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Just curious to see the stats.

Personally, I've been here since Alpha 8. Saw an LP of it on youtube and it reminded me of Dwarf Fortress. Got my hands on it afterwards and started my first colony.

Quote100%, Situations where you don't know what to expect creates the most memorable stuff.

My very first colony's story was the most memorable for me.
A few weeks in and a few raids later, I was holding up pretty well in the temperate forest. My group of 3 turned into a group of 4. Having plenty of fun and then a 1 man raid happened. It was a guy with a molotov. "You silly goose." I thought and sent out my two shooters. But before my guys can reach him, he snucked into a cryptosleep room and set fire to a pod. It blew up on his face and 9 space soldiers came out and instantly butchered him. My guys were on the entrance to witness it all.

"Oh sh*t" I thought and retreated. But the soldiers we're catching up and shooting at my guys. Without much cover, my men stood behind trees and tried to fight back... it didn't end well. They only managed to kill one soldier before getting cut down by the rest.

Meanwhile on my base, I was panicking. We had no guns and only have a knife and a single turret to protect ourselves. I called for help from two outlander towns and they sent us a total of 8 gunmen. Upon their arrival, the soldiers began their assault. Both sides took losses but the soldiers were winning.

I decided to uninstall a wall on the side of my base and snucked up on two soldiers behind a wall who were distracted with the fighting. My electrician stabbed one to death and proceeded to gun down the other who was giving my farmer a bad time. Now armed with an LMG and Incendiary Launcher. My guys proceeded to cut down the group of soldiers from behind until only 1 remained. Clad in power armor and a charge rifle, the surviving soldier finished off the last of my allies and proceeded to fire on my men. My electrician had his kidney shot out and was incapacitated. But the farmer went behind a nearby wall and shot him with a fire bolt. He then just stood there and burned to death.

With half of my base on fire and corpses everywhere, my remaining colonist broke before he could rescue his friend.

and I was hooked ever since then.
So, how did your first game turn out?

Since RimWorld250Win.exe (kickstarter).
Edit:That version is:  RimWorld 0.0.250 rev28317, is that technically A1 or A0 ?

A4! A5 and A6 added clothing and hats and I was entirely hooked since

I'm a bit of latecomer since I came on A13! Mostly from lack of hearing about the game. It's been filling my life since then.

Late to the party here.....Didn't start playing until A16....I sooo wish I had found Rimworld earlier as I had been looking for this type game for a couple years...no idea how I missed it for soooo long.

My first video is from Pre-Alpha Version (0.0.254).
But started to play the game way earlier.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xatgaep20IA

Sadly pre-alpha is not even in the poll options.

The last one was supposed to be pre-alpha in a bit of a jokish manner. But changed it now for clarity.

I checked the game out on A3, saw some videos and it picked my interest. I got a "copy" of the game after that and on A8 I purchased the game. (30$ in Brazil is alot, it is 15 - 20% our minimial wage... But I still feel bad for that).

as one of the kickstarter backers, I can claim to have started with 250 on the 3rd of november 2013

I don't really know the version numbers ..

I tried early, when there were still those placeable farming spots to grow potatoes, when there was not much else gameplay,
then got hooked in late 2014, must have been around A7 or A8 ..

Started on A12 with the *cough*other*cough* version. Had just recently been super annoyed with buying Planetbase and finding it not to my liking. Had even watched some Let's Plays of it, and really thought I was going to like it. Returned it on Steam easily enough thankfully. It did leave me a hair on the gunshy side though, as Let's Plays were my same experience with Rimworld as well. Roughly a half hour into playing, I couldn't get my info into the fields in the purchasing page fast enough!

Pre-Alpha Backer 1 (0.0.250).

Which version was it when it hit Steam? I came in right before that.

I started with build 0.0.1! I've been here longer than all of you! Ha ha ha!

Quote from: Tynan on May 29, 2017, 01:40:12 PM
I started with build 0.0.1! I've been here longer than all of you! Ha ha ha!

Pfft, I've been playing Rimworld since before you were born.

I started RimWorld last Fall with Alpha 15. 
Alpha 16 has been my dominant experience of the game.

Quote from: Tynan on May 29, 2017, 01:40:12 PM
I started with build 0.0.1! I've been here longer than all of you! Ha ha ha!

Typical internet bravado.  Pics or it didn't happen.

