Dwarf Fortress Short Forts: Kingtrap #1

[@theblackpantslegion]

Glory to kruggsmash, pride of the mountainhomes.

[@jordandunn7804]

All HAIL CARGONIA

[@SireBab]

Woah, you're also into kruggsmash? I see you are also a man of culture.

[@kruggsmash]

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[@thatguynameddan2136]

Hail Cargonia and the Mountainhome! Certainly I am also amongst men of culture.

[@Yarkoonian]

Kruggsmash huh?

[@lordfriedrick7911]

You made a giant toilet for goblins You flush down the invaders and the trap is self cleaning I love it

[@AdamOwenBrowning]

I really cannot stress that you keep my week propped up with me knowing in the morning on Thursday there's another dose of Krugg. Thank you so much for your art and storytelling my friend!

[@kruggsmash]

SO damn good to hear, m'dude- truly :)) Thank you so much for the kind words. I'll keep doing my best!

[@peterdixon7673]

@@kruggsmash Your upload consistency is a really strong asset. Keep it up!

[@Kolohelph]

>Red, 5 pointed star I now cannot stop picturing soviet goblins, goddamn it Krugg you wonderful person. Can't wait for the next one.

[@Erikreaver]

Only thing more poetic would be to lock 'em up and starve 'em out, hur hur.

[@Altorin]

It's closer to a Canadian maple leaf in design lol

[@noahmiller8042]

same!

[@Giguv05]

For the Motherpits, gobrade!

[@fus132]

Overall soviet/communist theme fits them surprisingly well.

[@monkeibusiness]

I don't know how seriously you take all the compliments, so I'm just here to assure you they all come from heart. You've carved out a nice little fortress of positivity in this corner of the eternal youtubes. Also, life is better now than 2 months ago, thanks for your response back then. :D Now excuse me, I have a video to watch!

[@kruggsmash]

I do take it all to heart! Definitely :) Just gets so damn hard to respond to everyone nowadays! I really wish I still could! Glad life is doing better for you m'dude!

[@HanTheNah]

I thought you were gonna lure the king to the fort at a dying civilization and trap him. Lol.

[@dennytampubolon3259]

Yeah, I thought he was making Revolutionary fort/trap to overthrow the Monarchy.

[@DakkaBert]

No you're thinking of scorchfountain ;D

[@mspjb2]

Hey Kruggsmash, a quick tip to make dwarves stop hauling whatever they're holding when they're heading to an emergency burrow. The dwarves will drop whatever they're holding once you disable the alert. So all you need to do is disable and then re-enable the alert. For anyone interested: I only managed to figure that out after I desperately needed a dwarf to stop hauling a wounded dwarf who was infected with a werecurse (and about to turn soon) right into the fortress. Figured it out just in time ... to make the hauler drop him in the middle of the entrance hall. Suffice it to say that that ended in lots of fun.

[@arthurbarros5189]

Dude, that is an advice I really needed.

[@Bob-Roberts]

I guess we know which side of the Kobold debate Kruggsmash is on.

[@kruggsmash]

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[@Kubolons]

What Kobold debate?

[@MrMickio1]

@@Kubolons kronk or cutebold.

[@archbishopmactasty76]

@@MrMickio1 So what does that mean?

[@MrMickio1]

@@archbishopmactasty76 some people draw DF kobolds as basicly cute little idiots "google cutebold" while other thinks theyre just being scalies making something thats cleary monsters into cute things. google "kronk kobold" or some such

[@Zirkalaritz]

1:50 _I am looking to build a trap that can repel everything_ *Boatmurdered lava trap intensifies* 11:43 Oh god, it begins...

[@agihammerthief8953]

Everything includes the dorfs, the fortress and the great outdoors, so it all checks out.

[@trippyzero8612]

"Over here we can see a..." Me: A k? KOBOLD! IS IT A KOBOLD?! I BET IT'S A KOBOLD! "A kobold." Me: AHA! YES! I don't even play Dwarf Fortress but I'm learning anyways.

