Building a Spaceship is NOT the end

[JuanEnrique]

So i kinda LOVE the idea about.....

you crash on the planet, you survive, eventually build a spaceship.... but it would be cool if it didnt end there!

what would be REALLY cool is.... if you could get in the ship with your crew (leave some back on the planet) and go exploring with the other ship. land on other parts of the "created world" and maybe fly to other created worlds! maybe have it look like FTL when traveling in the ship? Being able to land on other places of the planet and other "worlds". Cause maybe you get bored of the first colony, maybe you want to simply expand....... it would be really cool. if its to unrealistic then this post shall remain ignored

[Headshotkill]

Already suggested, what I'd say is...

Play FTL, when your ship crashes take the names of three random crew members (if less than three members think of someone hiding in the ship?), start up rimworld and name the colonists after your FTL crew members.

Play until you make ship and launch, imagine everything's fine for a moment, if you launch more than 3 colonists think about some of them just leaving the group and having a normal live. The three other members get a message from federation to help them. Start FTL again.

[Mathenaut]

Already suggested, what I'd say is...

Play FTL, when your ship crashes take the names of three random crew members (if less than three members think of someone hiding in the ship?), start up rimworld and name the colonists after your FTL crew members.

Play until you make ship and launch, imagine everything's fine for a moment, if you launch more than 3 colonists think about some of them just leaving the group and having a normal live. The three other members get a message from federation to help them. Start FTL again.

Previously, I used EdB to simulate what the OP was suggesting. I recorded the names of the colonists I had when taking off, along with their equipment. I used that to roll up another world and start a new colony.

[JuanEnrique]

Previously, I used EdB to simulate what the OP was suggesting. I recorded the names of the colonists I had when taking off, along with their equipment. I used that to roll up another world and start a new colony.

Right? it shouldnt be TOO hard for Tynan and his team to implement either..... at least the first part of my idea

so picture this...

you build a colony... you thrive and you end up building a ship.
this ship has a layout similar the ones in FTL.... (or maybe it could be customizable?) with different rooms with specific functions maybe? (engine room, pilot seat etc)

with this ship you could have encounters in space , similar to the ones in FTL, but the ship would ALSO allow the player to fly to ANY place on the planet/world that was created before playing a game! you could visit any place on the map THUS be also able to visit other colonies / factions on the world. trade with the friendlies and the not so friendlies..... one could attack the pirate faction that has been a pain in the B for such a long time...... etc

then of course it would be nice to be able to visit other worlds, but here is where i think my idea goes a bit "off into the outer rim" hehe...... cause then the game would have to generate other worlds and im not too sure if that would be realistic or too "out of this world".... ha see what i did there? but indeed the worlds could look different , have different plants, biomes and animals to the ones we already know....

but yeah... as i said i cant imagine if what i speak of is even realistic, as the game itself is a lot work already i imagine. so i will never complain if these feature that i mention never get implemented of course. this is tynan´s game, and how it ends up in the end is how HE wants it to be and so it shall be
i would be happy with "placeable windows" and something like "space weed" too and any features they end up adding are great and awesome and im always happy when an update is released.

i simply like to dream

[Vaperius]

So i kinda LOVE the idea about.....

you crash on the planet, you survive, eventually build a spaceship.... but it would be cool if it didnt end there!

what would be REALLY cool is.... if you could get in the ship with your crew (leave some back on the planet) and go exploring with the other ship. land on other parts of the "created world" and maybe fly to other created worlds! maybe have it look like FTL when traveling in the ship? Being able to land on other places of the planet and other "worlds". Cause maybe you get bored of the first colony, maybe you want to simply expand....... it would be really cool. if its to unrealistic then this post shall remain ignored

So New Game+ ? Honestly I'd love it if Tynan let us do this. We "Win the game" and then can take our decked out colonists and ship loaded with resources, and properly land on a Rimworld, building a colony, and fighting off much larger raids at the start.