i've definitely been eagerly awaiting more of this , did not disappoint as usual ^^ , .. my vote for the cougar is keep him , he can live off the spare chickens if the kibble starts to run low probably? not to mention the leftovers from battle of course

for the algorithm, and because I have nothing witty nor funny to add. But I know the algorithm hungers, and I must feed it.

I think you knew the answer about the cougar before you even asked. I think it's a good idea to take care of the physic suppression. What if a 2nd drops nearby, if that's possible.

Omgoodness, More Rimworld! I had given up hope 😭 We're back to the colony!

Is there a specific reason you don't just cremate the non colonist corpses? Seems like that would help your see dead body problem.

Congrats on the kitty!

absolutely yes on keeping the cougar! it hauls AND will eat the corpses that you've thus far resisted feeding our colonists!

😺 👍

A new ideolo-video!

keep the kitty, its to live with you, u can make it bio inhanced just like your old warg

If going transhumanist, the advent of cyborgism seems not too far off. As a fully integrated member of the colony, the cougar might want a bit of transcougarism for itself. Imagine a fierce, bionically enhanced attack pet with perhaps monofilament claws loyally guarding its colonist friends? Surely something like this has never been done before?

A Polo Creed? I'll grab my coat...

Almost wondering if making extra steel plate armor just to sell might be good money.

Keep the cougar. It’ll be useful as a combatant

Still an mixed link in the storage xD

Please keep the kitten!

Don't worry Aavak, your not insane. That unicorn is just mean

Your dark aavak series is what got me watching your channel. Please don’t take so long for more Rimworld videos! You tell the best stories!

I think a cougar would be a lovely addition to marble hearth! Something about a hauling cougar tickles me just right.

I missed RimWorld I've longed for RimWorld

What? Aavak doesn't do slavery ( in game or rl ). The unvoluntary patients are gonna be employed as unpaid interns. Yep. ;P

yay more rimworld.

Happy days, I have been waiting all week for this.

For Manu: Get him some clothing/armour (with like 4mm-ish RHA of protection) with as good coverage as possible, then make him a grenadier. Not even the "I have a weapon that shoots grenades" kind, but the good old "I have a bag full of grenades and I'm not afraid to throw them" kind. Yes, it might not be the greatest of ideas to put a healer at the forefront of your fighters, but, counterpoint; a blind pensioner with a craving for high explosives is a vibe

Keep the oversized kitten! You just lost the large fluffy cow, you have enough food. I saw rats walking arround between the chickens aswell that could feed the cat, where it does not eat enough enemies.

If you can train up the cougar quickly enough, you could have it accompany you on your next expedition. That should be enough to prove whether it deserves a more permanent place in the colony.

The kitten... cougar distribution system has spoken Aavak. There are some forces which are not to be messed with. ... Or you can take it with you on that caravan and sell it. As a hauler and possible defender from man-eaters, it's got value to keep and you certainly have the meat to keep it fed.

Cougar would make an excellent guard cat.

YES! THIS! THANK YOU! 😀

Yay! Rimworld is back!

Idk if you know this or not but R to draft and undraft a colonist quickly will save a good amount of clicks and click fatigue ( idk if that’s just a me thing though 😂)

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

Been a while? I just finished episode 7 less than 12 hours ago! 😄 Yay for 8! As a note, I don't remember if it was a mod or base game, but I recall there being a meat rack buildable that functions as a shelf for carcasses. Looking at your cooler, you could use it! I seem to recall there was also a component mining site nearby you on the map. Dropping a trade spot/location will keep the traders (and their muffalo!) nearby, and not tracking mud and poo through your home

