What changed in RimWorld in 2021

Mortar miss radius reduced and accuracy now relates to pawn's shooting skill. Ammo cost adjustments made.

Increased damage and accuracy for mini-turrets, autocannons, and uranium slug turrets.

Biosculpters now provide better feedback on cycle durations based on the pawn entering the pod.

Breach raids are now uncommon, with normal raids forming the main threat. Adjusted human factions' raid strategy selection weights for more variation.

Multiple fixes including issues with transport pods, mortars, and pawns' growth rates.

Reworked how tree-lovers respond to tree destruction for smoother interactions.

New tools to manage vegetarian, carnivore, and mixed-diet colonists, including meal texture variations and food restrictions.

Thump cannon range reduced and damage multiplier against walls changed.

Biosculpters now consume 50W when idle and 200W during a cycle.

Transhumanism believers can now automatically take their yearly age reversal cycle with the new 'Auto age reverse' toggle.

Construction cost for biosculpters increased from 3 to 4 components.

Fixed a bug causing caravans to get stuck indefinitely if an animal was added to a pen while pawns were moving.

Added animal pregnancy, gender, and bonded information to archonexus settlement dialog.

Resolved issue where new colony optimism thoughts were not applied correctly.

Deconstruct yield for biosculpters decreased from 50% to 25%.

Caravan hitching posts can now keep animals in place on temporary maps.

Resolved duplication bugs caused by the skip psycast.

Biotuned biosculpter pods now run cycles 25% faster.

Initiating a biosculpting cycle now requires only one action instead of three.

Corrected the weight limit for colonists on the royal ascent shuttle to 1000kg.

Caravan pawns now haul items directly to pack animals, speeding up caravan formation.

Fixed issue where the gastro-analyzer could be removed by the biosculpter.

All biosculpter cycles now require 5 nutrition, which must be loaded before cycle selection.

Gauranlen tree now correctly calculates dryad count on creating seed pod.

Social ideo thought opinion offsets have been rebalanced to improve multi-ideo colony viability.

Updated to Unity 2019.4.30f1 to prevent a rare issue where the game would freeze during startup.

Gaining, changing, or removing a role now requires a simple ritual.

Colonists can now participate in rituals of other ideologies, gaining mood benefits and making recruitment easier.

Cancelling a caravan and selling animals no longer leaves them roped to the caravan gathering spot.

Sunlamp now correctly triggers blinding light for Darkness pawns.

Colonists no longer need three believers to celebrate a ritual; one believer is sufficient.

Blind pawns' stats are now unaffected by light and darkness.

Enhanced UI feedback when a pawn refuses to sell another pawn into slavery due to ideology.

Skullspikes now show whose skull is contained inside on their inspect pane.

Players can now customize and load NPC faction ideologies when starting a game with fluid ideologies.

Colonists with bigoted beliefs receive a negative thought when participating in other ideologies' rituals.

Players can extract trees and replant them, which will die after 7 days if not replanted.

Added 'drag to reorder' label and removed redundant sounds on the colonist creation screen.

Players can now tend to downed hostile or neutral pawns while drafted.

Classic ideo preset can now have tattoos for tribal players.

PawnRenderer now supports Graphic_Random for weapon drawing.

Music now plays immediately after loading a game without a delay.

Minified trees left behind on caravans now count as died.

Added a command for dryads to return to a healing pod for three days to heal wounds.

Nutrient paste now correctly produces ate meat or ate non-meat thoughts.

Added a warning for unsuitable food while setting up a caravan.

Dryads are no longer listed on the bed assign dialog.

Enhanced the warning system for unsuitable caravan food based on feedback.

Reduced the chance of social fights among slaves by 50%.

Ideology now loads before royalty when resetting mods config.

Fix: Trailing newline, null on abandon with no active maps for slave rebellion likely alert.

Add a new ideoligion setup interface which allows playing like classic RimWorld, using presets, or fully customizing.

Fix: Pawns who prefer indoors do outdoor joy activities.

Fix: Rusted car only appears in north orientation.

Fix: Exception when all slaves die while rebellion likely alert active (not hard crash).

Increased plant harvest yield stats' max values.

Fix: NullReferenceException for wearing color thought if apparel does not have colorable (like apparel from mods).

Fix: Drafted slaves which rebel don't opportunistically pick up weapons.

Change harmful aging thought minimum age from 20 to 25.

Fix: Archonexus guitar sound clips play before you close the new archonexus colony start dialog, instead of after like the game start dialog.

Fix: Deserter quest doesn't count as raiding.

Fix: Immunity Drive doesn't work.

Added temperature precept icon.

Rebelling slaves now drop shield belt if they have a ranged weapon.

Fix: Pawns without eyes cannot wear blindfolds.

Fix: Dye doesn't deteriorate.

Fix: Bestowing ceremony lands in shuttle without the bestower exiting, making all the escort pawns just leave the map.

Fix: Slave count rebellion factor shown incorrectly to users in tooltips.

Fix: Dryads can bond with pawns other than the connected one.

