Rimworld Review 2023 - Biotech + Other DLCs

[@ungusbungushdhdj9642]

As soon as the video started and I heard "it has ui so it's already miles ahead of the competition" I realised how incredible steam Dwarf fortress will be

[@admiraltygaming3756]

Haha yeah. I've got it wishlisted. I can't wait.

[@ungusbungushdhdj9642]

@@admiraltygaming3756 just found out its releasing 6th December. Cannot understate my hype.

[@__Xeese]

Never thought too much about the sudden appearance of raids or traders. If they properly traversed the overworld, it might actually be a fun mechanic to intercept them (with the exception of mechanoids for obvious reasons)

[@admiraltygaming3756]

Yea, I think it would be great if they expanded on the overworld a bit more. Thanks for the comment.

[@wakkosick6525]

@@admiraltygaming3756 You can attack raids before they get to you. But you need to know they are coming and spot them. Use a mod called pre-emptive strike.

[@wakkosick6525]

You can also get a mod called Hidden Away that will lower the raid frequency based on your geography and distance from other settlements.

[@wakkosick6525]

Dubs Breakdowns will balance out colonists flipping out in a big way over a couple of smaller things. You actually have to have a -10 with at least one moodlet to throw a tantrum and a -20 moodlet to go berzerk.

[@wakkosick6525]

you can convert and recruit natural focused pawns who can worship a tree and then you can have psycasts without royalty

[@Damaskox]

I also feel that it depends on the colony's size, how much you care for individual people. Start with one pawn? They're all you got so you might need to be interested in how they function. Gain 25 more pawns? It's natural that some of them become nameless cannon fodders for ya.

[@unknown__7753]

I think the one subject you didn't touch on, that also adds so much depth and diversity to the game play, is mods. I mean there are so many different mods such as zombies etc.

[@admiraltygaming3756]

Thanks for the comment, I'd have to do a whole other video on all the different mods the game has. They could each change the experience quite a lot.

[@Lucaspeeetarbitrage]

The overworld oh the overworld. Let's hope a future dlc fleshes that out

[@110montauk8]

The point of storytellers being named character is so that you can differentiate the patterns between them. Cassandra is the basic choice that offers ups and downs in near set interval, Phoebe is more relaxed in the surface but lulls you into false sense of security, while Randy can either hit you with either a back to back to back raid or none at all for a whole year which pissess off your cannibal colony. This also allows modders to make their own storyteller and give them a name that sets them out from the others like Winston Wavees who turns the game into pretty much a wave survival tower defense.

[@nemo9396]

8:12 if you were looking just for the DLCs

[@CrackSniver]

thx g

[@Dorbys_]

mm yes, I love watching reviews of a game i bought years ago

[@admiraltygaming3756]

Haha same.

[@Minimac1100]

i agree with your late-game analysis, it definitely gets a lot bigger in scale as you grow, making the small details less and less important, but they do still exist and will throw a monkey wrench in your operation once in a while if you arent paying attention.

[@admiraltygaming3756]

Thanks for the comment. Hahaha yeah that is true.

[@ShiniDrums]

Love that you 'worship' the RNG factor of the game as much as I do. That's why I hate the newest Civilization VI compared to V. Because the other civilizations aren't as random as before. If you meet someone, you already know what he prefers and what not. So if you had a certain playstyle you already knew if the civilization you just met will hate or like you in a few minutes. It was annoying af.

[@P_r_o_x]

I got volcanic winter when I passed day 250+ but holly crap the random guy is giving a lot of tough events in the worst time possible, got a manhunt as soon as my colonists and close to leaving the area for a quest and it was right where my colonists were leaving.

[@admiraltygaming3756]

Yep that's Randy random :P

[@Sonnazj]

500 hrs and stil havent got off the planet.... yeah me to man... me too.. one day we will make it.. just gotta beleive

[@stigmautomata]

"Some people even like playing in the arctic circle as a solo cannibal....... some people are weird." made me lol irl

[@admiraltygaming3756]

Haha, I think Tynan said something once along the lines of "holy crap you guys are nuts, Ice sheet was never meant to be survivable"

[@dragonhead0074]

Reference from Veequeue video of surviving 100 days on sea ice?

