Dwarf Fortress - Quick Tutorial - Building a Tavern

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Dwarf Fortress - Quick Tutorial - Building a Tavern

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[PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth]

My first fortress was a massive mead hall. It ended up falling when a single bar fight between two drunks escalated into a fortress-wide riot.

[headlesschicken]

I lost it when you said that the tavernkeepers can kill the dwarves by continuing to pour drinks on their heads I nearly died, that is hilarious! xD

[TexanSangheili]

Based on a tooltip, having a tavern keeper when they serve drinks to visitors can get rumors and updates on the world map.

[david]

I noticed in this video or in your Quick Tutorial Temple video, you didn't mention musical instruments. Musical instruments are one of the most confusing things about Dwarf Fortress because they are procedurally generated by the world setup, like the history is, and they vary from world to world. They are hard to make because of this since most instruments are multi-piece constructions that are often made in different workshops. A tutorial on musical instruments would be great!

[SteeveCougar]

Your videos are very useful to get back in. This game changed so much in 10 years :S

[alllovelain]

I've been playing for years and I never thought to put a mug chest in my tavern lol.

[kwooooo]

These videos are so helpful. I'm a first-time DF player trying to ease my way in from colony management games like Rimworld and having these tutorials available in this succinct format so early after release is a godsend. The in-game tutorial certainly helped get me started but I found myself a year into my tutorial fortress wondering, "Well, what now?" Your videos have been my go-to since. Thanks for all your hard work.

[andytenshi]

I was really struggling trying to figure out how to do this on my own. Thanks for the guide. Overall their tutorial, and tooltip pop ups have been very helpful, but I do still see some gaps that could be filled.

[Showbiz_CH]

Also if you assign a performer or tavern keeper you'll hear interesting roumors about artifacts. What you do with this information is up to you

[janetnicholson]

Thank you so much for this concise and clear explanation. I have just started DF and was feeling overwhelmed by the complexity. This video has been a HUGE help!

[thewordywizard]

Great vid, thanks for the guide.
This has triggered an idea for me, in another it is mentioned that there is no way to set "residents only" on doors to stop non residents from entering parts of the fortress. I wonder if you can use a Tavern?
Could you place a tavern with restriction of residents only in the middle of a corridor that leads to part of the fortress, thus stopping other visitors from going beyond the tavern and into "restricted areas"?
No idea if this would work but I might give it a go

[Gundzer]

linking the dorm to the tavern was huge, thanks for that tip

[Lithane]

~ 3:18 I do this constantly, it's just the exact opposite of any other thing you do while building. Placing zones, mining, etc. all have no confirmation, but then stockpiles does.

[nepocrates]

I do love these smaller tutorials much easier to follow then larger one. Thanks

[Jokervision]

Nice, I learned some nuances that I wasn't aware of here... Like that the taverns could use some food. Still my fort is quite popular. I guess it comes from the selection of different booze and wines. I need to check if I have any mead ready.

[acatisfinetoo]

Simple and to the point, excellent videos man

[detectivecotton]

This helped so much, I didn’t even consider most of this when making my taverns

[timothypryor]

Ok this explained why my dwarfs kept drowning. I'm laughing so hard right now.

[WetTheSystem]

I see you can add a dining hall to Taverns as well. Can you replace your dining halls with taverns or do you still need them?

[loredanajulya]

Interesting i had a meeting area and i thought it s the tavern becuse i put a distilery there hehe so cool to learn about those interwined zones!!