RimWorld: Ideology

Game Info

What do you believe? RimWorld - Ideology adds belief systems to the game. Play as piratical nudist cannibals, blind undergrounder mole people, charitable ranching cowboys, machine-obsessed transhumanists, and many more.

Name

RimWorld: Ideology

Companies

Ludeon Studios

Released

7/20/2021

Platforms

Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)

Type

Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Indie

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Saturday, July 6, 2024 5:28:32 AM

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Short Summary
RimWorld: Ideology is an expansion for the critically acclaimed colony simulation game RimWorld. This DLC introduces a new layer of gameplay with the addition of ideologies that shape your colonists' beliefs, behaviors, and interactions. Players can develop unique belief systems, influence colony dynamics, and explore new ways to achieve their goals.
Value vs Cost
The Ideology DLC provides substantial content that adds depth to the base game. The introduction of customizable ideologies and associated mechanics offers excellent value for its cost, particularly for players seeking new and engaging ways to manage their colonies.
Gameplay
Storyline: This DLC adds rich narrative elements related to the creation and evolution of ideologies, affecting how colonists interact and make decisions.
Characterization: Colonists can develop and follow unique ideologies, impacting their needs, beliefs, and relationships.
Movement: No significant changes to movement; however, ideologies influence strategic decisions and interactions.
Combat Systems: Ideologies affect combat dynamics, including how different belief systems can create alliances or conflicts.
Features:
Customizable Ideologies: Create and modify belief systems that influence colonists’ behaviors and decisions.
Ideology Effects: Different ideologies impact colony management, from resource gathering to diplomatic relations.
New Structures and Items: Buildings and items associated with various ideologies offer new strategic options.
Narrative
Writing Quality: High; the expansion introduces complex and engaging stories based on ideological conflicts and cooperation.
Dialogues: Minimal, focusing on the effects of ideologies on gameplay.
Voice Acting: None.
Replay Value
Multiple Endings: New ideological paths offer different outcomes and strategies.
Side Quests: New quests and events related to ideology-based scenarios.
Sandbox Elements: Ideologies add a new dimension to sandbox gameplay, allowing for diverse approaches to colony management.
Game Complexity
Depth of Systems: Enhanced with the addition of ideologies, which introduce new gameplay mechanics and strategies.
Required Time Investment: High; requires time to explore and manage the new ideological systems.
Achievements and Trophies:
Difficulty to Obtain: Varies; achievements related to implementing and managing ideologies can be challenging.
Impact on Gameplay: Adds new goals and strategic elements.
Pros

[] Adds significant new content with customizable ideologies.
[] Introduces new gameplay mechanics and strategic choices.
Enhances replayability with diverse ideological options.

Cons

[] May add complexity that could overwhelm new players.
[] Some players might find the new mechanics challenging to integrate.

Conclusion
RimWorld: Ideology DLC enriches the base game with customizable belief systems and new strategic elements. The ability to shape your colony’s ideology offers fresh gameplay experiences and deepens the narrative, making it a worthwhile expansion for dedicated RimWorld fans.
Overall Rating (out of 10)
8.5/10
Who is this DLC for?
Target Audience: RimWorld players looking for new ways to shape their colonies and explore new gameplay mechanics.
Age Rating: Teen (13+)

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Storyline

RimWorld has always been about role-playing and storytelling. For many years I’ve seen players create colonies with their own special themes - minimalist nomads, raiding pirates, mad cannibals, drug-worshippers. People want to have a sense of authorship over their stories. I thought: What if we made the system that let players explicitly express all those different ways of life? That’s what we’ve spent the last 15 months working on with Ideology. This expansion lets you create a new belief system and act it out in your colony. You can play as tree-worshipping cannibals who carve skulls into every piece of furniture, or blind tunnelers who shun the light, or transhumanists obsessed with perfecting the human form using exotic technology. Or be nudists, or drug-stupor mystics, or piratical raiders, or charity-focused givers, or pain-loving animal sacrificers, or dance-party techno ravers, or rustic ranching cowboys, or many many more. You can mix and match different core elements of your belief system, and also customize every individual precept, ritual, special social role, venerated animal and weapon, culture and style, unique building, tattoo, clothing, background narrative, god, and beard preference. Ideology makes your story into your story more than ever before. This comes with a bunch of extra content. There is a whole new quest category that presents a sort of Indiana Jones roguelike-type challenge of breaking into ancient structures and facing unknown dangers inside to get ancient treasure. There are new dryad creatures who have symbiotic relationships with special trees, and who can be controlled and grown in different castes to do different things. There is spacedrone hacking and terminal-worshipping tribal villages and the new archonexus ending The whole thing is super moddable too. I’m really excited to put Ideology in front of you.

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