[@darkwitnesslxx]

I've had Biotech since launch day, and never had a Mechinator. Mostly because I play a xenotype that is psychically deaf, and that doesnt work together, but still...

[@Sonnazj]

also @ 5:40 that looked soooo intense.. i would have just said fuck this and restarted lol... thats why ive never gottten off planet

[@epeeypen]

having learned DF .. i am so stuck on growth that i cant do rim world right.. how do i get more pawns

[@pinkliongaming8769]

I disagree with you on the Mechanitors and Royals being mandatory, they both have downsides that sometimes you just can't bother with saving that noble from a rat again. You can still have plenty of fun just ignoring it for a later play through. Although I think the Imperial Trader only trading with Royals definitely makes it far too tempting and eventually I do have to get that throne room down

[@hozic9929]

I love this game also so ready that dwarf fortress is releasing in 6 December

[@admiraltygaming3756]

It's in my Wishlist too! Thanks for the comment :)

[@normal6969]

Well, now I'm actively try to play the game by not focusing on the colonists first time, and try to handle them as units in RTSes. I like to play with low colonists number and each of them have some unique backstories. It's hard. :D

[@mauritspuggaard4689]

What DLC's would you recommend I start with if you were new to the game?

[@admiraltygaming3756]

I would play the base game without any DLC on your first couple of playthroughs. Rimworld is a complex game and the DLCs can add a lot to the experience. This is great, but it can leave you feeling a bit lost if you're not familiar with the base game.

[@mauritspuggaard4689]

@@admiraltygaming3756 Thank you, already bought it and had some playthroughs without any DLC's. The game is more fun then i anticipated:)

[@firestorm5371]

I personally started it with royalty because it was cheap at the time and relatively fast addes a few quality of life mods like replace stuff and smarter construction and a different research tree.

[@dogukanberkkaya696]

Do you do live streams ? would love to watch/listen those

[@admiraltygaming3756]

I don't. I'm more of a short form video kind of guy. But I'll take the compliment! Thanks :)

[@johnjoseph2010]

Do you think that one of the DLCs will introduce extra floors and levels. Since the Z-layers mod is dead hoping the OG will do it, especially since modders have beat him to the punch of so many things lol

[@admiraltygaming3756]

I've always thought Z levels would really elevate Rimworld (mind the pun). However I think the engine is a little bit too simple for it to be easily implemented.

[@johnjoseph2010]

@@admiraltygaming3756 yeah but I'd be willing to pay for the extra work, Full game price, especially since there no need for him to be a one man army.......

[@HollowBagel]

I don't think it's going to be implemented. There's a reason the Z-levels mod was abandoned almost 4 years ago. Engine isn't designed for it, and it would cause quite a few issues.

[@johnjoseph2010]

@@HollowBagel I don't understand how Unity can run Rust and Subnautica, but the developers can't make elevations. Now their latest DLC is nothing but more BS, at least the DF developers are ambitious beyond their abilities.

[@HollowBagel]

@@johnjoseph2010 ok

[@kaligath6616]

The main problem i have with rim world is the lack of z levels and everything just feels very flat.

[@hulkovius_rex]

Thanks! Had this game for a while (used to love DF but I got tired of relearning keybinds and the hassle of dealing with the ui). Have yet to properly try the Steam version of DF but I just got all the DLCs and I'm having the most fun I've had in years.

[@admiraltygaming3756]

Glad to hear it! Rimworld is defs one of my most favorite games! Thanks for the comment.

[@IMortage]

I love both, but some things in DF still bother me more than similar pain points in Rimworld. For example, DF simulates so deeply... but then non-grazing animals just need no food. Why can I lock my pigs inside, no food, and have them thrive?

[@DraganAlves]

Good video, thank you!

[@admiraltygaming3756]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for the comment.

[@HiLoMusic]

Do all three dlc's link with each other if I got each one?

[@admiraltygaming3756]

They work pretty well together. I play with all three enabled.

[@HiLoMusic]

@@admiraltygaming3756 awesome nice!

