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BONUS SCENE: Tarn Adams Plays DF on Steam Deck for the First Time

Hey Patrons, Here's a bonus scene from our Dwarf Fortress filming. It didn't really have a place in the series but I thought it would be fun

Hey Patrons,

Here's a bonus scene from our Dwarf Fortress filming. It didn't really have a place in the series but I thought it would be fun to get Tarn to have a go of his game on Steam Deck. A nice little moment I didn't want to be lost to time.

YOUTUBE LINK: 2025-04-17 16:53:15 +0000 UTC View Post

[NEW DOC] Life After the Success of Dwarf Fortress (Series Episode Four)

YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5zgBXp4e8A

Hey Patrons,

It's been a long journey, but it's time to finish our Dwarf Fortress series. In this forth and final episode I travelled back to Kitsap County to interview Tarn, Zach and Annie about the two years since the game came out. A time of both joy and sadness.

Here are the chapters:

0:00 - Intro
0:59 - Slang<...

2025-04-15 19:20:12 +0000 UTC View Post

Where to do our Sweden Patron Meetup...

UPDATE:

It seems like Stockholm is the runaway winner. So we'll meet at:

STOCKHOLM: Thursday (April 10th) 6:30pm @ Radisson Blu Viking Hotel Lobby Bar (the hotel is located beside Central Station)

Let me know in the comments if you're coming so I can get numbers.

Danny

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[NEW DOC] How Dwarf Fortress Coming to Steam Changed Everything (Series Episode Three)

YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX65XCk2-6U

Hey Patrons,

In the third episode of our Dwarf Fortress Series we cover the game's Steam launch. All the work that went into making a commercial version of Dwarf Fortress, and how it changed the lives of its creators forever.

00:00 - Intro
00:56 - Coming to Steam
05:30 - Menus
08:42 - Graphics
13:30 - Launch
...

2025-04-04 16:28:30 +0000 UTC View Post

[EARLY ACCESS] The Story of Dwarf Fortress - Episode Four

UNLISTED YOUTUBE VERSION (PLEASE DON'T SHARE): https://youtu.be/M55d4PkEi4k

Hello Early Access Patrons,

We close out our four-part series on Dwarf Fortress with an episode filmed two years after the original three. This one focuses on everything that happened post Steam launch, including the addition of Adventure Mode. But the focus of this episode is the lives of Tarn, Zach, Annie and their families.

I'm Turning a Barn into a Studio

We're mid way through converting the old steel barn. Come take a look.

UNLISTED YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/FM4TZce1sAo

Hellloooo Patrons,

We're mid way through converting the old steel barn that came with out house into a full time studio - so I figured I'd take a few mins to show off how the conversation is going. Also a magical frog says hello.

Danny

Patron Show March 2025 - Project Updates & Sweden Filming

UNLISTED YOUTUBE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/JObIHQCYH60

Hey Patrons,

After months of hour-plus long Patron Show's we're squeezing this one into March in under forty minutes. Granted it's also the final day of the month so there will be a new Patron Show once I get back from Sweden in mid April so you won't have long to wait.

HERE ARE THE CHAPTERS!

00:00 - General Updates (Welcome New Pa...

2025-03-31 18:40:26 +0000 UTC View Post

[NEW DOC] How Dwarf Fortress Evolved over 16 Years of Development (Series Episode Two)

YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiNeDarPzeI&ab_channel=Noclip

Hey Patrons,

The second episode of our Dwarf Fortress documentary is now live. In it we explore the 16 year period in which DF was a free ASCII game which slowly built a cult following over time. The video also explores the community of players and creators that support the development efforts, and...

[EARLY ACCESS] The Story of Dwarf Fortress - Episode Three

UNLISTED YOUITUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/N0neJN22HbI

If you missed the first episode, watch it here:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/early-access-of-123627343
or the second episode, watch it here:
https://www.patreo...

2025-03-26 15:14:11 +0000 UTC View Post

[NEW DOC] The Origins of Dwarf Fortress

YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/MxV24so-dw8

In the first episode of this four-part series we explore the decisions that led a pair of brothers to embark on the development journey of a lifetime.

