What changed in RimWorld in 2016

Surgery failure now has three modes: minor, catastrophic, and ridiculous.

Players can build transport pod launchers to send items and colonists across the world map.

Research projects are visually arranged according to their dependencies for easier navigation.

World map is now modeled as a sphere covered with hexagons and pentagons.

Players can escape the planet by traveling to a distant ship offered by a friendly person.

Proper sounds for chick peeping have been introduced.

Simplified trade price calculations and added rich tooltips.

A new mode for players who want to build without major threats.

Players will receive alerts when colonists are unhappy due to nudity.

Surgery failure now has three modes: minor, catastrophic, and ridiculous.

Rich soil is now darker in color for easier visibility.

World map is now modeled as a sphere covered with hexagons and pentagons.

Players can have multiple local maps active at once, such as a colony and an attacking group.

Disables major involuntary threats for players who want to build.

Simplified trade price calculations and improved feedback tooltips.

Players can gather colonists, prisoners, and animals to form caravans for world travel.

Players can build transport pod launchers to send items and people across the world map.

Improved mountain ranges, hill clusters, and continents generation.

Players can form caravans to travel across the world, encounter enemies, trade, and settle new colonies.

Increased drug addictiveness and introduced various health effects from drug use.

Players can have multiple local maps active at once, allowing for simultaneous colony management and combat.

Players can now escape the planet by traveling to a distant ship offered by a friendly character.

Increased drug addictiveness and added various health effects from drugs.

Players can configure when animals will follow their masters, reducing annoyance during combat.

Research projects are visually arranged according to their dependencies.

Jobs are now given in batches for more efficiency.

Increased cooldown time and reduced aiming time for most range weapons.

New rewards include Name in Game Access, Backstory in Game Access, and Pirate King Access.

New rewards include Name in Game Access, Backstory in Game Access, and Pirate King Access.

You can now buy the creative content rewards separately from the base game on Steam.

You can now buy the creative content rewards separately from the base game.

This makes many mods impossible.

Food selection algorithm prefers meals by 16 cells instead of 7.

Fix for issue 2611.

Fix for issue 2620.

Pawn ticking code is now much faster.

Pawn ticking code is now much faster.

Luciferium gives the positive effect forever with no downside.

Luciferium gives the positive effect forever with no downside.

Fix for issue 2611.

Food selection algorithm prefers meals by 16 cells instead of 7.

This makes many mods impossible.

Drugs are now a bit more profitable and a bit more dangerous.

Drugs are now a bit more profitable and a bit more dangerous.

Fix for issue 2618.

Fix for issue 2618.

Fix for issue 2620.

Corrected a bug with Cassandra Classic and Phoebe Chillax miscounting days since game start, affecting early game raid frequency.

Corrected a bug with Cassandra Classic and Phoebe Chillax miscounting days since game start, affecting early game raid frequency.

Replaces yellow pop-up messages with a helper that shows relevant lessons based on player actions.

Clearly states trader types and lists items they're not willing to trade.

Mods can now be dragged to reorder them in the mods page.

Introduced a drugs system with various drugs that have different effects, including addiction and tolerance.

Smithing is now a prerequisite for Machining research.

Players can now request traders by calling allied factions for a cost.

Introduced a new tutorial with step-by-step instructions for setting up a game and building a colony.

Infestations can now only spawn under a thick roof.

Friendly fire chances reduced by 60% for fly-by shots.

Replaced yellow pop-up messages with a learning helper that shows relevant lessons based on player actions.

Hunters will no longer hunt without a ranged weapon.

Allows players to access underground resources through deep drilling technology.

Included hundreds of other balance changes, text fixes, redesigns, and bug fixes.

Added a tool to quickly select the designator for a building through an existing copy.

Beer production now involves multiple stages: making wort and fermenting.

Fixed a bug that caused pawns to not get 'catharsis' mood gainer thought after a mental break.

Fixed a bug that caused pawns to not get 'catharsis' mood gainer thought after a mental break.

Allows players to quickly select the designator for a building through an existing copy.

Friendly fire chances reduced by 60% for fly-by shots.

Introduces step-by-step instructions for setting up a game and building a colony.

Separated GenStepDefs for easier modding of the MapGenerator.

Added a toggleable view that shows roofs in glowing green.

Corn has been debuffed.

Includes various balance changes, text fixes, redesigns, and bug fixes.

Adjusted the algorithm for finding food.

Reworked trade interface to better indicate trader types and items they won't trade.

Added deep drilling to access underground resources, addressing late-game resource exhaustion.

Introduced a passive cooler building to help manage heat waves.

Fueled generator consumes fuel faster and holds less fuel.

New alert added for the need for warm clothes.

Raiders now steal more often.

Added a toggleable view that shows roofs in glowing green.

Reduced volume of idle animal calls at high time speeds.

Added a message when food spoils in storage.

Mood is now subtly displayed behind the pawn on the colonist readout.

Introduces various drugs with effects, addiction, and a drug policy system for regular usage.

Hunters will no longer hunt without a ranged weapon.

Torches and campfires are no longer destroyed instantly by rain/snow; they consume fuel faster instead.

Volume of idle animal calls reduced at high time speeds.

