Half of the video gives me the feeling "man i got to play that" and the other half gives me the feeling of "not touching that with a 10 foot pole....."

Honestly I think the overwhelming darkness of the map is the biggest reason I've never even been slightly tempted by this game, which otherwise looks fairly up my alley.

I will never tire of reading your game descriptions in the title: funny, unusual, but perfectly on point. I can understand what type of game it is before the video even starts 😄

The trick to being able to select walls for "Priority" mining, with the blue color, is you have to not have any units selected and you have to right-click the walls. If you have any units selected when you try, all you can do is create the regular priority (Yellow) mining.

I wonder why it seems so impossible to produce a worthy successor to Dungeon Keeper... Dwarves of course make it 10% better but I agree with a lot of your points here, especially the darkness.

Splat, you can use the King's "shout" on the miners to speed up productivity.

A Human, a Elf and a Dwarf walk into a mine...

Very intriguing, love the art style and love games with dwarves of course! The bugs seem like a real pain in the butt. Thanks for spotlight!

I think I’ve seen you show this game for two or three years. It has come a long way and I like it.

I think this is the closest thing to a negative review I've seen you do. Good to see you don't always just say everything is great! I enjoy the channel and think I got Jupiter Hell because of watching you play that on here

I've played the game a few times over the years, it does feel quite clunky with some things, but the aesthetic is simply perfect. Although there are lights to be built, the light radius of buildings must be increased for a better experience, I think. Also, the focus for mining is in the right click, unless it has changed.

Moradin's beard! Another Dwarf game? I wouldn't miss this one for all the rock and stone under the mountain!

> "Guys get better when they kill guys." You heard'em, everyone get killin'!

I get a round, round, round, round... I get around!

Is there a mod or something for this game that makes it not so bloody dark?

This seems a bit like a sequel to an older game called "Dwarfs!?" where the goal was to mine as many goodies as fast as possible before your bumbling dwarves unleashed an eventual apocalypse upon your kingdom. (the miners never stopped their diggy diggy)

> "Singing mining songs..." Diggy, Diggy Hole!

right click the tile to get the priority mining tag and the rally fields you can build will attract units automatically 9 at a time

Splatt drops video i get happy very simple process

To bloody Dark and if Splat says Wait, I wait! ;)

Well, can't really tell you what I thought of the video, since I couldn't see a damn thing, but thanks for the content.

talks about having to keep an eye on his engineer as it wanders off towards the vector of attack ...

I tried this game a while back and was pretty dissapointed, it was really laggy and made my cpu chug even without getting very far into the game, meanwhile the AI pathing and controls felt really awkward like an older RTS. Hope they fix things up.

Seen dwarf an came running 🏃‍♂️

A quick fix that I would do for the consumables is have each building have little runner units that will deliver consumables to the dwarfs. Turn off unit collision for them and that *should* solve the problem pretty quick not breaking the "immersion" of the game.

I was with this game since the beginning and I love it. I just love the whole dwarf genre in general but im a huge sucker for dwarf city builders and management games.

Thanks for showcasing. ^^

It seems to be so close to being JUST what I want. But just not so... Also, how funny that I was just playing some Dwarfs in Total War Warhammer when I saw the notification for this video.

The dark is too dark, r u sure there are dwarves there and not just health bars?

Rock and Stone!

