Starting on nothing - Rimworld Anomaly Ep. 1 [Rimworld Sea Ice Randy 500%]

In this first episode of our Rimworld Anomaly challenge, we embark on a brand new adventure in Rimworld Anomaly and settle on the Sea Ice! ► Full Playlist: bit.ly/44fbhlE
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*Disclaimer: I received a key for the Anomaly DLC from the good folks at Ludeon Studios, so technically, this is a sponsored video and I have marked it as such in KZbin.
In this first episode of Rimworld Anomaly, we begin our 500% Randy Random run on the Sea Ice. After obtaining the second part of the archonexus map, five colonists leave the charitable Believers of Boyo to found the Paragons of Pandroth, a technology-centered collective built around the "Transhumanist" meme. Leaving the lush jungle life behind, they settle on the most hostile and life-threatening biome: The Sea Ice. Completely devoid of life and resources, we need to come up with a plan to ensure the survial of five colonists and we need to do so fast, as hunger and cold are soon creeping up on us...
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:29 Recap: The story so far
1:24 Scenario Setup
8:32 Gameplay
31:07 Polar Bears International
25:24 Outro
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The sea ice is without a doubt Rimworld’s most challenging biome: On these freezing cold ice sheets floating on water, there is no soil for plants to grow, there are no minerals to mine, and there is almost no animal life. Ruins and ancient dangers are also non-existent on the sea ice and even deep drills work differently here, so acquiring even the bare necessities becomes an incredibly difficult task. The sea ice is truly the final boss of Rimworld biomes!
We are continuing this playthrough from a Naked Brutality scenario in Rimworld Ideology and its second chapter in Rimworld Biotech. After obtaining the first two parts of the archonexus map, we select five colonists for the quest to find the third and last piece. As a result, our colonists start with a small amount of items and some starting equipment, but on the sea ice, that is not going to get them far without a good plan and some luck - especially since we are once again playing on Randy Random "Losing is fun difficulty" with the threat scale cranked up to 500%.
With the Rimworld Anomaly DLC, we also see a psychological horror theme added to Rimworld in what is arguably the most unique of the Rimworld expansions. A strange monolith is found on the map and things can soon devolve as horrifying entities appear and threaten the colony in ways never experienced before. In addition, Rimworld Anomaly also adds ways to contain these entities, dark new psychic rituals and a new ending to Rimworld.
Rimworld is a Sci-Fi colony builder simulation game focused on managing a small group of survivors with the goal of eventually building a space ship to escape the planet. Rimworld is developed and published by Ludeon Studios. After a successful Kickstarter campaign, the game went through several Alpha and Beta versions before seeing the release of the Rimworld 1.0 version in October 2018. This playthrough uses Rimworld 1.5, the latest update to the game.
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All Rimworld Anomaly gameplay for this Rimworld Anomaly Challenge was recorded on the PC in 1440p.

[@PeteComplete]

A new adventure begins - and it might be our most difficult one yet! Enjoy :) ► Full Playlist: bit.ly/44fbhlE ► The first chapter of this story in the cold bog: bit.ly/3ZY1C0Q ► The second chapter of this story in the tropical rainforest: bit.ly/3F07o8p Donate directly to PBI: polarbearsinternational.donorsupport.co/page/FUNJRGTVFRQ Disclaimer: I received a key for the Anomaly DLC from the good folks at Ludeon Studios, so technically, this is a sponsored video and I have marked it as such in KZbin. Just to be transparent about it :)

[@franciasii2435]

Back to the old ways, back to mystery meat dinners :)

[@prismaticcrow]

Adding a relic of something once held by Cambiar might be a fun idea considering where your colony is now. A sort of callback to that first frozen playthrough.

[@gahmivolka6582]

that would be amazing.

[@gahmivolka6582]

Possibly Cambiars Charge rifle that he left with? lol

[@loryanos1964]

Since Cambiar was a cannibal and a psycopath, it would be very fitting to add a relic that would be fitting for Anomaly DLC

[@samueltrusik3251]

WE ARE BACK IN THE FROZEN WASTES, LES GOOOOOO!