Excerpts from the diary of Periapsys 10th Aprimay 5502: In the light of the last raid we have reevaluated and drawn up updated versions of several of our colony defensive protocols in addition to related stockpiling and production plans. A tribal caravan picked a fight with a cougar and had some casualties. That itself is hardly noteworthy these days but they did blame Marble Hearth which was somewhat incredulous. They even describe themselves as “war merchants”. I doubt their rivals have much to fear from them. Perhaps I should submit these stories back to the Glitterworlds so some holovid channel can pick it up for some comedy sketches. Rhyzal would certainly make for a good punch-line given how much she’s trying to line up for my punches. Maybe I should tell that one to Encrypt, they might enjoy the joke. 12th Aprimay: The trader’s muffalo has decided to be a permanent guess, at least for the time being. None of the colonists seem to mind for now at least and it is better company than its human handlers were. On a more concerning night we had a raid today. While these are a somewhat common occurrence on this barbaric planet, the people assaulting us wielded strange psi powers. One of them even used it to bring themselves back from the brink of death, forcing us to waste more ammo on them. Some of the raiders had strange growths and their sinister robes made me think of some of the more outlandish holovids I had seen at home. 13th Aprimay: We had no further ‘resurrections’ from the raiders over today which we have taken as a sign that the raiders are finally truly dead. More importantly our mechs have been fully restored. I rejoiced even if the other colonists did not. 15th Aprimay: Today we were forced to do a mercy killing on the remainders of the southwest hive. The structure had been broken by the queen and her servants being killed, leaving the drones and workers with nothing to do but simply try to survive. It brought me no joy even though it would be a greater evil to let them fade in such a broken social structure. 1st Jugust: With the completion of the conversion mantle and hall for the colony I was able to formalise my role as leader in the colony with a formal ceremony to induct myself as our high speaker. It was a good opportunity to remind the other that it was in no small part thanks to my skills and leadership that Marble Hearth had come this far. After the third time people seemed to be starting to grow bored and annoyed but the Covenant understands the importance of the Rule of Three if nothing else. My ex arrived today. How she tracked me down to this world on the periphery, or why is a riddle whose answer yet eludes me. She claimed it was just chance we ended up on the same world which could be true…but my experiences these few years have taught me to be suspicious of overly fortuitous coincidences. And mostly to be suspicious of every other organic person on this planet. 4th Jugust: Insects burrowed lake this evening. I have concern that we will be unable to coexist with them in such tight proximity. Alas if only we could communicate in the high concepts of language and explain our desire to coexist with them. 5th Jugust: Another day and another raid. They came from the south west and we expected them to awake the insects cocoons in the lake. When it looked like our foes might be smart enough, the one time it would be to our advantage for them to be foolish, to avoid awakening the hive, Aquatami made a dash to provoke the hive. It was dangerous and while I am pained to kill more insect I could not honestly sanction him for the deed. There was truly no chance of coexistence with that hive. Soundsphere was lost in service to the colony in the battle, valiantly protecting their human companions. May I have some peace to resurrect them swiftly. 6th Jugust: Rhyzal was struck by lightning today. We found a stray megaspider with no colony. It would have a decent life even without a queen, but its presence might prevent another hive moving in. There are circles of life that must be honoured, even if we are sometimes poor shepherds. I took a moment to honour its sacrifice and life to any nearby Forgebound and Stillwalkers spirits after we put it down.

I humbly request more rimworld mr. Aavak. You have once more made me buy a game so i can sit and play along with your let's plays, and now that i have binged all the episodes and im only 2 years into my own colony i humbly request more dapper company so i can continue my own game :D

Additions to the idealogion? Perhaps something about venerating their mechanical defenders, particularly those that have gave their lives (multiple times) for the colony!

The _front_ of the head is very tough, and is not a good place to attack, that's true. However, the _back_ of the head, especially the lower back where it connects to the neck, is quite vulnerable. People have kicked the bucket just from falling a few feet backwards because they collided with something in just the wrong place. If you're falling, and you have to choose between landing face first and landing on your back, go with face first, you're far more likely to survive even particularly long falls. Something I learned in driver's ed for some reason.

To be fair, the wedding art might be "infused with the idea of Armageddon" because they got married an a horrible planet covered in constant toxic fallout and volcanic winter. Kind of the text book definition of Armageddon right there. Kind of poetic, in a way, having a wedding on a doomed world. Romance blossoming even as the world around it burns (or freezes, in this case).

I made some fresh coffee for this :D

Aavak, I thought you should know. I can't be the only person here who originally found you from your robocraft videos. About a year ago, RC2 "launched" and was bad. Now though, they've remade the original game. The tech tree, old weapons, maps/gamemodes. All there. Praise to the Aavakulance!

Yay! Punching practice!

Definitely add in a psychic focus. If warhammer 40k has taught me anything it's that a bunch of rampant and unsanctioned psykers can only end well for everyone involved.

How is feeding wargs not dapper? Doesn't matter WHAT your feeding them, just the act OF feeding them is dapper enough to cancel out what you're feeding them.

If it's not too late for the next episode. Maybe it would be a good idea to set up some big summer fields. Maybe corn (if your growing period is long enough) or rice, so you can stock up a little more for winter or save some greenhouse space for devilstrand (for composite armor).

I'm assuming the weight units are tons.

With your pro insectoid life... should get insectoid 2 in and run a small nest of guard bugs ;) You also have an odd linked shelf in the new storage room next to the door. Due to the insects helping with that imp raid, should add insect worship ;)

Unless you're running rimworld of magic's druid or have a scaria cure... don't tame them...

I feel a little bit bad for the cougar, honestly. It's not its fault that its cousin decided to cause problems. Oh well, such is life in Rimworld.

I love how Aavak's map evolves slowly and steady. Usually all Rimworld LPs I watch have a bazillion of never-ending tasks.

9:04 it is a location you can jump to from anywhere