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RimWorld => General Discussion => Topic started by: Listy on August 07, 2015, 03:19:41 PM

Title: When Rimworld is good...
Post by: Listy on August 07, 2015, 03:19:41 PM
...its really really good!

Just put the finishing touches to my ship, for my 44 colonists in year 6. Just as the last colonist enters the Cryptosleep casket a massive raid from the pirates arrives. As they assault the out defence line I strap everyone in and Blast off out of there.

When they finish their assault they'll find in my prison a single Pirate whose been a prisoner for the last six years.

Thing is, this is the third group of inhabitants for this colony. The previous two groups got killed by a pack of Warg's and a toxic fallout. When the last of the previous inhabitants had died and the threat that had killed them ended I'd just spawn a new group of four wanderer's.
Title: Re: When Rimworld is good...
Post by: christhekiller on August 07, 2015, 05:17:32 PM
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How the hell did you get 44 colonists in less than 6 years?

It takes me like, 3 years to get 15 colonists
Title: Re: When Rimworld is good...
Post by: userfredle on August 07, 2015, 06:14:34 PM
Quote from: christhekiller on August 07, 2015, 05:17:32 PM
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How the hell did you get 44 colonists in less than 6 years?

It takes me like, 3 years to get 15 colonists

Rimworld is highly randomized which makes each game fun, ive also had 20+ colonists before year 2 was over, and on my current game im getting nothing but 99 difficulty recruitment with only 6 pawns on year 2.

It also depends on your method of attacking and wether enemys will go down easier, like a longsword will hack off limbs and kill them, where as a quicker gladius will leave alot of nasty scratches leaving them in such pain they collapse
Title: Re: When Rimworld is good...
Post by: muffins on August 07, 2015, 07:30:20 PM
Quote from: christhekiller on August 07, 2015, 05:17:32 PM
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How the hell did you get 44 colonists in less than 6 years?

It takes me like, 3 years to get 15 colonists
It will depend on the storyteller, difficulty, your defences and your wardens. A tougher game will send more potential recruits your way (bigger/more raids), defences might lessen the survival rate of downed enemies (crossfire can kill lots of downed enemies in a kill box), and good wardens make for easier recruiting.

My current colony is on rough Randy random and I have 115 colonists after 3 years. I use embrasures rather than kill boxes and my best warden is an empath with 17 social skill.

(http://i.imgur.com/6YIXrU7.jpg)
Title: Re: When Rimworld is good...
Post by: Tynan on August 07, 2015, 08:23:12 PM
Wow! 115 colonists? That's insane!

How was that? Manageable? Performant? What difficulty was it on?
Title: Re: When Rimworld is good...
Post by: Mechanoid Hivemind on August 07, 2015, 08:42:08 PM
Quote from: christhekiller on August 07, 2015, 05:17:32 PM

What mods do you have installed?
Title: Re: When Rimworld is good...
Post by: muffins on August 07, 2015, 09:01:42 PM
Quote from: Tynan on August 07, 2015, 08:23:12 PM
Wow! 115 colonists? That's insane!

How was that? Manageable? Performant? What difficulty was it on?
Random Randy rough.

Performance is fine but I've got a good gaming computer. I've not noticed any stutter or hangups. I have to have small dining rooms stocked with meals and beer dotted all over the colony or my colonists will just eat off the floor or get hungry. The three main dining rooms have kitchens and small meal storage areas so excess meals get pushed out to all the smaller dining rooms by the haulers. A good road system is a must.

To save on button micromanagement all my solar lamps are solar powered and on a separate power grid than everything else. Far-flung growing areas are better for slow growing crops like devilstrand, otherwise the haulers get overwhelmed and food starts piling up in the fields. Having kitchens/breweries close to food/hops fields is a must.

HUGE colony pic below  :)
http://i.imgur.com/FaLSnOi.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/FaLSnOi.jpg)
Title: Re: When Rimworld is good...
Post by: muffins on August 07, 2015, 09:05:53 PM
Quote from: Mechanoid Hivemind on August 07, 2015, 08:42:08 PM
Quote from: christhekiller on August 07, 2015, 05:17:32 PM

What mods do you have installed?

Just a few.

(http://i.imgur.com/RLfwXJg.jpg)

With Shinzy's clothing mod having different stockpiles for different wanted/unwanted damaged/undamaged clothes is a must.
Title: Re: When Rimworld is good...
Post by: A Friend on August 07, 2015, 09:16:26 PM
Quote from: muffins on August 07, 2015, 07:30:20 PM
My current colony is on rough Randy random and I have 115 colonists after 3 years. I use embrasures rather than kill boxes and my best warden is an empath with 17 social skill.

I wonder fear how the colonist tab would look like with EdB's UI mod.
Title: Re: When Rimworld is good...
Post by: Mr.Cross on August 07, 2015, 10:12:01 PM
Quote from: A Friend on August 07, 2015, 09:16:26 PM- Snippet from A Friend -

I don't think you'd be able to see the game properly. *shudders in fear*
Title: Re: When Rimworld is good...
Post by: killer117 on August 07, 2015, 10:12:30 PM
How u get the embrasures mod, and the weapon and armour crafting mod, and the mannable turrets. Pls give me links
Title: Re: When Rimworld is good...
Post by: Mr.Cross on August 07, 2015, 10:17:00 PM
Dude, just go digging for them in the mod/releases sub-forum. You have the names of said mods, the only thing different is that I think the Embrasures is apart of a defense pack that you download but can put what ever from that pack in.
Title: Re: When Rimworld is good...
Post by: muffins on August 07, 2015, 10:21:03 PM
Quote from: killer117 on August 07, 2015, 10:12:30 PM
How u get the embrasures mod, and the weapon and armour crafting mod, and the mannable turrets. Pls give me links
It's all in Brunayla's Security mod.

https://ludeon.com/forums/index.php?topic=7179.0 (https://ludeon.com/forums/index.php?topic=7179.0)
Title: Re: When Rimworld is good...
Post by: killer117 on August 07, 2015, 11:00:43 PM
Ok cool. Thnx
Title: Re: When Rimworld is good...
Post by: Tynan on August 07, 2015, 11:03:32 PM
That's a truly epic colony muffins. Perhaps a record from what I've seen.

I have tweeted it. Thank you.
Title: Re: When Rimworld is good...
Post by: Listy on August 07, 2015, 11:29:59 PM
Quote from: christhekiller on August 07, 2015, 05:17:32 PM
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How the hell did you get 44 colonists in less than 6 years?

It takes me like, 3 years to get 15 colonists

I tend to put the enemy down in stages, and let them knock themselves out. then the few that get through are dealt with, and any who run get caught. Enemy losses were somewhere between 90%-100% of the attack force.

I'll post later.