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[http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=28477.0 Dwarf Fortress Video Tutorials]
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<small>'''Viewer Discretion Is Advised.'''</small>
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<small>''Be prepared for swearing.''</small>
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The following '''video tutorials''' are great for new players. They are a salvation for many problems nearly everybody has in the beginning.
 
  
These very popular videos are done by Captain Duck ([http://www.youtube.com/user/captnduck YouTube channel], [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=28477.0 Forum Post])
 
  
{| {{prettytable}}
 
|- style="text-align:left"
 
! style="width:55px" | Part
 
! style="width:300px" |Content
 
! style="width:170px" |Links
 
|-
 
| colspan="2" | '''Fort 1: "Demonbutter"'''
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/user/captnduck#p/c/5A3D7682BDD48FC2/0/koZUS2h-Yzc Playlist]
 
|-
 
| 01
 
| [[World generation]] & [[Site|Finding a site]]
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koZUS2h-Yzc&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD], [http://www.gamevee.com/viewVideo/Dwarf_Fortress/PC/Dwarf_Fortress_video_tutorial_01_recording_test_v4/1218396 Gamevee]
 
|-
 
| 02
 
| [[Starting build|Preparing the Journey]]
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxDdJX3fHlY&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD], [http://www.gamevee.com/viewVideo/Dwarf_Fortress/PC/Dwarf_Fortress_video_tutorial_02_recording_test_v1/1218486 Gamevee]
 
|-
 
| 03
 
| Understanding the DF world & Naming Dwarfs
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEAQtCkTUa0&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD], [http://www.gamevee.com/viewVideo/Dwarf_Fortress/PC/Dwarf_Fortress_Video_Tutorial_part_03__Understand/1218926 Gamevee]
 
|-
 
| 04
 
| [[Mining]] and [[Bed|making beds]]
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqcjO6I3md8&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD], [http://www.gamevee.com/viewVideo/Dwarf_Fortress/PC/Dwarf_Fortress_Video_Tutorial_part_04__Mining_and/1219166 Gamevee]
 
|-
 
| 05
 
| [[Bedroom|Making Bedrooms]], [[farm]]s and [[stair]]s
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caWYkvo72aE&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD], [http://www.gamevee.com/viewVideo/Dwarf_Fortress/PC/Dwarf_Fortress_Video_Tutorial_part_05_Bedrooms/1220206 Gamevee]
 
|-
 
| 06
 
| [[Dining room]]s and [[Refuse stockpile|dealing with refuse]]
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkf4ZrHJqM4&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD], [http://www.gamevee.com/viewVideo/Dwarf_Fortress/PC/Dwarf_Fortress_Video_Tutorial_part_06_Dining/1220476 Gamevee]
 
|-
 
| 07
 
| [[Brewing]], [[Labor|labor options]] and [[dumping]]
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qvJuN_cG3E&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD], [http://www.gamevee.com/viewVideo/Dwarf_Fortress/PC/Dwarf_Fortress_Video_Tutorial_part_07_Brewing/1220676 Gamevee]
 
|-
 
| 08
 
| [[Bedroom]], [[Finished goods|crafting]], [[trading]]
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttL57mxN16o&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD], [http://www.gamevee.com/viewVideo/Dwarf_Fortress/PC/Dwarf_Fortress_Video_Tutorial_part_08__Bedrooms/1222026 Gamevee]
 
|-
 
| 09
 
| [[Finished goods|Crafting]] and [[Hotkeys]]
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi2TYcGE3Z4&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD], [http://www.gamevee.com/viewVideo/Dwarf_Fortress/PC/Dwarf_Fortress_Video_Tutorial_part_09__Crafting/1222316 Gamevee]
 
|-
 
| 10
 
| [[Migrant]]s, [[Military]] and [[Thought|Requests]]
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SglbHB0BY7U&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD], [http://www.gamevee.com/viewVideo/Dwarf_Fortress/PC/Dwarf_Fortress_Video_Tutorial_part_10__Migrants/1223236 Gamevee]
 
|-
 
| 11
 
| [[Thought|Requests]], [[Training]] and [[Stockpile|Specialized Stockpiles]]
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=214z1e2lc3U&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD], [http://www.gamevee.com/viewVideo/Dwarf_Fortress/PC/Dwarf_Fortress_Video_Tutorial_part_11__Training/1223786 Gamevee]
 
|-
 
| 12
 
| Patrols, [[Bin]]s, Entrance, [[Wall]]s
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv3KQbVMEv8&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD], [http://www.gamevee.com/viewVideo/Dwarf_Fortress/PC/Dwarf_Fortress_Video_Tutorial_part_12__Patrols/1225076 Gamevee]
 
|-
 
| 13
 
| [[Trading]], [[Migrant]]s and [[Defense]]
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7hEDKuzrKs&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD], [http://www.gamevee.com/viewVideo/Dwarf_Fortress/PC/Dwarf_Fortress_Video_Tutorial_part_13__Trading/1225566 Gamevee]
 
|-
 
| 14
 
| [[Mood]]s, [[crossbow]]s, [[engraving]]
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uobESZ49hbs&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD], [http://www.gamevee.com/viewVideo/Dwarf_Fortress/PC/Dwarf_Fortress_Video_Tutorial_part_14__Moods/1226736 Gamevee]
 
|-
 
| 15
 
| [[Metalsmith's forge|Forging]] part 1
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCXxNmJNN5s&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD]
 
|-
 
| 16
 
| [[Metalsmith's forge|Forging]] part 2, [[Fortification]]s
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn-lK1XgmLU&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD]
 
|-
 
| 17
 
| [[Meat industry|Butchering]] & [[Cooking]]
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L41bvawGKRk&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD]
 
