaping in game?

[@derkavondangerkill7628]

Like the piggies from Speaker for the Dead! Never connected the dots that piggies were actually short elves xD

[@wolfkillerq9363]

​@emorafael You can't as of yet. (I don't know if it will be added later or not.) But any wooden stuff you buy from Elven merchants will be grown wood instead of chopped wood so you can still get your hands on it.

[@condor2279]

Like crystal singing from RuneScape, but with wood.

[@usm1le]

youve managed to grab my attention and make me stick through 4 hours of solid content. super underrated channel

[@CoolKidCroc]

means a lot! more on the way i'm working full time on this art :)

[@Lukitas2350__]

I would love to see 10 years more of this save

[@Himboloupe]

see u in 2034

[@timexyemerald6290]

100%. I am invested now😅

[@user-vx8qv3fp1p]

Me 3!

[@user-vx8qv3fp1p]

​@@Himboloupe😂😂😂

[@unnamedshadow1866]

Me too, but i wonder if his PC would handle the lag. I think 500 people is the limit for even good PCs

[@beardguy93]

I'm only 35 minutes in, so maybe you figure this out, but the red sand "bleeding out into the map" is where high foot traffic has trampled all the grass, so you're seeing the actual material of the floor. Its like a real life desire path!

[@Arzon527]

So must be the algo recommending you, but the first minute of video shows promise. Crisp audio, jumping to the point, and video editing that showcases that this isnt just a screen recording with audio overlay. So far so good.

[@Towelgravy]

It's a shame you didn't get past the first minute. You should have kept with it. It stays just as good!

[@DruggiePlays]

Viva el algo❤

[@JakeTalksGamesYT]

Croc is legit hugely underrated!

[@pricelessmakoa4482]

🤣🤣 this is the most pretentious comment.

[@007Hutchings]

@@pricelessmakoa4482 He's the resident expert in these matters! Cut him some slack! 🤣🤣

[@Pr0zimity]

Cave fungus spreading is pretty useful actually. Grazing animals can eat it, so by making a muddy room for fungus to grow somewhere inside your fort, you can keep your animals safely inside and near the farmers

[@Scrumpetsheep]

A couple things, finding dwarves dehydrated randomly usually in their beds means there is a vampire. And you won't get as many artifacts stolen if you put them behind metal bars. I like to showcase them in my taverns completely walled off with metal bars

[@TheOneAndOnlyDrexel]

I didnt think of putting artifacts behind bars! I'll be doing that now

[@NTJedi]

I usually disable vampires for fortress mode otherwise too much time is spent trying to find the vampire as compared to spending the time building and fighting.

[@spencersullivan4447]

The entire defense strategy for this fortress may as well have Been “ there’s 500 of us they can kill us all” and honestly I’m impressed with how well it worked

[@TubbyYoungbrosArmy]

Thank you for explaining everything you were doing in the beginning. I have been craving playing DF and this is a good video to get me ready to play again.

[@CoolKidCroc]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@nerdoo143]

This was amazing. Reminiscent of archcrystal, just in scale. I usually just slowly make my way down with only certain accommodation but keep the majority of my people closer to the surface because I make my worlds super monster infested and the caverns make me feel the fear I love, and more cautious. But it’s fun to lose, and have only ever made it to the circus once, and only met a few clowns.

[@pgabrielrr]

I was following this tutorial trying to copy the layout and do the tasks as much as I could, and I was doing really really fine, managed to survive a whole year in my first fortress without having a army of dragons wrecking havoc or something dwarf fortress-ish. Instead, the gods of RNG looked at me and they saw how good I was managing to go through, and they decided to flood the river. It was early spring, the ice in the surface water had just melted and I decided it was a good moment to check the fishing zones. Imagine my face when I saw the screen turning blue, I panicked, it was just a small brook 4-5 tiles and now it was a whole small lake. That was where I learned how losing can be fun because I was laughing the whole time, I auto saved that moment as "GabeTheCooked", it was amazing

[@mycorner967]

I love how you got so many people without lag death. its cool to see massive forts. I'd love to see another one. maybe with more order management so all the doors, tables and chairs are made of the same materials. or using draw bridges to control invaders. or min maxing the fort some more in general

[@raguhmuffin]

Stop trading the elves wooden bins, whatever you are trying to trade them just click everything in the bin not the wooden bin itself that’s why they won’t take them. I like to trade them rock goods just to avoid it. Also anything encrusted with bone or shell if memory serves they won’t take even if it’s a rock good. I like to trade drinks in rock pots Also if you engrave a slab and put it in your graveyard for the ghosts they will be put to rest

[@CoolKidCroc]

That makes perfect sense and after a quick google you’re completely right! I figured it would’ve been because the elves just don’t like us but makes perfect sense we can’t sell them wooden items. Thank you for the tips!

