Complete Guide to Mechanitors - RimWorld Biotech DLC

[@AvenDonn]

I love that you make these videos and do it so methodically and friendly, with spoiler consideration

[@Rhadamant]

My pleasure, 1000%

[@Fallub]

I love your tutorials. Clear cut information and soothing voiceovers. Thank you very much. I am really looking forward to videos covering the rest of Biotech‘s features. (oh and btw.: the „Tougher Colonist“ was very funny).

[@Rhadamant]

It didn't end well for Tougher Colonist did it?

[@Hemlock.]

Really appreciate an overview of a new DLC without spoiling the mystery of it

[@Rhadamant]

My pleasure!

[@pendantblade6361]

Rhad doesn't always do guides but when he does it's very high quality.

[@Rhadamant]

Its a rare treat =P

[@BIA1hsjshs]

I had to keep restarting my runs untill I watched your video and noticed what I was doing wrong you sir are a LEGEND thank you

[@Rhadamant]

No problem 👍

[@BluegrassGeek]

2:45 I love that the summoned mech just crashes through the ceiling.

[@Rhadamant]

KOOLAID ENTRANCE! OH YEAH

[@Troy2Slick]

I watched this video when you first posted it, but I read through the entire comments and I am completely shocked at some of the responses that you’ve gotten. I know it’s the Internet and people like to correct every little nuance when you mispronounce or say or do something wrong, but it was almost slapstick comedic in nature at the amount of comments about it. This is just my opinion, but the first word that comes to mind is petty. You don’t have to respond to this, that’s all I wanted to say and to say thank you, love all three series that you are doing as of this date, December 3, 2022. Been watching your RimWorld series for years as you probably know by now. Thank you for the guides as well.

[@Rhadamant]

Want to know something funny? After maybe half a dozen "you pronounced that made up word wrong" comments I just started deleting any comments that only mentioned that, so the comments you see are only a fraction of the total comments, I probably got 20+

[@NotHappening-b8t]

2:00 in. i already loving this video. i looked hard to see wtf im missing to get this going lol u are straight to the point and showing each and every step ty so much

[@Rhadamant]

My pleasure friend!

[@BradyRay_333]

I am really glad you made this video. You channel has been an amazing asset since I came back to Rimworld. You make good stuff, thanks man!

[@Rhadamant]

Hey my pleasure, glad its been helpful for you to return to RimWorld

[@rimwell]

This is the thing I’ve always looked for. DRONES, it’s so cool. The times I’ve played in the past I’ve always had drone/android mods.

[@Rhadamant]

Soooo many Drones!

[@rimwell]

@@Rhadamant why hello there

[@BlueCamassia]

Thank you so much Rhad, this guide is verrrrryyy helpful and will save up so much time! Very well done!

[@Rhadamant]

Welcome Cam!

[@Zargo1z]

Excellent video! Subbed after watching. Clear and understandable and spoiler free. Thanks for this.

[@Rhadamant]

Awesome, thank you!

[@ClockworkOuroborous]

Same here

[@buckcherry2564]

Well, I am saying it Mech-i-nater now just for troll value! Love the vid, lots of good info to get started with the DLC.

[@Rhadamant]

Good, do it

[@crystem]

I appreciate your guide so much. Direct to the point and each sentence is filled with relevant information. Also, very clear and articulate voice, almost thought you were using AI voice with how clear you pronounce words.

[@Rhadamant]

Haha nay its me, Rhadamant!

[@shiveroo2093]

I was waiting (more hoping) for this! ❤

[@Rhadamant]

You're welcome. Now I have to do tons of research for the other mechanics =]

[@Leirbag43874]

Keep the Biotech content coming!

[@Rhadamant]

Your wish is my command, a new series just aired.

[@snarfsnarfff]

I'm 1000th like! Subbed. Very useful guide. Thanks for putting in the effort to help us, the Rimworld enthusiasts.

[@Rhadamant]

Thank you! I plan on making more soon!

[@justinroberts2158]

I fully replayed the intro wondering why you would arrange the buildings that way because of their interaction spots. Not my brightest moment. Excellent video!