Well, well, well, if it isn't SplatterCatGaming managing to mine out another gems-worth of feedback with his review! (Get it? Because we're talking about a dwarven mining game?) In all seriousness though, SplatterCat has knocked it out of the park yet again with his thorough and insightful critique of "Beneath the Mountain." The developers would be wise to heed his words as valuable advice for refining and improving the overall experience. His top priority suggestion? Do something about that atrocious pathfinding already! Having your dwarven units stumble around like they're three pints too deep into the ale is really disrupting the gameplay flow and combat effectiveness. Getting them some proper path navigation could go a long way in reducing all the excessive micromanagement currently required. Oh, and while you're at it devs, be a pal and squash those annoying bugs, would you? Nobody likes a game that's more glitchy than a robotic bard's singing voice. Fixing the busted traps, UI crashes, and other technical mishaps is crucial for providing a smooth, stable experience where players aren't constantly worrying about game-breaking issues. SplatterCat also had some quality-of-life suggestions that just make sense, like adding a rally flag for those consumable buildings and revamping that consumables menu to be more intuitive. UI improvements like those could streamline things quite nicely. But perhaps most importantly, you really need to let there be light! Or color at least. SplatterCat makes an excellent point about how the drab visuals could use a splash of vibrant, dwarven bling. Imagine the walls glistening with veins of gold and glittering gemstones that miners slowly uncover as they delve deeper. Those brilliant pops of color amidst the stone could add a striking sparkle to the overall aesthetic! So listen up, devs! By digging into SplatterCat's constructive critique, you could elevate "Beneath the Mountain" into the exceptional dwarven strategy jewel its impressive foundation deserves. His meticulous feedback is an invaluable tunneling map to reaching those polished depths of greatness.

Rock and STONE!

yeah, ill wishlist, but will wait til its been ironed out a bit before buying. got potential tho...

I hope the developers fix the lightin' an' pathfindin'. This game can be so good.

ThankYou SirSplatt

Speaking of Dwarven things, I picked up Bore Blasters last night and pretty much sacrificed my evening to it. Very satisfying game.

I played this on one of the really early betas and it was already great, also the dev truly appreciated and listened to criticism. Good to see its cone so far!

Splat, if u have no unit selected u can take the miner focus on a block by rightklicking it. btw use the beserker upgrade for the king to get them without the berserk building, this unit is op

It sounds like a thematic good guy dungeon keeper

“I wish Dwarves would discard gold.” Do you even know Dwarves?

9:57 to prioritse blocks right click again on the blocks changes it from yellow to blue

If you like Dwarfs so much you should listen to Wind Rose - Diggy Diggy Hole or basically everything they make as it's dwavish metal.

Splattercat my favorite series of yours is still Dying Light. The boxing one was cool too. Then the firewatch forest ranger one was ok. Just a random comment.

Always sad when a game hits 1.0 and my biggest thought looking at it is "this needs more dev time". Also after the continuous feedback from the community that the game is too dark they've stuck hard to the darkness. Needs to be fixed.

dwarves my beloved 🔥🔥

Lordy, this is the WoW-est looking thing I've seen in a minute.

I wonder if you can make your own wall so you can basically make trap mazes to dwindle down any oncoming hordes

It is incredible thanmke

If they gave us an option to have a low light vision I'd give this game a try

Am I weird that I LIKE how dark it is? I can see how it's annoying gameplay-wise, but it's great for the deep, deep underground cavern vibes.

I wonder if the pathfinding thing also effects the orcs and the physical barriers of each unit better lends itself to a dwarven shield wall

Looks uncooked... leaving this thing in the oven until a lot more is fixed. Way to many finished and polished games in this genre to accept this imho.

dang i love that ui

Funny that the engineers will be so distracted by productivity that they'll wander right into danger 😂

Pardon me, Mr. Cat. As I know how much you love playing anything Dakka & anything Orkish in Warhammer 40k, I thought you - & any other Dakka-enthusiasts - would like to know: As of March 8th, 2024, the Nintendo Switch now has the game "Dakka Squadron: Flyboyz Edition" which is a 3rd-person flying shooter that involves a great deal of customizable Ork aircraft. I thought you might want to take a look at it. Don't know if you'd be able to capture any gameplay or if you'd just provide your thoughts on the game without that, but I thought you might enjoy the game regardless.

Tunnel Scouts Rule!

Where is my army of dwarves? In the tavern and drunk... Sounds right.

Keep an eye on your engineers is true IRL too

I would totes play this if it wasnt so dark such a shame

the gameplay graphics give me major Dungeon Keeper vibes.

