Episodes

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Sept. 18, 2023

Ep. 89: Mystery Baroness Consort

Hi folks – this episode we discuss our fortresses, multithreading impact, and Roland’s trip to Gamescom. We’re still trying to track down the exact video where Putnam discusses dwarven needs, but here’s a video that is great! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79J3X8ulER0
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Sept. 4, 2023

Ep.88: We’re Back!

Hey you wonderful folks. We’re back for another season of Dwarf Fortress Roundtable. And now we have a Discord server! Join our new Discord Server: https://discord.gg/fYXX7p6nP
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May 29, 2023

Ep. 87: Mailbag, Mushrooms, and !FUN!

Hey there friends – we wrap up the first 2023 session by checking in with our listeners and shooting the breeze. It’s been a fun year so far – thanks for joining us on the way! Roland’s Twitch channel DF Hack on Steam and Github
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May 15, 2023

Ep. 86: Dwarves and Podcasting, with the A Strange Mood podcast

Kristen and Drew join us for chaos and conversation as we negotiate technology like a blindfolded dwarf walking up the ramp of that mother ship in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. A Strange Mood – The Couple’s Dwarf Fortress Podcast (astrangemoodpodcast.com) Settlement Survival The Sawbones Podcast
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April 24, 2023

Ep. 85: Capturing Hydrae and Other Beginner Topics With Willow

Welcome back to the Roundtable. This episode, we get the perspective of a DF user who dove in after the 50.x release. Willow joins us to discuss beginner strategies, capturing a hydra, and tabletop RPGs. Enjoy! Show Links: Dwarf Fortress Hot Potato 2023 (for Doctors Without Borders) Roland’s Twitch channel DF Hack on Steam and Github Noita World of Dungeons Steam Plugins mentioned by Willow On/Off Burrows Burbon’s Dark Depths Burbon’s Dark Floors 2.5D Perspective Walls Squad and Burrow Icons...
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April 3, 2023

Ep. 84: Memes and Stuff With Twisted Logic Gaming

We originally planned to talk about megaprojects this episode, but we’ll have to do that next time since we had such a good time going off topic. Hope you enjoy! Twisted Logic Gaming Dwarf Fortress Memes subreddit Dwarf Fortress 101 subreddit DFHack’s latest release Twisted Logic Gaming’s video on how to get the world map, and the link to Perfect World Roland’s Twitch Note: The mid-rolls were generated by Chat GPT based on information about my new fortress and me prompting it to rephrase tha...
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March 19, 2023

Ep. 83: Your Hosts Play Dwarf Fortress While Recording A Podcast

This week we focus on our three fortresses we are currently running. We didn’t plan to do so, but that’s the way it shook out. Thanks everyone for listening! Roland’s twitch stream (link by popular request)
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March 7, 2023

Ep. 82: Product Placement in Dwarf Fortress

Well, it’s just the three of us today. Sorry it’s so late. Our conversation this episode covers fast growing trees, scholar forts, and other fortress concerns.
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Feb. 19, 2023

Ep. 81: Version 50 and New Players, With Nick Rust

Hey everybody – Nick Rust from The Literate Gamer podcast joins us – we try to keep on topic (new players to the game since the release of version 50.x). We are partially successful. Par for the course for the show. Hope you enjoy it! The Literate Gamer Podcast A Strange Mood – The Couple’s Dwarf Fortress Podcast M12G Twitch Channel Archcrystal, from Sethatos Sethatos on Literate Gamer First and Last
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Feb. 5, 2023

Ep. 80: Veteran Players and Version 50 – With Tekkud and Blind

This episode both Blind and Tekkud join us to discuss adjustments that long-time players may need to make with the new version. Find Tekkud on YouTube and Twitch Find Blind on YouTube and Twitch
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Jan. 23, 2023

Ep. 79: Kicking Off Season 5

And we’re back. Just a hodgepodge of subjects this time – mostly us catching up with each other and our DF related endeavors. Hope you enjoy! Interface Tweaks Workshop Mod Further Reading’s Dwarf Fortress Videos
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Dec. 29, 2022

Ep. 78: Further Examination of Version 50

We wrap up season four with more discussion of the Steam release. Thanks to everyone for joining us as we ramble on about our favorite game! Twisted Logic Gaming’s All My Favorite Things Are Broken Further Reading’s Dwarf Fortress Videos Kruggsmash Awesomeness DF Hack Release Announcement Interface Tweaks Workshop Mod Dwarf Therapist
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Dec. 11, 2022