[@Rhadamant]

Hahaha yup just spelled Rhad =]

[@jacksons9546]

This was a rly helpful guide, but I’d like to hear more about the spoilers. Idk which later mechs are worth it

[@Rhadamant]

The wiki already has that sort of spoiler info

[@jacksons9546]

@@Rhadamant good to know! I’ll check it out. Looking forward to whatever’s next :)

[@Largecow_Moobeast]

Refreshing, There are a lot of youtube guides for rimworld (that always are top in searches) that have seem to be targeted at 6-10 year olds, this video had none of that. Thank you for providing all of the information I needed here.

[@Rhadamant]

Hey you're welcome, the YT algorithm doesn't like my content but I make it knowing it'll help people

[@gtbkts]

Thanks for the great guide!

[@Rhadamant]

Glad it was helpful!

[@fraybirch1930]

Dryad trees spawn rate should be 2.3 days like the mechanoids. They are otherwise too hard to maintain.

[@Rhadamant]

Or maybe have the dryad pods tendable by animal handlers to speed up the process sort of like how Oxygen Not Included allows ranchers to hug incubation pods.

[@pablopablo3834]

I just bought this and Royalty and they add so much to the game its crazy

[@Rhadamant]

Absolutely!

[@EngineeringVignettes]

Thanks, a good overview. Well done.

[@Rhadamant]

Glad it was helpful!

[@JoshSweetvale]

Suggestion: Scythers, while _very_ strong, are kinda superfluous. Between animals (bears), genemodded supermen, and now ghouls, there's no point to investing into melee mechs. Gunboys and shieldboys are a better idea.

[@Rhadamant]

👍

[@Flearia]

Complete guide! I leave nearly everything out for your convinience!

[@Rhadamant]

I cover all the mechanics and just leave out advanced mechs and boss fights. Everything about how they work and how you advance is here. If you want to spoil the boss fights for yourself have at it, the forum and wiki are full of spoilers but I've been thanked for not including spoilers a few orders of magnitude more than people complaining they wanted them.

[@bizzledood]

Nice guide, thanks for no spoilers

[@Rhadamant]

My pleasure Lusidd!

[@jzj3207]

nice no ads simple stright to the point in a way i can digest... unlike that dingy called noobert

[@Rhadamant]

No need to insult Noobert, content creators gotta get paid so if he has ads or sponsorships that's good for him!

[@tomeknowak8149]

can i set some building or anything t otell mechs "when lower than 10% energy go charge" or i have to charge them manually?

[@Rhadamant]

Each mech group can be set like that so you don't have to do it one at a time

[@tomeknowak8149]

@@Rhadamant strange place, hard to find thank you :)

[@dakon2154]

Thanks for the guide!

[@Rhadamant]

Welcome Dakon!

[@imnotcreepy305]

Very useful video.

[@Rhadamant]

Glad it was helpful!

[@endospore6465]

Thank you wizard

[@Rhadamant]

Welcome =]

[@peter4fiter]

playlist link in the description doesn't work could you please fix it thanks

[@Rhadamant]

Fixed =]

[@finntroll180]

REALLY Nice thanks 4 this Video

[@Rhadamant]

My pleasure! I'll be breaking down other mechanics of RimWorld Biotech soon!

[@fernandoharjono9472]

This makes solar flare much more dangerous if you rely on the towers bandwith

[@Rhadamant]

Yes it does, you're absolutely right about that

[@spp6849]

well after playing, i can confirm that this isnt a problem unless you get into combat cus then youll have less mechs to help you. the real game ender for a late game mechanitor would actually be the emi dynamo. you would possibly have to resort to disassembling your mechs.

[@teambeauty261]

I really love the What the Hack Mod, that let you take control of wild mecs. I don't know if I will have to get rid of the mod if I install the dlc or if both can work together. From what I saw, the dlc only let's you create own mecs but not hack into hostile ones.

