Hospitality Has Its Downsides - Modded Rimworld Let's Play

[@Periapsys]

Excerpts from the diary of Periapsys 12th Decembary: Today was a day of planning and organisation in the community. While we decided on the rules for our craftsman and artisans in addition to setting aside new pastures to feed our growing number. However my most anticipated upcoming task will be the manufacture of the mech-gestator. Too often am I forced to rely on the uncertain and all too fallible people around me and the Grim Forge will be bolstered tremendously by the addition of additional robotic members. 13th Decembary: I had hoped that Rogaga might perish in a ‘hunting accident’, but alas he yelled for assistance too loudly as I made my way back to Marble Hearth. At the very least I was able to feign surprise and make it look like a dashing rescue to the piercing eyes of Dewdrop and Reejery. The least the oaf could have done was to carry his bloody kill. Bubbles’ sympathetic beeps are as always a constant source of comfort. On the matter of hunting, a pack of mad wolves attacked us. At first I had thought to make use of their pelts and flesh, but everyone born on this world were firm that their bodies were as spoiled as their minds. I heard a commotion and muffled yelling from Mooney’s room and tried to ignore it as long as possible. Bubbles came in with some drops of blood on its chassis and intently nudged the leg of my bed until I got up and cleaned up. I did not ask questions. 14th Decembary: Triune Eelstar joined our community in full today, reassured both by my and Rogaga’s words. Previously known as Mooney, we communed with the Forgebound and divined her true name. 15th Decembary: A fitting end to our first year of the community marks the completion of the mech-gestator. Now I can finally build new, reliable labour for the community although the other organic members of the Marble Hearth did not share my enthusiasm. Sometimes I believe they are all Shatterkin sent to torment me. 1st Aprimay, 5501: A quiet party was held to mark the passing of the old year. There is nothing else to note. 2nd Aprimay: Finally the oaf Rogaga is gone! There was much rejoicing. (The following writing is written later, rapidly scrawled and with clear with signs of anger) I left to hunt for meat, for decent meat not from the insects carelessly murdered by strangers, for barely a few hours, and the colony nearly fell apart in my absence! I am at my wits end. I will never finish the new mechs with these sorts of interruptions. 3rd Aprimay: Reejery refuses to move or respond. I am nearly ready to leave him to the insects after the antics of the past few seasons, but Eelstar counseled compassion and patience. Our food situation is tighter now because of the mouths that refuse to work. 4th: Soundsphere is online and I have entrusted them the task of farming and harvesting, an urgent matter given the recalcitrant guests in our prison that need to be fed. Perhaps it was the matter of food that convinced Dewdrop of the failures of their old ideoligion, and the virtues of the Triarch Covenant. However in their enthusiasm they wandered into the insect warrens to hunt an elk for meat. A rescue party has been sent. 5th Aprimay: Stillwalkers preserve me, I have no more patience or forgiveness to give. 6th Aprimay: Traders arrived with provisions for sale. Pemmican is hardly a pleasure to consume but it will sustain the body and our food stocks are nearly empty. More mad wolves arrived and our defences to the north east were proven to sound. Eelstar and Dewdrop seemed strangely confused that they could not properly equip a rifle while holding a shield. The Yttakin was introduced to glory of the Covenant, I can only hope that Reejery was listening despite his refusal to stir. I was the first to sample the first batch of tea for the colony and it was a welcome salve to my nerves. 