What changed in RimWorld in 2022

Resolved issue with ThinkNodeConditional_UnderCombatPressure not returning correctly for minCloseTargets > 1.

Resolved issue where hauling mech would enter an infinite loop outside allowed area.

Corrected issue where gene processor had no path cost.

Children now recalculate their life stage immediately upon becoming an adult.

Resolved issue where genes removing all passions did not save previous values, causing resets.

Resolved issue where 'Slept in cold' and 'Slept in heat' memories did not account for gene-related temperature offsets.

Resolved issue where children generated at tribal game start did not have natural meditation focus.

Corrected false information regarding animal-related abilities of nearby allies.

Addressed issue where psychic bond could be torn inconsistently when one partner is in a suspendable building.

Corrected issue where pawns could generate lover relationships despite being lifelong colony residents.

Corrected issue where sanguophages could take too many hemogen packs under certain circumstances.

Ancient complexes can now contain genepacks, archite capsules, and deathrest capacity serums.

Resolved issue with text being cut off in the mod mismatch window.

Reduced frequency of gunlinks and eltex shirts in quest rewards, added higher value rewards in ancient complexes.

Corrected issue where Tox packs would activate on stripping or butchering corpses wearing them.

Corrected inconsistency in drug synthesis speed stat drawer based on pawn's crafting ability.

Addressed issue where pawns being carried by others would strain their psychic bond.

Resolved issue where hemogen was wasted when refueling deathrest buildings.

Corrected order of 'Tend to self' emergency work giver appearing below non-emergency work giver on UI.

Corrected food restrictions to respect vegetarian options based on instances of food.

New Ideology precepts that link to Biotech, including beliefs about bloodfeeders, child labor, mechanoid labor, and growth vats.

Adjusted systems to make gene-modding more viable with more genepack options and reduced costs.

Improved responses from factions when pollution is dumped, including goodwill impacts and potential retaliation.

New special seeds that can be planted to suppress and remove pollution in the late game.

Customized xenotypes can now spawn in various random situations.

Gene-modded humans will pass down their genes completely and reliably.

Fixed report of 'overridden by xenogene:' when no xenogenes are present.

Changed 'terrible / great memory' to 'slow / quick study'.

List not cleared, causing failure after first attempt.

Cannot be planted without Ideology installed.

50% at age 3 down to 0 at age 16.

Allows ideologies to select preferred xenotypes affecting happiness and acceptance.

Work requirement reduced from 1500 to 500.

Integration of ideologies and beliefs related to xenohumans and sanguophages.

Customized xenotypes can appear in various random spawn situations.

Health increased to 75/150/225.

Enhanced precept that affects work speed of mechanoids and colonists.

Adjusted systems to make gene-modding more viable and accessible.

Hemogen gain now relates to the amount of blood left in the target.

Enhanced faction responses to pollution dumping actions.

Power requirement reduced to 400 W.

Added revered and reviled precepts affecting mood and opinions towards bloodfeeders.

New seeds that allow players to plant polux trees for pollution management.

Added essential and prohibited precepts affecting growth speed and mood.

Improved gene inheritance for gene-modded humans.

Introduced encouraged and disapproved precepts affecting child work speed and learning.

Plans for Brazilian reals (79.99 BRL), Polish zloty (149.99 PLN), and Russian rubles (under 800 RUB) differ from Valve's recommendations.

Prices in Euros, Chinese yuan, British pounds, Canadian dollars, Australian dollars, Japanese yen, and Korean won will increase by 2-10%.

Updating non-USD price conversions based on Valve's recommendations, effective November 17.

A chunky mid-term 1.4 update with new cross-expansion integration content is on the way.

Tunneler mechanoids have increased armor stats to enhance their durability in combat.

Added more feedback to subcore scanners for better user experience.

Militor's mini-shotgun damage has been slightly reduced and its ranged cooldown increased.

Corrected a typo in the 'kind instinct' gene description.

Resolved an issue where the wind turbine auto-cut toggle was not functioning.

Mechs can now be multi-selected from the mechanitor's control group gizmo by shift-clicking.

Genes will no longer lose pawn references after a death-save-load-resurrect cycle.

Temperature genes now have increased heat tolerance and heat weakness, making them more impactful.

The RimWorld - Biotech expansion is now available, focusing on babies, child-raising, genetic modification, and mechanoid control.

New technology allows sanguophages to enhance their deathrest process using deathrest caskets.

Unmodded savegames from version 1.3 will load in version 1.4.

Many mods have been updated for version 1.4, but some may not yet work.

The Biotech expansion for RimWorld is now available, introducing new xenotypes and factions.

Players can create and interact with new xenohumans, each with unique abilities and characteristics.

Sanguophages can conceal their powers and require human blood to sustain their abilities.

Update 1.4 has been released with various changes detailed in the announcement.

Biotech adds various new factions including Pigskins, Impids, Yttakin, Neanderthals, Dirtmoles, Genies, Hussars, Highmates, Wasters, and Sanguophages.

Modders can begin updating their mods for compatibility with the upcoming version 1.4.

Unlock powerful mechanitor upgrades including neural implants and specialized gear.

Players can style and rename their mechanoids for personalization.

Mechanoid production generates pollution with unique challenges and uses.