[@Rhadamant]

I have no idea, this video is only about the DLC

[@Sisho88]

To add/note on the beginning of the video when you mention who can be a mechanitor. It should be noted that if a pawn is incapable of crafting, they CAN be a mechanitor....buuuut you probably shouldn't make them one. They will be unable to repair or even produce any mechanoids. A good way around this though is if you have a primary mechanitor making them, and then connect them to the one that cannot craft. The original one will have to do all the repairs and such, but this is an effective way to increase your bandwidth, should you be limited on pawns. I was running a single mechanitor for ages, and then added a second colonist finally. This colonist was unable to craft, but there eventually came a point in time when I realized if my original mechanitor was down for a length of time that I would need some way to defend against potential raids. So I made the second pawn a mechanitor as well, and when there are emergencies I can have him tune to the combat mechanoids to defend the base still, since I'm still running with only 2 pawns lol. Bit of a niche situation, but valuable knowledge to have!

[@Rhadamant]

I don't think I need to note that, I already state that only the psychically deaf are incapable but crafting is very useful, so I think I had that covered. Sounds like a crazy situation you were in. This guide is more about 'how does it work' and not 'how to use them well'

[@AZSprocket]

What happens if you abandon a tile that has toxic wastepacks on it? Does it instantly pollute the tile? Trying to find creative ways of disposing of toxic waste

[@Rhadamant]

I didn't think to test that strategy, but its easy to test =]

[@Rhadamant]

I tested it, it does not work

[@ercancelikpence7535]

its a wonderful guide but...in my game my mechanitor killed and burned down and i lost mechlink. how to get a second one?

[@Rhadamant]

You might not ever get a second one, after the guaranteed first one from the ruins everything afterwards is luck and chance

[@alamnaboss1404]

i once have a mechanitor visitor who came to my colony during a raid. free mechlink there :D

[@Rhadamant]

Nice

[@ZebbysGameRoom]

I'm still curious if you can just toss them(toxic waste) into a stone building with stone floors and just burn them with a few cocktails. I may have to try that when I finally get to play tonight. Toxic waste storage in a mountain maybe?.

[@Rhadamant]

That will pollute. You can't discard them on your home tile without pollution.

[@ZebbysGameRoom]

@@Rhadamant good to know. Thanks for the info. :) Guess we're freezing and sending it to the Pirates tonight. :)

[@dajuanmoten4566]

@@ZebbysGameRoom yea I just got transport pods that's what I'm planning on doing inteued go put them into a mountain and black them off they didn't work so now I have to clean it up

[@Mike__B]

I know, my first thought for dealing with pollution was to play on a mountainous tile dig a big long pathway into it and create little "crypts" where pollution can be dropped. Yeah that didn't work out. Fine there's tech to create a way to destroy it, bee line for that, wait a tick I need something called a Nano Structuring Chip to even research it? and I only get that after destroying the tier 3 mega boss? Grrrrrrrr! Ok, plan be, make a mega freezer, hope too many solar flares don't happen between now and whenever I get said chip to research the tech and play it cool.

[@yehawpiotrowski7855]

I can’t seem to find my Ancient Exostrider, I have a lot of mountains and idk if I have found it yet. Is it guaranteed to spawn?

[@Rhadamant]

There is a bug where it won't spawn if you start in swamps and also if you start as a mechanitor you won't have one either.

[@Mike__B]

@@Rhadamant Good to know, I was thinking I missed out on dual Mechanitors at the beginning.

[@ezor5609]

After accepting the first quest nothing happens, am I missing something?

[@Rhadamant]

Sounds like yes

[@foodlfg]

you mentioned psychic abilities, do i have to buy every other expansion packs for Biontech to work or just Biontech is enough?

[@Rhadamant]

They're stand alone, so you can just buy this and not the others

[@PresidentOfSpace]

You touched on it in the video but what are the best ways to control mechs for combat. I get that escort is probably when you're leaving your tile, but just wanted to confirm on the best ways to defend my own tile. If i have combat mechs, just basically set their area to be the area of my base i want protected and they hang out there? Or i assume with my mechanitor's area of influence i can issue orders? I just ask cause i've been trying this new DLC out and had some trouble controlling my mechs to defend my base.

[@Rhadamant]

This video is only about the basics of mechanics, not tactics or strategy. I covered how drafted mechs work in this video, mechs can only be directly controlled within 23 tiles of the mechanitor. Build cover / wear a shield belt / etc

[@PresidentOfSpace]

@@Rhadamant oop I should’ve checked your other videos. Looking now. That does answer my question about directly controlling them thanks!