Ha, looks like Dwarf spin on Dungeon Keeper

Soooo sounds like its ready for early access

right click a block to make the symbol blue to prioritize it

About the Gold trope for fun : since Dwarves are practical or pragmatic, I feel they should care little for Gold, which is not the most useful ore or material. It is rather soft and heavy, so good for decorating a home, but that is about it. Of course, you could argue it is just used as a currency like Humans did or do, but I don't feel like fantasy Dwarves would care much about currency when it comes to practical survival and building for their community. Just saying for fun.

i love miners

This needs more time in the oven. Pathfinding issues in a RTS is a killer, characters running on the spot and it's just too dark. The goblin wizards throw off way more light than anything the dwarves do. This is supposed to be the release version?

For Khaz-Modan!

tldr for BTM is they're doing a few rounds on bug fix patches for the immediate issues before taking a creative break from BTM after working on it solo the past few years. They plan to return to BTM with future content and feature updates which I hope they do as I'm in the same boat Splatty, having followed the test builds for a long time and really wanting it to succeed. I like the game but it has issues that make it not reccomendable for it's price.

Singing Dwarven mining songs... My Mind... "Hi ho, Hi ho, Its off to work we go..." lol

Not sure which has worse lighting: this or Aliens Requiem. Either way, im a visual creature, so neither is for me.

Dwarven games are having a hard time. They are either super buggy or missing features or they get abandoned.

So...Drums in the Deep?

The bad pathing forces you to be a commander tho lol, without proper command any army is only so good.

Wish you’d stream on KZfaq as well, you can do both simultaneously without violated TOS now in case you weren’t aware

hope to find out why the reviews are so mixed ... now i know ....

Unplayable until they fix unit pathing. Which seems extremely unlikely since it's been an issue for a very long time.

To play this or just replay dungeon keeper?

Dwarves are popular right now, huh?

They could have an ammo runner dwarf unit. Dude with a huge armored pack or crate he hauls behind him with resupply of consumables.

It's unfortch about the bugs but I love watching experienced people play this game. I'm down for another long stream if Splatt can stomach it!

🖤

Too bad they didn't improve those issues before release. Dwarves not being able to see underground, pathing, and better unit selection were all main issues since it first showed up. Just like I learned my lesson with Kickstarter; I've learned my lesson investing in games that are not fully released. No more buying early access for me.

I can see the dungeon keeper comparison, similar concepts. But yeah way too dark. And hey it wouldn't be an RTS without workers wandering into the enemy.

me like dwarf. rock and stone

Who is this joker that thinks the bat cave is not that much of a problem!

i don't have this game yet because of the pathfinding....

I am still playing they are billions,any chance this is going to end up on xbox?

you found too many good games, I must stop watching your videos 🤣, unless I want more games on my library 😍

Skips to game play * “As the first batch of disgusting greenskins…”

Bugs?! **Democratic seething**

Day 4 of asking. Saleblazers next please? 😅😢😂❤

game is nice, played it a little, but the pathfinding/unit movement/units blocking themselves/ units sliding is just too much for me to enjoy it fully so I stopped playing hoping it will be fixed at some point.

It would be very un dwarfish to discard gold.

Splat is covering so many 'mixed' reviews game these days.....

Really cool concept but the game just looks way too under-cooked at the moment.

this game is made by a single person. issues would make sense. theres only so much a "one-man shop" can do

I remember two or was it more years ago when you first covered this one. I to wanted to love it but it's just far to dark and then the pathfinding issues became apparent. Other issues like minimal control of units in that there's no way to set boundaries for the different types of units and now find out that some buildings have no ability to set way points. Then we get into the bugs and crashing issues, so yah a pass from me still. Let's hope they listen, although I doubt it because we've been saying the same thing for years at this point especially about just how dang dark this game is... Thanks Splat...

I can't tell what's happening

Too much shit needs to be fixed for this game to be decent

I thought this got cancelled years ago