[@chaotickreg7024]

I used to bring cats along because they reproduce infinitely without eating. But then once you decorate your entire civilization with cat bones, the elves don't want to buy your finished goods. You'd think they'd get the idea since they have to walk past my entry way of 20 cat-bone decorate chalk statues of images of dwarves.

[@Torriotorres]

The upcoming adventure mode update, will add a lot of content. Im waiting for it eagerly.

[@CoolKidCroc]

I can’t wait for it as well, I hope to run a couple more fortresses before it comes out so I can explore them. Thanks for the support 🐊

[@pogo575]

If you haven't played it in the original version... You're in for a treat.

[@benedeks815]

Knocking down a few walls so that you have fewer, but more spacious bedrooms for the survivors sounds fun :D Also, you can engrave slabs in honor of the deceased, so that they don't haunt the fortress. Great video!

[@ambitiousram]

Looking forward to watching this, just watching someone play longform helps me learn games so much faster than normal and you are chill as hell

[@thebuda01]

I LOVE editted DF footage and hope you make some more. Small recommendation. I'd actually break this into 20 to 30 min videos. You'll get more impressions and more views which will cause a posative feedback loop of impressions

[@Corner5tone]

Good video! The speed and cuts turn content that usually is a bit of slog (DF fortresses are fun but can also be wearisome) into content that isn't boring.

[@JohnSmith-fn3hm]

Incredible video bro. I was enthralled from the beginning. Keep uploading Dwarf Fortress!. like your editing as well!

[@Scrumpetsheep]

Also, you should start engraving slabs for ghost dwarves. It'll keep your population happier.

[@metrofloof1214]

Thank you for convincing me to give dwarf fortress another shot. Initially i was very overwhelmed and refunded it after hopping into it headfirst for a couple hours. After watching this along with a beginner guide I've bought it a again and am loving it.

[@aaronhallene6364]

I love all of the breath of fire 4 tracks you were playing. That game fills me with a ton of nostalgia!

[@TheHippyProductions]

BoF 3 boss music tho

[@ClhCgu45]

Glad KZbin recommended this. Great vid o7

[@MVPhurricane]

i like the way this is edited. and the content itself. no idea why the YT algo led me here, but i love it.

[@NibbleMeTwice]

I'm glad this came into my recommended. Only 44 minutes in and I already like your style. Keep it up. Sub!

[@Meichrob7]

Hilarious that “only 44 minutes in” would sound like a joke or satirical comment in any other video, but here that’s a genuine fraction of the video.

[@Jello_Criminal]

Holy crap I'll drop a couple loads to this 😳

[@ArcAngle1117]

My suggestion for that early game is too use that meat from Muscles to make meals. They're worth way more than the ingredients especially if you bring a proficient chef in embark. You also actually don't want to sell ALL of your items during a trade. They actually measure by how much wealth you have at the end of the trade so keeping a bunch of high value items to keep your wealth high is a good idea.

[@YuubiTimberwolf]

4 hrs of DF mashed together from ultiple sessions from start to end? YOU HAVE MY AXE, NOW GIVE ME A MUG OF DWARVEN WINE!

[@Uddevalla00]

Great video man! Small suggestion might be to both upload it in parts and the lng video aswell? Could be a cool idea to watch the playthrough as you play it, commentors can leave name suggestions and all ot that. Might boost comments and whatnot. Nevertheless, your videos and commentary are spectacular and I am not the only one that appreciate these well done videos!

[@douglaslopes5913]

Bounce back! Go for 20 years!

[@NyoomSpencerFox]

Lets go!! Loved the Kenshi gang excited to see how the Dwarven gang plays out 🎉

[@riptors9777]

Elfs will deny trade if any item you try to trade to them is made out of wood.

[@Pathologic9]

Just drove through 3 states listening to your adventure lol thanks bro

[@CoolKidCroc]

That's awesome!

[@forrestjemming3148]

Finally, a video that will keep me entertained through half a shift o7 I hope making this was enjoyable, because watching it sure is

[@Keiran27729]

Just like the video for this man’s effort alone.

[@emanuelquimper697]

Thank you so much for the videos. Learn a ton about how to play the game and even enjoy it. It’s maybe not a tutorial but the way you explained things did help. Thanks again

[@Warpreacher]

Quintessential dorf fortress content, watched the whole thing. More please.

