Let the Games Begin!: Dwarf Fortress Short Forts

[@kruggsmash]

finally huh?

[@Silver_Semtexagon]

Hey, take care of yourself now! Better late than never!

[@redleague7665]

hey it means a lot to everyone who watch your videos when you upload, but you need breaks when you make these master videos

[@peenurmobile]

love u Krugg

[@cizeek9748]

Watching your videos when they come out is an upmost priority for me. Even if i was at a funeral i would start watching hahaah

[@mister-8658]

Stay healthy my friend

[@monkeibusiness]

"The coins are screaming." Sir, it is called a steam sale.

[@alexandernyberg8668]

"Pig levels stable" has to be one of the funniest bits of dwarven insanity I've heard in a while

[@kruggsmash]

lol this damn game, huh?

[@jimhaney6384]

I could imagine an explorer surveying populations to learn the cultures of the world, and they come upon this: A gambling addicted dwarven fort with 40+ pigs crammed in a chamber equipped with pressure plates for their new casino game XD

[@poppythepopplio4683]

"And the coins are screaming" this one had me crack up

[@declanmccarthy7809]

Love seeing the slow ramp up from "simple gem flip game" to "Dwarven squid games." That's the problem with high concept gambling, it always ends in blood sports!

[@ohuckabee]

"You see, Urgush, as your life points go down this line of drawbridges descends, and when your life points hit zero the last one comes down the loser, BANISHING HIM TO THE SHADOW REALM!"

[@kruggsmash]

Yu-gi-oh fort when? hrmm

[@nonya1366]

"My grandfather's mercenaries has no weak soldiers, but it does have the unbeatable CLOWN CIRCUS!"

[@someguy4252]

@@nonya1366 weaponizing the circus... that could be neat! i mean we had a fort that set up its own tent...

[@nonya1366]

@@someguy4252 For some reason that reminded me of bioshocks Circus of value. The clown fortress opening up the Grand tents, and striving to survive despite having...Proper clowns coming out- Sure your military [clownitary?] can fight the other clowns, but the main goal of the forterss is probably just to release them out into the world. Or, in other words: Actively making the world worse by sending in the clowns.

[@ChargeQM]

@@someguy4252 I saw someone back on SomethingAwful in 2009 who was trying to do just that, and he managed to get the clowns out... getting rid of them once the party was over proved to be the hard part. He ended up abandoning the idea when a forgotten beast climbed up from the caves and wrecked the area.

[@SpriteGuard]

This reminds me of the short story "The Lottery of Babylon" by Jorge Luis Borges. It's about a country where the entire course of a person's life -- including their job, status in society, spouse, *everything* is determined by lottery.

[@rainbowchutney]

its good to see you pop up again you beared bastard, haven't watched the video but hope you and the family are happy and healthy :) how are you?

[@kruggsmash]

Ahh you know. Hanging in there

[@rainbowchutney]

@@kruggsmash good to hear my friend

[@ScaryFry5]

I love the idea of implementing casino/gambling games into DF, and this is probably the best way I’ve seen it done! I love your creativity with designing games and mingling it into the DF itself. Wonderful video as always!

[@Kernel_Kertz]

First, the production (and even in-game fortress design to an extent) for this episode is gorgeous. The effort you put in is obvious. Second, I'm sure a lot of your viewers would support whatever you chose to do (especially related to upload schedules) that helped you recover from or prevent burnout. Your content is amazing and I'm sure all of us want you to feel amazing creating it.

[@johanneswerner1140]

Yes. That. I tremendously enjoy this episode. And I'm now addicted to Delve. Thanks oh so bloody much.

[@mattsmith8160]

Agreed, slower is way better than stopping all together.

[@DrEnzyme]

I love the idea of giving dwarves their own quarters depending on how well they do at the gambling game. You could extend the game a bit if they get bad luck and give them a bed on the same floor as a vampire.

[@TheRenofox]

"So, contestant. What brings you to the games?" "The main prize. I want to win eternal life!" "Err... I think you may have misread that part." Amazing idea! I consider myself pretty creative, but a dwarven casino (a la japanese gameshow) is something I had never even thought of before!

[@HazzronIV]

22:00 Remember kids, always check your pig levels.

[@sylvainice3048]

"please no" YOU TOOK HIS PRECIOUS This was an outstanding, entertaining, and surprisingly dwarf video. And you came up with like 4 distinct randomizerz. Wow! This is almost deserving of like a wiki page. Excited to see these make their way into other forts.