New combat mechanoids open up many avenues for offensive and defensive tactics.

Players can control hordes of killer mechs connected to their mechanitor overseer.

Special super-dangerous mechs that provide significant challenges and rewards.

Includes Militor, Scorcher, Legionary, Tesseron, and Centurion with unique abilities.

Biotech introduces three new commander mechanoids to fight, each dropping different mechanoid chips.

New structures that allow players to call super-mechanoid enemies for loot and challenges.

New labor mechanoids introduced, including paramedic mechs, lifters, constructoids, agrihands, cleansweepers, fabricors, and tunnelers.

Mechanoids are now gestated in a mechanite-rich solution, requiring a mechanitor's guidance.

Players can now control mechanoids through a new implant called mechlink, allowing for diverse gameplay.

New gameplay challenges introduced with mechanoids, focusing on infrastructure needs and pollution management.

Mechanoids require heavy infrastructure and consume electricity, transforming colony management.

Expanded combat options with diverse mechanoid types, enhancing tactical gameplay.

Players can now control mechanoids by making a colonist into a mechanitor, allowing for new gameplay strategies.

New pollution mechanics introduced, affecting gameplay and environmental interactions.

Players can genetically modify characters to create xenohumans with unique traits and abilities.

Players can now raise families, with mechanics for pregnancy, childhood development, and education.

The third expansion, RimWorld - Biotech, is set to release soon, introducing new gameplay features.

Fix: Malformed letters are sent to the player regarding ritual obligations that should not send letters.

'No slaves in colony' thought does not apply at 'Very low' expectations or below.

Fix: Multiple funerals generating for ideoligions.

Colonists no longer get upset for delaying a ritual.

Some minor fixes to how ideoligions are generated.

Adjusted reliquary description.

Negative thoughts related to not having enough scarification scars do not apply at very low expectations or lower.

Fixed multiple cases where on Steam Deck some keyboard shortcuts were mentioned.

Colorized some ideoligion-related text in ritual trigger letter.

Added 'Keyboard mode' option on Steam Deck in case someone connects a keyboard to the SteamDeck.

Changed the nutrients needed for lavish vegetarian and lavish carnivore meals to 1.25 (previously 2.5).

When architect search bar is focused on a Steam Deck and the on-screen keyboard is visible, move gizmos up so that they're still visible.

Fix: Not all precepts are added to memes during fluid ideoligion development.

Fix: Word of serenity does not work on catatonic breakdown.

Commands now show 'button A' glyph instead of 'A' label on Steam Deck.

Adjusted inspect pane and stat readout for relics in classic mode.

Fix: Dismissing on-screen keyboard on SteamDeck doesn't unfocus the text field.

Relics system now works in 'Ideology system inactive' mode. You can do the relic chase, quests, build the reliquaries, and so on.

Drum and dance parties can be held in the 'Ideology system inactive' mode.

Ritual opportunity letters are skipped for most rituals for the first 10 days of play.

RimWorld is now available for purchase on Steam in Australia after a successful appeal to the Classification Review Board.

As of April 20, RimWorld is available for purchase again in Australia.

Resolved multiple GUI bugs affecting button clicks and keyboard behavior.

Camera movement now works correctly with the middle mouse button on Steam Deck.

RimWorld now fully supports Steam Deck with improved controls and UI.

Resolved issues with incompatible precepts and ability gizmos during ideology reformation.

Keyboard now shows automatically when focusing on text fields, with increased font size.

Refined touchscreen interface, intuitive controls, and better menu icons for Steam Deck.

Improved touch screen scrolling and zooming capabilities on Steam Deck.

Resolved issues with mouse position not updating on Linux.

New configuration file and SteamInput support added for better compatibility.

Tutorial now mentions the correct button names for Steam Deck.

Fixed issues with incompatible precepts and ability gizmos in the ideology configuration.

Fixed oversized click area around gizmos that made them unusable.

Fixed issue where the keyboard would instantly hide after appearing on Steam Deck.

Full support for Steam Deck released as a beta branch on Steam.

Fixed issue where mouse position would not update on Steam Deck.

UI changes for better readability and improved menu aesthetics on Steam Deck.

Added a configuration file specifically for Steam Deck.

Fixed camera movement issues related to the middle mouse button on Steam Deck.

Improvements to touch screen scrolling and zooming on Steam Deck.

RimWorld is unavailable for new purchases by Australian customers on Steam, but existing owners are unaffected.

Allows players to use Ideology content while not engaging with the complexity of the ideoligions system.

Corrected errors when generating raid sample info under certain conditions.

Now ruins are only claimable if there is no non-downed hostile pawn on the map.

Bigotry precepts no longer have associated memes, reducing annoyances with bigoted guests.

Meme FleshPurity no longer forces the anti-biosculpting precept, allowing biosculpting for purists.

Reduced weights for CenterDrop and RandomDrop raid arrival modes, making mechanoids more likely to walk in.

Classic, custom, and load buttons are now selectable elements that take effect when the player hits 'next'.

Resolved an issue where all rectangles were rendered white.

Added a 0.75x factor to pawn points for colony slaves when calculating threat points.

Meme tooltips now list all prevented precepts instead of just saying how many there are.