Fix: Trying to convert humanlike pawn with no ideo (generated with PawnGenerationRequest(forceNoIdeo: true)) causes errors.

Fix: Generated ideo building def gets overridden to a random one during initialization.

Fix: Very high video memory usage on startup with heavily modded games.

Improvements to texture atlas video memory usage, especially in heavily-modded games.

Fix: Using obsolete methods.

Fix: Typo in shooting specialist role description.

Fix: Dryad and Gaumaker pods can spawn over graves.

Ideoligion text color now have a min brightness, for better visibility.

Fix: Biosculpters fail to eject their contents when uninstalled.

Tuned down apostate memory thoughts and adjusted labels.

Default parameter added instead of overload, causing mod errors.

Apostasy from any ideo triggers knowsmemorythoughts in ideos with apostasy.

Tree connection meme doesn't require Gauranlen connection: Strong.

Cancelling a biosculpter cycle before a pawn has started it will still consume nutrition.

Ideo is left in broken state if player escapes without having selected any memes.

Tree connection pawns have a 25% boost to pruning speed.

Some ancient junk is rotatable but should not be.

A case where bad mods can easily make a savefile unloadable (Building_TurretGun).

Animals being lead by ropes can be stopped to have their wool/chemfuel/milk gathered.

This makes some believers mind extreme temperatures less.

Gauranlen moss can spawn over anima grass and Gauranlen pods.

Increase berrymaker dryad production from 32 to 40 berries per batch. Increase medicinemaker dryad production from 3 to 4 herbal meds per batch.

Drum circle is ignored by pawns if only Ideology is installed.

Inspect pane now automatically resizes when tabs are added or removed.

Clarified spacedrone self-destruct delay info in quest description.

Archonexus quest now warns players beforehand that research will reset.

Fungus darktorch description says it is refueled with wood. It is actually refueled with raw fungus.

Clarified in description that the medical specialist won't do violence.

Confirmation dialogs added when precepts will change.

Fixed issue where some ancient doodads were rotated incorrectly.

Slaves no longer slight or insult non-slaves and will not start social fights with non-slaves if insulted.

Desired apparel now uses the same faction restrictions as role apparel, with specific items categorized as tribal or non-tribal.

Rebellion chance per slave now relates inversely to the number of slaves on the map, and base MTB for rebellion adjusted from 50 to 45 days.

Funerals are now expected to be held for slaves if they share the same ideology as colonists.

Fixed incorrect requireOne usage for PainIsVirtue.

Farskip with Relic no longer gives a debuff from losing the relic.

Allowed saving all ideos in-game and non-ideo members can now participate in leader speeches.

Pawns under 18 can no longer use age reversal.

Lovers/spouses sharing a bed in barracks no longer receive 'sleeping alone' thought.

ProblemCauser quest can now fire correctly with mech cluster even if mechanoids are disabled.

Pawns can no longer build turrets when prohibited by precepts.

Animal products and processed food no longer generate negative thoughts related to meat-eating precepts for vegetarians and carnivores.

Fix: Iterating forwards through knownExpansions instead of backwards.

Fix: Missing reservation check.

When a pawn is connected to multiple gauranlen trees, they prioritize pruning the tree with the biggest difference between desired connection strength and current.

Fix: Tattoos add transparency to pawn skin background.

Improvements to styling station dialog based on feedback.

Fix: Women constantly using the styling station to get a beard that they are not allowed to have.

MayRequire="Ideology" -> MayRequire="Ludeon.RimWorld.Ideology" in a few places.

Fix: Animals portraits blank on ritual setup dialog.

Fix: Pawns can extract skulls from corpses that have lost their head since designation.

Fix: Checking reachability in ClosestThing_Global_Reachable.

Fix: Potential error when ritual participants target a bed.

Fix: Dryads prioritize rest over drafted follow.

Fix: Members of a love cluster that have a single bed get 'slept alone' thoughts.

Fix: Couples made of a slave/colonist pair want to sleep together, despite not being able to share a bed.

Gauranlen pod sprouts can happen even when no tree connector pawns are present, occurring roughly every 60 days.

Fix: Missing translation key.

Fix: Potential NRE when ritual participants target a bed.

You can no longer change the color of lodgers' apparel if they refuse to change their apparel at all.

Tune slave rebellion chances a bit lower, and reduce the effects of some factors. Slave weapon noticing distance reduced from 10 to 6.9.

Suspend dryads currently in cocoons.

Having 1 or 2 colonists of a player's original ideoligion boosts conversion chance for that ideoligion and reduces it for conversions against that ideoligion.

Added darker black hair color option and moved hard-coded hair colors to ColorDefs.

Fix: Royal titles wanting personal bedrooms don't like love clusters.

Auto-slaughter config allows you to control bonded animal slaughter specifically.

Fix: Checking all beds instead of just humanlike ones for room owner.

Precept.PlayerWarning -> GetPlayerWarning.

Gauranlen trees heal slowly over time.

Burka now covers neck and shoulders.

Added a feature that allows players to save and load ideoligions within the ideoligion customization screen.

