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[Mkok]

thx for letting me know 

It did not work at first, so I googled every mod that is listed as not being for 1.2, and most of the time found a compatible version on steam, which I then downloaded either using the included git link, or using some site I found on ludeon forums for downloading mods from steam workshop. Only three mods had to be removed in the end 

P.S. I have been playing Rimworld since A4, back then forum was the only place for mods. Its so unusual for me to not find them there so easily.

P.S.S. So I am currently halfway through the 4th day, and I already had talks about cannibalism, colonists become a couple, a marriage proposal and rejection followed by breakup and iguanas trying to eat my food. Still great game

[BigD145]

thx for letting me know 

It did not work at first, so I googled every mod that is listed as not being for 1.2, and most of the time found a compatible version on steam, which I then downloaded either using the included git link, or using some site I found on ludeon forums for downloading mods from steam workshop. Only three mods had to be removed in the end 

P.S. I have been playing Rimworld since A4, back then forum was the only place for mods. Its so unusual for me to not find them there so easily.

I hope you're using https://steamworkshopdownloader.io/ because I've found some other sites will have broken and incomplete zips. You don't actually get all the files but the archive will still open, and give you 5 out of a thousand files, as if nothing is wrong. Every other solution is a case by case basis as the modder scene is split between at least 4 sites (steam, ludeon, git, and rimworldbase). My most recent multi hour search for a fix ended up taking me to a dev branch of Combat Extended that was finalized and awaiting a commit from the main branch. It was ready to go. But that was a link in a steam thread that lead to another forum that led to the github. I also had to replace a turret mod that had not been patched by Combat, which had castrated those turrets. They didn't shoot. Combat Extended still has major issues but is kinda still better than vanilla. Vanilla kills you from getting your left pinkie shot off while Combat Extended tends to kill you from friendly fire to the back of the head.

[ventuswings]

Just wondering, but how well do mods for 1.0 or 1.1 work with 1.2? I havent played this since 1.0, and most mods on the forum say they are for 1.0, so I was wondering if half of those mods will report me an error once I am done with downloading few dozens more...

Usually mods for 1.1 will be compatible with 1.2, but mods for 1.0 is extremely unlikely to be compatible with other versions unless it only makes minor XML changes. Rimworld 1.1 made pretty big changes to its codes and also changed version of Harmony used, rendering almost all C# mods for 1.0 useless.

[Deon]

I've decided to try my pathetic skills at youtubing and make a video about the most basic mods you may want to have that don't add "extra" content.
If you are curious, Mkok, check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLMwcgy1b0s

The first mod in the list, Mod Manager (by Fluffy) fixes most of my problems with the default Workshop/Mod manager functionality.

[Great Order]

Does anyone else find that Randy throws diseases at them constantly? I'm finding it near impossible to maintain a medicine stockpile because of the non-stop plagues, flus, gut worms and muscle parasites. I'm in temperate forest, the disease rate is less than 2 a year but I'm a year and a half in and I've dealt with three bouts of gut worms, one bout of muscle parasites, three bouts of flu and two bouts of plague.

[Sirus]

No, but I have seen Randy throw rapid-fire raids at you. I just recently lost a colony to the double-whammy of a major drop pod raid (10 baddies scattered all over the map, intent on breaking my shit and kidnapping my dudes and fighting to the last rather than breaking off the attack after enough casualties) and a lich attack (Rimworld of Magic mod). The lich showed up while the first battle was still ongoing and proceeded to send huge waves of skeletons my way. Didn't even have time to patch my wounded and had to throw all of my animals into the fray just to try and slow them down.

[ventuswings]

Yeah Randy can really give unorthodox experiences on either side of a scale. Once had a colony that wasn't raided for more than a year.

[Micro102]

I recently found out that in order to beat the game, you don't actually need to reach the rocket on the map and repair it, and that you can actually just build one. Which made all my attempts to mass migrate my entire base multiple times completely pointless. Not only was in a boring grindy mess to do, but I don't see a reason to ever do it. Why burn hundreds/thousands of rations, expose your guys to dangerous environments, and abandon resources that you can't move, when you could just not do that and get the same result?

[Broseph Stalin]

Because you're a tribal, challenging yourself, or just find it easier to mass build drop pods.

[delphonso]

Yeah, it is a weird mechanic in the game. Presumably it is to deal with a lack of mining resources at mid-game, but you would absolutely lose more in moving than gain from mining somewhere else.

I've only done it as a way to tank value if raids were too difficult. Even in the tribal situation - farms are so essential that moving and restarting all your growth is rough unless your timing is perfect and you have a lot of animals to help haul.

[BigD145]

It's poor planning and bad balance. Don't assume late game was well thought out.

[Dostoevsky]

I'd argue that if you look at it from the mindset of being a 'story generator' (which is its claim), it does make some sense. It doesn't have to be balanced, but having a nomadic group traveling (with great hardship) toward a distant goal can make for a good story. Though personally I'd think it'd be better if there was something between 'no travel' and 'other side of the world' travel; wouldn't have to be for the shuttle off planet, but could be an interesting quest (with appropriate incentives). As is pretty much the only reason to do it is for making a story.