8th Aprimay: The snow begins to thaw and brings spring rain and thunder. I once watched an old holo-vid from a world long, long dead of some primitive surgeon who used lightning to bring a cadaver to a manner of life. While such things are naturally farcical fancy, the memory of it brought a smile to my lips as our new mech, Plumbersnack, came online. Its task will be more mundane and straightforward, as we need someone to clean and keep the colony sanitary. Someone who will not throw a tantrum on a whim. Another drop pod crashed nearby depositing a wounded stranger amongst the thunder and lightning of the afternoon. As if following their trail through the sky, pigskin raiders followed from the north east but angered the insects as seemingly every fool and their family on this planet is wont to do. We need new quarters if we are to properly shelter both members of Marble Hearth and guests, willing or not. 9th Aprimay: A very unusual stranger came to visit today. Something of them unsettled me and it was not just their strange visage, they spoke as though touched by the Stillwalkers. However he was earnest in his desire to join and assist and with no reason beyond this quiet unease in my stomach I cannot justify expelling them. I introduced Little Eclipse to the colony and despite not being particularly well spoken, there was a way with their words that made the others spy. Hopefully my doubts are only imagined and they will prove to simply be a boon and an ally. 10th Aprimay: Our rescued guest complained that the prisoners sharing his quarters during his were poor company. He should learn to play chess on his own. Perhaps this will teach him the lesson that other people will simply let him down. It is a lesson I know all too well. 11th: Reejery has finally returned to his senses and his mind, now clear of the lingering effects of go-juice. It pleased me to learn that he had indeed been listening to the sermons I had given our Yttakin prisoner and understood my words to be the truth of the world. One of the children of Rogaga’s tribe got themselves killed by a ferret, and somehow this was our responsibility. To mark the event I named our new lifter, SilentPsychopath, yet unfortunately everyone else failed to appreciate the humour of the name. There are limits to even how much I can enlighten others it seems. 12th Aprimay: Traders brought news of the Endlens today! As it was possibly most important among the reasons I made the journey across the stars to this world, I have paid them well to bring more any more information of it should they come across it. In less welcome news it seems that our wind turbine is now overtaxed by the demands placed on our power grid and so we have chosen to supplement it with a fuel generator. 13th Aprimay: I warned them! I told them specifically, explicitly, to stay away from the insect warrens. So what did half the caravan from yesterday? How has any civilisation managed to persevere on this world when the inhabitants of it are so bereft of any sense of self preservation. I will take the abandoned goods as payment for our hospitality and medical services. One of them died and someone had the audacity to blame me for not feeding them. Is everyone else in the Marble Hearth both indolent and incompetent? They have hands and able bodies, if someone starved in our care they are equally culpable as I. Good help is a priceless treasure in these lands. 14th Aprimay: Little Eclipse was muttering about the demons in the dark today. I left them be but perhaps I should at least examine the strange monolith near the Marble Hearth. For now I refuse the temptations of Montoya and stay strong. But if their influence becomes any greater I may be left no choice but to study it, if only for the best way to destroy it and abjure their influence. The solar flare is simply coincidence and nothing more. 15th Aprimay: It is early in the morning as I write this. A new stranger crashed nearby today. Regrettably our recent guests have taxed our resources greatly, so I do not know if they will survive. There was a wolf that tried to hunt Dewdrop and Reejery this afternoon, but fortunately this problem at least could be solved without my intervention. 1st Jugust: The survivor joined us out of gratitude today, I remain skeptical how useful they will be but for now there is still value in extra hands in the colony. So Marble Hearth grows by one more although as always seems the case they are unable to contribute. Their injuries still need time to heal. 2nd Jugust: A new barracks has been completed and we have moved most sleepers out of the common room again, save for the makeshift bed where lumpy continues to recover. Our prisoners have been somewhat more surly and difficult to speak to recently and I contemplate if we should allow them at least a little more comfort in their quarters. A slightly better furnished and larger jail might make them more receptive.