Fixed a bug where pawns would get stuck at the styling station.

Chance reduced from 36% to 20%; chance of fight reduced from 4% to 2%.

Now bandages go away once it has been tended to.

Low impact memes are now at the top, high impact at the bottom.

Connecting gives 25% to 45% connection strength depending on ritual quality.

Pawns with sight under 50% gain a psychic sensitivity bonus of up to 50%.

Nutrition required for healing and age reversal cycles reduced from 20 to 10.

Addresses large performance spikes when having many animals in a pen.

Assigned mapPawns.FreeColonistsAndPrisonersSpawned to a local variable to avoid repeated expensive calls.

Check a flag before calling a complex function.

Can leave it with a null name.

Negatives for killing trees are reduced; positives for seeing trees are amplified.

Tool stops timed raids once started.

Addressed 'The maximum number of (role) is xx' flickering.

Fix: 'The maximum number of (role) is xx' flickering on edit ritual dialog.

Fix: Dueling slaves without beds assigned results in errors.

Fix: Failing to generate a new unique name for a precept can leave it with a null name.

Fix: Missing eye wound graphic and tattoos visible on beheaded pawn.

Fix: Duplicate building precepts from multiple ideos only shows first building in architect menu.

Fix: Sterilized roosters can still fertilize eggs.

Add caching to pen-related calculations related to WorkGiver_TakeToPen to address large performance spikes when having many animals in a pen.

Fix: Typos.

Chance of resentment on failed conversion attempt reduced from 36% to 20%. Chance of fight reduced from 4% to 2%.

Fix: When a styled standing lamp is failed to build, a non-styled blueprint replaces it.

Fix: Inverted desired connection strength check in alert.

Clarified 'right-click' info in beggars quest.

Fix: Dryads can show up as animals for hospitality quests.

Fix: Missing body parts constantly draw bandages on pawns. Now they go away once it has been tended to.

Fix: Wrong zone checked for auto cut.

Fix: Possible string concatenation issue.

Fix: Another quest node relating to animals could possibly use dryads.

If a pawn has sight under 50%, he should gain a psychic sensitivity bonus of up to 50%.

Fix: Slave ideo buildings lacking causes empty alert.

Assign mapPawns.FreeColonistsAndPrisonersSpawned to a local variable in Alert_RitualObligation to avoid repeated expensive calls.

Fix: Female pawns can infrequently gain beards on style change.

Fix: Cannibal tribes can sometimes generate without cannibal precept.

Skulls are stackable.

Changed implementation of delivering pawns to their bed after gladiator duel.

Fix: Exception when selecting leader with building precept that has no requirements.

Only shows pawn label for occupant, not who it is biotuned to.

Disabled ritual seat outcome effect for rituals without spectators.

Old sound kept playing after changing style categories.

Slaughter order is from most recent to least recent pregnancy.

Significantly reduces performance spikes for larger pawn counts.

Cooldown only starts if there are any ability components.

Deconstruct command tooltip and inspect pane information added.

Minimum colony wealth reduced to 150k.

Pawns are marked as prisoners as soon as they are carried to bed.

Adjusted impassable buildings to prevent overlapping zones.

RimWorld - Ideology is now available for players.

Players can now update to RimWorld version 1.3 for free, which was previously tested in a beta branch.

No need to break compatibility with 1.2 while adding support for 1.3; easy to support multiple versions.

Dryads can be specialized into combat and utility roles, enhancing colony capabilities.

Saves from version 1.2 will load in version 1.3, ensuring continuity.

Gauranlen trees can now sprout near colonies, producing dryads that assist colonists.

Version 1.3 will load 1.2 saves without issues and supports various configurations of expansions.

Tree-believers can connect with Gauranlen trees more effectively and gain unique bonuses.

Players can influence Gauranlen trees to produce different dryad castes for various roles.

RimWorld - Ideology will be released on July 20, 2021.

Players must maintain their bond with Gauranlen trees to support more dryads.

A unique leader role can be assigned to one colonist, providing buffs and special abilities.

Specialist roles can be assigned to enhance skills and provide unique abilities.

Players can hold various player-controlled rituals that impact the colony's story and morale.

Players can assign formal social roles to colonists, enhancing gameplay dynamics.

Moral guides can be assigned to support mental well-being and lead rituals.

Players can perform a range of rituals, from funerals to public executions and parties.

Search bars are now available in various menus to quickly find items.

Colonists can now use medicine directly on the battlefield.

Characters render more efficiently with visible wounds and body modifications.

Order fighters to arrange themselves in a line with a single command.

Neighbors keep a record of actions affecting their feelings towards you.

Characters can now have beards, enhancing their appearance.

Animals are more productive with focused roles and need to be kept in fenced pens.

Technical changes made to ease the modding process.

The Ideology expansion focuses on belief systems, social roles, rituals, and cross-cultural interaction.

Enemies will use new tools to breach defenses, adding variety to raids.

The version 1.1 beta branches have been combined into one, called version-1.1.

This version updates community-created language data.

Adds the latest batch of names from users who bought the Name in Game version of RimWorld.