0:00 - Intro
2:53 - Mermaid Bones
6:33 - Brothers
11:17 - School & Work
14:44 - Tactical RPGs
18:10 - The Birth of Dwarf Fortress
23:01 - Outro
25:38 - CREDITS

A...

[EARLY ACCESS] The Story of Dwarf Fortress - Episode Two

UNLISTED YOUTUBE LINK (PLEASE DO NOT SHARE): https://youtu.be/5bqjhEepBTQ

If you missed the first episode, watch it here:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/early-access-of-123627343

Hello Patrons,

We're about to launch our Dwarf Fortress series on YouTube this week so I wanted to give you ...

[EARLY ACCESS] The Story of Dwarf Fortress - Episode 1

(DO NOT SHARE) UNLISTED YOUTUBE VERSION: https://youtu.be/naoUdO04uhE

Hello Patrons,

It's taken a while to get here but we're finally done with the first of our four episodes on the Story of Dwarf Fortress. This episode will be going live next week, and when it does we'll have episode two ready for you folks. So you'll be a week or so ahead of everyone else for the duration of the episode dr...

PATRON BONUS - 2025 Games Industry Bingo

UNLISTED VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/D4sk5-3PwJM

Hey Patrons,

In this our first monthly patron-exclusive podcast we get the crew together to construct our very own 2025 Games Industry Bingo Card.

What gaming news do we think is likely to happen? What unlikely events do we want to happen? What game is getting delayed? What classic game is getting a remake? We answer all of these question...

Patron Playdate - Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

UNLISTED YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7JJYHgUfaE

Hey Patrons,

I'm almost done editing the Dwarf Fortress documentary, with great progress being made on Disco Elysium and our Everbloom series (thanks Jeremy!). But during the past two weeks I've also had a fantastic time playing Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. It's alre...

Patron Show February 2025 - Noclip 2025 Refresh, New Doc Announcement & 3 Early Clips

UNLISTED YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/kOyrp7CMQQQ

Hey Patrons,

It's a long one this month - but only because we have a lot of cool stuff to talk about. This month's patron show is dominated by chat about the future of Noclip - both the channel, the Patreon, the podcast and the wider vision for our fun little corner of games coverage.

As ever, here are the timecodes so you can b...

Hades Blu-Ray Launch Special (with Supergiant Games)

YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVAHBtKQo0U

Hey folks,

I don't often post podcast episodes on the feed here but given our history with this studio I figured some of you might want an extra heads up. To celebrate the release of our Hades blu-ray we got Greg, Amir and Darren in a room (literally) to catch up on the development of Hades, what it was like filming the series, and how every...

OUR HADES BLU-RAY IS OUT NOW (While Stocks Last!)

Picks yours up here: https://supergiant.games/developinghell

Noclip's First Ever physical release, the blu-ray of Hades: Developing Hell, is now available on Fangamer. I'm keeping this brief to let you all know as quickly as possible as they are in limited supply and we think (hope?) they sell out at some stage. That s...

POLL: Should Noclip Start Documenting Games Coverage? (Magazines, Websites, YouTubers, Streamers)

Hey Noclip Community,

This will be a familiar topic for those of you who watch the Patron Show, but I want to open the question up to our community before I make any firm decisions on this.

So, the games media has suffered an alarming decline in the years since Noclip began. The major websites have shrunk in headcount and influence, the death of Game Informer was the nail in the coffin on the magazine era, and even popular YouTubers and Twitch streamers are starting to struggle. 2025-01-16 15:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post

Disco, Blu-Ray Update & New Clips - Patron Show Jan 2025

UNLISTED YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/IPtReVx6ONs

Hey Patrons

We begin 2025 with a bumper Patron Show including a bunch of clips from the many projects we currently have in post-production.

This month I ramble about announcing our upcoming Diso Elysium doc, the soon-to-be-released Hades Blu-Ray, the Cyberpunk 2077 Series and plenty more.

As ever, here are the timestamps so you can jump around as des...

Our Disco Elysium Documentary

Since its release in October of 2019, our community has consistently asked us to reach out to the developers of Disco Elysium to document its development.