[@wizarddaddy47]

I legit miss his rimworld game play; idk why bro started playthroughs on games noone cares that much about 😂

[@samueltrusik3251]

@@wizarddaddy47 Some people care about the other games, myself included, and he probably does not want to become a one-trick pony.

[@lonewanderer1328]

cambiar's spirit returns

[@NihilisticZebra]

Real OGs remember cambiar lol would be cool if he made an appearance

[@antonym4220]

I was thinking the same thing! If RNG actually does this it'd be like hitting the lottery, though with so many updates and save restarts since the first iteration of this adventure I highly doubt it'll happen unless Pete specifically inserts Cambiar as an offscreen character in order to make his appearance possible.

[@hiddensage3508]

@@antonym4220 I'm pretty sure that the Cold Bog series was on a new world start from the first two series. So it's not actually possible for Cambiar to appear without being edited in deliberately.

[@tzoanast1061]

Cambiar is actually a possible npc name so who knows.

[@xhemilshabani2548]

All hail Cambiar the freezing cannibal

[@FrancisJohnYT]

Ohhh sea is pain, but on the bright side you did bring two literal elephant sized pieces of food.

[@aurigarvel727]

Nice to see the two people I watch for Rimworld content in the same place!

[@DroCaMk3]

Hey, that's a "Muppet&Maniac" crossover waiting to happen!

[@SageThyme23]

I think its obvious that you need to add Polar bears as a sacred animal for the paragons of pandroth

[@larsscheele9914]

(Narrated in Pete's voice): "While the polar bears are a mighty animal, survival here on the sea ice is hard, so they have to go down."

[@nsmith131]

A bunch of transhumanist raiders with an affinity for ultratech weaponry living on the ice sheet don't strike me as the type that would, or even could afford to, be sympathetic to one of the only natural food sources on the ice sheet. Maybe if veneration by ingestion is possible.

[@blarg2429]

@@nsmith131 That's something that's always kinda bothered me about how venerated animals work in this game. A lot of animal veneration in real life, both historical and ongoing, is about spiritualizing humanity's place in the ecosystem, controlling the harm we are capable of doing without denying the necessity of consumption. There are and have always been forms of animal veneration which work as depicted ingame, but "this animal is sacred _because_ we eat it" is not uncommon. Feels like a missed opportunity in terms of game design, but hey.

[@nsmith131]

@@blarg2429 might be a good mod or inclusion in a future expansion, to be fair, there are probably millions of similar 'missed opportunities' that they could technically have implemented.

[@CLOYSTEROYSTER]

It's funny because at 27:49, Otter the wanderer is apparently Ellie's rival, as we can see later she gets a mood bonus for Otter being dead! Maybe she doesn't feel so bad about the cold-blooded murder after all. Comes into question why a 13 year old girl is beefing with a 46 year-old woman, but thats Rimworld for you

[@JackindaSack]

She had it coming, she was beefing with a literal child.

[@nsmith131]

Apparently having 11 units of pemmican is a trigger for Ellie. 'so anyway I started blasting'

[@Vocu]

thats also women for you ;)

[@CutenCudlyToo]

They grow up so fast

[@beaub152]

Maybe she was ugly and weird breathing

[@david2869]

Maniac now has changed his ideology three times to this (hopefully) final and fourth version.

[@cattrucker8257]

Really making that name mean something

[@lucasportasio]

Every time a playtrough ends Maniac just goes off to the wastes with "Will Join a cult for food" on a bit of cardboard

[@collin4555]

He's a man of principles. Many, many principles.

[@mcryan3890]

I donated to the polar bears. Pete has entertained me a great deal over the years. I don't have much but it's a good cause. Consider giving if you can guys.

[@TheCobraCom]

I did that, too. Normally I do not do this here as tax reductions for donations in Germany allow for higher value when giving to an accredited account. But as I like Pete and I like polar bears, it justified an exception.

