# Rimworld: old west meets sci-fi **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** video-games-e-games\ **Created:** [September 7, 2015, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rimworld-old-west-meets-sci-fi/730244 "2015-09-07T16:17:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2022, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rimworld-old-west-meets-sci-fi/730244/122 "2022-07-21T05:42:35Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Speaking of mods, I have to recommend [Smoothing WorkType](https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2108415465) – this not only separates smoothing from construction but also gives it priority. This evidently has to be used with something like [Repair Work Type](https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2590677308) or your walls ‘n’ stuff won’t get repaired. I now have Repair set as priority 2 and the walls, beds, etc. I [moved](https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2569949146) out of ruins are finally getting repaired. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rimworld-old-west-meets-sci-fi/730244/123 "2022-07-22T15:15:03Z")
I might get _Clanfolk_ for my Surface tablet, which has trouble loading _RimWorld_ much past vanilla. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rimworld-old-west-meets-sci-fi/730244/124 "2022-07-22T20:12:26Z")
I see I’ve not mentioned [Map Reroll](https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=761315214) yet, this is invaluable for ensuring you don’t start a new colony too close to any open ancient dangers. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rimworld-old-west-meets-sci-fi/730244/125 "2022-07-26T19:46:25Z")
Here’s the mod that put me in a canyon: > **[Steam Workshop::Geological Landforms](https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2773943594)** An example of a canyon is in the lower left corner; the example in the lower right corner is a rift. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rimworld-old-west-meets-sci-fi/730244/126 "2022-07-28T16:06:26Z")
The old west-themed [Westerado](https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2236973780) mod got me thinking about creating a scenario based on [Firefly:](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_(TV_series)) unlicensed [Companions.](https://ultimatepopculture.fandom.com/wiki/Companion_(Firefly)) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rimworld-old-west-meets-sci-fi/730244/127 "2022-07-29T19:48:07Z")
Royal Tribute Collector arrived during a heatwave. I wonder if they’ll succumb to heatstroke before they can collect… ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rimworld-old-west-meets-sci-fi/730244/128 "2022-08-01T17:33:58Z")
> [@Raza](#): > > Rimworld is coming to XBox and Playstation. I found a PS4 Let’s Play: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UtO0eTvxgc4/maxresdefault.jpg ""Surprisingly a 10/10", Rimworld Console Edition #1") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtO0eTvxgc4) ---
**Author:** ![Staggerlee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/staggerlee/32/3134_2.png) [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2022, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rimworld-old-west-meets-sci-fi/730244/129 "2022-08-02T15:01:54Z")
While that review was a bit to sneering for me to watch the whole thing, all reports I’ve seen suggest the console version is quite a success. I will get it in the first inevitable sale. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2022, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rimworld-old-west-meets-sci-fi/730244/130 "2022-08-05T15:21:57Z")
Not sure about console versions but the PC version has apparently never gone below $27: [RimWorld - History - IsThereAnyDeal](https://isthereanydeal.com/game/rimworld/history/) And normally PC games are a bit cheaper than console games. Rimworld seems to be one of those rare games that never drops in price much. But that’s ok, I suspect I would spend way too much time on it so it’s good they don’t throw a price I can’t refuse my way. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rimworld-old-west-meets-sci-fi/730244/131 "2022-08-05T15:43:24Z")
It’s currently on sale for 10% off! Even at full price it’s easily one of the best price:enjoyment ratios in my steam library, and I’ve purchased both expansions. If it’s the type of game you enjoy, it is absolutely one of the best games available to purchase. ---
**Author:** ![Staggerlee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/staggerlee/32/3134_2.png) [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2022, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rimworld-old-west-meets-sci-fi/730244/132 "2022-08-05T21:25:45Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > Not sure about console versions but the PC version has apparently never gone below $27: [RimWorld - History - IsThereAnyDeal](https://isthereanydeal.com/game/rimworld/history/) That sounded unbelievable to begin with, as I rarely buy any game for £20+. But I bought it on PC years ago, presumably when the Sterling exchange rate hadn’t yet gone down the shitter, so maybe only spent £15 or so… ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rimworld-old-west-meets-sci-fi/730244/133 "2022-08-08T18:39:27Z")
I bought it on the slight 10% sale, pretty hooked on it as I figured. It sorta needs a graphical overhaul, but the gameplay is really neat. Sort of reminds me of a deeper Age of Empires. My 4 colonists made it through their first winter but I wound up relying on the livestock to feed them by the end. ---
**Author:** ![Staggerlee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/staggerlee/32/3134_2.png) [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rimworld-old-west-meets-sci-fi/730244/134 "2022-08-09T13:53:20Z")
I took the plunge and bought it for my PS4, in a tipsy moment of weakness. All seems present and correct. The UI seems capable, but it’ll take some time to remember where everything is. The graphics seem clearer than I remember, but I think I must have been playing the beta version on PC previously. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rimworld-old-west-meets-sci-fi/730244/135 "2022-08-09T21:54:34Z")
The [More Faction Interaction](https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2379076640) mod can help with food supplies. Among the events it adds is a request from non-hostile neighbors to borrow some growers to help with harvesting; in exchange, the settlement will send a few hundred units of random plant-based food back. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rimworld-old-west-meets-sci-fi/730244/136 "2022-08-09T22:14:53Z")
Does the game (base version or otherwise) have enough configurability for combat to play a minimal-to-zero role? I greatly prefer dealing with environmental hazards and building sustainable systems as compared to fighting off enemy raids, etc. (Oxygen Not Included is my point of comparison here, as well as Factorio with the aliens disabled). ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rimworld-old-west-meets-sci-fi/730244/137 "2022-08-09T23:25:50Z")
The Storyteller – the AI that controls the game’s events – can be set for peaceful. You can also create custom scenarios which disable raids. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rimworld-old-west-meets-sci-fi/730244/138 "2022-08-09T23:28:03Z")
Cool, thanks. Might have to give it a try. Though I’ve gotten back into ONI again with their Spaced Out update. ---
**Author:** ![Staggerlee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/staggerlee/32/3134_2.png) [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rimworld-old-west-meets-sci-fi/730244/139 "2022-08-21T21:34:02Z")
A couple of weeks in, playing the Console Edition, and I have no regrets. The UI has been managed so well; it really doesn’t feel like a compromise as compared to mouse/keyboard. After years without a PC to play this on, it’s great to be back, and I’d highly recommend this version (assuming you have a dislike of/indifference to mods as I do, anyway). ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rimworld-old-west-meets-sci-fi/730244/140 "2022-08-22T20:31:26Z")
I hope we get the console UI on the Steam version, because I’d love to play on my Steam Deck on a big TV. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rimworld-old-west-meets-sci-fi/730244/141 "2022-08-24T21:01:02Z")
I recently noticed this in Early Access: https://store.steampowered.com/widget/1044720 Sounds sort of like a 3D _RimWorld_ with the setting of _Clanfolk_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rimworld-old-west-meets-sci-fi/730244.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rimworld-old-west-meets-sci-fi/730244.md?page=8)