[@AtomiskZabaleta]

Gotta love that consistancy. You're like a regular saturday morning cartoon. Except on thursday

[@Ninjastyle124]

That Wasp artwork is really great. Might be one of the best drawings you've done yet!

[@Arcanua]

Let's hope this elephant doesn't cause another Boat Murdered. xD

[@sniksnak5018]

...or hope that it does

[@kruggsmash]

Honestly now. Ha!

[@MisterUnlikely]

We won't because there aren't any monarch butterflies holding the doors open for them.

[@firmanimad]

Could iguanas be the new elephants?

[@minoxiothethird]

Elephants aren't even a threat unless you change the graze value from 100 to 500 or higher because they can't each as much grass as they need to survive for any period of time.

[@alashellcat]

The illustrations are especially beautiful this episode, I love your portrayal of the jungle!

[@Allcozeltser]

That's a cool fort, and a cool trap! Althou, I think it would also be great to sometime see a fort fully dedicated to smithing & military!

[@kruggsmash]

Ohhh i totally agree with that. I just wish the dwarves didn't freak out so badly whenever they fight anything!!

[@LupisLight]

@@kruggsmash You could always mod the dwarves to be harder to stress out. It always seemed a little odd to me that ANYONE living in a DF world would be so unused to violence and death, all things considered.

[@LetsGoGetThem]

The only time my dwarves did something badass fighting was a dwarf opposing a dragon down a staircase with his shield, beating the thing to death!

[@denolaj]

Those goblin armour designs are very cool! With the ribcage motive and skull shields and all! Sweet! Also, great faces!

[@sephiose]

A good way to start off the morning with some Dwarf Fortress! Edit: I never knew Iguanas were so brutal, fighting titans and pushing people into brooks to bite them to death.

[@kruggsmash]

good to hear it! Honestly now! Those damn iguanas are brutes apparently might have to get some of our own, eh?!

[@serpentwolf5582]

I love the idea of a wasp trying to choke out someone with a buff muscular wing XD

[@weeaboobaguette3943]

Damn it, why would you recommend me these damn video, youtube. Curse you, the fire of the forge is drawing me in once more, i can feel it. I didn't play for like, 5 years, so i guess i missed one or two updates.

[@kruggsmash]

Come back to the fold, my bearded brother. The anvil calls.

[@kevinconyers8744]

"Legends tell of the legendary fort Etaregal. Deep within the Learned Jungles. Never broken in siege, never taken in conquest. The fort now lays in ruins, fallen due to some unknown internal struggle (some dwarf couldn't find the right color or linen for his master work and we all know how it goes from there). None dare brave it's depths, as the tale of the King Trap hidden within it's bowels echo even now, in our modern age of heroism." Setting of my next DnD campaign, thank you very much Kruggsmash, your videos are always a pleasure to watch and always inspire my own endeavors.

[@guypalperson928]

To quote a wise man: "Monstrous size has no intrinsic value... Unless inordinate exsanguination be considered a virtue."

[@Cowables]

I really love your videos. Your artwork and setup really helps draw out the little stories and details that get lost in the game's mountains of text. Keep up the great work!

[@deafmetal7370]

Kruggsy, make a series where your people make sacrifices to an underworld god (forgotten beast or titan) in a giant pit.

[@BaDSPLeR]

As always Kruggsmash thanks for keeping up the amazing content! You are the best bearded bastard I know!

[@kruggsmash]

Psh, thanks fr watching, m'buddy. truly! Wouldn't even be here without ya!

[@alashellcat]

This is a very dwarfy name for a fortress, can't wait to see what shenanigans are gonna take place here

[@turnerburger]

I have no idea what the hell this is but I’m entertained

[@JennyfaninSweden]

Love the picture of the titan with it's face in the brook!

[@matthewcecil8552]

All the art looked really great this episode. Also, you talked about the meta-game in this episode more than you usually do, and it REALLY made me want to play Dwarf Fortress.

[@oz_jones]

Matthew Cecil do try! Just remember that the learning curve is pretty steep and you should not be disheartened when you lose.

[@jaredconley3350]

Krugg your videos always come out in the middle of my graveyard shifts.... Makes the work night so much better.

