I keep getting a lot of the same comments, so here's a li'l FAQ for you all! "Where do I get this game?" Go to vintagestory.at and get it there! "Why isn't this on Steam?" Because Steam takes a massive chunk of every sale and the tiny indie studio that makes Vintage Story doesn't want to lose the income. If you want it in your Steam library or just want the Steam overlay, you can still do that! Once you have the game installed, open your Steam library, and in the bottom-left, click "Add a Game" then "Add a Non-Steam Game", then add it there. It'll be in your library with the in-game Steam overlay and everything, and even tell your friends when you're playing just like any regular Steam game. "This looks like TerraFirmaCraft!" It was originally inspired in part by that Minecraft mod, however it is absolutely not the same. Some aspects are still very similar but most have diverged quite a bit at this point. And no, the game developers are not the same ones who made the TFC mod, though they did start out as Minecraft modders. They wound up making their own game out of frustration with how unfriendly Minecraft is to modders and how limited they were in what they could create. "This is just Minecraft!" / "They just ripped off Minecraft!" / "They're gonna get sued for copying Minecraft!" I'm not sure why these comments are so common, but that's not how game copyright works. Vintage Story is a completely original game made from scratch with entirely original assets. Some of its mechanics are quite similar to Minecraft, but they are also quite similar to many other survival sandbox games. I think people see the pixel art aesthetic and think it looks more similar than it actually does. But you might as well say that Stardew Valley is a ripoff of Harvest Moon, or that Starbound is a ripoff of Terraria, or that every FPS is a ripoff of Doom. You can't copyright a genre, and Vintage Story is a completely original game, albeit inspired *in part* by other games including Minecraft. "I'd love this game if only ___ were different!" Great news! Vintage Story is *extremely* customizable. When you create a new world you have access to loads of options by default in the vanilla game, like how quickly you get hungry, how aggressive enemies are, how long you can breathe underwater, the lengths of months, your starting climate, and much more. Anything you can't change there can pretty much always be changed with some easy modification of the game files (which are designed to be easy to modify) or by using one of the many available mods created by the community with the support of the game's developers. Check out my stream archives from my patron server for a taste of what the mods can add! "200 days when?" I had fully intended on this being my last major KZfaq video, but the response has been so overwhelming that I finally decided to make another one. It is in the works now but it's unlikely to be ready before December 2023, possibly later (though this one will not take a full year). It will not be a direct continuation of this playthrough - instead, it will be a very different challenge that showcases some of the amazing things about this game that weren't showcased in this video. Meanwhile, you can see me stream Vintage Story from my modded patron server every Sunday at 20:00 Central Europe / 19:00 UK / 2 pm Eastern US. "Why don't you have more subscribers?" You're too kind! I've had this channel for over 9 years now and it just never took off. KZfaq doesn't typically promote wholesome, unmonetized indie content, so my channel never found its audience. The recent massive influx of views on this particular video has left me flabbergasted, but I'm pleased that so many folks have enjoyed it! For the record, I am not a professional KZfaqr and do not plan to be because it's simply an insane amount of work with very unpredictable pay. I have a day job which takes up most of my time and energy, and the videos I have are made in my spare time, which is why they don't get released very often. 100 days in Vintage Story is 80 hours of gameplay if you don't pass the nights (and in the upcoming video I will not be sleeping), and it takes months for me to record that much, let alone sifting through the footage, writing and recording a script, and editing it down to 90 or so minutes. I'm working on it! Please be patient with me in the meantime. And if you want to help support me so I don't have to work quite so many hours of my freelance job and see sneak preview clips of what I'm currently recording, you can always become my patron at patreon.com/secretfoxfire ! 🥰 Thank you to everyone for watching, and for the many very kind comments you have left. Have a wonderful day!

Moat effective form of advertising a game: Watching someone have genuine fun

My English is not very good, so I always activate the subtitles to be able to understand better. When I realized that you wrote the subtitles manually, I realized that this video has a lot of work and dedication. Keep making this kind of videos and you will grow a lot ;D

"I miss my pigs, and I miss my murder hole" - Murder hole proceeds to immediately open up from under feet - tiny pig laughs in background a few seconds later A wish was granted by force in this moment

i always appreciate commentators who dont go over-the-top content creator-y and just maintain a natural speaking voice. watching you play was both charming and relaxing. it really just felt like i was chilling with a friend while you showed me what you were up to. i hope you upload more like this!