[@PolarbearsinternationalOrg]

Thank you so much for your support!! 💙

[@PolarbearsinternationalOrg]

@@TheCobraCom Thank you for your generous support! 💙

[@PeteComplete]

Oh and another thing: If you want to grab Anomaly - or any other Rimworld expansion - for yourself and support me in the process, you can grab a DRM-free copy over on GOG: ► bit.ly/RimworldAnomalyPeteGOG (This is an affiliate link, so I earn a small commission at no additional cost for you)

[@MrEpyLeptik]

3hours in : 1600$ You can be proud of your effort Pete, you have a wonderful community

[@namelast7179]

Pete is going full out The Thing for this series. Scary monsters and stranded in the arctic

[@LeeDee5]

5 year old Elpis can carry a whole adult elephant. What am I doing with my life?

[@objsource]

Pete, your RimWorld content is the only thing getting me through this depression of mine. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for being such a unique and warm presence. I can't wait to see your take on Anomaly!

[@vardukaspavardukas7909]

stay strong bro

[@andrewmcd-b7925]

That dopamine hit from "hey there and welcome back to Rimworld"

[@TheEvilShepard]

Wishing you the best. Depression sucks, hang in there, friend

[@Nitnelav1994]

Wishing you all the best, friend!

[@cogwheel42]

Batteries can be uninstalled without mods. They even keep their charge.

[@p_serdiuk]

Considering the gruesome nature of the Anomaly DLC and this colony having sanguophages and stuff, +1 vote for editing in Cambiar as a character. He'd fit right in, tho probably later in the playthrough.

[@thefrenchselkie1401]

agreed!! plus, I miss him...

[@david2869]

Let`s address the elephant in the room, the fact that we have two elephants in a small room!

[@thefrenchselkie1401]

I laughed way too hard at this

[@LonarYolhala]

What a serious start for the series. Only Pete could approach this with such planning and execution. If the Paragons of Pandroth are going to have any chance to survive, they need every advantage they can get, and having Pete overseeing this is probably the best thing they could hope for :D It's going to be a challenging run, but I have no doubt that he'll overcome all the polar terrors Anomaly can summon!

[@terminatob]

Amazing first chapter of this new Rimworld adventure! I’ll watch it when it comes out.

[@cattrucker8257]

Pretty cool to see the hardcore severity of polar colony survival strike immediately and hard. Also almost felt like the newly un-Boyofied colonists were letting out all the pent-up aggression and itching to be mean after being exclusively nice for so long. Also fun to see Elpis taking after his sister and dragging a whole elephant while only 5. Awesome to see your plan executed essentially perfectly. Also glad that the colony STARTS in high gear already, after all the low-tech and slow-climb-up colonies before. This'll really help facilitate exploring all the fun additions of both Biotech mechs and body modding, and Anomaly's new stuff.

[@spezial-m9146]

I tip my hat to you for the research and disclosure regarding the credibility of PBI before asking for donations. well done. Sick & tired of "NGO"'s that spend donations on salaries for "admin" staff or similar...

[@PeteComplete]

I wouldn't ask you to donate to a cause that I wouldn't donate to myself, so that was very important to me. I'm very happy to have found PBI and that their mission fits so well with this series.

[@PolarbearsinternationalOrg]

@@PeteComplete 💙💙💙

[@AB-gf4ue]

I appreciate the sentiment, but you do know that charities take admin to operate? The alternative is having a roster of un-paid volunteers who get burnt out and leave at the first available opportunity, resulting in inefficiencies and poorer charity outcomes. Why would you be upset at low-to-mid paid admin staff having a modest quality of life, over CEOs getting considerably wealthy? It seems such an odd choice.

[@spezial-m9146]

@@AB-gf4ue Totally understand your point, here is mine: I have been personally involved in various national and international NGOs. My honest opinion: 60-80% of them are corrupt to the core and would not pass basic financial audit if done correctly. Hence I pass on 99% of request for donations- not because I don't believe in the cause but because I don't trust the admins that know whats going on. This is why I commend Pete for the due diligence. Surely 1 overpaid CEO is bad, but 10 admins who get their jobs for connections they have and not ratting out the Cesspool they're in is IMO even worse. Yes I do have a big problem with those low-to-mid paid admin staffers and sadly it comes from 1st hand experience. :(

[@AB-gf4ue]

@spezial-m9146 what's your alternative then? It can't be 'not paying people for their work', or is it? I don't see the link between high level systemic corruption and your particular distaste for low ranking workers.