[@Curtisimo5]

As always, another wonderful episode. Just an idea; to ensure that all the trash from the siege is washed away, have you considered turning the maze into a twisty, turny, single-file walkway, with gaps on both sides? That way, when the water rushes down, the invaders will be pushed off of the walkway, down into the gaps, and be flushed away to whatever garbage collection room you want to create.

[@Dewey_the_25U]

Beautiful work as always King Bastard! We look forward to seeing the king feast, these are but appetizers to the main course! I'm Imagining a single dwarf from Kingstrap coming up to there towns and throwing a moist goblin mace recovered from the caverns. "Come and get it ya big Beardless Bastards! We can take ya' ALL!" Before running off or killing a few then running off.

[@caliburncelt1987]

Dwarves and Elephants co-existing? I don't believe my eyes or ears.

[@Robert-vk7je]

It makes me nervous, too! *cough*boatmurdered*cough*

[@markcochrane9523]

Looking forward to Kingtrap Ep 23: Weaponizing the Werezebra

[@szadek1337]

that was such a nice episode! :D very educational! ;) making the trap with magma ofc, would also take care of the corpses not piling up.. try have one jaded dwarf that dont care to see corpses be the scavener in the caverns, looting all the goblin stuff into wagons that gets send up above, with food and drinks getting thrown down to him ;) you could put all the gobbos weapons into weapon traps.. the king need teeth to bite the filthy invaders

[@jambojomes4955]

Found your channel a couple of days ago, been using your videos to fall asleep to. I find the simplistic graphics of dwarf fortress and your lovely, descriptive voice with the lightly coloured visuals to be the perfect thing to doze off to.

[@kruggsmash]

Well that's good to hear! Glad to be able to help you out like that :) Thanks for watching!

[@soshp]

The Kiss goblins are the best! I want a full series with Simmons inspired baddies. Brilliant!

[@nickilinstrom]

Hmm, making your defences entirely trap based got me thinking. It might be interesting to try and make a “hermit” fort where you try and get by with as few migrants as possible, by automating as much as possible! Going full on mechanization, sort of like those steampunk dwarven cities from Skyrim? Rigging up windmills and water wheels to power a massive series of traps and contraptions, and using tamed animals to help automate a bunch of stuff for your dwarves as well! Water flood pumps to flush corpses instead of having the dwarfs move them, maybe using water pumps to make something like one of those pneumatic tube networks to transport resources instead of having dwarves haul them, lava pumps to melt attackers, drawbridges everywhere to passively restrict traffic and funnel attackers, minecarts to transport resources and goods around to keep hauling to a minimum, carefully placed pressure plates to automate systems so you don’t need dwarves to pull levers to activate the contraptions, bee hives as a relatively easy way of accumulating resources passively, maybe something like the fishing trap from the last short fort to have a semi-automatic way of catching food? There are so many possibilities it boggles the mind! Were I better at the game I’m sure I could come up with a ton of other things too!

[@averageinternetuser1457]

I really appreciate how you don't use any over the top tilesets, it makes it a lot easier to understand what's going on and the hand drawn images help tie everything together.

[@julianmartus]

Did you change the graphic set? The dwarfs look somehow different then I'm used too :)

[@kruggsmash]

I did, yes! Just a couple little changes here n' there. I did it with the last short fort too!

[@julianmartus]

@@kruggsmash i noticed that too ;) I prefer the newest variant, although ... And I'm horribly sorry to say that ... they do remind me a bit of a night elf hero(keeper of the Grove) from Warcraft3, when they are green

[@GreatgoatonFire]

Kruggsmash does not believe in Cutebolds it seems.

[@jade_capricorn]

So sad. :(

[@kruggsmash]

I don't really get em', lol.

[@thetyler101]

Identify yourself!

[@sirkharuse3019]

Old school - all the way - Kobolds are monsters.

[@personplaceson4488]

@@sirkharuse3019 Monsters deserve love to right?

[@TinLemur]

All time favorite dwarf fortress youtuber honestly keep it up and don't let anything discourage you!

