Understanding Dwarf Fortress: Defenses, how to keep your fortress safe

​ @salfordsal and special guests @FurtherReadingTV and @buffalou look at a variety of defences to keep your fortress safe from attack. FurtherReading takes us on a fortress tour and shows us how to set up spike traps, Sal explains the U-bend entrance and using drawbridges as crushers. Buy on Steam: https://bit.ly/2PY0P0w

00:00:42 Introducing FurtherReading and BuffaLou
00:06:42 Hatch covers and U-bend entrances
00:13:48 Setting up a burrow
00:17:06 Guard dogs
00:21:52 Fortress tour by FurtherReading
00:37:39 How to build spike traps with pressure plates
00:48:27 Using drawbridges to crush enemies
01:04:20 Preventing weapon traps from jamming
01:06:09 Titan corridors
01:58:40 Linking and triggering devices

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