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RimWorld - Ideology is available on Steam now!
Hi again! Tia here, your resident bug whisperer and announcement bringer.

First, the big announcement. We’ll be releasing RimWorld - Ideology on Tuesday, July 20! At the same time, the free 1.3 update (which is currently in public beta) will become the default version.
You can wishlist Ideology now on its ... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/294100/announcements/detail/5512953038615552890]here[/url].

Just a quick PSA for all the modders out there valiantly updating their mods to 1.3.

There's no need to break compatibility with 1.2 while adding support for 1.3! It's quite easy to make a mod support multiple versions of the game, just by putting the old version's files in one folder and the new version's files in another.

If you want to be more efficient and share identical files between versions, you can do that too. You can even define your own custom folder structure for full control.

This document explains the details on how to do it: Multi-version mods in RimWorld[docs.google.com]

Thanks all,
Ty

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/294100/announcements/detail/5512953038607155445]here[/url].

RimWorld - Ideology is available on Steam now!
Welcome back! I’m Tia, and I’m here to bring you more Ideology preview info while we wait for the big release day.

Today, I’m talking about Ideology’s new social roles and rituals. I’m also including another UI shot since everyone loved Spacer Manporkism so much in the ... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/294100/announcements/detail/2995440290234300407]here[/url].

RimWorld - Ideology is available on Steam now!
Hello everyone! I’m Tia, an insect lover and spelopede sympathizer at Ludeon. Today, I get to share some big news!

Soon, we'll be releasing RimWorld update 1.3 with new free content and a variety of improvements including animal fences, breach raids, beards, and many quality-of-life improvements.

You can play 1.3 now on the Steam branch 1.3-preview. (To access it, go to your Steam library, right-click RimWorld and select "Properties", then select the BETAS tab and choose branch 1.3-preview. Restart Steam if needed.)

The beta is to give modders ample time to update, as well as help us fix those final bugs. As a reminder, RimWorld supports multi-version mods, so anyone should be able to continue playing 1.2 as long as they like and change over when desired, as long a... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/294100/announcements/detail/2995438840867001420]here[/url].

Hey everyone - Just another languages and names update here.

This version updates community-created language data and adds the latest batch of names from users who bought the Name in Game version of RimWorld. There have been no functionality changes. All savegames and mods should be compatible.

EDIT: In addition, the version 1.1 beta branches have been combined into one, called version-1.1. If you're playing with content or mods from 1.1, this is the branch you should switch to. Sorry if this interrupted your play!

: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/294100/announcements/detail/3055108365397011420]here[/url].

This version updates community-created language data and adds the latest batch of names from users who bought the Name in Game version of RimWorld.

There have been no functionality changes. All savegames and mods should be compatible.

I'm happy to bring you another RimWorld update! This is a refinement update for 1.2 which also includes some new apparel and permits. Below is the full list of changes.

Compatibility: Hundreds of testers have been trying this build for weeks, so it doesn't have major known mod incompatibilities. Of course, with thousands of mods out there I expect a few hiccups but in general it should be compatible. Non-modded savegames will of course be totally compatible.

If for any reason you want to continue with an old version, please use the Steam betas feature to go back to the version you want.

Thanks to all the testers, translators, and our amazing developers!

-Ty


New features - New apparel - Beret: Worn by various lower-ranking Imperial nobles.
- New apparel - Cape: This stylish cape functions similarly to a duster. Worn by various middle-ranking Imperial nobles.
- New apparel - Gunlink: This tactical headgear offers no prote... Read more

: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/294100/announcements/detail/4741683783028883224]here[/url].

The 1.2 release of RimWorld adds a variety of new content and a few new systems.

COMPATIBILITY: You can set your Steam beta branch to 'version-1.1.2654' to keep playing on the previous version. It should be mostly unnecessary though, since this update should be compatible with savegames and most mods. Many mods have already updated to 1.2 using the multi-version mod system outlined in the ModUpdating.txt file that comes with the game.



There are a few major parts to this update.

For many years, some specific balance changes have been requested repeatedly by dedicated players, but I didn't implement them because I thought they would harm the game for more casual players. Now, we added a custom plasystyle system. You can adjust a couple dozen different settings like threat scaling, colonist instaki... Read more

: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/294100/announcements/detail/2757844878752882878]here[/url].

This is a follow-on update to last week's major content additions with some refinements and fixes.

This update should be fully compatible with all savegames and mods. If you want to continue on an old version for any reason, they're available using Steam's betas feature.

Since Royalty content is less mature (3 months vs 6 years), most of these refinements are focused on it, but there are things for the base game as well.

Thanks to everyone who helped test!

Improvements - You can now configure a desired psyfocus level on your psycasters and they will meditate enough to maintain it, without needing to use the schedule.
- Reworked how destroyed buildings generate slag so small buildings don't generate giant slag blooms; they'll leave steel behind instead.
- Implemented toggle for anima trees that toggles whether building ghosts are showing connections to meditation foci or not.
- All Empire pawns have at least the title of Freeholder.
-... Read more

: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/294100/announcements/detail/2255687723356838433]here[/url].

We've released the May 2020 update for RimWorld!

This update is still on version 1.1, because it should be compatible with savegames and mods. If for any reason you have trouble, you can set your Steam beta branch to 'version-1.1.2624' to keep playing on the previous version.



This update has improvements affecting the base game and the Royalty expansion, though since Royalty is much less mature (3 months vs 6 years), it's what got major focus on the content side. This update is the add-on we promised back on March 2.

The big theme of this update was opening up new play paths so you can take on the game's world in whatever way you like, and the game will respond in a way ... Read more

: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/294100/announcements/detail/2241050403490947259]here[/url].

This is a refinements and fixes update with improvements for the base game and Royalty expansion. It should be compatible with all savegames and mods. This biggest changes will be tunings designed to move deep drilling from the lategame towards the midgame and make them more viable for marginal drilling projects. As always, everything is on the table for further adjustment as we go forward.

If you have a mod compatibility problem, you can use the Steam beta branch called 'previous' to go back to the previous build until issues get worked out. It would be great if you could tell us or the mod developer about the issue as well!

We're also working on some deeper gameplay improvements and content additions - look forward to ... Read more