[@NoNo-ce8xb]

If you dont like somthing there is a Mod to fix it If you Like somthing There is a Mod to build on it

[@admiraltygaming3756]

Very true! I think that's part of Rimworld's value. It's such a easy template to build off of.

[@firestorm5371]

Basic modding is also really easy.

[@pinkliongaming8769]

Tynan Sylvester age 20 (95). is there something you know that we don't? what else did he say in those email XD

[@admiraltygaming3756]

Hahaha, very perceptive. For all we known Tynan could be a vampire.

[@LekkerLex]

Very nice

[@inlandempire3758]

Are you South African? If so greetings from Eastern Cape!

[@admiraltygaming3756]

Haha. You spotted the accent from a mile away.

[@alexheyne467]

Very good

[@Damaskox]

I disagree. Robots as main characters can also make emotional stories. For everyone? Probably not. For most of us? Dunno. But they do for me so I know it exists.

[@divergentlife493]

This is just as false as can be about Royalty expansion. First of all, you don't need to setup a noble leader character. But mainly, what this expansion does is integrates a sort of campaign aspect to the game. Which is what this review seems to be complaining about. When this is a really good thing. It can even be considered essential expansion to the game. If you want a more sandbox experience, then just don't use this expansion. However, in general, it is an exceptionally great addition for the game to have. Due to the base game being sort of hollow without it. All three expansions improve the game much. But really Royalty the most due to offering a more meaningful experience.

[@admiraltygaming3756]

Hey, thanks for the comment. I see you're also super passionate about Rimworld, which is great! I thought someone might reply with "just don't play with the royalty DLC" as a response. I just think that a game like Rimworld need's expansions that keeps the game as open and sandboxy as possible, after all it's a game that you can play for thousands of hours and have endless playthroughs. I feel like adding linear elements (like a campaign) could detract from this. I find the royalty DLC gameplay plays out much the same every single time, which got a bit tired after a couple of playthroughs. Let me know what you think.

[@divergentlife493]

@@admiraltygaming3756 Again incorrect. All three exp are pretty much essential to the game. Is in core to the actual game that should not be expansions. However, they cause a major price hike for new users to get everything. If there was one to choose from, I would suggest Royalty. As it offers the most substance to the game. The game is still open ended regardless. And yes if you personally find it limits you for whatever reason, you can play without it active. But prior to Royalty, Rimworld was not a fully developed game. Still enjoyable and great for what it was. But Royalty was exactly what the game needed so that it's not just some hollow game. Both expansions after that offer real meaningful improvements. User playstyles now have effects in game. As well as new races and the whole genetics system. But all of that without Royalty is still much more shallow. It's really Royalty that gives an actual adventure aspect. This video and everything you're claiming cannot be more false. Royalty is the most important update to this game and what was very much needed for it.

[@HollowBagel]

@@divergentlife493 I don't agree with admiraltygaming about Royalty and Biotech restricting player freedom, but you're being too defensive about this. Yes, Royalty (and the update released alongside Royalty) added some very important core gameplay (quests in general, expanded mechanoid gameplay, various items, psycasting), but the whole nobility section, and the Empire quests, are not anywhere near as "essential" as you're trying to make them seem. If Rimworld without the Royalty quests was hollow for you, I think that says more about you and how you play the game, and isn't a reflection of most players.

[@aerinpage]

Ayo, are you South African? 🤨

[@admiraltygaming3756]

Did the accent give it away? :P

[@aerinpage]

@@admiraltygaming3756 It did indeed XD I rarely come across South Africans who play Rimworld. If you ever decide to give the multiplayer mod a go (despite its jankiness), I’d totally be keen to give it a go. Planning on buying Biotech sometime today :3

[@wakkosick6525]

I completely disagree with your assessment. And so do you. You literally contradicted yourself while discussing the game. You said the game is primarily a colony sim and then immediatly said that the characters lose there uniqueness. Then in the next paragraph you said that each colonist feels unique.

[@admiraltygaming3756]

A colony sim - Where the emphasis is on the greater whole colony, rather than the individual characters and their stories is what I meant. Thanks for the comment.