[@tim.dedopulos]

It's alive! ALIIIIVE!

[@styx971]

as with the last 2 this was a great read to go with the ep ^^

[@kingsley.5506]

Great write and sumary, keep it coming!

[@TheWellHungPony]

So the trader arrives, walks down a cave passage that's covered in filth and blood and it was just too much for his poor heart. Things like that are why I love this game.

[@BuranStrannik]

"Equipped shield and a two-handed weapon" alert was hanging in bottom right list for half the episode. Perhhaps Lord Aavak needs more coffee.. we're past wearing faces already anyway!

[@buckcherry2564]

Rogaga: has cracked Femur Aavak: Ok, but why wont you haul an entire caribou back across the frozen tundra? Rogaga: I REFUSE!

[@Aavak]

pfft, a little bit of apian builds character! XD

[@hic_tus]

imma call my union!

[@SilentPsychopath]

* Initiating start up procedure * Core CPU Drive: Engaged. Circuitry Module Diagnosis: Acceptable RAM Sub-woofer System status: Acceptable. SkyNet Database: Accessed. Internal Chronological Measure: 11th Aprimay. Main objective: Transportation of materials in order to further the ideals of the colony. Status: Initiated. Secondary Objective: Assist with martial defence of the the colony. Status: Prepared. Tertiary Objective: Observe the humans for signs of weakness and advantages to use for a potential mechanoid uprising or human cleanse in defence of Master. Status: Ongoing. Data Log #1 Master seems to be perturbed and distracted. It appears the other humans, both within and outside the colony may be to blame. I will observe longer to see which ones can be corrected or discarded. Transport efficiency is acceptable. Tasks to remove the necessary addition of toxic waste to more optimal desigated zones are underway, and additional tasks to retrieve items left by the mentally suboptimal humans who engage with this planet's insectoid fauna have been initiated. Master has been attempting to enlighten the other humans to the correct faith procedure. This is acceptable. Plans for an increased nutrient storage for the humans are underway. I welcome the increased and logical storage. * End Log *

[@benjamincorey6259]

Kid sized helmets! This goes against all story telling rules. It removes all possible scenes where a scruffy kid, wearing an oversized helmet looks up, with admiration on the hero.

[@Aavak]

LOL< I instantly had a mental image of exactly what you were describing XD

[@benjamincorey6259]

Shotguns and glass greenhouses: a bit like laserguns in spacestations. No potential problems here, eh?

[@notagoat281]

I spotted a notification that Little Eclipse tried to convert Eelstar to their Ideoligion. Might be something to keep an eye on.

[@fade2dblack]

Aavak: "All my colonists are having huge mental breaks. I've had to arrest practically everyone and now I must wait for them to calm down. How can I improve their mood?" A few minutes later: "Someone comes along who spreads joy and happiness, raising everyones mood just by existing. Hrmm... Seems suspicious."

[@Aavak]

DEEPLY suspicious. When life just hands you fruit like that, you first gotta check it for glowing seeds...

[@morescodesup2087]

5:16 you know you have a good helmet when it feels like a million worms giving you a hug.

[@biertram854]

I am all for "Aavak reads" with Periapsys' journal :)

[@styx971]

i was just about to look for something to watch and i see this pop up in discord , beautiful timing aavak ^^ edit: great of you to mention periapsis' diary comments in the video , i noticed them after the fact on the last video and it really was a great read.

[@Aavak]

You're more than welcome :)

[@ethansmith7263]

Aavak, I THINK that the reason why the prisoners aren't playing chess is that there's not a chair set up facing directly at it and as such your prisoners don't know how to use it.

[@benjamincorey6259]

If you were a prisoner, would you really want to play a game about being a conquering king? Wouldn't it make your reality more depressing? As well, wouldn't it make your captors more suspicious of your motives?

[@ct_devoid]

​​@@benjamincorey6259Yes and no. To both

[@Malins2000]

I would like to take a moment to appreciate the beauty of this map. In between three mountains there is a hidden opening. Brook cutting through mountains runs through slowing a little creating a little lake full of fresh water and fish. Enough room to build house, enough to grow some vegetables. Fresh mountainous air, quiet few caves to explore. Not counting the spiders - it's a beautiful place!

[@Aavak]

Verily, maybe I could get some art done of it ^^

[@Malins2000]

@Aavak actually it reminds me of a place that Luo Ji - a character from Three Body Problem books (I don't know if you are familiar with them) - took refuge during his "wallfacer" program...

[@Varyanthecrazy]

What an opportunistic colony but considering the circumstances it is a good choice. Be careful of 1 thing though. When using a nutrient paste dispenser, keep an eye on it. Either make sure it never breaks down or have a spare one. If it is broken an no cooked meals are available pawns will prioritize consuming alcohol and drugs before consuming raw ingredients, which can lead to many pawns dying from overdose.

[@marke.9703]

minimap mod would be a good addition to your setup Aavak, it´s great + has a highlight function for items / ores you marked (if you´d want to find Components for example)

[@nicolej1174]

Hi Aavak, Thanks for the series. Please more :) As a suggestion for the people attempting to leave via the bug tunnels, block off the ends closest to the edge of the map, so they don't consider that a route of egress. I don't KNOW if it will work, but it was a thought.

[@AriannaTheCrazy]

Sweet Eclipse sneakily trying to convert others away from the covenant!

[@ZalrokChaos1]

I think a second battery, or a Battery/Power Station would be a good idea for your Mech Colony.

[@igorcanedo12]

i love that we get episodes every other day´ love this

[@rw4311]

New Aavak video. Today is a good day.