[@Sqwaush]

Minecart based traps are way more violent and entertaining. To make a shotgun, fill a minecart with heavy / sharp items and have it gain lots of speed via ramps / impulse ramps until it abruptly hits a track stop. Also just having a minecart hitting something by itself is very violent and entertaining. And if you really want to get creative, it is also possible to shoot magma at invaders via minecarts.

[@JohnDoe33932]

So glad I stumbled upon your channel. Thanks for the great stories!

[@YuubiTimberwolf]

Back from work,about to visit the doc for stuff but your videos keep me smiling through this! Thanks!

[@holymegadave]

What a joy seeing your videos Krugg!! They are amazing. Excellent storytelling... amazing structures. I love the art.. you and rycon are the best in roguelike games.. he plays CCDA and you DF. With this two channels i have tons of content to watch and enjoy. Sometimes i download your videos as mp3 and listen to that stories in the cold of the night.. with the wind blowing at my window. Keep up your fine work! Its really really a good content.

[@lixore]

I love this fortress; would so very much not mind this becoming a longer series! Happy for more krugg no matter what though.

[@Quitu1849]

You should call the chamber Drowning Pool One: Nothing Wrong with Me

[@exhorter7363]

Another short fort? OK? Take your time? I guess? But I cannot wait for a long decaying rusty with crazy dwarves fort :} King trap? Oh no... I hope it isn't what I think it is Phew... It's a trap making fort, not a torture chamber for kings =}

[@kruggsmash]

Ohhh yes. We're not going to be starting a new series for a while i'm thinking. I want the next update already!

[@exhorter7363]

@@kruggsmash Are you waiting for the update? *we're gonna have to wait*

[@mosesbrown4126]

@@kruggsmash As you well know,, it is what it is, what with only one guy programming, but, hard to believe, it has been over a year since the last one! (44.12 @ 7.7.18) Oh, how time flies.

[@dragonexer1]

These grand trap designs really make for some amazing highlights, aside from odd fort premises like the sea and underwater forts that you have also done an amazing job making videos for. It continues to impress me how well this game does fluid dynamics considering the tile based system limitations.

[@AlessandroRodriguez]

So glad to have found this DF channel, with so many interesting and fun histories. Kudos for your work Krugg, keep your pen shark and strike the drawing.

[@kruggsmash]

Well, i'm glad you found your way here too, m'dude! Really I appreciate you watching!

[@sirkharuse3019]

Super drawings, once again, Mr. Kruggsmash and fantastic coloring, Mrs. K! Always look forward to every Thursday morning because of your show. Just masterful underwater drawings. Now, throw it on the pile... ;)

[@sirkharuse3019]

...and get back to work! Long live the king!

[@spoderman8414]

I'm glad you're doing more Short Forts. These are really fun to watch and it was a pleasure to binge on them when I first found your channel.

[@erike5865]

This reminds of one of my first fortresses, where my defense was a thin walkway over a large pit of water, where rock falls traps would cause Invaders to dodge out of the way, over the edge and into the water.

[@Odragonkingo231]

Yes! Right before I was about to call it a night and settle in. Another nice video to wind down on.

[@kruggsmash]

Haha, yep! Alright, but after this you gotta go to bed! You need your sleep y'bearded bastard!

[@Lucasfghjsokfdkjheu]

I don't know if you read the comments, but I just want to say that you make a game I'd never be interested in playing EXTREMELY entertaining. I just breeze through your videos and I guess I just want to thank you for your effort. Keep up, man. You're great.

[@kruggsmash]

Thank you so much my good buddy! Yes, I do read MOST of the comments, but unfortunately it's gotten to the point where I can't reply to everyone anymore :p Wow, it really is good to hear that I can make Dwarf Fortress entertaining to watch! I mean, it sure IS a strange game, isn't it? So deep and complex though, you gotta love it :)

[@Kyrkby]

That has got to be the cutest interpetation of Beak Dogs I've ever seen.

[@kruggsmash]

Pretty adorable, right?

[@Wood3n]

i think my favorite part of this "Game", or "Simulation" (depending on how you view it) is the fact that you can imagine it all right in your head. It's like a book, but instead of no visual whatsoever, you have a very small visual aid, but 85% is up to you.