[@Rhadamant]

@@PresidentOfSpace Heyo no problem =]

[@nickstinson6077]

thank you.

[@Rhadamant]

You're welcome

[@AlexReTard.]

Okay, but how to paint your mechanoids? I remember it was in screenshots within devblog, was that even added in game?

[@Rhadamant]

When you go into the mechs tab menu its a button on the top left

[@Bomboclaaaattttt]

I dont have unnderstan How i can get the signal chip to Research middle mechs pls

[@Rhadamant]

Right click the signal chip to order specific colonist to study it

[@Bomboclaaaattttt]

@@Rhadamant ok thanks

[@Mike__B]

So you basically need to stuff bodies into a ripscanner to get subcores for the best mechs. Would I assume prisoners would be ok? In which case need to start building a bigger prison

[@Rhadamant]

Correct, prisoners can be ripscanned.

[@lightningdashproductions8824]

hey so uh, my starting tile doesn't have that exostrider debris. i'm like near the end of my first year and i have never seen it on the map. granted, there's a big mountain area on the map, with other smaller ones sprinkled about. could it have spawned in a hidden area in one of the mountains? if so that's really fricken annoying since there' one big ass mountain that takes like a good 1/4 of the map and it would be an absolute b**** to try and find on tiny area in that whole thing. but i guess my question is is it always guarenteed to spawn with one of these things with the mechaniter start and i just have to find it? or do they not appear sometimes?

[@Rhadamant]

Did you do the Mechnitor start? The Mechanitor scenario disables the exostrider debris.

[@lightningdashproductions8824]

@@Rhadamant oh, well that would do it then, thanks.

[@Rhadamant]

@@lightningdashproductions8824 You need to wait for the Mechanitor Ancient Complex quest to kick off to have a 2nd one

[@lightningdashproductions8824]

@@Rhadamant oh and that'll just... happen? randomly?

[@Rhadamant]

@@lightningdashproductions8824 Yup its a random quest that can happen just like the other ancient complexes

[@seppi141]

my mechanoids dont stay at the recharge bench what can i do?

[@Rhadamant]

You probably either have them zoned to not be allowed to or have set their high charge threshold to tell them not to charge past a certain point

[@Nova6432]

Is there anyway to claim mechanoids that attack you after the battle or can you only ressurect and take over built mechs?

[@Rhadamant]

Nope, not without mods.

[@Nova6432]

@@Rhadamant ok, thanks for the quick reply!

[@DSlyde]

Tbh just spoil me. Give me a warning in case I want to skip it, but I'm often watching the video for that content.

[@Rhadamant]

When Ludeon studios released information about this DLC they intentionally left some the details out as a courtesy for people to discover it themselves. I continued that trend respectfully. If you really want it spoiled you can head to the wiki or forums.

[@wrathofainz]

Power move 😂

[@WillowTitov]

I agree with DSlyde.

[@The-Secret-Dragon]

Drinking game: take a shot every time he says mechanator instead of mechanitor

[@Rhadamant]

lol cheers

[@MastaChief10]

@@Rhadamant I was just going to say, I thought u were cavalier with the pronounciation. I think aussies were the only ones that liked to insert letters into words!

[@richard2mitchell]

i have not watched the whole video (i have to go somewhere) but to the bots make raids harder?

[@Rhadamant]

Yes, the more bots you have the harder the game will get. I haven't checked the code to see exactly by how much compared to a traditional colonist or an animal that can haul, but I can tell you without a doubt they'll make the game harder.

[@ouroboros6125]

Toxic wastepacks. Just dig a gigantic cave into the mountain, with some coolers to keep 'em from poppin. Ez. Unless you did so with 10 000 tox packs and the heaters break down. In that case... RUN!

[@Rhadamant]

10,000 tox packs is enough to fully pollute 60,000 map tiles, that's nearly enough to 100% pollute a 250 x 250 map. 60000 out of 62500 tiles instantly polluted, lol.

[@ouroboros6125]

@@Rhadamant So... running won't help xD I'll just gamble that the heaters won't fail. Imagine the fate of the world resting on a single air conditioner.