Chance to spring known traps reduced from 2.5% to 0.4%.

Players can now produce medicine from herbal medicine, neutroamine, and cloth.

Resolved an issue causing a hard crash when bed-sharing pawns have zero chance to do lovin', leading to an infinite loop.

Resolved AI getting stuck and performance issues caused by colony animals starving while restricted from touching walls.

Resolved AI getting stuck and performance issues caused by colony animals starving while restricted from touching walls.

Mitigated an issue where NPCs in parties or marriages would freeze and not respond.

Previously-broken saves affected by this specific bug will now work upon loading.

Fixed an issue where AI would get stuck when a warden chooses to feed a prisoner from an empty food dispenser.

Mitigated a problem where the game could save a corpse with a null innerPawn, making the save unloadable.

Mitigated an issue where the game could save a corpse with a null innerPawn, making the save unloadable.

Mitigated an issue where NPCs in parties and marriages could freeze and remain stationary.

Fixed an issue where AI would get stuck when a warden tried to feed a prisoner from an empty food dispenser.

The unstable branch now has a fix for a bug that caused save games to be broken/unplayable upon loading.

The unstable branch now has a fix to a bug that caused save games to be broken/unplayable upon loading.

Resolved a crash issue when bed-sharing pawns had zero chance to do lovin', causing an infinite loop.

A crash that occurs when the player has no allies has been fixed.

The error message for 'cannot connect to Steam API' is now more informative and suggests rebooting.

Toxic fallout and volcanic winter occurrences are now rarer.

The error message for 'cannot connect to Steam API' is now more informative and suggests rebooting.

Event density on Randy Random reduced to match that of Cassandra.

Toxic fallout, flashstorm, and volcanic winter are now disabled in Free Play difficulty.

Toxic fallout, flashstorm, and volcanic winter are now disabled in Free Play difficulty.

Event density on Randy Random has been reduced to match that of Cassandra.

Resolved an issue causing a crash when the player has no allies.

Toxic fallout and volcanic winter events are now rarer.

Phoebe’s random incident density is reduced to provide more breathing space between events.

Phoebe’s random incident density is reduced to provide more breathing space between events.

Corrected the storyteller's adjustment of trader frequency based on ally count.

Resolved issue where many game events would never trigger, including heat waves and animal insanity.

Fixed issue where the storyteller incorrectly adjusted trader frequency based on ally count.

Resolved issue where threat cycle event maker would queue events without sufficient points to trigger.

Fixed issue where threat cycle event maker would queue events without sufficient points to fire.

Resolved issue where many game events would never trigger, including heat waves and animal insanity.

RimWorld now has full support for Steam Workshop and Cloud saves.

Reworked code to better support modding, making it easier and more enjoyable for modders.

Players who own the game can move it to Steam and receive a Steam key.

The game will support Steam Cloud for saving progress.

The Scenario System is now available in RimWorld Alpha 14.

Alpha 14 focuses on fixing old issues and providing a more polished experience for players.

RimWorld now has full support for Steam Workshop and Cloud saves.

All existing owners of the game can move it to Steam and receive a Steam key.

Alpha 14 will be released on Steam Early Access on July 15, 2016.

The Steam version will include full Workshop support for sharing mods and scenarios.

The Scenario System is now available in RimWorld Alpha 14.

Alpha 14 will be released on Steam Early Access on July 15, 2016.

The Steam version will include full Workshop support for sharing mods and scenarios.

Reworking code to support modding better, making it easier and more fun for modders.

Alpha 14 focuses on fixing old issues and providing a polished experience for players.

Addressed multiple exploits related to traders, manhunters, and powerleveling.

Colonists will learn at a much-reduced rate after a certain amount in a day.

Can fire after one of your people is kidnapped.

Many other balance changes, gameplay and interface refinements, and bug fixes.

Now allows typing in the number you want to trade instead of dragging.

Traders, visitors, raiders, etc. will now escape if surrounded by walls with no way out.

Pawns will be smarter about avoiding traps in various situations.

Numerous balance changes, gameplay refinements, and bug fixes have been implemented.

Ground fertility is now reported on mouseover.

Researching techs above your faction's tech level is now harder, affecting tribes and non-tribes differently.

Added new items like torch lamp and pemmican, along with new research topics for tribes and non-tribes.

World generation is now integrated into the new game process for smoother gameplay.

The game engine has been updated to Unity 5 for improved performance.

Allows players to choose, randomize, and customize special situations to play in, with built-in scenarios and Steam Workshop support.

A row of colonist icons along the top of the screen provides status info and selection options.

Added torch lamp for lighting and pemmican for low-tech food preservation.

Allows players to choose, randomize, and customize special situations to play in.

Pawns can no longer overlap during melee combat, preventing animal deathstacks and introducing new tactics.

Added a row of colonist icons along the top of the screen for status info.

Full support for uploading and downloading scenarios from Steam Workshop.

Infestations are easier and grow less exponentially, now only appear deeper underground.

Raiders will now grab valuable items and carry them off instead of just attacking.

Roofs must now be manually built and torn down by colonists.

Researching techs above your faction's tech level is now harder.

Kidnapping raiders will now work together more effectively, with some covering while others kidnap.

Game engine updated to Unity 5 for improved performance.