[@CrusaderGundam]

those are some hard core iguanas. I think it might be neat to see how many sieges this fort can take. looking forward to more of this one.

[@waterbears9874]

For some reason seeing the goblins split up and get scared and stuff seems super impressive to me

[@Randy-tc3mv]

Your illustrations are super neat. It ties everything together visually really nicely.

[@moonman2051]

I never know how much I miss this until you release a new episode

[@lucasunger1020]

Ooh, a new short fort! And another trap one as well, I'll admit I was immediately reminded of Gomathzon when you said this was gonna be a drowning trap. But good on ya for adapting it to the new stress system and how much it's affected fortress stability. Hopefully that works out better in the long run, even though you can't get the goblinite from the drains this way. Also, loved the expressions on the goblins in this episode, it was hilarious to see and they keep getting better and better. All the expressions on everyone were. The armor was very well done too. And the element of the name being of the signature trap rather than the fortress itself was also very nice, very immersive. In fact the symbols were very on point this episode too. Just excellent work man, keep it up! Looking forward to the next episode of this, or if you choose to do yet another short fort. Hope you and everyone has a great week in the meantime!

[@ProfessorVuubik]

Install a “siege path” using sets of bridges cornering off the pathways leading into kingtrap so that invaders deviate a little less. Great episode.

[@Rebound1234]

Speaking of traps, I would love to see you attempt a minecart shotgun at some point. They are a lot of fun, and the thought of making gold figurines mocking the goblins and then pummeling them to death with them kinda amuses me.

[@LiqnLag]

Sooner or later, weaponized mines carts are going to be showcased and the beakdogs will cry for their masters. Your Art just amazes me every time mate.

[@apila4859]

I just finished watching Honeystoker and can I just say that that was a reakky neat way to wrap up a series :D

[@AndyLaneOlson]

I do not play dwarf fortress at all. I randomly stumbled upon your channel. I am here for the stories you create and bring to life. I could probably after months figure out how to play this complicated game. I could never make the stories out of my experience that you do though. Thank you for your hard work.

[@kingcrimson4133]

Dwarf Fortress is what makes the stories. You just get to experience them.

[@KhancoDrestus]

I appreciate the change to the dwarf sprites, makes them much easier to see. Nice work with the arrows too

[@EuelBall]

Nice! Not a trap for a king, but the *king* of traps! (You know how some forts treat their nobles...) Looking forward to more... Invading goblin 1: Come on out, ya rock-eaters! My spear thirsts for blood! Invading goblin 2: I got a *bad* feeling about this... #1: These dwarves a' cowards! Sudden *loud* sound of rushing water. #2: Can I say I told you so? #1: No...

[@parallacksg]

Man these are so fun! I got introduced to the series with the fort in the sea and couldnt stop laughing. I'm a beginner when it come to dwarf fortress so it's so cool to see all the things that are actually possible with this amazing game. Thanks for the awesome content can't wait for the next episode!

[@adammccraw7379]

I'm just getting started, inspired by your videos. You put so much care into your videos, thank you for making them!

[@somehuman1901]

I honestly wouldn't mind the shorts being at least 10 episodes I'd watch them all.

[@jackstouffer3912]

Hey Krugg, If you're ever searching for series ideas, have you ever thought about trying to completely alter a world? Like destroying every other civilization that isn't Dwarven, that kind of thing. I feel like that would be perfect for a long series. Great work as always!

[@obscureobsessiongames]

Ah! I'm loving this as much as the last short fort! Also, a really killer graphic set~! Thank you yet again for another fabulous morning!

[@bookybrony526]

It may be prudent to have an honor guard of some sort just in case something manages to sneak in, also for law enforcement maybe? Wouldn't hurt.

[@npiper]

You'll still want to bring a doctor, you never know when a random giant cardinal is going to knock a gatherer out of a tree.

[@migarsormrapophis2755]

Lava is more like stomach acid than water and it leaves nothing behind except yummy iron goblinite. There's no reason to pump lava all the way up there of course, make invaders jog down into the depths, or alternately, just drop them straight down a massive pit. If you mine out up/down stairs, falling goblins will fall through them as though they're thin air, which can make a big pit project easier, though up/down stairs can cause lots of lag.

