Bitter irony and the fourth wall

[Bruxy]

I thought I'd share a slightly depressing yet, hopefully, darkly-humorous story of the time Rimworld crossed into my real world and made me question my personal morals. Let's make things clear up front though - I'm not after sympathy here so don't feel the need to give me any!

In late November my dad crashed his motorbike, crushing his spine. He'll never walk again. I went to see him in hospital where he lay in an induced coma and I whispered in his ear: "You pain in the arse; I'd bought you some new running shoes for Christmas."

A few days later I'm playing Rimworld and a raid comes in. I manage to take a couple of prisoners who all heal up nicely, apart from one from hadn't left his bed after four days. On closer inspection I saw why: "Spine: Shattered. Movement: None". Now I'd only had RW for a month or so but this was the first time I'd seen such an injury and I had to chuckle at the timing. I was also stuck on exactly what to do next with the guy.

I couldn't release him because obviously he couldn't walk himself off the map. I briefly considered fitting two bionic legs to see if that worked, but rather than experiment (or ask here) I just kind of assumed that logically it wouldn't so I didn't bother. Someone by all means confirm for me if they know.

Then I realised that wheelchairs would be a very useful thing in this situation so considered adding the suggestion, but a quick search revealed a few references on the forum though no obvious entry in the official suggestions area. Maybe I will stick something in there; I'd like to think I'd fleshed out something a bit more contributory than "we needz weelchairs plz".

Eventually I harvested as many organs as I could before he carked it and incinerated the rest, and I reckon I felt the -15 mood modifier as much as any of my colonists (though probably not for as long). I'm considering getting dad a copy of Rimworld as it should run nicely on the laptop he has in hospital for Netflix and it's right up his street, but for some reason I can't quite bring myself to recount this story to him.

So cheers, Tynan, for showing me what a terrible son, and indeed person, I really am! Keep up the good work

[muffins]

Compared to the rest of us you're a saint. Butchering raiders and making human leather clothing from their skin and feeding their flesh to the pigs/dogs/omnivores is what passes for normal here.

I actually had one prisoner with a shattered pelvis so would also never walk again. Recruited to the colony almost as soon as he hit the prisoner bed. Probably thought that I was going to plunder all his organs as a prisoner. Plundered all his organs anyway.

[Coenmcj]

Especially that muffins dude, he's pure evil.
That avatar? do you think that's the face of mercy?

That sucks though dude, Rimworld's storytellers have a real way of getting into you like that at times.

[Bruxy]

Ha, well it seems to be contagious as I've finally bitten the bullet and started butchering corpses as standard. Sadly this also ties in with my progression to Rough Randy (I never thought I'd say that out loud) over Freeplay Cass, so it's wreaking havoc with everyone's mental state.

[StorymasterQ]

Butchering raiders and making human leather clothing from their skin and feeding their flesh to the pigs/dogs/omnivores is what passes for normal here.

Yes, this is going into my list.

[harpo99999]

you 'guys' are SOFT!!!!
force feed the prisoners on human meat(from dead raiders/tribals/prisoners but NOT colonists) and tell them that is they do not like it then JOIN and they do not get human meat except when it is the only thing left, BUT unless you join it is the ONLY thing you will eat, and if you die then the other prisoners will eat you!

[A Friend]

idk, I once trained a dog using the leftover meat of its pup once. Good times...

Edit: Ingame. Don't get any ideas you sick monsters

[StorymasterQ]

I once trained a dog using the leftover meat of its pup once. Good times...

I'm not including your edit, Friend, so that's going in my list as well.

Imagine that, two quotes right next to each other. March is truly here. Oh ye sweet A12 child.

[RoboticManiac]

I once trained a dog using the leftover meat of its pup once. Good times...

I'm not including your edit, Friend, so that's going in my list as well.

Imagine that, two quotes right next to each other. March is truly here. Oh ye sweet A12 child.

Love that humble little list of yours. Favourited for future enjoyment. Can't wait for more quotes.

[falconbunker]

I half expect that I am one of the few players that doesn't do any of this stuff, the worst I do is shoot people that're retreating, as well as downed ones if they don't bring anything useful to the table.

[A Friend]

I half expect that I am one of the few players that doesn't do any of this stuff, the worst I do is shoot people that're retreating, as well as downed ones if they don't bring anything useful to the table.

[falconbunker]

I half expect that I am one of the few players that doesn't do any of this stuff, the worst I do is shoot people that're retreating, as well as downed ones if they don't bring anything useful to the table.

Too bad mate, my hereticalness shall protect me from any punishment the non-heretics attempt to bring upon me! MUAHAHAHAHA

[asanbr]

I half expect that I am one of the few players that doesn't do any of this stuff, the worst I do is shoot people that're retreating, as well as downed ones if they don't bring anything useful to the table.

Too bad mate, my hereticalness shall protect me from any punishment the non-heretics attempt to bring upon me! MUAHAHAHAHA

just play vanilla on a higher difficulty and youw ill start doing those things.

Is there any other way?

[Coenmcj]

I half expect that I am one of the few players that doesn't do any of this stuff, the worst I do is shoot people that're retreating, as well as downed ones if they don't bring anything useful to the table.