A16 Hype

[Lightzy]

This opens up victory conditions to stuff like I suggested a long time ago :>
The last surviving remnants of the tribe savaged by the mechanids winning by destroying the planetary mechanid hive in a super complex assault scenario
sweet.
Hopefully you also get some interesting build options when attacking.


I'm pretty sure the AI will never have a hope of defense though. A smart player will just run around the AI, possibly mining into the power lines, cutting off any perimeter defense.. sniping off units etc.

You'd have to do all RTS AI for this stuff

[mumblemumble]

This opens up victory conditions to stuff like I suggested a long time ago :>
The last surviving remnants of the tribe savaged by the mechanids winning by destroying the planetary mechanid hive in a super complex assault scenario
sweet.
Hopefully you also get some interesting build options when attacking.


I'm pretty sure the AI will never have a hope of defense though. A smart player will just run around the AI, possibly mining into the power lines, cutting off any perimeter defense.. sniping off units etc.

You'd have to do all RTS AI for this stuff

Stop it dammit, your getting me too excited for possibilities

[The13thRonin]

I'm excited that the Alpha 16 previews have quite clearly been hinting that the romance system will no longer be enforcing strict gender roles.

Finally... Together we will close the RimWorld pay-gap /s.

[mumblemumble]

I'm excited that the Alpha 16 previews have quite clearly been hinting that the romance system will no longer be enforcing strict gender roles.

Finally... Together we will close the RimWorld pay-gap /s.

the sarcasm in the air is so thick im choking on it. 

[JesterHell]

Another teaser from Tynan.

[Element4ry]

It looks so great, I'd eat it. I wonder if we would need to build the boats to go across the seas.

[Rafe009]

Another teaser from Tynan.

Really cool, he's showing what looks like the blue homebase - I assume it's home from the last image and the fact there is only one icon of this color - on an island. Does this suggest we will be able to research surface and water craft construction and might be able to use a similar menu as the shipbuilding menu to build aquatic vehicles  to traverse water?

[JesterHell]

It looks so great, I'd eat it. I wonder if we would need to build the boats to go across the seas.

Really cool, he's showing what looks like the blue homebase - I assume it's home from the last image and the fact there is only one icon of this color - on an island. Does this suggest we will be able to research surface and water craft construction and might be able to use a similar menu as the shipbuilding menu to build aquatic vehicles  to traverse water?

Well in the "A16 Island start and Caravane Issue" thread Tynan says.

There will be a solution.

The same solution pirates use already!

The only solution that pirate use that i can think of is drop pods, probably a new thing to build on your space ship instead of cryptosleep caskets, its the simplest solution to implement on a first pass.

[Mr.Cross]

This "Ice Planet" makes me wonder if these planets are just going to be Aesthetic or if they are actually going to add some more chellenges into the game. I.e Ice planet = Temp is always below (Define temp here) or say a Jungle planet where it almost never stops raining which would in turn Incur mood debuffs in the begining (cause no one likes being in the rain.) and persistent shooting accuracy penalties?

[Cimm0]

This opens up victory conditions to stuff like I suggested a long time ago :>
The last surviving remnants of the tribe savaged by the mechanids winning by destroying the planetary mechanid hive in a super complex assault scenario

I'd love to see this in several parts, for example:

1) Set up your own colony after barely escaping.
2) Make friends with other tribes.
3) Give them things in return for taking part in assaulting the mechanoid hive OR force them to.
4) Final assault with as many tribes as you want helping you with a giant human wave assault on mechanoid primary hive.

This way you could use social skills (make friends), economic power (bribe and equip them), combat performance (heavy weapon squad + human wave) and equipment - basically everything - to work towards a goal that you can not handle alone. All kinds of characters would be useful! Lots of relationships and memories to be made!

[ShadowTani]

This "Ice Planet" makes me wonder if these planets are just going to be Aesthetic or if they are actually going to add some more chellenges into the game.

I just think this shows that we now will be able to visually see the seasons change on the world map and this is how it'll look during the winter season.

[Vincent]

Anyone else have a multiplayer feeling from these teasers ? 

[Jimyoda]

Anyone else have a multiplayer feeling from these teasers ? 

I thought each home icon was the player's additional colonies, but now that you mention it, it seems like each home icon could be *another online player's* home colony. A raid might not always be a party of AI pirates or tribals, but rather the pawns from another player, sent by caravan. Each colony fighting each other for survival. Some colonies could be allies for trade and defend each other.

[Alenerel]

STOP STOOOOOP

No multiplayer, just no. Multiplayer in Anno, multiplayer in Tropico, people even request multiplayer in Besiege! Stop asking multiplayer for games where it doenst make any sense at all!!!

[JesterHell]

This "Ice Planet" makes me wonder if these planets are just going to be Aesthetic or if they are actually going to add some more chellenges into the game.

I just think this shows that we now will be able to visually see the seasons change on the world map and this is how it'll look during the winter season.

Its called

RimWorld: The Ice Planet

on Tynan's Twitter so...