[@naikhou2361]

Great video so far! I hope you start using the tasks menu for managing all those workshops. It can get very tedious if you dont automate your furniture crafting Nevermind, you already knew that! Really enjoying the video :)

[@CoolKidCroc]

Thank you lots! Working on another 10 years in dwarf fortress, will be out later this week!

[@naikhou2361]

@@CoolKidCroc Oh nice! How many hours does it take to film one of these? When I play DF, I usually get through one year in like 2 hours or so

[@settratheimperishable4093]

The first decade of any fortress is always special

[@user-vx8qv3fp1p]

Reminds me of tmrplays Love this style Good work brother

[@CoolKidCroc]

Thank you bro!

[@YoshimiMilk]

Literally today I just liked one YT short about Dwarf Fortress that suddenly appeared and now my timeline is FULL of dwarf fortress, well not complaining...

[@shadow4432]

Hope you make more DF videos in the future. Your narration is nice and relaxing, but informative.

[@CoolKidCroc]

More to come soon, thanks for the feedback!

[@kurtwesterman4315]

Great fort, some tips that will help you in the long run: -Engrave tablets for ghosts so they don't stress out your dwarfs. -Make sure to cap off your magma forges with lave safe grates so people don't fall and lava monsters cant invade. (you can build a floor over the top and put grates where you want forges, I've seen some layouts pump the lava from somewhere else to make it more manageable.) -Vampires are tough to deal with due to lots of investigations, if your goal is to go big you can just turn them off, but if you want the added challenge gotta do more sloothin. (that was probably all the dead dehydrated people you found.) -I noticed when you raided the elves a lot of your unhappy pops left the fortress implying your military dwarfs were not liking their jobs. It can be a pain to micro at first but certain dwarfs hate being in the military and others love it so looking into certain traits or dwarf moods might be worth digging into when selecting units. You can cycle out the ones that are not happy and try other dwarf types. Your barracks setups were great though. -Definitely want to make sure you have enough hospitals that are staffed and supplied. I liked how you made a point to break up the housing so people could live closer to jobs and culture.

[@crybirb]

Perfect video do have on the background while doing something boring or labor heavy.

[@downeastbeast6448]

The algorithm has spoken, and it says "Feed me more dorf fortress" Hear it, and obey!

[@CoolKidCroc]

Working on a fortress as you wrote this brother haha more on the way soon :)

[@DanielMartinez-tm7kh]

Damn bro, i came here to take a fast look of the game but no. U took 4:45:19 hours from me. 0 regrets, amazing content bro!

[@CoolKidCroc]

Much love and thank you! Cracked a smile on my face reading this comment 🧙🪄

[@ajeladnro]

1:13:35 Me: So I was warned that the caverns are dangerous, so I will begin by fortifying the surroundings and a watching post Croc: Let's put a BAR DOWN HERE YEAH

[@malcolmohair5565]

Hey man just found your stuff, just wanted to say your killing it, really enjoying the vid

[@bryantlouisfuse]

I’m so glad to have stumbled upon ur video I didn’t really like how other were doing it and I’m pretty new to df and still suck. I just don’t know what to do and just sit there getting wood for an hour then get off. you’ve gotten my sub and lifelong viewship. Thank you❤

[@kadaavrchan]

enjoying that video since nighttime, love it! 😂 Read that you also played Kenshi, so your channel is a big part of my weekend plans haha

[@TomNook4200]

Great video, I'd love to see more DF content from you

[@All_is_Dust7]

2x2 box rooms? Your dwarves are living rich.

[@andrewm3210]

5x5 with engravings makes the dwarves obscenely happy. Also takes up a LOT of room in a 500 dwarf fort.😅

[@grandixximo]

200 population, and I'm just looking at the drink count, those dwarves are gonna be thirsty 😂

[@Lord_Cow]

idk man something about this really grabbed me moar please ;)

[@SomeHumanIGuess]

All the rooms are so big that nobody can ever interact and socialize. Terrifying...

[@Sonnavind123]

LetterThundered. You fear to go into those mines. The Dwarves dug too greedily and too deep. You know what they awoke in the darkness of Khazad-dûm.

[@unnamedshadow1866]

i think a mist generator could've prevented all that chaos later in the game XD. But that's Dwarf Fortess, things always end up being FUN XD. Just for the heck of it you should've digged to the circus and just put everyone out of their misery XD.

[@bonkaiblue7906]

#Idea Family Unit Bedrooms, Like Blacksmith Berry came with kids, so hallway to a Connecting room like a living room that connects Berry's & his kids rooms aswell as other family unit living quarters.

[@IamWibbly]

You can use Rock Coffers instead of Chests so you don't need to use wood. I'm still watching, but great video so far!