[@migarsormrapophis2755]

P.S. love you Krugg!

[@burnzy2639]

I would like to thank you for finally making me play this game. Haven't tried fortress mode yet, but adventure mode is amazing.

[@JP-pf5pz]

Buddy, you are the best content creator. You should be proud of your creativity and artistry.

[@kruggsmash]

Bah, i'm nothing. Just some dude with too much time on his hands. Thank you though :)

[@MassiveBreaker]

Congratulations on getting really close to 50k! Your growth spurted really high in the past couple of weeks!

[@WolfOfLegend]

My routine when I get a Kruggsmash notification: -Click on the video -Like the video -Watch the video -Love the video All in that order. You have such consistantly high quality videos that I know I am going to love watching every single one before it even begins. Keep up the good work Krugg

[@DAMD01]

I still think that your drowning trap in Gomathzon was the best one you had built.

[@splnter648]

Dwarf fortress is a great story teller. Kruggsmash is a great narrator. No wonder he’s popular!

[@JefersonCarvalho522]

I want more of this, this is exactly the type of content that i craved for years. This is amazing!!!

[@ChronoTriggerHappy]

I imagine the Iguana's having herp-a-derp faces and just walking through attacks without a care in the world and taking out everything

[@thonktank1239]

It's been a week already? Oh boy, here wo go again! Love this content, dude.

[@captainnemo6765]

How you can pump out amazing content week after week is so amazing!

[@ZakTheFallen]

Honestly, it's the art and production quality that takes him a week to make a single episode, still it's very impressive that he's adapted to pumping out a new episode every week.

[@AndPennyThought]

Always happy to see more videos from you! They're great!

[@alphastark8883]

I found your channel recently and Just dinged honeystoaker happy to catch a video on release day.

[@LetsFail96]

Oh man... you are so great just setting the scene in first few minutes, just great! I was in an mood not knowing what to do, and *pling* new Krugg vid :) saved my day. Keep on going with the graet work!

[@Robert-vk7je]

Started a fort yesterday. Right at the start one of my miners got pushed into a 1x1 square pool by a turtleman and drowned. x) Never underestimate the surrounding wildlife! They know the location better than any strangers. A lesson, even a Forest Titan had to learn, it seems. :D

[@Yarkoonian]

Robert your dwarf got owned by a teenage mutant ninja turtle man

[@NEprimo]

Kruggsmash!!! I found your channel this past week, and good lord what a wonderful discovery it's been. You're doing something so simple but also so fucking compelling! I hope you continue to grow in subs, what a wonderful thing you have here.

[@ramonmontejo6152]

You deserve waaay more views my friend, your storytelling is awesome.

[@youtube_fantastic]

HOW DO YOU NOT HAVE 1M subs?? Best storytelling gaming rpging on KZbin tbh

[@weaponizedpizza8825]

I can't believe it, you actually made a short fort short.

[@wraith1771]

i love your drawings for the videos. really adds great visualization.

[@reallyidrathernot.134]

1:46 "Yesterday, we're going to be..." I like the video, I'm just trying to feel clever pointing something out.

[@kingcrimson4133]

"Yes, today" not "yesterday".

[@knightwolf57]

This would work perfectly for an idea I had for a fortress. Now I just need a way to loot the equipment to melt down for metal, and dispose of the corpes. Thank you good sir.

[@GreenScrapBot]

The Fortress name made me think this was going to be about "Unfortunate Accidents". :D Also, I like your accurate depiction of DF's Kobolds! Since Kobolds are mythological creatures from germany and basically just the german versions of goblins (sometimes used interchangeably in translations from english media), as a german, I find it kinda odd to see them depicted as dog- or lizard-like creatures in many modern fantasy settings.

[@hrnekbezucha]

Really love short forts. My first trap is usually a pit with spikes at the bottom. A bit of water to encourage them in and you're set. It doesn't tank the cpu as much and you have the invaders' junk to sell / give away