[@AdelarLerigon]

Since YT doesn't seem to allow PayPal donations (at least I didn't see how) and the 250$ goal was already reached and breached (Hell yeah, people!), I donated directly on their website. Very fitting tie-in with going onto the ice sheet. Gotta say though, I *really* wouldn't want to be one of those pawns. Being used to tropical temperatures and now freezing their butts off sounds like an absolute nightmare. Also, good luck on keeping all colony members, including the elefants, alive (fingers crossed). ^^

[@ste1l1]

Well I guess that's why they're into bionic butts!

[@Seluecus1]

speaking of polar bears, if we are going to do another venerated animal type, Polar Bears would be a great one for this particular series.

[@TheEvilShepard]

Nice idea!

[@lefterismplanas4977]

I love how calculated this is!! This definitely feels like a Pete COMPLETE episode

[@wheatking69]

Notification squad stays winning

[@Dohlenblick]

I think Pete's dedication to detail and long term planing is most evident in the establishing episodes of such harsh biomes. Kudos too for pointing us towards the charity.

[@crazyproulx5558]

Polar bear and ice sheet are friend shaped (Very proud to see we’ve already hit the goal)

[@commanderknight9314]

Oof, this cliffhanger is painful. Definitely a nail biter.

[@basqueboy89]

Insane start - love this. And shout out to the polar bears. Happy to support!

[@konradbiay5740]

I’ve been watching Your Rimworld series for 5 years now and I am so happy to see that give or take, every week I have more quality content to enjoy. Keep up the good work!!

[@ceedubs1564]

I'll happily donate, but in returned I will expect you to contribute by amassing an army of polar bears in this series.

[@tekenis990]

I like the idea of Maniac brining everyone to the sea ice to try and get Vullek to leave the group for a more populated area, but Vullek being too invested in the whole Archonexus search to give up.

[@PolarbearsinternationalOrg]

We are truly humbled by this community, thank you to Pete and all those who supported our work! It's incredible to see the impact this community has together! 💙

[@iGleeson]

Pete reading the description of the 'Paragons and Pandroth': "From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me..."

[@tite93]

Can't wait!

[@shaneswart2230]

I would like to suggest that when you reform your ideology again you make Polar Bears a venerated animal to further support the cause. As always well done on all the planning and execution. Can see it took a lot of hard work.

[@michaels7325]

No ice means the seals need to come to shore. No ice would actually be bad for the seals and a buffet for the bears.

[@thefrenchselkie1401]

@@michaels7325 yeah and then the seals population drops, and the polar bears starve. Keeping the ice is good for everyone, actually

[@michaels7325]

@@thefrenchselkie1401 better head to India, China, and Africa then.

[@thefrenchselkie1401]

@@michaels7325 ???? wdym

[@michaels7325]

@@thefrenchselkie1401 If you really care....then go to where the problem originates and attempt change.

[@OfficerC4]

Sea Ice Series?! Hell yeah I still remember the Ice Sheet series years ago.

[@thefrenchselkie1401]

me too! its still my favourite

[@TheExperimentalFreak]

I did not see this location coming, but really excited to see how it pans out! So glad to be back for another Rimworld series. Awesome cause as well - thanks, as always, Pete.

[@DancerDougal]

Seeing how you bend the game to your will in these early episodes of extreme challenges is awe inspiring.

[@wizarddaddy47]

We back with the rimworld survivalist playthroughs 💯💯💯📈📈📈

[@j.j.s.7083]

Excellent 1st episode Pete! I adore your Rimworld series so much. I've watched them all. I have severe ADHD and it's one of the few videos I can watch non-stop in a single sitting. Unfortunately, I'm not financially in a position to donate right now but I've shared the charity link with my friends and asked them to pass it forward.

[@PolarbearsinternationalOrg]

Thank you so much for your support! 💙

[@MagicalMaster]

Ah of course! It releases while I have to travel! Good show Pete! In all seriousness, best of luck. Anomaly gets rather... out of hand in a hurry.

