Dwarf Fortress Tutorial - Part 4 - Game Interface and Basic Controls [DF2012]

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Published on September 9, 2012 3:00:22 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go2JvZp5b-g

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Dwarf Fortress (2006)

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Zemalf's Dwarf Fortress Tutorial, Part 4: Game Interface and Basic Controls (DF/tutorial).

In this video, you'll learn the basics of the game interface, how to move the view and look around, how to check what animals and creatures there are in the area, how to get an overview of the area, etc.

The fortress building and giving orders for the dwarves begins in the Part 5. I made this "game interface" video separate, so that this part can be skipped if you're already familiar with things like loo(k), (v)iew, (u)nit list, the status screen (z), how to restrict what food items are used for cooking and brewing, etc.

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This Dwarf Fortress Tutorial 2012 video will show you:

How to adjust the view
How to check what animals you have
How to check if there are animals or creatures in the area
How to look around
How to zoom out and get an overview of the area
How to move up and down in the main view
How to view the inventory of a dwarf
How to adjust the labors for the dwarves
How to see how much food you have
How to see what items you have
How to restrict what food items are used for cooking and brewing
How to restrict how valuable stones are used
...and more

And we haven't even unpaused and "played the game" yet :)

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Beginner's Guide to Dwarf Fortress [DF2012] by TheZemalf. Step-by-step tutorial series on how to get started in the Fortress Mode, how to build your first fortress and how to help your dwarves survive.

This tutorial series follows along as I build an example fortress, showing what to do and how to do it. The series is meant for new Dwarf Fortress players, but I hope it'll be useful for all DF players, new and experienced alike.

PLAYLIST (all videos in this tutorial series):
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvqxe4XbcSiG9rKu8KB9Udeq_uQsBqPr5

DOWNLOAD the tutorial fortress (right after embark, start of this part)
http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=6891

EMBARK profile (to be used in any fort)
http://zemalf.blogspot.com/2012/09/zemalfs-embark-profile-dwarf-fortress.html

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LINKS AND REFERENCES

Game version: 0.34.11 (DF2012)
Graphics package: Phoebus' Graphic Set 0.34.11v00

DF2012:Quickstart guide (Dwarf Fortress Wiki)
http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2012:Quickstart_guide

DF2012:Dwarf fortress mode (reference, e.g. controls)
http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2012:Dwarf_fortress_mode

DWARF FORTRESS - free & awesome
http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/

LAZY NEWB PACK
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=59026.0

PHOEBUS' GRAPHIC SET 0.34.11v00
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=57557.0

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