Ludeon's distant horizon

[akiceabear]

My guess is that alpha development on RimWorld will wind down in the next year or earlier. Perhaps there will be more updates/DLCs/sequels, but the core will soon be at a point where updates do more harm than good - specifically because they reduce the number of compatible mods. Just my guess, and something I'm totally fine with.

That assumed, I'm very curious what the next steps for Ludeon are. I know at this point it would all be notional and prone to massive change. I also know there may be other reasons for Tynan to keep his cards close to his chest early on. That said:

• Are you inclined to develop further games within the RimWorld universe? I think it's a very rich IP.
  
• Are you inclined to develop another game in the same general genre (DF-esque)? Or another genre? Any particular interests?

Personally, I'd like to see a Galactic Civilizations/Distant Worlds/Civ type of game within the "RimVerse" (either on a planet, or in space). I think 4X games are similar to DF in that they are incredibly rich storytellers, but even with the advances in automation and graphics (more the latter than former...) in the last decade, they still are woefully unfun management headaches/spreadsheet consultations for much of the time. They also tend to lack character as they get bigger and bigger, and maybe the approach of managing a few leaders rather than every underlying would help personalize them. Would really like to see Tynan's take on making this genre a more engaging storyteller, one day. Just my 2 cents.

[Coenmcj]

"specifically because they reduce the number of compatible mods. "
Rimworld is Mostly mod supported, there's a few hard values here and there, but there's less and less of them each alpha, hence making incompatibilities less likely, as that's a prime contributor to the problems.

I'd definitely appreciate something else within the universe, there's a significant amount of lore scattered about, and if it was expanded upon it would make for a brilliant IP. Perhaps something akin to the MMDT's "The seed" which (From my understanding) revolves more around the story than other gameplay gimmicks. 

[StorymasterQ]

*snortle* I.P. Brilliantly. Sounds like a medical issue.

Anyway, I for one would love to see more games Things and Stuffs of the Rimworld universe. How about a tie-in novel of some sort? Now, that is a brilliant IP.

Failing that, I'll settle for a mechanoid keyring.