[@starsixseven9259]

That crying dwarf in the opening minecart is priceless

[@nemamiah7832]

Hell yes. Just what I needed. I probably should save this one for tomorrow to listen at work. But I so rarely get a chance to WATCH one, I'll bite.

[@kruggsmash]

Haha here there you go. Hope you like it, man

[@ndgaming1880]

this was really fun to watch, i swear every time i think you can't get better at drawing dworfs you get better damn, also the casino angle was alot of fun a very unique feel for a fort

[@kruggsmash]

Man i'm glad to hear that. I had covid for like half these drawings and i was feeling a bit loopy. drawing a ballista with a damn 102 fever feels like a mc escher painting

[@vectors8841]

@@kruggsmash I hope you feel better.

[@zach7]

@@kruggsmash take care of yourself first man! Glad to see the video but sorry to hear you were sick !

[@EDuarteVillanueva]

Love the ancient greek look these dwarves have going on. You always come up with very fun and interesting designs.

[@GrandpuhTy]

Good timing, I was just looking at your channel last night for some new videos. Welcome back to the skull throne grind, disciple of Armok. Beardest of bastards.

[@kruggsmash]

It's good to be back

[@ab123110]

Mood kindred.

[@werewolfdragon4740]

@@kruggsmash hey beard? Can you do a relaxed video talking about your thoughts about the steam release? I just wanna hear my favorite df youtubers thoughts

[@josel5831]

Same here, I re-watched bunch of Kruggs videos yesterday.

[@Shmandalf]

Me too, cosmic

[@hurleyman77]

You come up with some of the most inventive ideas, and I'm impressed with your tenacity in figuring out how to make them work. This was another masterpiece! Thanks! I also really enjoyed the series where we went through a fortress for a while (Scortchfountain, I think), then when it aged too long, we took a party into adventure mode, and then founded another fortress (Chamberpoint, as I recall). It was a nice way to shift between grand stories and personal stories. Regardless, keep up the good work!

[@MonologueMusicals]

the dwarf is screaming

[@kruggsmash]

The coins are screaming

[@victor_silva6142]

This was the most original fortress concept I ever saw. As expected of Kruggsmash! Another piece of storyteller art! ❤

[@povilzem]

Somehow that intro music sounds more exciting than before. ... This is what endless waiting does to a bearded bastard...

[@connordarvall8482]

Turning machines into minigames is pretty much the crux of being a veteran of a sandbox game. This is a really entertaining way to experiment with the more esoteric parts of Dwarf Fortress.

[@MrRaindog]

LOLOLOL!!! The giant floor bullseye had me dying. Then you killed me again when Mistem became Cheief Medical Dwarf. Great video Kruggsmash. Oh man, that made my day.

[@elliegray8184]

This begins as "pull level: win 20 dollars" and ends as "RUN THIS HAUNTED GAUNTLET, LET THE PIGS DECIDE YOUR FATE"

[@GusOfTheDorks]

KRUG RETURNS! And just when I was worried we might never get anymore Dwarf Fortress goodness again!

[@Teachermook]

True that. Though i think technically he may be a necromancer. I mean he did die in that tourney.

[@WireMosasaur]

I absolutely love the way you experiment with cultural/art styles from fort-to-fort, the ancient greek theme here was so fun, I loved the theatre masks on the minecarts!

[@PascalSWE]

This episode was alot of fun! Love the dwarf who climbed back up after falling down on the spikes

[@dinitroacetylen]

27:07 -- a paradise nut wood spike sounds appropriately poetic for something to be impaled by.

[@karolnikiel3533]

I honestly can't compare your content to anything else. Especially coupled with the background ambience... it made a whole damn dark day simply nullified. Hell, I've even been going back to your old image stories, in search of my Krugg fix - and they still hit the same. I'm glad you're with us, and not going anywhere for the time being. It means a lot y'bastid.

[@tenebraebr]

Awesome "little" project. Gotta love the effort you put in these, Krugg. Welcome back. We missed you.

[@freewilly1193]

You, my good man, deserve a like and comment. Thank you. DF content from you just hits different. Your love for the craft and the game take on full life with your videos. I find myself eternally looking forward to your new videos.

[@alejeron]

I started a dwarf campaign in WH3, and now Krugg is back with dwarf fortress! Blessed day of beards

[@awildwightappeared3685]

LOVED THE VIDEO! The pigs you draw are so CUTE! Thank you for bringing joy to my evening you bearded bastard!

[@soap0089]

What a pleasant surprise

[@CaptainChloroform]

Man I love all the unique ideas you have for DW and your art and editing makes it all palatable.