Quote from: Hans Lemurson on May 29, 2017, 02:56:22 PM
I started RimWorld last Fall with Alpha 15. 
Alpha 16 has been my dominant experience of the game.

Quote from: Tynan on May 29, 2017, 01:40:12 PM
I started with build 0.0.1! I've been here longer than all of you! Ha ha ha!

Typical internet bravado.  Pics or it didn't happen.

Shit. Next time I start a new game, I'm taking a selfie with the IDE open. In case I actually finish it and get insanely successful, I'll be ready for comments like this.

Quote from: Tynan on May 29, 2017, 01:40:12 PM
I started with build 0.0.1! I've been here longer than all of you! Ha ha ha!

Did you even back the game, or did you just "obtain" it in a different way, eh? Your name is in the game, and yet I bet you didn't donate a single cent to the developers.
You can't go through your life offering handjobs to everyone who owns their own studio, just to get the first dev versions.

Despicable.

Edit: I can't spell for shit.

I sailed the seven seas when I first found the game in A3, bought it when A4 hit.

Over 400 hours logged on steam and probably twice that amount pre-steam. Pretty good time/money ratio, I'd say.

First Alpha A11. Favorite to date A14. Currently Playing both A14 and A17. I bought from main site thus I have download copy of game. So I don't ever have to stop playing previous Alphas. I have a colony in A14 with like 20+ mods and I'm like 60+ game plays hours into the colony and some of the mods no longer exist so I still really enjoying A14 and will probably play it a little even after final release. I'm now putting together my own personal A17 mod list, still waiting for certain mods to be updated. A17 is pretty good.

Quote from: viperwasp on May 29, 2017, 09:12:35 PM
First Alpha A11. Favorite to date A14. Currently Playing both A14 and A17. I bought from main site thus I have download copy of game. So I don't ever have to stop playing previous Alphas. I have a colony in A14 with like 20+ mods and I'm like 60+ game plays hours into the colony and some of the mods no longer exist so I still really enjoying A14 and will probably play it a little even after final release. I'm now putting together my own personal A17 mod list, still waiting for certain mods to be updated. A17 is pretty good.

I'm curious what's so great about A14?

Truthfully, I got a pirated version of A8 just before A9 came out. Then didn't play again till A15.... that too was pirated and I bought the game, a month or two after it hit steam. I love the game. I'm sorry I didn't buy it sooner.... 

Heard about it from my relative, went to main page then read some about it. Few YouTube videos, some streams (like 5 minutes) and I bought it. Early A16. V:

QuoteTruthfully, I got a pirated version of A8 just before A9 came out. Then didn't play again till A15.... that too was pirated and I bought the game, a month or two after it hit steam. I love the game. I'm sorry I didn't buy it sooner....

You can redeem your sins (derp) by telling anyone (potentially interested) you know about RimWorld. And if they don't want to buy it right away, tell them to do what you did, and then buy it and/or tell everyone they know about it.

Game lacking publicity is far greater problem than some people doing what you did and buying the game eventually. At least, in my opinion. :V
I bought it right away, but given the price as for Alpha game, I'm not really surprised someone would be hesitant to drop that much money (for, again, an Alpha state game).

a14
The First Game I purchased on Steam.

(maybe we'll be allowed to drive really cool cars in the future since we've already got ancient highway/asphalt road?

I think I started with A4. It was a long time ago ;)

Started at Alpha 6, which by now seems a long time ago.
Rimworld pretty much got me started on youtube as my main game.
Surprising to see how many people actually also got in during alpha 6, i'm not sure why though, was there any special advertising at the time?

I started in A9, but only a few weeks before A10 came out. I found some videos on YouTube and my curiosity was piqued. I have played lots of games on and off since then, but I always come back to RimWorld. I've NEVER had a game in all my life that I just keep coming back to!

Quote from: Seeker89 on May 29, 2017, 11:51:08 PM
Truthfully, I got a pirated version of A8 just before A9 came out. Then didn't play again till A15.... that too was pirated and I bought the game, a month or two after it hit steam. I love the game. I'm sorry I didn't buy it sooner....

Same for me, i saw The Yogscsat play it and found an older pirated copy of alpha 12. i did it because i was poor at the time and wanted to try it, bought it on steam a month later. i still haven't completed the game yet.

Could we have the release dates of those versions?  I made my account here prolly at the same time and ive been a member since June 17, 2014 so whatever that alpha was.