|-
 
| 18
 
| [[Leather]] & [[Well]]s
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8Kx9nfWMtk&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD]
 
|-
 
| 19
 
| [[Ambush]] & [[Coffin]]s
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQDLhNbfeT4&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD]
 
|-
 
| 20
 
| [[Siege]] & [[Trap]]s
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXgNoXH-HMk&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD]
 
|-
 
| Extra 01
 
| [[Siege|Under Siege]]
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrgOauuqZIs&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD]
 
|-
 
| 21
 
| [[Noble]]s & [[Manager|managing]]
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6VFHpVgUPE&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD]
 
|-
 
| 22
 
| End of Fort 1 &  3D view
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewe0Fa1HQ18&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD]
 
|-
 
| colspan="2" | '''Fort 2: "Breakfastgears"'''
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/user/captnduck#p/c/5A3D7682BDD48FC2/23/U6XIX6bktNY Playlist]
 
|-
 
| 23
 
| Start of fort 2, [[Magma pipe]] & [[Underground river]]
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6XIX6bktNY&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD]
 
|-
 
| 24
 
| [[Dragon]]s & [[Siege]]s
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-3Hb19Qc_Q&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD]
 
|-
 
| 25
 
| [[Water|Water channeling & U-tubes]]
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02AMAnEDg0w&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD]
 
|-
 
| 26
 
| [[Floodgate]]s, [[Lever]]s and [[Bridge]]s.
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEmIK58OEWw&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD]
 
|-
 
| Extra 02
 
| [[Trap]]s and [[Goblin]]s
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFiBYYQu0IU&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD]
 
|-
 
| 27
 
| [[Magma forge|Magma Forging]], [[road]]s & [[pond]]s
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhGJHX00qFA&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD]
 
|-
 
| 28
 
| [[Glass industry|Glass Making]]
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Cp1jPuUz1k&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD]
 
|-
 
| 29
 
| [[Adamantine]] & [[Fun|BAD END]]
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXuyZv4jsV4&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD]
 
|-
 
| 30
 
| [[Mechanism|Machinery]] 1, Safety & Building
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vzn4WdT8Bc&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD]
 
|-
 
| 31
 
| [[Mechanism|Machinery]] 2, examples
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClHdLy9S8z4&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD]
 
|-
 
| 32
 
| Taking care of caged enemies 1
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np32TelBG3s&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD]
 
|-
 
| 33
 
| Taking care of caged enemies 2
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6fgcffaXP8&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD]
 
|-
 
| 34
 
| Flooding & Spiking the [[demon]]s
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydF9ByVLnXQ&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD]
 
|-
 
| 35
 
| Keeping Demons behind [[bar]]s
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EC8xBFGnWA&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD]
 
|-
 
| 36
 
| [[Siege engine|Siege Weapon]]s, Disarming enemies & Arena
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnlMpbkw79k&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD]
 
|-
 
| 37
 
| [[Cave-in|Caving in]] the Demons
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rwu4XNzWoX4&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD]
 
|-
 
| 38
 
| Demons, Dwarven [[Justice]] & [[Economy]]
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI_LN2V2NEE&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD]
 
|-
 
| Extra 03
 
| Arena Filler
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zxW_rZFBV0&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD]
 
|-
 
| 39
 
| 2D Tour
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5vzKadzjE8&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD]
 
|-
 
| 40
 
| 3D tour & The End
 
| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHgWiHo1pWM&amp;fmt=18 Youtube HD]
 
|}
 
  
 
While being a great effort they are missing out on quite a few important details you might want to read up on here in the wiki instead:
 
While being a great effort they are missing out on quite a few important details you might want to read up on here in the wiki instead:
  
*Whats that red line next to [[goblin]]s?
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*Whats that red line next to {{L|goblin}}s?
**Read up on [[War]]
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**Read up on {{L|War}}
  
*Why do I want certain [[stone layers]] (like [[sedimentary]] [[flux]])?
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*Why do I want certain {{L|stone layers}} (like {{L|sedimentary}} {{L|flux}})?
*I want [[steel]]? Do I need [[flux]] for steel production?
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*I want {{L|steel}}? Do I need {{L|flux}} for steel production?
*Whats the point of choosing one home [[civilization]] over another?
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*Whats the point of choosing one home {{L|civilization}} over another?
*Why do I want [[turtle]]s instead of perch and why is it important not to [[cook]] them?
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*Why do I want {{L|turtle}}s instead of perch and why is it important not to {{L|cook}} them?
*What's the [[rope]] used for? And why might I pick [[thread]] instead?
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*What's the {{L|rope}} used for? And why might I pick {{L|thread}} instead?
*What are [[skill]]s versus [[labor]]? Why not max them out? (seriously!)
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*What are {{L|skills}} versus {{L|labor}}? Why not max them out? (seriously!)
 
*Why do I not need a proficient Woodcutter?
 
*Why do I not need a proficient Woodcutter?
*Why should I give one dwarf novice skill in [[appraiser]] and [[Broker_skills#Judge_of_intent|judge of intent]]?
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*Why should I give one dwarf novice skill in {{L|appraiser}} and {{L|Broker_skills#Judge_of_intent|judge of intent}}?
 
*Why is the digging pattern in 'Tutorial part 04' a bad idea? (Well, you can tell that from watching - don't have circular setups or pathing in general that gives your dwarves 2 identical paths to choose from)
 
*Why is the digging pattern in 'Tutorial part 04' a bad idea? (Well, you can tell that from watching - don't have circular setups or pathing in general that gives your dwarves 2 identical paths to choose from)
 
[[Category:Guides]]
 
[[Category:Guides]]

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