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A screenshot of Dwarf Fortress’s Steam release, showing a weapon stockpile menu over a grassy surface-level fort.

Aswe’ve written about before,Dwarf Fortressis getting a Steam release with an official tileset, a new UI, and mouse controls. The latest video from Kitfox Games, who are handling the polished release, features original DF co-creator Zach Adams talking through new menus and artwork… while taking his fort’s bins out.

Zach’s Minecart Fort Tour - Dwarf Fortress GameplayWatch on YouTube

Zach’s Minecart Fort Tour - Dwarf Fortress Gameplay

Cover image for YouTube video

I frequently forget to take the bins out before bin day, and I’m frequently too lazy to do it even when I do remember. Zach’s dwarves have an advantage: a minecart sytem which can carry objects from the upper floors of his fort down towards the waste-disposing magma level. The video above follows that journey, showing underground biomes filled with giant mushrooms along the way.

There’s no release date for the Dwarf Fortress Steam release yet, but in anews post about the above videoKitfox say “the art is nearing completion.”