I started at whatever alpha introduced temperature. First colony starved and froze to death after eating everything on the map. (including colonists)

Quote from: JimmyAgnt007 on May 30, 2017, 12:36:17 PM
Could we have the release dates of those versions?  I made my account here prolly at the same time and ive been a member since June 17, 2014 so whatever that alpha was.

Looks like between Alpha4 and Alpha5 with those dates.

http://rimworldwiki.com/wiki/Version_history#Complete_Version_List

Quote from: BlackSmokeDMax on May 30, 2017, 12:41:10 PM

Quote from: JimmyAgnt007 on May 30, 2017, 12:36:17 PM
Could we have the release dates of those versions?  I made my account here prolly at the same time and ive been a member since June 17, 2014 so whatever that alpha was.

Looks like between Alpha4 and Alpha5 with those dates.

http://rimworldwiki.com/wiki/Version_history#Complete_Version_List

Thanks!  It was A4 because I remember there being an update not long after I got it.

*gasp* Are you trying to make me feel old? D: Well, I actually got into Rimworld during Alpha 1. I skip a version now and then, but it's one of the few games I keep coming back to.

Since A15 here, I can't even remember how my first colony went... wrong is all I remember.

I'm surprised there aren't a ton more A14 responses. Guess most who bought from there probably won't make the trek to a forum off Steam.

A6 here. I saw a YouTuber playing it and absolutely fell in love with the health system. RimWorld has sucked at least 1000 hours from my productive life.

I regret nothing.

I seen it on Kickstarter years ago. I didn't support it then but, I remember thinking "This could be amazing or a mess." I forgot all about it until I stumbled on a rimworld video on Youtube. Bought it during A14. I have since bought it 4 times. This game still amazes me. And it still amazes me that you developed this from a school project.

Every once in a great while, we get to see a game born out of pure passion. Tynan; You had an idea and you went with it. You listen to feedback however, you don't let feedback ruin the "vision". You don't make changes to try and make every demographic happy in an attempt to sell the most copies. You don't spend valuable resources trying to fight piracy. You don't spend energy thinking of ways to add downloadable content for a few extra bucks. Instead you have gave us the opportunity to be part of the game itself. You have harnessed the power of modding and you let the community support itself.

Please don't change. The gaming community needs people like you now more than ever.

0.0.24

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFeR5JnrnGI

One F Jef's last LP before he quit youtube.

It was right after A13's release, but I had been watching it with interest since before A9, being that I don't have much of a disposable income. A friend in Space Station 13 had pointed it out to me. At the time, I was interested/invested in Project Zomboid, Neo Scavenger, Dwarf Fortress, and Kerbal Space Program. I still boot up KSP and Dwarf Fortress now and again - I think I'll always be shuffling between Project Zomboid, Neo Scavenger, and RimWorld though. Different enough games that I can find them enjoyable at different levels of alertness, but I think RimWorld excites me the most for the story opportunities.

Alpha 4 or 5 for me, got the name in the game edition back then. I've got a few other people into the game since then too and I'm so glad it's absolutely BLOWN UP since it got onto Steam, and that Tynan hasn't taken his millions and done a runner, heh!

I started before the Steam release, and never deleted any of the updates I downloaded. So according to the archive folder I started with Alpha4f.

I would have guessed A7 or something, but my first email with Tynan was in 2013... Wow, It's hard to believe I've been playing the game for 4 years...

Pre alpha here : back when it was just solar panels, turrets, steel for EVERYTHING, and the game was far less complicated. Still was fun then, even if it didn't take terribly long to see everything then.

I love reflecting on how long its gone, and improved.

Joined in right after the kickstarter, which I would totally have backed if I'd have known of it.

A15 or 16. I think it was 16. I'd heard about it from the comic Ctrl+Alt+Del by Tim Buckley, where he drew a strip on it http://cad-comic.com/comic/we-never-stood-a-chance/ (http://cad-comic.com/comic/we-never-stood-a-chance/), but what really got my attention was the summary he gave in the text description http://cad-comic.com/rimworld/ (http://cad-comic.com/rimworld/).

A2 of good old days of fear and despair😁

A5!

I'm an A15 noobie compared to you all, but it seems I'm hardly alone in that!

I started on Alpha 3 - 4F
I can't say for sure when but I was relatively early.