[@catotheyounger55]

Man, I just checked your channel last night and started rewatching Crimsontrumpets when I saw nothing new. Glad you’re back!

[@SusCalvin]

I don't know if dwarfs in fortress mode can carry and use coins. But giving them furniture, items and rooms as reward is cool. Repeated victories could mean more and better rooms. Like the first thing you get is a dining room, then an office, then a tomb etc. And each win in furniture is one piece of quality furniture in your room, each one adding another piece. Gotta make them keep betting! The pig-based random switch is the coolest implementation in here. If the movements of a pig could make an atomizer swing up and down as part of a trap, maybe. No need to order a dwarf to constantly pull levers, as long as you don't mind random activation.

[@beaniethemanpwnes]

Intro animation is so great, Kruggsmash you are the reason I have found this amazing game.

[@PhildoBaggins]

Good thing I finally finished my backlog of your old videos.

[@SenHai]

So happy to see you post again. Discovered you a few months ago and binged your older vids. Starting with Steel Clutches of course.

[@DragonBoi3789]

Im actually really loving this greek style for the dwarves this time around. The art direction reminds me of Disney's Hercules, very stylized and evocative.

[@Occatuul]

Really out did yourself, Krugg! Such a well paced and entertaining episode. Glad you're back.

[@superking208]

PLEASE put those wonderful ghosts on a shirt, especially the first one saying "Don't play this"

[@juenavei]

the coins are screaming

[@yobgodababua1862]

Ok, ok... hear me out on this one... a fabulous minecart race. I know, I know minecart speed is usually deterministic... BUT... what if each track incorporates pig-controlled speed-boost rollers? And what if part of the course snakes through a ballista training field? I'm already imaging additional possibilities, pig-controlled switches to change tracks or initiate jumps, leader controlled switches to release tidal waves on the backfield, random trolls to avoid or crush... so many possibilities.

[@mr.nobody2184]

Yes, I thought the same "This is missing a horse race, but with minecarts... And horses!"

[@lexbotkin3100]

Hello Krugs, Long time fan, your tutorial is what helped me build my first fortress! So looking forward to the steam release the evolution of this game and community.

[@ultraburger2198]

I really enjoyed the designs and expressions for this one here. The pigs were very chonky and that makes me smile.

[@grandfremdling3841]

I'm happy to see your work again! Missed you!

[@AdorableHamster32]

I lost it at the "pig cam". Amazing episode, so glad to see another amazing video from you, you big bastard

[@jillybear3241]

ahh yes my favorite longform relaxing content. Lovely to see you again- with fall coming back around id love to hear from the pumpkins again!!!

[@murilot.c3823]

YEEEEESSS!!!! Love your videos Krugg! Perfect as usual!

[@Anonymouthful]

This is such a creative yet simple way to add tons of variety and story to how a fort works. Just amazing.

[@HereticHub]

These dwarfs had a very Hercules to some of their art, love the over extended features.

[@crake9510]

Most creative dwarf fortress idea:

[@matdattein]

You could use the ballista game to decide which dwarves get sent to the military. Ballista conscription for the win.

[@ringodooby]

When the full colour dwarf fortress comes out I'm gonna be so excited to see what krugg does with it

[@Bobdd0]

What a delightfully grim fortress! Great work Krugg!

[@generaldurandal3568]

"And the coins are screaming" XD I effing love Dwarf fortress humor!

[@corinbrown4239]

Glad to hear your dulcet tones again ya bastard. Seeing a new kriggsmash video pop up always makes for a good day.

[@andersam2908]

These Krugg videos are just so interesting and komfortabel to watch

[@odinstone5038]

I like how every depiction is a dwarf screaming. Also welcome back you glorious bearded bastard.

[@odinstone5038]

Also in true casino fashion. Loss should be greater than winning.

[@someguy4252]

@@odinstone5038 if this was rimworld, i could see the chance to 'win' one free kidney removeal prize redeemed upon reception.

[@AAron-gr3jk]

Alright!!!!! When I saw the channel posing schedule I got worried. My daughter and I enjoy this

[@kruggsmash]

Just terrible. hoping to get things back on track

[@AAron-gr3jk]

@@kruggsmash hey! As long as YOU enjoy it, don't feel pressured, your health is more important than Internet clout. But we like what you do! Wanted to let you know :)

[@decactus837]

Easily one of my favorite channels. Such wholesomeness and quality coupled with creativity... I try to save your videos for when I have a bad day because they turn them around.

