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[thegamesurvivor]

I've put up a new, updated video on the new patch, that goes into depth with gameplay examples of a bunch of the new features, especially adventure mode stuff - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2jAbznOmL0
Please excuse the dodgy recording, for some reason I managed to snip off the edges of the screen. It doesn't really have a great effect on the info though

The older, pre-patch video that covers a few more features, but in less detail - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gZs6fMH9WU

EDIT: If anyone would prefer to read about the update, here's another handy guide that's being regularly updated as more news comes to light - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vgy5h5tmWFZLqCJMYd1cbGG67SUCSIn30Y--DNymzdg/preview?sle=true

[HooliganintheFort]

Get hyped people!

[thegamesurvivor]

Oh, trust me, I am suitably hyped.

[Raptomex]

This is great. Thanks.

[thegamesurvivor]

No problem mate, figured some people might want a handy guide to what's actually important about the update

[94dima94]

Thanks, now I won't be able to sleep for the next month.


Great job, anyway; it was really useful. 

[klefenz]

I heard people talking about changes to bruising, but i havent seen anything about that. Are bruising mechanics going to be changed?

[Telgin]

I'm similarly curious about pulping.  I know Toady discussed it long ago, but did we ever get any concrete details on how it will work?  Or, for that matter, if it even made it into the release?

[smjjames]

Pulping is in the release, yes. Don't know about concrete details on it.

[Owlbread]

I take it hill dwarves are still only a feature of NPC forts?

[smjjames]

Yeah, though nothing stopping you from making your fort like a hill dwarf site. Theres no difference between hill dwarves and deep dwarves that migrate to your site, AFAIK.

[smjjames]

One question on the video, I think you said something about adventurers making a camp for the night while talking about camps? I'm not aware of that feature. I'm hard of hearing and was using google captions (which was being pretty decent as far as google captions go, then again, I already know what's in the update), so, something probably got misunderstood there.

Also, I know you said economy, but that might be misleading as the dwarven economy isn't back yet. Toady One hasn't worked on that stuff yet.

You forgot to mention some stuff like the new dwarven brains with the new personality stuff and jumping, though jumping goes into the whole improved movement and movement-combat split.

[TheDarkStar]

The release will probably be out soon!

[HYPE INTENSIFIES]

[thegamesurvivor]

you said something about adventurers making a camp for the night

I was referring to armies making camps, I don't believe I mentioned anything about adventurers themselves making camps? As for the other stuff, I had to keep the video relatively short, otherwise people would've been bored out of their skulls

The hype is real!!

[Cruxador]

You mention not knowing about how the dwarf leadership would work in your video. That info's in the devlog towards the end of 2012. It's also summed up in the changelog (Entity Sites->Dwarf Sites->Noble Hierarchy) as

the king rules a few dukes who each rule a few counts whose barony often includes a few towns with their own mayors.

Is that inadequately clear, or is there something else you were confused on?

Also, you assumed we can come across battles: That won't happen in this update. Your "near future" may be near in terms of DF development but we're still looking at multiple years.

I take it hill dwarves are still only a feature of NPC forts?

To the extent that it happens in play at all, hill dwarves should form sites around player-made fortresses just as they do around NPC forts. They won't interact with you during fort mode though.