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So I saw the rimworldgame.com page had been updated. And I also saw 'For Windows, Mac, Linux. The game is distributed by DRM-free download. You'll also get a Steam key.'.

Does this mean that steam keys are now available? If so, how would one get a key? As I haven't really heard anything else from this, I presume by 'You'll also get a Steam key' it means that it's an upcoming thing?

So, a less aggressive storyteller was added and overall the AI was fixed a bit. So I started a game, all went well until, again, the third wave came. Eight raiders, almost all of whom are assassins. I have three turrets, two outside and one inside my underground base. As you can imagine, I got fucked over pretty quickly.

I know it's still early dev. etc etc but this issue needs to be addressed, considering it was said to be fixed and clearly it hasn't. Just sayin, because it's really annoying me. I presume if I build more turrets (which are basically useless) the storyteller will just send more raiders...

You can disable/enable this at any time in the options, but at the end of each day (when enabled), I guess at midnight, the game pauses and you're prompted to write a log of the day. Any casualties are automatically logged in the 'summary' at the bottom of the log. It will also be saved as a .txt file so you can post it elsewhere.

I just think it's a cool idea, although it'd need a GUI and quite a lot of code. Just a suggestion :L

Vending machines cost a lot of metal, but do not take up much electricity. They dispense treats (like crisps/chips, chocolate bars, fizzy drinks, etc). However, the supplies for them need to be supplied from trading vessels. The supplies come in the form of 'junk food'.

These increase colonist's happiness and may even cancel the negative effect from nutrient dispensers.

RIP Commissar Hendricks

We Miss You... Kind Of

So, this was my first go on Cassandra. Not Kassandra. Classic is best, or so I thought. I started with Hendrick, Commissar, McBooney, Entrepreneur and Ware, Oaf. I assigned McBooney and Hendrick to mining and construction, while Ware did hauling and farming. I think having such a skilled farmer (level 10) really helped. My first raid went smoothely, we captured a pirate called York who had a level 11 shooting skill, she was a marine before joining the ways of piracy apparently. Shortly afterwards I had a crop blight, but it wasn't a problem as I had nearly 2000 food already.



After a raid by a female grenadier (I forget her name; she died) I set up a geothermal generator with a turret for my future plans of digging into the mountain for hydroponics and an armoury. Then I researched carpet making and was beginning to upgrade the colony. Things were looking up...



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And then bad stuff started to happen. Five heavily armed raiders arrived, with two pistols, a Lee Enfield, a Pump Shotgun and frag grenades. I got ready. York and Hendricks were already equipped with pistols, but I knew I was heavily outnumbered weapon-wise. I equipped McBooney with frag grenades I salvaged from the previous raider mentioned.



And then, seconds before they attacked, a message popped up. I was hoping maybe somebody was joining my colony? That would be helpful to have some extra hands.

Oh no.

'A local muffalo has gone mad and will attack anyone it sees!'. And before you could say 'Well dammner bollocks and jumbo buggers' (Watch Red Dwarf) the raid began. It was sunset and my people were tired. I let Ware sleep, I wanted her as a last resort for repairs or melee (if we're in deep crap). Everyone gets into position around the geothermal generator's defenses... And we immediately get casualties. Hendricks and York are down, and now it's only McBooney with her crappy grenades. York was down because she tried to rescue Hendricks. I was not going to make the same mistake. Then Hendricks bleeds to death. But the battle must go on...



I order McBooney to pull back and try to repair the turret. She's injured, and I see it's a losing battle. Again, I order her to pull back. She makes it to her bedroom. I'm going to give her some rest and try to let Ware take over for a bit, maybe rescue York...



Unfortunately the evil muffalo has reached us and is trying to break down the door. I draft McBooney once again, but she's too injured to move even slowly; she crawled out of bed. I give up on that. The night passes as the raiders start to burn things down and blow stuff up; two of my three turrets are now down, I see that they've killed two raiders though. I get McBooney up to the Northmost turret, being persued by the evil muffalo. Ware comes out and draws it away...



It's sunrise now. A night of terror and loss. McBooney is down, shot by Jenkins. The evil muffalo is attacking Ware, who has nothing but her soil-ridden fists. York dies. I'm surprised she made it this far.

Ware is my last hope, but already it's too late. She's on the ground. Well, my colony is finished, but I can still have my revenge...



Amazingly, the evil muffalo kills Prince (who killed Hendricks, damn him to hell!) and the last raider, Jenkins, who killed McBooney, flees. So in the end a muffalo ended this gory battle. Ware is still alive. The last of this failed attempt. She dies at around 11h.

After that... well, perhaps this wreck was found. By pirates? By other crashers? Maybe, when these godforsaken rim worlds are finally civilized, a new wave of colonists will find this. A monument to hope.

In Summary

I lasted eight days on Classic Cassandra. Conclusion: I suck at this game.

Thanks for reading.

See if you can spot the mistake...

That's the last straw! Google has destroyed the comment section, now it's facebook! Now I HAVE to upgrade to this google plus rubbish where I CAN'T ACCESS MY INBOX! And now, replies don't work! YOU CAN'T SEE REPLY CHAINS ANYMORE IN COMMENTS! I thought the insane idea of removing video responses was too far, but this has crossed a line!

The comments and inbox system were fine, but oh no, google has to mess it up! What is it with google and fucking everything up in their path?

Many YouTubers who've been around before all this google plus carry on have been saying it's no longer about a creative community, it's all about individual people who want to talk about themselves. Who cares!?

So, google's rip-off of facebook has leaked into YouTube now and we're all doomed. Out with creative, original, political videos, in with unoriginal talentless let's plays and 'vlogs'!

Not to say all Let's Plays are crap, but too many of them are in my opinion.

As you can tell I'm furious about this development. Google is just so damn GREEDY!

Rest in peace, YouTube creative community. You were good while you lasted.

I'm afraid I'm gonna say it: Doctor Who. It's 50th anniversary is coming up and I can't believe to most people outside of the UK it's an obscure show! It should be a household name worldwide by now. Oh, woe is me.

A place where colonists can hang out from time to time. Increases happiness. Designated by a lack of beds, hydroponics or batteries. If enough chairs and tables are put in, colonists will come here to rapidly increase happiness. The bigger the room, the better.

What do you guys think? : P

I amn't sure if this is coincidence or not, but one of my colonists is named Fess. RimWorld's fiction is inspired for a part by Firefly, and fans of the series will have noticed that Fess was the virgin son of the magistrate of the planet that Jaynestown takes place (Episode 7).

I wonder if it's an in-joke : P

Sorry if this isn't the right place for posting a newbie question, but I couldn't think of anywhere better than 'support'.

Basically all of my colonists are around 30% happiness. They keep complaining about eating nutrient paste and that their homes and dull. I put planters in their rooms etc, but why are they so depressed? Just waiting for one to go psychotic : P