[@nukacola4727]

What if wastepacks were stored deep in a mountain and then burned? Would it pollute through the mountain

[@Rhadamant]

Yes. Basically for every wastepack burned it will add 6 more polluted tiles. If you burned let's say 15000 wastepacks in a corner of the map it would immediately fully pollute a 300*300 map.

[@nukacola4727]

@@Rhadamant ah okay. Just wanted to check before I tried burying them deep underground and threw a molotov in the hole before closing it up.

[@Rhadamant]

@@nukacola4727 Either keep them frozen locally or send them elsewhere.

[@AWRussell]

Do you have a guide on how to fight and farm the 3 mech bosses? i'm very bad at fighting in this game and I have done it 2 times so far with the 2nd time almost ending me. Could you make a guide with the best ways to fight them? (also thank you for not doing spoilers)

[@Rhadamant]

I don't, but generally speaking just wait for a regular raid from humanoids to show up or manhunters and then signal the mech boss and make them fight one another, lol I do this a TON in my The First Wendigo series

[@influ3nce143]

Can you extract a mechlink on a person that is still alive?

[@Rhadamant]

If you mouse over the tooltip states 'can only be extracted if your dead'.

[@influ3nce143]

@@Rhadamant Damn accidently gave it to the wrong person lol. Now it is on an imp with 0 smithing and an ideology that hates body mods, so a permanent -18 mood debuf :)))

[@Rhadamant]

@@influ3nce143 Well I guess you'll just have to kill him, lol

[@jabonny]

My starting map didn't have an exostrider :(

[@Rhadamant]

Then you started as a Mechanitor, if you review the scenario details of the Mechanitor start it has a 'No Exostrider Remains' addition at the end. ( There is also a bug where swamps wouldn't get one, but I think that's been fixed )

[@Asriel_Cypher]

Hmm... Looks like dumping wastepacks to another colony or somewhere else, is the best way to go... I thought we have methods about it later down the line.

[@Rhadamant]

Dumping them to enemies or just in the middle of nowhere works fine

[@AZSprocket]

Excellent guide! Do you know if mechanitors can use the ideology biosculpting pod without losing control of their mechs?

[@Rhadamant]

I believe its the same as a coma, you lose the ability to draft and change control groups, but they won't go feral

[@burstofblaze]

How i can destroy my consturction mech ?

[@Rhadamant]

Right click on it with your Mechanitor

[@Idlemage]

Waiting for a mod that adds more mech types

[@Rhadamant]

Aye aye

[@Gist258]

maybe i install too much mods, my mechs wont stay on recharge station.

[@Rhadamant]

Hard to troubleshoot when mods are involved, disable them all and see if it still happens

[@Gist258]

@@Rhadamant i disabled few mech related mods problem solved😃maybe conflicted with mech foundry or mechanoid armor 3

[@eleazarvaulter5083]

The battery needed a roof xD

[@Rhadamant]

Haha =P

[@makaramuss]

1:19 instruction aren't clear, game suddenly ended

[@Rhadamant]

oh no! You caught fire and died huh?

[@snookhammer]

Man, seems like there isn't a good way to get rid of pollution, only move it around and make it someone elses prblem

[@Ashe1001]

I wonder where the Rimworld devs got that idea eh :^)

[@Rhadamant]

Or atomize it

[@Workhorse1011]

Play as wasters and enjoy the pollution? Still effects crops and spawns bugs but could be interesting.

[@Rhadamant]

@@Workhorse1011 You certainly could, sure.

[@greymamith7270]

You can be psychically deaf and a mecanator with the mecanator start

[@Rhadamant]

True, but I feel like that's more of a bug or oversight than intended behavior

[@greymamith7270]

@@Rhadamant yeah fair enough, I actually didn't even know that psychically deaf people couldn't use meclinks unless you brought this up so still appreciate the info.

[@Rhadamant]

@@greymamith7270 Hey no problem! Yeah there's no such thing as Hussars becoming Mechanitors as a result

[@jonahd6978]

I’m dumping waste on the empire, obviously.

