The History of Dwarf Fortress with Zach and Tarn Adams - Part 2 | Game Maker's Notebook Podcast

Trent Kusters chats with Tarn Adams and Zach Adams, brothers who together created Dwarf Fortress. This is part 2 of an extended interview where they discuss the 20 year journey in creating the aforementioned title including the early inspirations that led them to learn programming; the games they developed before Dwarf Fortress; crucial creative and community milestones; working together with Kitfox Games on the updated version for Steam; and their favorite stories from their ever growing community.
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[@munchyghecho1329]

I gotta say I really appreciate the questions you are asking Tarn and Zach. Very good at peeling back the esoterica of the journey. I appreciate that

[@beerbag9353]

It’s so frustrating how many times I’ve bounced off this game but i love listening to these guys talk about it!! I appreciate hearing cool talks like this, thanks for the effort

[@Hexagrams]

Brilliant interview, both parts. Dwarf Fortress is one my my favourite games and I feel I've barely even scratched the surface of it.

[@PalmGroveSoftware]

so happy for the bros, tons deserved success, hear hear to tons more

[@bennwalton]

it gives me so much life to hear these boys pronounce crayon "cran" ❤️ long live the multimillionaire adams brothers

[@gharju]

i like this trent kusters guy! very nice interview!

[@OversizedPringleToe]

Lol yeah

[@munchyghecho1329]

These 2 gentlemen are heroes. But I'm also addicted to DF

[@stillatwork]

I think most AI fears are overblown but if these guys ever start adding neural nets to dwarf fortress I think the countdown to AI armageddon starts! On a serious note a cool add on to dwarf fortress would be a tie in to DallE AI photo generator to the descriptions of legendary craftdwarfship or legendary beasts to generate pictures of those things would be pretty cool.

[@sald4971]

With AI only knowing Zach's crayon arts, the picture will be legendary!

[@sald4971]

Funny to know that gas doesn't pass trough narrow diagonals

[@sald4971]

Also water pressure is nullified by diagonals

[@owenlj6261]

They're wrong, plenty of gas passes through my narrow diagonal

[@Dfleckt]

please make interview with creators of cultist simulator

[@darkfangulas]

When you show someone dwarf fortress as key it looks like you have schizophrenia trying to explain what you're looking at