I initially wrote off this game but upon trying it for the first time I ended up sinking over 10 hours a day into it for almost a week straight. Longer than ANY other game ever before. The depth of knowledge you need and the struggle to survive was a genuine pleasure

Dayum, that was some very entertaining 1.5 hours

(18:51) The comedic timing on the "Sticky keys!?" was 10/10 lmao

Those giant underwater chasms still exist to this day, and they're still a massive help to finding ore. I hope they stay forever.

More youtubers need to have this quality re-enactments. It's like I was there with him.

I'm so used to watching and playing Minecraft content that seeing a game that looks and feels like it, but isn't. And watching someone speak so confidently about the mechanics, etc is such a bizarre treat. Its like watching an alternate universe to a degree. Loved every second of this!

The immersion and complexity of this game is insane. Truly a masterpiece.

idk why but you being really happy about herding the pigs only to turn around and find one clipping out of the fence reminded me of that one video of a man explaining the security of his hog enclosure just for one of the baby hogs to walk out as soon as he turned out between the fence and the man turned around and cut himself off mid speaking with "Oh my god-" and being cut off by the video ending

this has been my favorite game for a while. aside from the horrifying eldritch horrors, it's very chill and cozy. excited to watch this

Came in knowing nothing about Vintage Story, thoroughly entertained for the whole duration, absolutely insanely well done!

This has been the most beautiful 100 days I have ever seen, and also the first approach to this game! It's Minecraft done better, and I LOVE Minecraft. Props to the Vintage Story team and to you Ari! I had a blast watching this, thank you so much for giving me such a way of ending my Saturday night!

I realize that I am way late to the game to leave a comment but I just watched this video. I just must tell you that this was sincerely one of the very best videos that I have ever watched of a Vintage Story game play. It was completely entertaining while never a boring moment. A true pleasure to watch. I would love to see more Vintage Story videos from you and there are some so they are next on my list to watch. Fantastic!!! Thank you for all the work that you put into this video.

I love how well documented this is. A lot of the "100 days" genre of video, or the longform gameplay videos as a whole, feel like they're made up for the sake of content, but the feel of this is a project; not a fabrication.

I've been interested off and on in trying this game, but I'm a little nervous about the learning curve/difficult start and the SUPER complex crafting systems... but something I really liked seeing was how little cave-diving and fighting monsters you had to do. a lot of your 100 days was focused on just building and crafting and managing your homestead. that's something I'm craving; immersing myself in the little day to day stuff, so I can pick away at the game for an hour or two on a weeknight and still feel satisfied. I have little to no actual experience playing voxel games (I've watched others play a fair amount), so your video really helped me understand what I'm in for! thanks for the immense effort you made with your video & helping a newbie see how charming and chill Vintage Story can be (:

I saw this in my recommended and decided to check it out on a whim - do not regret it at all. This entire video was just so sweet and charming; really made me want to try this out myself if my laptop could even handle it ahah. Hope to check out more of your content!

I learned about this game from a friend of mine and ended up doing a play through with some of my siblings. I gotta say the game is really impressive. It’s core concept is actually based on an old minecraft mod called TerraFirmaCraft that had many of the same features but it was (sort of?) abandoned. At first the game didn’t draw me in, but at this point it is one of my favorite games. It really shows that with an actually competent level of programing you make a Minecraft like game with much more complex mechanics. I really look forward to seeing more content in this game, potentially even working towards some low level electrical systems and steam power. Thanks for the video!

Excellent video, you put that together so well! Looks like a TON of work went into this. Definitely something to be proud of and celebrate!

Based on my experience of growing food IRL, the soil drying out daily is very realistic, you just have to water it every day that it doesn't rain, it will not stay wet for long periods of time

I’ve never heard of this game but you’ve been in my recommended the last 3 days. This video and this game are both excellent.

What a fun video to watch - thank you! Usually, I have a hard time watching Vintage Story playthroughs because it's a very grindy game that quickly feels grindy just to watch. But your commentary made it so enjoyable to watch a movie-length video! Keep up the great work! Subbed!

This is absolutely the best VS video on youtube, and also ultimately what got me to buy the game! Thanks so much for taking all the time to make it!

At first, I wrote this off as another minecraft clone like most people would since it looks like one with a texture pack. But after watching this whole video it's very clear that this is more than a simple clone, it's clearly a lot more in depth and harder with a more realism vibe going on. And I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the video you have a rather calming voice, and it was always entertaining to watch and very relaxing

Holy crap I've never heard of Vintage Story before, damn the devs really need to advertise this like this video itself has really made me want to buy it now :3

A genuine Thank you for making this video. You single handlely managed to promote Vintage Story with an excellent window into the game, that cover most of the expected gameplay and general feel of the game from the average player stand point without needing for us to watch let's play, and is more representative than a review. (Vintage story has that slow-ish involved gameplay, that make it difficult to put into a non-abridged format that can retain attention on youtube). Thank to you I discovered a game that has managed to keep my attention for week straight, something that hasn't happened since Factorio and Stellaris a while back. Even if the Version used in the video is a bit out of date gameplay wise it's still the best introduction to Vintage Story one can have. So thank you for your long effort.