[@Rhadamant]

Sounds about right

[@_CitricBase]

I figured Mechanitor was pronounced with the emphasis on the “chan” part

[@Rhadamant]

Maybe, but it makes no difference

[@_CitricBase]

True, it is just sounds like you might be saying mechanator :)

[@griggitz487]

You flipped the A and the I sound when you say Mechanitor. Mechinator.

[@Rhadamant]

Ok

[@rickysmyth]

The problem is that combat extended is not out for it yet, so you have to play the previous version of Rimworld which does not work with biotech. I bought it but it is unplayable. Without CE good luck against pirate rocket launchers or anything with armour. Centipedes need HEAT weapons to take out, which you can't build any

[@Rhadamant]

That's your personal problem, but surely not my problem. The DLC is amazing but if you demand your mods to be updated you'll obviously have to be patient.

[@rickysmyth]

@@Rhadamant How do you deal with 10 centipedes bunched up in your killbox without HEAT? And at the end you dont have time to rebuild. I take it you dont play maximum difficulty at 500%

[@Rhadamant]

@@rickysmyth I play Losing is Fun 500% all the time, this video isn't about 'how to be good at Mechanitors' its about the fundamental mechanics of how they work. I offer no advice here.

[@justanerdiguess4910]

@@rickysmyth singularity killboxes, cornerstab killboxes, melee blocking with pawns in good armor with uranium maces, dedicated emp grenadiers, etc. mechs are strong in vanilla, but not invincible.

[@rickysmyth]

@@justanerdiguess4910 right now I have my pawns in trenches firing heavy machine guns like the beach scene in the movie Saving Private Ryan. Much cooler than vanilla you have to admit though

[@r30413]

What the hell is a brown out?

[@Rhadamant]

When you don't generate enough power to meet your needs so things start powering down

[@r30413]

@@Rhadamant Just use the term "blackout", it makes it sound like the space toilet is broken.

[@Rhadamant]

@@r30413 Blackout is when you have NO power, brown out is when you have partial power. Its not a term I made up. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownout_(electricity)

[@jasondurbauree8033]

random comment for channel interaction

[@Rhadamant]

Thanks Jason!

[@wrathofainz]

You keep saying "Mechinator" -- the "inator" is clear -- when the word has no such letters "Mechanitor", itor, not inator Mech-an-i-tor It grinds on my brain Video is good tho

[@Rhadamant]

ok

[@nickbrown3789]

It’s “mechanitor” like “janitor”

[@Rhadamant]

Its also a made up word and the amount of pedantry it takes to bother pointing out the pronunciation of a completely made up word is astounding. I envy the amount of free time you have.

[@nickbrown3789]

@@Rhadamant All words are made up. Thanks for your admiration ;)

[@Dynioglowy1986]

shame mining drones are tier 2 ;/

[@Rhadamant]

Tunnelers are soooo powerful early game

[@baitposter]

I don't think it's pronounced "mechinator," a la terminator; it's spelled mechanitor, like a portmanteau of mecha-/mechanic & janitor

[@Rhadamant]

Ok

[@baitposter]

@@Rhadamant ❤

[@Rhadamant]

The reason I didn't reply is you're maybe the 10th person who has pointed out that you didn't like my pronunciation of a made up word. After comment #3 I have nothing productive to say about the mind-numbing nitpicking pedantry so I'll just say Ok instead.

[@baitposter]

@@Rhadamant Maybe it's because tone doesn't carry very well through the text, but it's not a nitpick I cared much about, more a quick and simple observation than a patronizing correction. The other comments pointing it out don't appear at all on the first (nor second) page from my viewer perspective, either. This is usually the type of thing an uploader makes a pinned comment to address, if it's becoming a nuisance. Or maybe a word filter for a common keyword.

[@Rhadamant]

@@baitposter That's a fair solution, I know that tone doesn't carry over in text. I just wanted to point out that I've been bombarded with "YOU PRONOUNCED IT WRONG" comments despite the fact that its a made up word and everybody knew exactly what I meant, so it was also pronounced in such a matter that it communicated what I wanted to community flawlessly. I guess from here on out I'll just be replying with 'Ok' rather than spend even more time in the comments, lol

[@Buggaton]

"Complete guide" - "Some parts not included" - Pick one

[@Rhadamant]

Fair critique, if you want to know more about something specifically feel free to ask in the comments here or hop on Discord and I can fill you in.

