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Small suggestion.

Make the fix update 16.5 available to download on a Beta branch that way

1: Vanilla players who want a game that runs and plays better and they get what they want.
2: Modded players can stay on the current build and get what they want. (unfortunately if they want both then they have to choose, can't make everyone happy)
3: Modders don't have to update their mods as it's a beta build.
4: You've done your best as a developer/s to keep your game as up to date running as well/bug free as you can.
5: once you have content for a big update then release them both into stable at the same time, this also gives modders a chance to look at what's changed in the 16.5 update and work out what they need to update.

I think this would be the best "as many people happy as possible" I for one would immediately switch to said beta and play without mods to play Rimworld in its best form as Rimworld is "only" Rimworld, once mods are added I'm no longer playing how the game is designed to be played.

In my opinion this is an earlie access game, getting a large refinement patch out would benefit the game both those who already play it and those who are going to buy it because those who're going to buy it (typically) Aren't going to load their game up with mods so waiting on some big feature (which could add in other exploits and such which the refinement patch is trying to iron out) is putting them in a game that isn't as optimised or working as it should.

Yes I play with mods and yes I'd feel a bad about them having to update their mods but they're going to have to do that anyway, like I said this is earlier access and they should already be aware updates are going to break their stuff. even if they do get mad they can't, this isn't their game and yes it's good to take them into consideration but if the refinement patch comes out then their mods can become even better with everything that gets fixed.

Yes it's more work for the modders but I want to play Rimworld in the best form that it could possibly be in, mods or not.


Edit, also to all those who want to wait. why not just select the beta for A16 once a A17 fix patch is released that way your game isn't affected and those who want to play the fixed version can.