Sadly the story of Disco Elysium did not end with its breakthrough critical and commercial acclaim. In the intervening years the creatives behind this project have been embroiled in spider-web of strained relationships, accusations and legal battles. A story too long and complex to summarize in an opening paragraph.

2025-01-06 19:44:41 +0000 UTC View Post

Half-Life 2 Documentary - Director's Commentary

UNLISTED YOUTUBE VERSION (please do not share)
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20OZmOS-JFM

Hello Patrons,

I know this isn't technically a Noclip video but many of you were asking for this one. Our production company created another Half-Life documentary for Valve - this one about the iconic Half-Life 2 which recently celebrated it's 20th Anniversary.

Th...

2024-12-14 16:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post

NEW DOC: The Past, Present & Future of Soul Reaver

YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN16KVrEP8Q

Hey Patrons,

This one is coming in hot as we had some last minute production issues we needed to get resolved. We've spent on-and-off about 6 months collating this one so we wanted to make sure it launched in a manner we were satisfied with.

The documentary is not just about the development of the original game, b...

EARLY ACCESS: Soul Reaver Documentary

UNLISTED YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/ZN16KVrEP8Q

Hey Patrons,

This one is coming in hot as we had some last minute production issues we needed to get resolved. Thankfully we were able to do so in a satisfactory manner and this is going to go live tomorrow once the remaster is out.

The documentary is not just about the development of the original game, but explores t...

Patron Show - November 2024

UNLISTED YOUTUBE LINK - https://youtu.be/iVTYy41S7c8

Hey Patrons!

This month on the Patron show I talk a little about the Half-Life 2 documentary we produced for Vakve under our Secret Tape banner, our work on our upcoming Soul Reaver documentary, what else we have brewing for 2024, and give a little health check on Noclip and beyond.

0:00 - Intro

1:50 - Valve Project (Secr...

2024-11-24 23:06:38 +0000 UTC View Post

VOTE: Noclip's Community GOTY 2024

Hey members, both free and paid!

This year for Game of the Year we're adding a bonus episode of the podcast. As is tradition we will be picking our top 10 games of the year and then assigning them custom awards over the course of December. But after that we're going to record a special podcast talking about YOUR favorite games of 2024.

So...how does this work?

HO...

2024-11-22 14:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post

We Made a Half-Life 2 Documentary for Valve

YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/YCjNT9qGjh4

Hey folks,

You know I don't tend to do posts about Secret Tape (our for-hire alter ego) on here but I know there's a lot of Half-Life fans on here, and we posted about last year's doc, so forgive me!

I talk about it a bunch in this month's Patron Show (going up tomorrow) but the crew spent a...

Patron Show - October 2024

UNLISTED YOUTUBE VERSION: https://youtu.be/fMnb1Ie3YOs

I'm back Patrons!

After a month of filming, there's a lot to catch up. Not just on what we did on the road, but what's coming for the rest of 2024 and beyond. There's a bunch covered on this month's patron show so here are the chapters to help you pick what you're most interested in!

0:00 - Intro
2:16 - Where were we in September?
7:58...

2024-10-18 13:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post

The Legacy of Soul Reaver - Noclip Teaser Trailer

YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep7a-ZC0V_o

Finally - we get to talk about this!

So many of you know we've been working on a Soul Reaver documentary to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the release of the first game. None of you knew that we'd been working on this for months with Crystal Dynamics' full support with knowledge of everything that was going on behind the ...

NEW DOC: The Making of Dust2

YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/FWWhxfGq_yk

Hey folks,

As you know we are Half-Life sickos around these parts and any excuse to make a documentary within the universe is always a good time. This video though had been on Jeremy's bucket list for almost ten years - way back to before Noclip when he first emailed Dave Johnston about doing a doc on Dust 2 while we worked at GameSpot.

Jeremy did ...

[EARLY ACCESS] The Making of Dust2

UNLISTED YOUTUBE LINK (PLEASE DO NOT SHARE):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWWhxfGq_yk

Hey Early Access Patrons,

This is one we were working on in secret for a while, and one that Jeremy has been trying to get done for basically a decade. In this documentary Jeremy interviews the original creator of Dust2 - arguably the most iconic and consistently relevant multiplayer ma...