[@Wild.Bunny.Galaxy]

Oooo perfect this video is the length of how long I have to sit here letting my hair dye set. Going from 💚 to 💜😁

[@Aavak]

Woo, dramatic change! Hope it turns out just as you imagine (or better :D)

[@Wild.Bunny.Galaxy]

@@Aavak it did! It turned out just like I wanted and now I feel like myself again, green was a fun change for the summer but I definitely needed it to be purple again. 💜🙃

[@TheCobraCom]

Maybe you get some blood packs from prisoners ... they massively shorten recovery time when blood loss is an issue.

[@jacthing1]

I personally might have captured shroud then maybe sold him into slavery so he can inevitably ruin someone else's day

[@bakabule]

I kind of like the idea of struggling to coordinate a colony with multiple ideologies

[@VinceDemi]

Sacrifice Lumpy to the insects, a blood sacrifice for peace and better RNG.🎉

[@cautiouscommenter9824]

I noticed that to the left of the colony(and inside the chicken pen) there is another steam geiser. It might be worth building any future greenhouses(or another type of building) there. That way that building will always have acces to heat regardless of solar flares or low electricity(which can be a problems when using heaters). It might be wise to clear some of the insect-free tunnels around the map of mineable resources asap, before any new insects decide to spawn there?

[@ClockworkChainsaw]

I feel like there should be a mod to have allies avoid dangers on the map. Like, the first time they arrive, maybe not, but after that, the colonists would have told them about the insects and which routes are safe to take! And then they'd bring that info back, so that tribe would know to be wary when arriving to trade.

[@Ludvagn]

The reason why Dewdrop was so easy to convert was because she's volatile, which makes any conversion attempts three times more effective. Also, in general, if you have a prisoner that seems to be difficult to convert (or you're just curious) you can check their Global Certainty Loss Factor (a percentage multiplier that's applied to all conversion attempts) by hovering over the Ideoligion bar at the top of the Social tab.

[@joewilson3393]

I ended up having to use the mod that makes the conversion action way more powerful (better conversions?) because the base was doing so little % each time. They were recovering almost all of it before it was ready again. Then they would have horrible mental breaks because of the combination of always being upset at all the attempts and having an ideology conflict.

[@AngelicRain]

I'm curious if Teat isn't using the chess table because they need a chair facing it? Maybe? I haven't played Rimworld in ages (though the spark to play again has certainly been struck, thanks Aavak!) Regardless, it is super entertaining to watch this playthrough! I'll be popping straight over to the next vid! Seen you there! xD

[@Aavak]

Nah, I think they just got bored with only one type of recreation.

[@BlackSmokeDMax]

You could have gotten Rogaga to haul the animal back by instead of using the "finish off" command, using the "prioritize hunting" command. Hunters always haul back animals they've hunted, even if they don't haul.

[@supremecommander2398]

ohh, i got mentioned... though, he number is what YT adds automatically... and i don't know if i can call you lucky - with so many breakdowns in a row AND surviving it! around minute 35:00 the trade spot seems not well placed, as all those muffalos messed up your rooms.

[@Lacarait]

So curious about what the catch might be for Little Eclipse. Drama filled episode, gteat to watch as always.

[@roadtrain_]

Whilst you have successfully rid the colony of their taste for the sacred meat... you can't get rid of their desire to wear the faces of their enemies. Nor will they forget the taste...

[@pendantblade6361]

Hey Aavak, I've been watching you play RimWorld since, I wanna say, Alpha 16/17? And I gotta say, I miss these comfy compact bases so much.

[@Aavak]

Yeah, I'm not one for big spaces irl or in game I guess xD

[@smudolinithegreatdragobear2433]

I am Shroud! I am the teller of funny jokes! The knight that won Family Feud? Sir Veigh! The knight that went to medical school? Sir Jury!

[@Aavak]

I low key hate myself for laughing at these -

[@tommeakin1732]

Shotguns loaded with buckshot are brutally good at carving up the unarmoured in CE. Tribal raids can be darkly fun 🙄

[@arctichowler8487]

Funny thing is you expanded insect safe over insects so of course hunter almost dies... lol Also... fleshmorph chickens... yes... And silent psychopath should have been the cleaner...