Ep. 77: Version 0.50.02

In this episode, the gang reacts to their experiences with gameplay two days after the December 6th release. Dwarf Fortress Steam Page
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Nov. 27, 2022

Ep. 76: Tarn and Zach Adams Discuss Upcoming Release

We had a wonderful visit with the team behind Dwarf Fortress, including some details of gameplay, the future of the game, and other interesting stuff. Zach and Tarn are wonderful people and it’s always great to hear them delve into the details behind the mechanics of the game. We really appreciate them taking time from the flurry of activity leading to the release to talk with us. Enjoy! We certainly enjoyed speaking with them. Support Dwarf Fortress at Bay12Games.com Support Dwarf Fortress Rou...
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Nov. 13, 2022

Ep. 75: A Release Date, Auto Cart Paths, and Other Novelties

In today’s episode, we celebrate the release date, announced last week. Kruggsmash’s Fun with Minecarts Blind IRL’s Reddit post mentioned in the episode Support Dwarf Fortress at Bay12Games.com Support Dwarf Fortress Roundtable on Patreon
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Oct. 30, 2022

Ep. 74: Evilevil the Evil Evil Evil-evils of Evil

Happy Halloween everybody! We are recording a week early to release a Halloween-themed episode. Hope you enjoy all the evil talk! Kruggsmash’s Evilkings Support Dwarf Fortress at Bay12Games.com Support Dwarf Fortress Roundtable on Patreon
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Oct. 23, 2022

Ep. 73: Advanced World Generation With Tekkud

Hey everybody – Tekkud joins us for a romp around the Advanced World Generation interface, along with discussion of some of his tutorial videos. Tekkud’s YouTube page Support Dwarf Fortress at Bay12Games.com Support Dwarf Fortress Roundtable on Patreon
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Oct. 10, 2022

Ep. 72: We’re Back, Talking About The Demo

Sorry it took us so long to get back – but we’re finally here, ready to talk all about the PAX West 2022 Dwarf Fortress Demo. https://youtu.be/uE-FCtGdwMI
July 10, 2022

Hiatus Announcement

Greetings folks, Jonathan here – hope everything’s going well for you. I know that we’d planned to do an episode detailing advanced world generation this time around, but as things worked out… we’ve not done that. Instead, we’re starting our summer hiatus a bit earlier than planned – which feels about right – seems this first half of the 2022 season has had a lot of hiccups and delays. We take these breaks twice a year to make sure the show doesn’t turn into a job – Dwarf Fortress Roundtable i...
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June 26, 2022

Ep. 71: Dedicated To The Memory of Scamps.

Thanks to Tarn for sharing all those stories of Scamps’ rambunctiousness on the Dwarf Fortress Talk podcast. Sounds like he was a cat Urist would really have admired.
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June 14, 2022

Ep. 70: Progress Bars, Mouse Control, and the Fall of Hatchetromances

This episode, we discuss the tragic end of Hatchetromances, and spend some time talking about the June Future of the Fortress post. Future of the Fortress for June Support Dwarf Fortress at Bay12Games.com Support Dwarf Fortress Roundtable on Patreon
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May 30, 2022

Ep. 69: The Life and Times of Tira Equaataria

Welcome to our experimental podcast of us recording a gaming session of Adventurer Mode. Let us know if it translates at all to audio! Thanks so much to Tekkud for depicting your humble podcast hosts… it’s up to you to decide which of us is the one with red eyes :).
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May 15, 2022

Ep. 68: Elves, Wine, and To What They Lead

Kitfox Festival Adams Brothers Interview Anna Blackwell’s site where you can find Delve Kruggsmash video on Delve
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May 2, 2022

Ep. 67: In Which Foes Are Discussed

This episode was meant to continue our “What is Dwarf Fortress” conversation and ended up drifting quite a bit. But we had fun anyway! Kitfox Festival Adams Brothers Interview Link to Bay 12 Games artwork on graveyards that we discuss Link to other Bay 12 games What *was* called the Destination Linux network – home of a bunch of great podcasts anchor to the dev notes referred to in the episode DF Talk podcast