[@SupremeOverlord24]

There's something very Rimworld about taking that exostrider, and not using it for the intended purpose of getting the transponder, but stripping it for materials instead.

[@elanasilverman4468]

Been with you since episode 4 of Cambiar, thank you for bringing attention to an outstanding organization. I weigh your opinion highly, even more so now.

[@r00kie36]

Thanks for raising awareness for the protection of the arctic! Extremely fitting to have your gameplay revolve around the sea ice as well :) A bit strapped for cash at the moment but I hope I can keep some next month, in case the fundraiser will still be up then

[@PolarbearsinternationalOrg]

We appreciate any support, not only monetary! 💙 Thank you!

[@timgroothuis1217]

Can't wait to see a fully mechanoid equipes colony stomping unsuspecting raiders. Let's goo!

[@FreeRadicalX]

Imagine my glee, having last watched your channel at the beginning of Cult of Jinx before sadly becoming too busy to keep up anymore, coming back now several years later to find MANIAC still going strong!

[@TheEarlofBronze1]

The Elephant Patriarch 'TheEarlofBronze' salutes his brave two children! May you serve the new colony well!

[@-FlyingDutchman-]

MOM! Pete has uploaded a new Rimworld series!

[@YumexxxChan]

I'm glad to see a new series! I see there aren't many viewers left from the first Cambiar series from years ago, but with the sanguophage feedings in this playthrough, I feel Cambiar's spirit is with us here tonight. The polar bear fund is a great idea and extremely thoughtful. These days there's only bad news on climate change every single day, it's nice to see some people are trying to mitigate collapse in the arctic. I look forward to the rest of the series as always!

[@tienusm2339]

This series spanning 3 dlc's now is crazy. Cool (pun intended) that I have been here from the start.

[@lizzielecates4430]

I truly enjoy your Rimworld playthroughs.

[@McLenwe]

The relentless cold is bringing back memories... I can´t wait to see if the Paragons manage to survive without special food delivery. ;D Thank you Pete for making such great content and changing my mind about rimworld all those years ago.

[@Eddycasser]

Thank you Pete ! For the series, and the polar bears !

[@PracticeNine]

New Series really starts with a Banger! I'm looking forward to see how it'll continue! Been waiting for a good sea-ice setting for quite a while as the ice-sheet is actually my favorite rimworld series on this channel and I've been itching for more grim, survivalist content.

[@Kubricize342]

I am so excited for this, I've rewatched all the previous series recently and it was nice seeing the progress.

[@commentsaretrue4570]

The first frozen playthrough with cambiar is what got me to subscribe! Hyped to see this back

[@Devlington87]

Wow! That's a challenging scenario, expertly planed and precisely executed, this will be a great series!

[@yomanyo327]

Man and machine, weaved like a tapestry, man, what a team,(machine!) Man and machine, human minds can't handle the dream!

[@guffly8641]

I’ve been watching all of your rimworld series since cambiars debut, I love your content man ❤

[@bayernstar5]

i was just watching the icesheet series, may the cargo pods bless you

[@dinguskahn4855]

Hell yeah dude. I respect the shit out of you putting a fund raiser for something our world desperately needs in this video and I sincerely hope it'll make a big impact. Much love to your series and your work Pete. May these videos be a new beginning to something wonderful. 🙏

[@negobranclim8640]

youtube stopped recommending me these vids glad it showed me the start of this one

[@AB-gf4ue]

I managed to discover you and catch up with the XCOM 2 series just in time for catch this.

[@TheJakers]

Best Rimworld content out there as always! Love ya Pete!

[@DistinctionDave]

Great job, Pete! Looking forward to see how this one develops! It's weird to have the colonists be so brutal after the more charitable Believers of Boyo, but that's how the Paragons roll!

[@BooleanDisorder]

Excellent as always, Pete. You are a beautiful soul. 😊

[@Terrorkittens]

I am so incredibly hype for this! Thank you!

[@nsmith131]

Great first entry in the series Pete. I like this direction a lot.