[@SuperAaaap]

Ive been watching since steelclutches!! Love you krugg, for real. You have helped me a lot in many dark times S2

[@matthewhelms3468]

I just want to say I ABSOLUTELY love your content your a very amazing and creative person and you deserve all your views and such. Here's hoping you explode when the steam version releases!

[@CzechAvailabilitie]

You could've had just one game and it would've been enough for a short forts video but you went way above and beyond.

[@joonas2905]

What a pleasant surprise!

[@kruggsmash]

glad to hear it!

[@chubbybear7777]

Glad for Dwarf content! hope your having a good summer

[@nikk345]

So glad to have another Kruggsmash video, and just when I thought you couldn't possibly find new ideas for Fortresses you come up this beaut!

[@darkowl9]

It's been a while since a Kruggsmash video, but it was well worth the wait! The DF creativity/insanity here is just delightful.

[@braija]

I'd love to have gambling as a vanilla feature, robbing adventurers blind of their loot, selling them items to help them adventure, having them come back and lose it all on roulette.

[@TheAmazingFidget]

Pretty fun experiment, Armok smiles on the lucky.

[@Empmortakaten]

This is a good exploration of some of the randomization mechanics in the game, told with a fun and goofy story aspect. :D

[@junkjack1015]

Finally, I get to see a kruggsmash video when it releases! KRUG!KRUG!KRUG!KRUG!

[@FerreusDeus]

I love this shit. You always help me feel the immersion and imaginative wonder I felt as a kid.

[@radi_7]

The ballista game is actually really interesting, because the accuracy depends on Siege Operator skill. So, if a dwarf played a lot and got to Legendary skill, they'd strike pink every time.

[@igor-couto]

Oh I love Short Forts! Do more of these please

[@Gothmetalhead13]

Seeing a new Krugg video made my day. Thanks man.

[@HazzronIV]

I love railcar shenanigans. Some of the funny stuff in DF.

[@tripgunn5549]

This episode's music gives me the same triumphant joy as Steamfont Mountains in Everquest.

[@palemoogle3049]

Very creative designing games in a game! My brother always looks forward to all your videos

[@ayyydriannn7185]

This group of minecart accelerators has been showing up ever since the minecart fort episode. I suggest the community refers to these contraptions as Kruggsmashers from here on out

[@Jonathan_Kordsmeier]

The jewel flip could have a tile that leads to another flipper of a higher tier with greater rewards/risks.

[@TheDewbolt]

I love the artstyle for the dwarves!

[@uruzrune7216]

I'm here for Omshit.

[@leXie1337_chan]

Clearly, the main gaming hall level needs entrances along the perimeter into the games, and a tavern in the middle, past them all. That'll bring some visitors in!

[@matejvlk3787]

Your series are pretty much better than any fantasy series running right now Kruggsmash. In the past your series helped me through some tough times in my life. So please keep at it. Althought i know you might loathe the ordeal of a such a project. There Is no "Honeystoker" type of series in the work right ? Every 3-4 monts I watch the series again So would love to learn about some new clan of dwarves and their problems and solutions.

[@Diarmuhnd]

We just love the extra drawings you and your fam do as you tell the story Dwarf Fortress deals you. :) Thanks, have fun and be safe

[@danielgriffin4624]

Love the content that explores dwarf fortress mechanics, this is perfect!

[@Szarps]

Krugg, mah man, we are always happy to see a video coming from you, plus short forts usually are for some ideas you like to experiment with and this definitely is something new and interesting so props to you! It is a bit sad that there isnt much room for randomness generation except stuff like the pigs walking or similar. I do seem to recall some dwarven inventions to create some "computers" stuff, closed circuits that produce some results, dont kno' need to check back on it. Im thinking on picking DF back again and see what mess my dwarfs will surprise me with

[@davidromeroblaya7920]

Kruggsmash returns! And he created a society based in a japanese game show.

[@danjoy2]

The quality of content is amazing.

[@summerstride752]

Just want to let you know that I love the effort you put into your videos and that at some point I'd love to watch a stream of you drawing! 👍

[@airmanon7213]

Dang! Really creative there, Krugg! Would love to see this expanded on if possible!

[@IcelandicGoblin]

lets goo! your intro always fills me with a weird sense of nostalgia :)

[@Nekochan456]

"To the victor the spoils will smell!" -Julius Wheezer, prolly.

[@TheZoomTown]

A pig based randomizer is the kind of content I watch for.

[@coyohti]

The Pig Powered Pressure Plate Process is GENIUS. 🤣