[@ehcanada2093]

Your optimism is unparalleled. Literally people are falling into a volcano and you’re happy about the new large bedrooms being done. I mean, new people will have a place to sleep since the older occupants decided to leap after Saurons ring into frigging mount doom.

[@theaxefather8017]

May the Algorithm take you to new heights my guy, I got recommended you on both my accounts 😂🎉

[@madkow77]

Liking the video, but every time I see orders on repeat forever it makes my eye twitch :)

[@zaubergurke5468]

i like this video, i just think its neat. Would love to see some of the stories that took place in this fort

[@Buaam]

I'm quite picky watching these kind of videos because having a likeable personality and being entertaining without ending up heavy handed demanding attention from the viewer is very hard to do, you've done fine work and been easy going 40 minutes in. I'm not feeling exhausted listening to you at all

[@fresh-dad-of-bel-air2270]

So 10 years is the limit? I barely play, but I definitely enjoyed this informative video :)

[@blahblah3775]

10000 years is the longest end time you can set in a game. It's found in the detailed options when making a new world

[@fresh-dad-of-bel-air2270]

@@blahblah3775 I didn’t know that, but I was just making a joke on his societal and economical crash.

[@dasbooterror]

If you want to trade with the elves, you will need metal bins. They will get very upset with anything made of wood

[@worldgonecrazyo1880]

Im laying here enjoying the video but this is the fifth over three minute ad i had to skip youtube really sucks

[@user-vx8qv3fp1p]

Good stuff!

[@AdamantineAxe]

The red sand comes from the dwarves wearing away the grass on routes that have a lot of traffic

[@unnamedshadow1866]

The Ghosts were the main reason your Dwarfs were so pissed all the time. You needed to build Slabs to get rid of them. Also a stockpile of toys to keep those useless shit children busy would've prevented that annoying kid that stole your Artifacts and started the big fights. But its also hilarious just letting it happen XD

[@piercedfreak27]

What was your embark size? Default? my game turns into a crawl with 200+. Especially if I do anything with water at all.

[@Piercemxpx]

Saying “herb” with the “h” not silent is wild

[@nodrogkram]

Splendid video!

[@siantology772]

Disgaea music at the end there, nice.

[@andydataguy]

Great video!

[@ThatOliveMrT]

Iirc while trading with elves if the option to gift ever disappeares that item will piss the elves off. Honestly you could pass trading with them. The only unique things they'll have are instruments, food, clothing types, and giant war animals. After you get your war animals feel free to declare war lol

[@Agatosh]

Good one!

[@cryonish]

I'd watch 100 years. Also, please share the save

[@Piercemxpx]

I’d love to see a Noita play through

[@dsultanum]

I used to play in similar fashion. Ty for the vid

[@yevhen2755]

*What was the frame rate per second with so many dflrfs?*

[@Fosterforged]

I don't know if they changed it from old DF but bedrooms under a workshop the dwarves get a mood debuff due to noise

[@kantstopmenowimhavinsuchag7748]

I'm pretty sure the reason the elves wouldn't trade is because the bins were made of wood

[@JakeTalksGamesYT]

oh lawd what a video

[@evilcreature_0435]

I’m surprised at how well your game ran with that many dwarves; what cpu do you have? And did you have temperature on or off?

[@VaniliaML]

How did you increase dwarf cap to 5000? Great video, just started watching!

[@CoolKidCroc]

There's a setting in the main settings which lets you change it, thanks for checking it out!

[@RoronoaZoro-ig2bd]

this guy makes me realize how awful my fortress is

[@Greg-xi8yx]

Can you play indefinitely or does the game have a set time? Forgive me if this was answered I skipped around.

[@johnmoore2580]

oh fuck yeah this is it

[@pieissogood11]

I think you should be designing our citys.

[@storytimewiththecrimsondm1318]

ohhh, i thought you meant you have been playing the same world for ten years IRL. was gonna ask how you managed not to hit lag death

[@Jello_Criminal]

Ever figure out why your stuff kept getting stolen or just bad luck?

[@globster222]

This is great, Ive heard about this game but it always seemed so confusing. This video makes it seem idk, more approachable. Also very relaxing for a good night video. Well done

[@compostjoei2123]

Good video Canadian man

[@arthenosthefirst8176]

The real question is how you got so many people without your game turning into a slideshow of 1 pic every two seconds

[@girthquake465]

Great vid keep it up!

[@pomatheoma416]

love from germany

[@jonathanwithak4586]

It's a lot more like rimworld than I thought

[@MrAceman56]

It saddens me to watch you just let your artifacts get stolen and then NOT pursue anything relating to getting them back....

[@007Hutchings]

Play Hero's Adventurers again :) I enjoyed that series