I just recently got the game expecting it to be Minecraft but with more survival elements, but after watching a few tutorials, playing a bit of the game myself, and finally watching this, i am completely shocked! It's nothing like minecraft at all, you have to go all Primitive Technology in it "XD How anyone was able to figure this game out I have nothing but props for them. And to you too for making an interesting 100 days of this game, it has taught me a lot

While it would be a massive undertaking doing this on the current update or going to 200 days would make me watch for another 1 and a half hours

I haven't watched all the way through, but this looks like an exact replica of terrafirmacraft made into it's own game, I had the best time watching etho's tfc series all those years ago, i still occasionally rewatch them. Looks really interesting.

This is a really interesting video and game and I have to thank you for making it. I was surprised to find out the devs of this did minecraft modding but not related to Terra firma craft which this really reminds me of but evolved into its obvious end point. Really amazing

I've rewatched this video 3 times now, on my fourth rewatch now. The video is extremely well made, thanks for making it! Whenever I'm into Vintage Story, I like to watch content about it on KZfaq. Unfortunately, there isn't a whole lot of content for the game out there, especially good stuff like this video. So keep up the good work!

What a fantastic video! Ive been interested in this game for a bit but I always put it off as just another minecraft, but seeing how in depth the survival aspect is made me really wanna get it! This video was a joy to watch, I hope you make more of this!

Wow, seeing all the small steps you get to do to make things looks really fun without actually being annoying. Definitely picking this up. And this is a really nice format, interesting journey!

I have like 120 hours in my current world and have only been playing for like a month or so. Its honestly becoming one of my favorite games. Been breaking into the mods recently too and I love what I've seen so far. A lot to look forward to with Vintage Story!

I've played this game for at least a year and I've learned so much in just the first minute of this video. Unbelievable

this is one of the best youtube videos i have ever watched, so good, i didnt even know about Vintage Story and it looks so complicated, but you made it look easy and soooooo entertaining!!

This is the first +1 hour video I've seen in almost a year or more. I just discovered the existence of this game and your challenge was fantastic and entertaining to watch. Love your energy, you made up my night, keep going, dude.

That was great, I feel exactly like I’ve just watched a great show/movie I’m amazed at how much I enjoyed it, how invested I was and how soon it ended, it felt like 15 minutes. Thank you for making this, hope life treats you well!

Really enjoyed this, was impressed by the subtitles, and the quality of content far surpasses all other vintage story channels.

You are the one who got me into this game, I love coming back to watch this video. I need to check out your others asap 😁

loved every second of this, i was debating on wether to even get this game but after seeing the amount of depth and passion in the gameplay it’s easily persuaded me. Amazing video and well edited, i can tell this took many hours to make 😅

What a beautiful video! I watched it all, laughed a ton, and I enjoyed seeing how you set the soundtrack to various scenes. By the end I was feeling a bit emotional at the scene where you were reflecting on everything you had built, haha Best of luck on your game design journey. I've enjoyed solving puzzles you designed in the past, so I'm really looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

This video introduced me to Vintage Story! I've always wanted a Minecraft adjacent game with more realistic survival focused gameplay, and just seeing the scenes were the ground caves and shifts under you from your weight and how in depth the crafting is had me hooked! Definitely playing on snagging it in the near future. As well as an amazing video to boot too! Honestly would love to see a continuation of this save even in short-form content. Though seeing as how your moving away from gameplay, I'll try tuning into your streams sometime! Your humor is super enjoyable, and the editing and personality put into this video just makes this a treat to watch from start to end. I hope game developing goes great for you and that you're having a good 2023!

This was really entertaining to watch! I knew about this game since it came out but you are the first person in 8 years that i actually watched past 10 minutes. Hope to see more!

First time watching your channel and I watched the entire 1.5 hours. I loved the game and your narration and your playing style. I really want to play Vintage Story now and I hope it can play on Mac. Thank you for all your hard work!