[@thefrenchselkie1401]

I am SOOOO excited for this series, you have no idea my dude!!

[@yzgrdyn-WiseGuardian-]

I thought I was already subscribed after I saw one of your Xcom series, I'm glad that you are still around and making videos and it was just because I wasn't subscribed like I thought as to why I wasn't seeing your videos. I am glad to say I corrected the mistake.

[@Ambatukamhorifooq]

Sea Ice anomaly run? Bro you’re an absolute chad, I could never

[@PhillipThomasMorendur]

It has been some time since I first started watching you with dear ole Cambian, can't wait to see how this frozen adventure goes!

[@ChThuter]

Nice! The moment I saw the thumbnail I hoped we would return to the Sea Ice. Let's see if our new colony gets haunted by the spirit of Cambiar :)

[@travisshallenberger9486]

This is shaping up to be brutal. But honestly, this seems like a group of borderline mad scientists, so of course they're going to set up some place like the sea ice. And having the polar bear fundraiser in this just shows what a class act you are Pete.

[@dodrian]

Super excited for this series!

[@mattwood1994916]

YES!! So excited for another Rim World Series from Pete Complete

[@bry37]

Oh what a happy surprise, didn't know a new rimworld was released and even better, Pete complete is doing a series, awesome! Been watching since Cambiar ❤

[@gamingstache9189]

What a first episode I can't wait to see where this takes us love your work pete

[@DustinSeiger]

Thank you Pete. I love your storytelling.

[@zeektm1762]

Absolutely great to have another hardcore Rimworld series! I will be a regular viewer.

[@alex963candy]

nice seeing you back on the Rim lets go !

[@steveandrews6635]

Every time a Rimworld play-through comes out on this channel it’s like a new chapter of my life has begun, I can’t wait to see the war crimes and the calm and relaxed narration that follows

[@PandahWatch]

So keen for this series!!

[@Smithddh]

This lets play made my day! Thank you

[@DCCCXVII]

I love this channel so much it's unreal.

[@r3dp9]

I suspect living on the sea ice will pay dividends in the mid to late game, for many reasons.

[@HPL1908w]

Oh, Hell Yea.

[@123Dunebuggy]

Off to a great start ❤

[@christopherg2347]

A tricky situation you put yourself in there! Some thoughts: - You absolutely need to get Canibalism! The flesh is weak, but it can still fuel you and your animals. Dont let good nutrition rot outside! If you don't want to get any memes to make it acceptable, make sure a psychopath is the one butchering. And the one eating. - I think you need to start extracting Hemogen Packs from your people. It is good training for Medicine. Elpis allone should have enough blood regeneration to nearly donate every day. He is not working a lot, so the penalties don't matter. And you keep him way in the back anyway, so low danger of injury. He is hte perfectl blood bank! - I fear the Elephants might just need to be sacrificed. Their hunger Rate is 2.57. And they need plants, a extra thing to process. - Don't forget Butcher Efficiency. You don't want to waste meat because a pawn isn't operating at 100% efficiency

[@TheEdwardvansloan]

What is this crazy man up to? Cambiar would be proud.

[@General12th]

Hi Pete! Great start!

[@uncleray8140]

Epic start! Can't wait to see how he is going to do it.

[@BrownOwl2036]

So excited to see where this series goes!

[@marianobiondi4152]

Hey Pete! Consider making this ideoligion a raider one, it would add a nice taste to it, and raiding doesn't have to be frequent, so we can still get the ice sheet experience. Love your videos!

[@thehorny1ify]

the title: “starting from nothing” the video: starts with 40 survival meals, two tamed elephants, research, clothed and equipped colonists with edited genes, an AI persona sword, chemfuel etc. lmao

[@scratchfisch6425]

The title is "starting *on* nothing", pretty accurate if you ask me.

[@dfyz1407]

I'm here, at the star of new great adventure. Thx you, Pete!

[@CloakenDagger666]

Finally, Transhumanist, From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me. I craved the strength and certainty of steel.

[@mirjanbouma]

Youre very good at promoting, Pete. I donated.

[@road_squirrel]

woohoo 🎉 i'm so excited for the new rimworld series