Rimworld (and similar games)

[Cogemeister]

Not sure if this deserves its own thread, but there’s something about the completely off-the-rails gameplay that Rimworld provides that is very fun and cozy.
-Difficulty: Can be pretty hard to try and survive past a hard winter, but not so hard that you won’t ever be able to get to the point of dominating the world.
-Replayability: basically infinite playthroughs, DLC and updates on a regular basis. It’s fun to go through the steam reviews and see people with thousands upon thousands of hours.
-Modding: (If you an are into it) Is insane for the game. You can mod in WH40k, Star Wars, Medieval Fantasy, etc. not to mention create your own completely custom pawn with their own unique backstory and skills.
-Random events: While not always unique, they offer something different every playthrough not unlike a rougelike.
-Choices: Nothing is off-limits. You can be brutal, you can create your own religion, take slaves, you can actually attempt to help other communities or you can be cool and purge every unholy degenerate being on the planet (CoQ devs seething)
In conclusion I really like Rimworld, however, without a creative mindset going into the game you will get next to nothing out of it. Also, the price point is a bit steep for the DLC’s but if you enjoy the game enough they do add some cool content.

[Cedric]

I always liked RimWorld because I saw it as "Dwarf Fortress for beginners" - which is just as well now that DF has become woke.

That said RimWorld only amused me for a while and I just have no desire to ever play it again, despite all the DLC. That's another thing. I don't think the DLC is actually very good or adds enough to really change how the game feels. Feels more like paid mods.

[Oyster Sauce]

Been playing 1.5 and good golly the combat stinks without mods.

[Cogemeister]

Been playing 1.5 and good golly the combat stinks without mods.

Which mods would you say improve combat?

[Oyster Sauce]

Been playing 1.5 and good golly the combat stinks without mods.

Which mods would you say improve combat?

Yayo's and Combat Extended have been good to me in the past. IIRC Yayo's is lighter and doesn't require compatibility patches and CE is more in-depth but you'll need to make sure all of your other mods work with it. Neither are updated for 1.5 yet.

[asf]

Rimworld is a real piece of ****. The early colony sim is fun and well simulated, then it gets completely ********. Game 'challenge' is endless level scaled random enemies popping up at base. The combat makes even lame tactical combat sims look good in comparison. These days it exists to sell paradox style DLCs, that only add stuff that barely inter connect with original parts, and completely breaks the game.

It has great features like chance of enemy being dead or unconscious after you down them is related to number of colonists you have, and other ******** ****.

[Oyster Sauce]

It has great features like chance of enemy being dead or unconscious after you down them is related to number of colonists you have, and other ******** ****.

This is an option you're free to disable/scale to your liking

[asf]

What kind of argument is that, do I have to spend ages messing with game xml files until it is playable? The point is that the game includes a lot of stupid features that reflects the great design behind it.

[Oyster Sauce]

What kind of argument is that, do I have to spend ages messing with game xml files until it is playable? The point is that the game includes a lot of stupid features that reflects the great design behind it.

please don't be a gay ****** when you reply to me, this isn't /v/

[asf]

yes, that totally precludes the fact that you have to tweak the game into playability

moron

[Havitner]

I savescum Rimworld like crazy

[Cogemeister]

I guess we can also discuss Song of Syx here, as it’s an early access game similar to Rimworld and Dwarf Fortress.

[Adeptus]

yes, that totally precludes the fact that you have to tweak the game into playability

moron

"I am playing game on hard difficulty and its too hard".
"You know that You can change difficulty?"
"Nooo, I want game to magically know my preferences from the start".

[Cogemeister]

yes, that totally precludes the fact that you have to tweak the game into playability

moron

"I am playing game on hard difficulty and its too hard".
"You know that You can change difficulty?"
"Nooo, I want game to magically know my preferences from the start".

While the game definitely has its faults (expensive DLC for one) that’s a pretty ******** thing to complain about.

[asf]

yes, that totally precludes the fact that you have to tweak the game into playability

moron

"I am playing game on hard difficulty and its too hard".
"You know that You can change difficulty?"
"Nooo, I want game to magically know my preferences from the start".

is that you tynan, it takes a special kind of ****** to think a ****** game and a difficult game are the same thing

[asf]

While the game definitely has its faults (expensive DLC for one) that’s a pretty ******** thing to complain about.

says the person who thinks starsector economy is good

[Cogemeister]

While the game definitely has its faults (expensive DLC for one) that’s a pretty ******** thing to complain about.

says the person who thinks starsector economy is good

Yes, I like it better than a set-price economy seen in other games. I really don’t get your hate for Starsector. Rimworld is extremely overpriced, yes, but Starsector is completely free and if you don’t like vanilla there’s thousands of mods.

[Orvas Dren]

While the game definitely has its faults (expensive DLC for one) that’s a pretty ******** thing to complain about.

says the person who thinks starsector economy is good

sounds like a smart guy

[asf]

so this is what zoomers think is quality, and so society marches towards the bottom of the barrel

[Cogemeister]

so this is what zoomers think is quality, and so society marches towards the bottom of the barrel

What is a quality game for you?

[Oyster Sauce]

After several years of psychic meditation I've finally acquired the power that allows me to regenerate my colonist's penis that he lost in a hunting accident

[Hurtyy]

I always liked RimWorld because I saw it as "Dwarf Fortress for beginners" - which is just as well now that DF has become woke.

That said RimWorld only amused me for a while and I just have no desire to ever play it again, despite all the DLC. That's another thing. I don't think the DLC is actually very good or adds enough to really change how the game feels. Feels more like paid mods.

How woke id DF now exactly? I was wondering that after hearing it for a while

[Stack of Turtles]

How woke id DF now exactly? I was wondering that after hearing it for a while

There's basically nothing woke in the game except that any character or animal can be gay (but there is a script to fix this). But the DEV is woke and really obnoxious.

[Norfleet]

says the person who thinks starsector economy is good

Starsector's economy is adequate for a game that isn't a tycoon game OR even a trading simulator (the dev explicitly hates Space Trucker gameplay), but I would not characterize it as "good".

Yes, I like it better than a set-price economy seen in other games. I really don’t get your hate for Starsector. Rimworld is extremely overpriced, yes, but Starsector is completely free and if you don’t like vanilla there’s thousands of mods.

Starsector isn't free unless you're playing the Black Flag Edition, probably from Seth, but Rimworld Black Flag works the same way.

[asf]

starsector economy is a total piece of **** like every other aspect of the strategic layer

[rusty_shackleford]

Norland looks pretty interesting, any of you play it yet?

[Irenaeus]

It does look cool...

Characters could be less infantile cartoony. Something like Battle Brothers style would be better. Oh well

[asf]

i saw that one, but it seems like just stronghold with rimworld graphics, did anyone play it

[Acrux]

It's kind of similar to Crusader Kings. You only control the king's family, not all the people in the village. You can give them rewards to make people happy and more productive.

There's a knowledge mechanic that's tied to each ruling family character. If a character that has knowledge that hasn't been trasmitted (put into books) dies, all of the progress on that knowledge is gone. The diplomacy and rival kingdoms aspect is much more prominent than in Rimworld. You don't build buildings square by square, just plot them out in the town.

It's interesting, but there was this really strong (weird) matriarchal religion thing that put me off of it.

[Irenaeus]

It's interesting, but there was this really strong (weird) matriarchal religion thing that put me off of it.

Maybe there's opportunity to mod it to something normal, or even Christianity.