I loved this! I know you said you wouldn't do it with the long amount of time it took to create, but I'll still say that I'd love to see days 100-200 😁 Good luck with the game making! 😊

its usually pretty hard to keep videos this long interesting but i found this delightfully calm :) was a joy yo watch!! keep it up!!

just wanna say that I got this video in my recommended, and was so intrigued by the game that I bought it the next day! been playing for the past few days & i've gotta say it's one of the best games i've played in a while. Thanks for exposing me to such a cool game!

Listen... I stumbled across this on my feed this morning during work, and it has been SUCH A DELIGHT. You are a fantastic creator!

Hey, I just wanted to say this was a wonderful video. Your humor was really nice and enjoyable. It's got me buying the game and trying it!

can't believe I just watched an hour and a half of vintage story for a cat, 10/10 would do again XD. All seriousness holy hek this behomoth of a movie surely felt like one and I certainly enjoyed it. This is a game I dabbled in and out of through out the updates as its an odd flavor but seeing you pretty much go through everything just gives a grand sense of scale it feels, thankyou and may your future game making endevors go well~

This was my first time hearing about this game and i am starstruck!! I love it so much! I’ve been a player of Minecraft since I was around 10 and have never seen a game so similar, yet so different. I love the crafting mechanics and all the lovely crops in the game. This was such a good first experience with the game and I can’t wait to play it myself!! Thank you so much for your time and effort that was put into this play through! I’m a new subscriber and can’t wait to enjoy more of your content!!

this video rules, you actually got me interested in a game ive never heard of - much less played - before. the timing and dramatic irony between your narration and in-game commentary is very funny !

I've been putting off watching this all week because I wanted to really take it all in and enjoy it, and you certainly delivered !! I would love to see another 100 days but I can only imagine how hard this was to record and edit. I love your style of commentary so I hope you make more videos in the future :D (also, 1:10:01 the way u said sauerkraut was so wholesome!!) Edit: Just realized this video is much older than I thought it was !! So now I have plenty of content to catch up on :D !!

The borax reenactment was 10/10 for me 😂 But honestly good job! I enjoyed this video so much that it felt like it was only 15-20min long--not 1.5 hours! Looking forward to more Vintage Story content!

Never heard of vintage story before, but this vid popped up in my recommended. Not only is this a wonderful vid with great commentary, the game itself looks really fun. This feels like a brilliant introduction to the game, great job!

This is the first video I have watched from you, and I'm already captivated! You going through the process of re-enacting that whole borax section was hilarious! That was the point I decided to subscribe to you. Loved every second watching you play and I'm definitely going to watch more from you after this. :)

What a lovely touch this video has, it's not every week you meet a well-edited, scripted AND narrated video, especially of this length. Id love to see your other games and servers, I'll dig around a bit, prospecting for the gold i now know is there. Take care and enjoy!

This was incredibly enjoyable to both listen to and actively watch - your genuine enjoyment really tacked on for my interest! I hope Vintage Story's developers consider a steam release in the future, I'd love to play this myself!

This is 100% the best 100 days video I have ever seen! Not only did it introduce me to such an amazing game that I have never seen, but all the jokes and editing was perfect. I love this video so much, thank you so much for making it! :)

Greatly looking forward to more of these videos from you! I'm not really a gamer any more but this game, played by you in particular, was really great!

Really nice to watch this video, i can't imagine the time en effort you put into this :0 thanks you for that and for making Vintage Story more visible :)

Im very tempted to get this game to try and relive that magic I felt learning Minecraft for the first time

You've introduced me to Vintage Story in the most amazing of ways! Thank you very much for this video! I've now gotten the game, started a server, and well on my way to an amazing adventure.

This video is awesome! It perfectly shows off this interesting game! Thanks for showing us your adventure, it's really helped me understand what this game is like. Also I just love how you present everything!

This game seems like it could be fun, despite everything taking an incredibly long time to do. Especially the steel lol. Maybe with a friend to split the workload? I'm always more motivated to do menial tasks with a friend. Ive played with a few Minecraft mods in the past to create some similar effects, so I feel I have to at least try this game out. The amount of time and dedication to make this video must have been staggering, all I can do is applaud and thank you for introducing me to this game.

i only discovered vintage story recently and i’m still very bad at the game but i really enjoyed this whole video!! i also really appreciated the subtitles - i have apd (auditory processing disorder) and i find it really difficult to follow along videos without subtitles, and youtube’s auto generated cc kinda sucks lol. i’m sure it took a while and trust your effort did not go unappreciated! your cat is also very cute :] tysm for the vid, i’ve subscribed! ^__^

got this in my recommendations and love your vibes so much i'm both subscribing and checking this game out. wonderful work, i love your editing and the overall feel of your vids!