[@pyrypiiparinen463]

definetly oudated due, i have killed 7 diabolus already and getting no ubgrades from them

[@Rhadamant]

You should be getting signal chips from them when they die which allows you to manufacture equipment and also after studying a signal chip you'll have the ability to research, build a new structure and call in the next boss.

[@RiseDota]

Maybe its only my opinion but i think ppl who watch guides dont give a sh*t about spoilers. =.=

[@Rhadamant]

I've had many comments to this video that have thanked me not to spoil the content so they could discover it for themselves. You can just look at the other comments and see them yourself.

[@RiseDota]

@@Rhadamant so why they watch guides? all info here is some sort of spoilers. No?

[@Rhadamant]

@@RiseDota This video is supposed to help the viewers understand the core game mechanics behind how being a Mechanitor works, that's its purpose.

[@Troy2Slick]

Most guides that I watch on my favourite games are mostly spoiler free, at least any of the good content creators will try their best to do so like that. So Rhad, thank for keeping it spoiler free.

[@TheBouregard]

uhm... you can be psychically deaf...At least my mechanitor is straight from character creation.

[@Rhadamant]

You cannot insert a mechlink ( or psylink neuroformer ) in a psychically deaf person. Either you have bugs or mods. Its possible Ludeon forgot to filter that on the Mechanitor scenario start, but that's a bug.

[@TheBouregard]

@@Rhadamant yup, tried it out a - it's not filtered in the scenario but any other way of adding the mechlink checks for it. So sad I wanted to be just like my subjects.

[@Rhadamant]

@@TheBouregard That seems like a bug or oversight to me to be fixed in the future rather than a feature to have a psychically deaf mechanitor if you start off as one ... so I am guessing you're a colony of Hussars?

[@pulsefrequency]

am i the only one who thought "mechanitor" was pronounced like "janitor"

[@Rhadamant]

This is maybe the 9th comment about that, so no, you're not

[@felipercalvo]

great video, many thanks but oh boy, i hate the way you pronounce mechanitor hahahahaha

[@Rhadamant]

Don't worry you're only the dozenth person who has complained about it. I'll make sure to have that creepy TikTok voice narrate the next video, lol

[@damienberube2800]

1st

[@Rhadamant]

Thanks Damien! Been a long time since I've heard from you, huh?

[@HappyAspid]

With all respect, but this guide is NOT complete.

[@Rhadamant]

Ok. What else would you like to know that wouldn't fall under 'spoilers'?

[@HappyAspid]

@@Rhadamant About brain implants that you produce from signal chips. I was surprised when i got message that i can't install uplink chip (high) doe to low level of my colonist brain implants.

[@Rhadamant]

@@HappyAspid Yes you have to install 3 standards before you install the high tier, sorry that the info wasn't included.

[@HappyAspid]

@@Rhadamant I would say - there are plenty of nuances that would be great to know. Like - since amount of signal chips is limited (and sooner or later you will use them), does this mean that it will become harder and harder to get new ones (since difficulty keep rising) to the point where you will be required to use exploits in order to win, or there are some sort of hard cap on the amount of stuff that going to assault you?

[@Rhadamant]

@@HappyAspid That gets into game mechanics that are outside of the scope of this video. Raid strength does cap, but that's a fundamental vanilla RimWorld mechanic, not one specific to Biotech.

[@TheJoedawwg]

MECH-AN-IT-OR.......MECH-ANIT-OR...MECHANITOR its not MECH-AN-AT-OR

[@Rhadamant]

Neat, don't care

[@captainwump1082]

I’m having trouble, when I start with the mechanitor the bots aren’t under my control and even when I get the mechlink it still doesn’t work. Please help me with this.

[@Rhadamant]

Disable all your mods, sounds like mod issues.

[@captainwump1082]

@@Rhadamant I appreciate it, ima try it out here in a few I do have a few mods installed

[@Ashley-yz6tp]

Incredible video, thank you!

[@Rhadamant]

Glad you liked it!