Now that I think about it, it'd be pretty neat to have an 'establish a base' quest where you make a base with certain basic structures for another faction, then abandon it to them.

[Salmeuk]

Needless rant regarding DF vs. Rimworld, dev philosophy, below

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I've enjoyed my time with Rimworld, but honestly the base gameplay loop was lifted from DF, with a sci-fi veneer, and so no wonder there are a lot of '' moments regarding balance and purpose of features in-game. DF is more of a simulation, so if you take huge chunks of DF and put them in another game, they aren't likely to make a huge amount of sense. Partial implementation of a huge system will always leave you feeling like something is missing.

 If you read through the earliest posts in this very thread you can track peoples reactions to the game, and a lot of valid criticism was written about Rimworld vs. DF. It seems like the Rimworld dev wasn't exactly sure what made DF successful but wanted to copy it, and so with %50 of the mimesis, %10 of the narrative, and %200 improved UI, Rimworld was born...

This is proven when you look at the content in the newest dev update vs. the content provided by thousands of modders. While it is true that no independent dev could match the combined effort of modders, it is kind of sad that even simple things like mounting lights on wall tiles, or increased functionality from coolers, or more turrets, were left up to modders to fill in. Think of Rimworld without Prepare Carefully, Hospitality, animal logic, vegetable garden, advanced prosthetics, etc, etc.. it is honestly kind of dull in it's base form. The expansion was lackluster, expensive, and ... tone breaking? Nobility on a fucking inhospitable war-torn tribal planet?? It's just another example of, 'What mechanic is DF known for? Ah, nobles! How can I hack that into my version?" and thus it's kind of silly and feels out of place. A big, fat, meh from me.

Hermit games are still my favorite way to play, as long as you turn off the disease mechanic (another thing they got horribly wrong. where are natural immunities? Why did a 24 year old die from the flu, when provided with food and water and a comfy bed? Why can't you recuperate WHILE ALSO cooking for yourself?). Nothing is more exciting than trying to survive raids with just one pawn, walls, turrets, and a bunch of grenades.

[Damiac]

Needless rant regarding DF vs. Rimworld, dev philosophy, below

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I've enjoyed my time with Rimworld, but honestly the base gameplay loop was lifted from DF, with a sci-fi veneer, and so no wonder there are a lot of '' moments regarding balance and purpose of features in-game. DF is more of a simulation, so if you take huge chunks of DF and put them in another game, they aren't likely to make a huge amount of sense. Partial implementation of a huge system will always leave you feeling like something is missing.

 If you read through the earliest posts in this very thread you can track peoples reactions to the game, and a lot of valid criticism was written about Rimworld vs. DF. It seems like the Rimworld dev wasn't exactly sure what made DF successful but wanted to copy it, and so with %50 of the mimesis, %10 of the narrative, and %200 improved UI, Rimworld was born...

This is proven when you look at the content in the newest dev update vs. the content provided by thousands of modders. While it is true that no independent dev could match the combined effort of modders, it is kind of sad that even simple things like mounting lights on wall tiles, or increased functionality from coolers, or more turrets, were left up to modders to fill in. Think of Rimworld without Prepare Carefully, Hospitality, animal logic, vegetable garden, advanced prosthetics, etc, etc.. it is honestly kind of dull in it's base form. The expansion was lackluster, expensive, and ... tone breaking? Nobility on a fucking inhospitable war-torn tribal planet?? It's just another example of, 'What mechanic is DF known for? Ah, nobles! How can I hack that into my version?" and thus it's kind of silly and feels out of place. A big, fat, meh from me.

Hermit games are still my favorite way to play, as long as you turn off the disease mechanic (another thing they got horribly wrong. where are natural immunities? Why did a 24 year old die from the flu, when provided with food and water and a comfy bed? Why can't you recuperate WHILE ALSO cooking for yourself?). Nothing is more exciting than trying to survive raids with just one pawn, walls, turrets, and a bunch of grenades.

How is Rimworld lifted from Dwarf Fortress more than any other colony game? Don't get me wrong, it clearly takes some inspiration from DF, but it's a game that attempts to have a more or less tight gameplay experience with constant raids based on your apparent strength, with a win condition.

Dwarf fortress is more of a sandbox and there are some loose conditions based on wealth and population for raids, but the raids aren't being constantly aimed at you to keep you on your toes. 

[BigD145]

How is Rimworld lifted from Dwarf Fortress more than any other colony game? Don't get me wrong, it clearly takes some inspiration from DF, but it's a game that attempts to have a more or less tight gameplay experience with constant raids based on your apparent strength, with a win condition.

Dwarf fortress is more of a sandbox and there are some loose conditions based on wealth and population for raids, but the raids aren't being constantly aimed at you to keep you on your toes. 

The Rimworld dev has specifically cited DF way back when they first revealed the early versions. This is why the two are compared. At least that's what I remember at the time.