This is my first time hearing about Vintage story so you explaining some basic stuff and talking about small details is super fun. It's a real blast seeing how much you enjoy the game and the commentary is amazing!

that was a great video, you deserve more subs ngl

amazing video, hope this will blow up in some time

This is the first I've heard of this game, and it looks amazing! Thoroughly enjoyed watching the whole video, almost like a movie. I wish you luck on your future game projects!

I've seen a lot of Hundred Days videos since it seems to be the big craze lately, but stumbling on this video has by far been one of the ones with the most heart and soul put into it. I've only recently gotten into Vintage story and am always learning; this video is how I learned you could upgrade windmill sails. I know you've said you've decided to move on to other projects, but truly, thank you for putting the time and effort in to deliver this.

this is like if don't starve and minecraft got fused into one really cool looking game!

I love this game and am happy to see more people play it

ive heard vaguely of this game recently, but not much--i clicked this video with the vague intent to watch a bit before going off to do chores, but i was instantly hooked and settled in to watch the rest of it. despite knowing very little about the game, its a very accessible video and im immediately intrigued. great work :D (also, hell yeah vintage beef)

Alright, I think I just fell in love. Got the game today, found out about it because of this very video. I picked the blackguard, because it sounded like the logical choice for survivability. Managed to build a knife on my own and started to engage in gorilla warfare with the local drifter population, while living off of whatever the forrest had to offer. Got eaten by wolves like 5 times. 12/10 I now know how to make spears and will use this knowledge to terrorise the local drifter population more.

Im probably not your target audience but this is so entertaining! This it super well made too !! Youre VERY underrated and deserve more :)

omg how have i not seen this game?? ive been looking for a game similar to minecraft but different enough to be its own game without mods and here it is - it looks so pretty too! definitely getting this for myself asap

Amazing work, Secret. I had a lot of fun watching this, and I wish you the best on your future & current projects :)

Hey man, loved the video and honestly considering trying out Vintage story. Loved the mod in minecraft and trying to branch out, hope the recovery of the surgery went well man. Hope youre doin alright and remember to take a breather every now and then

this was truly a Vintage Story™

i know comment is not much but i very enjoyed this video and i wish you wonderful day:)

This was an incredible watch! I, like others, wrote the game off. Got it and put in a couple hours and just got so frustrated at how difficult it was but watching this makes me want another try.

i think it was a mixture that this game is so immersive and thorough and that you have one of the most pleasantly calming voices i've ever heard, but i fell asleep in my chair watching this. this game seems like a genuine delight and watching you plan things out and have so much fun is a lot more interesting than most youtubers i see these days. please do more days of this 🤞💙

I’m really glad I found this video. Just bought the game earlier after watching this. I really hope this game gets more attention cause in my honest opinion, it beats out so many similar survival games by miles. Hell I might dare to say I like it better than Minecraft in some respects

Definitely a significantly harder game for the 100 days challenge.

Never seen you, your content, or any of your videos, but I found this video because I love Vintage Story, and I'm genuinely feeling rewarded for watching the entire video. I enjoy how you presented the game and the fun you made along the way. If you ever do this again, I'll be there for it, because I'm subbing for sure.

This was such an excellent video, I really enjoyed it. I also really like how you are not over the top, you are just playing and having fun, it's nice to watch.

watched all of it, please make a follow up video!

How do we get a sequel?

I was recommended this video and started watching it for about 3 minutes, and decided to stop immediately and buy the game. There's absolutely no way I'm going to miss out on playing it blindly for the first time. I plan on coming back to the video once I have played for a good bit but I am grateful for letting me know of Vintage Story's existance.

Very nice video! I've been skimming a few videos about the game trying to get the gist of how it plays and ended up so invested in yours that I watched the whole thing in one sitting without even realizing it. Your commentary strikes a nice balance between informative and entertaining without ever veering into 'annoying youtuber' territory. Very impressed by the effort that clearly went into making and captioning this, and appreciate that you kept it classy. A lot of the videos I've seen about this game can't resist bashing similar games (I'm looking at one now with the thumbnail 'minecraft sucks!'), so it's nice that you avoided clickbait and let the gameplay speak for itself. You've sold me on the game and on your channel, I look forward to keeping up with your future videos!

This game is how Minecraft could and should have been developed! Love this game!

Why bro so zesty

This is by far the most interesting and well patched gameplay Ive seen in a very long while. Not just vintage story but for any game in general. It's wholesome, genuine and really fun to watch and listen too. Thank you for this video. It's been a delightful time

I really enjoyed this video! You have such a relaxing sounding voice, you’re a good match for chill cozy games like this :)