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Rimworld is fantastic, but I never manage to play it for more than a few hours without getting a strong urge to stop and play Dwarf Fortress instead.

skrowl 4y ago
I like to spend 5 hours downloading and updating mods, then play for 2 hours
- mod 4y ago
  I still play vanilla. I've never beaten it.
  - kllrnohj 4y ago
    I've seen I think a single one of the RimWorld endings and honestly "beating the game" is so not interesting to me at this point after hundreds of hours played. Starting up new colonies and getting established to the point of "yeah I can handle all the raids thrown at me at this point" is when I move on to start a new colony with a new religion/race/theme. Actually going from "solidly established colony" to "you win!" credits is I think the weakest part of RimWorld, although I haven't tried being a nomad yet which has what sounds like a way more interesting path all the way through to the victory screen.
    - mod 4y ago
      What's a nomad? You caravan around and settle new tiles? I vaguely know that's possible, but I don't venture out a lot honestly.
      - deathanatos 4y ago
        I wonder if they meant a tribal start. They're a bit tougher to play.
        tstrimple 4y ago
        One of the self-imposed play styles I've seen in youtube playthroughs is more of a band of mercenaries or bandits. They go from one settlement to another raiding the bases there and only survive on what they can steal. They basically ignore the colony management and base building aspects of the game and focus on building a team of absolute combat monsters all addicted to luciferium.
      - kllrnohj 4y ago
        Yes, and one of the victory conditions is to make it to a far away tile to hitch a ride with a ship. Well suited for a nomadic play style. It's supposed to be a pretty solid way to play as you're never that worried about raids and are consistently hitting up ancient dangers for high-end gear.
three_seagrass 4y ago
Same. Then I end up spending hours just generating a new DF world. Rimworld is complex, but it always leaves me wanting more. Especially z-levels.
outworlder 4y ago
My problem with Dwarf Fortress is the endless hordes of migrants. It would be ok, but I don't like to assign them to jobs. Even with Dwarf Therapist. Rimworld colonies (even large ones) tend to have less migrants than even a single DF migration wave, so it's manageable.

skrowl 4y ago

I like to spend 5 hours downloading and updating mods, then play for 2 hours

mod 4y ago
I still play vanilla. I've never beaten it.
- kllrnohj 4y ago
  I've seen I think a single one of the RimWorld endings and honestly "beating the game" is so not interesting to me at this point after hundreds of hours played. Starting up new colonies and getting established to the point of "yeah I can handle all the raids thrown at me at this point" is when I move on to start a new colony with a new religion/race/theme. Actually going from "solidly established colony" to "you win!" credits is I think the weakest part of RimWorld, although I haven't tried being a nomad yet which has what sounds like a way more interesting path all the way through to the victory screen.
  - mod 4y ago
    What's a nomad? You caravan around and settle new tiles? I vaguely know that's possible, but I don't venture out a lot honestly.
    - deathanatos 4y ago
      I wonder if they meant a tribal start. They're a bit tougher to play.
      - tstrimple 4y ago
        One of the self-imposed play styles I've seen in youtube playthroughs is more of a band of mercenaries or bandits. They go from one settlement to another raiding the bases there and only survive on what they can steal. They basically ignore the colony management and base building aspects of the game and focus on building a team of absolute combat monsters all addicted to luciferium.
    - kllrnohj 4y ago
      Yes, and one of the victory conditions is to make it to a far away tile to hitch a ride with a ship. Well suited for a nomadic play style. It's supposed to be a pretty solid way to play as you're never that worried about raids and are consistently hitting up ancient dangers for high-end gear.

three_seagrass 4y ago

Same. Then I end up spending hours just generating a new DF world. Rimworld is complex, but it always leaves me wanting more. Especially z-levels.

outworlder 4y ago

My problem with Dwarf Fortress is the endless hordes of migrants. It would be ok, but I don't like to assign them to jobs. Even with Dwarf Therapist. Rimworld colonies (even large ones) tend to have less migrants than even a single DF migration wave, so it's manageable.