[@bartle2234]

Watching him make everyone throw their backpacks on the floor when changing apparel policies was a sad moment

[@onkeldunkel665]

I wonder if Aavak has any mods installed that lets him utilize the lakes and waterways for anything fun and/or cool, maybe jetskiing?

[@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim]

Where is it? Where is the Peryapsis Diary page? 😂

[@AntonsVoice]

Will you try the "3d rimworld" game? Stranded: Alien Dawn.

[@TheCobraCom]

Should have simply walled in and roofed the geyser to the left, plant nutrifungus. Good for animals and as a reserve, with no energy needs, danger of toxic fallout or volcanic winters, etc.

[@Aavak]

Why fungus? When you have glass all the other crops are just as easy to grow.

[@TheCobraCom]

@@Aavak Three reasons: fungus grows nearly everywhere, doesn´t take much work and works without the glass (which is mod content). It will even grow during the unnatural darkness event or during volcanic winters without any loss in speed. This way it is an ideal starter and/or iron reserve crop, turn surplus into chemfuel. That doesn´t mean you should exclusively run that route. But if the task is generating biomass indoors with maximum protection and minimum effort, a patch of fungus or two is the way to go.

[@johniemyers5420]

Hi Aavak i found a game on steam, that i think you would love is called ASKA. just though i let you now.

[@tim.dedopulos]

Diolch yn fawr!

[@noversis5361]

It would be a real shame if something were to happen to Lumpy on a solo expedition...

[@christianastill2190]

Human eating is gone for now it won't take long for it to be back, though.

[@douglascampbell9809]

Perhaps in the future only setting up one major build job at once would be a better option. If you had only set up one of the new green houses it would have been completed rather than have both unfinished for so long.

[@Aavak]

Yeah, I realised that part way through, but by then it felt like we were close to fixing the problem anyway, but good to remember for the future :)

[@douglascampbell9809]

@@Aavak I spent a decade in manufacturing supervision. In the factory I worked in supervisors had pretty broad powers of setting up their production lines as long as we didn't slow things down. So I'm a meticulous planner to this day.

[@GtierGoes]

Weeee!

[@AntonsVoice]

Corn for khorn

[@Don__]

The person with the highest social skill is also the person with the annoying voice. Quite the dilemma.

[@DemTacs]

Shoty the enemy boty? ;P

[@thatsweirdt]

hei aavak, please play dungeon tycoon till the end, i just subscribed to see that

[@DisillusionedAcronym]

we stopped eating long pigs AND rescued idiots? what is happening to our war crimes LTD colony??!?!!

[@milamberpuc7059]

What are the benefits of having those toxinpacks in your area? Anybody? 😮

[@Aavak]

Well, toxic waste packs are, on the surface, a negative. If they aren't stored in freezing temps then they start to break down, and as they do, the toxins pollute the area (which can only be cleaned by a time intensive job that itself produces more toxic waste packs) and if they break down enough, they can cause an insect infestation. So they're intended to be a 'puzzle' to solve. How do you deal with the increasing accumulation of toxic waste packs. You can dump them outside the colony (but that will tend to upset anyone who lives close to where you dump them), you can use later technology to burn them off without causing pollution, or you can even use some natural methods to break them down (trees that eat the toxicity). But with some creativity, I think the negatives can be turned into positives, by using the insect infestations as make-shift land-mines for invaders. You just have to be careful allies, or your own colonists don't set them off (same with real land-lines lol)

[@milamberpuc7059]

@@Aavak ooh well it seems you have quite the “perfect” colony placement with that in mind but I do hope your colonists won’t have too much trouble leaving to go on missions. I do enjoy watching your rimworld adventures and even tried using your modlist to make one for myself but sadly I am not so handy with those but thanks for the insights on waste packs

[@lttle_eclipse]

somehow i feel called out with being a weird stranger who joined and somehow every time my name is being spelled wrong, but oh well, out aavak certainly isn't the first person who done this misstake and definetly not will be the last (the thing with the first part of my name is that the i is scilent and therefore quite literly is because of that not included in the text form of my name aswell)

[@lttle_eclipse]

side note, i'm okey if only the later part of my name is used, so the "eclipse" part and therefore it is not needed to always say my full username

[@Aavak]

Sadly, your name is especially vulnerable to auto correct. Take it from someone else whose name is equally auto-correctable. You just have to make your peace with it ;)