Is it possible to Download a non Steam version?

[RetroTekGuy]

Back in the old days of Rimworld you were given an Email with download links to the recent version of Rimworld, This was prior to it being integrated into Steam. But do they still allow you to DL a non steam version?

The reason I'm asking is so i can backup the current version and all of my mods so that when A18 drops I can move to it after all my mods get updated.

[Khan Boyzitbig of Mercia]

If you bought it from ludeon directly then yes.

As for the reason why you want to do that, Tynan puts each version that has been released on steam into the betas tab, you can also copy the mods you downloaded from steam into the mods folder for rimworld itself. Steam stores the mods it downloads to Steam\SteamApps\workshop\content\294100 and they are labled by their workshop id number but it shouldn't be too hard to find out what they are named.

[Vice Admiral Jackknife]

If you have only the steam cd-key then you're out of luck, will have to buy it from gog.com or maybe the official website if they offer straight downloads from there still.

[kevinshow]

If you have that link, it may mean you had bought the game before it was on Steam. in that case, you probably can still download the current version from their site.

Also, see this sticky post

http://steamcommunity.com/app/294100/discussions/0/1291817208489340678/

on how to prevent the game from updating so you can still play a while with the existing mods and game saves that you have.

[RetroTekGuy]

I originally bought it when It first released on his Website, Then added my key to Steam a few years ago. But I couldn't find the DL section on his site....Couldn't even find the Log in section. As for the Beta tab thing, yeah I did check that but If im correct I saw that the latest version is 17a, When we're on 17b...Yes? Will my mods like the 17a version?

[BlackSmokeDMax]

Originally posted by Dr Quin Magna:

I originally bought it when It first released on his Website, Then added my key to Steam a few years ago. But I couldn't find the DL section on his site....Couldn't even find the Log in section. As for the Beta tab thing, yeah I did check that but If im correct I saw that the latest version is 17a, When we're on 17b...Yes? Will my mods like the 17a version?

Your mods probably will be fine, but I wouldn't chance it yet. Eventually the 17b version will be available as a choice, likely right when A18 is about to drop.

[RetroTekGuy]

Yeah I thought so. I really do miss the days of non steam intergration. Of course tho, We got the Workshop when it happened so, Catch 22. NO! Sorry I really miss the days when you had the CHOICE to update a game, Back when we had that little tickable option to enable/disable game updates....Ahh the good ol' days

[Sithis]

Just in case, the Steam version can actually be simply cut-and-pasted into a different folder and started up from there. You will get a 'Steam not running' error, but you have the option to run the game anyway. While it's not exactly what you're asking for, it still is a way to run this game without having to start Steam up. You can also use Mods from Workshop by copying them into the game's Mods folder.

[RetroTekGuy]

Ya know I tried exactly that and while I could do the ignore thing, My mods went tits up, I mean errors out the waazoo!

[Sithis]

Originally posted by Dr Quin Magna:

Ya know I tried exactly that and while I could do the ignore thing, My mods went tits up, I mean errors out the waazoo!

That's odd, because I actually play the game on my laptop offline fine (the game is installed the 'correct' way on PC and this 'mobile' way on my USB 3.0 flashdrive so that I can play without installing it on my laptop, for instance), you need to move user-related data from Roaming to the new computer, though. Mod load order should also stay the same but in case it didn't, try disabling mods on this 'secondary' game version and re-enabling and loading them in the same order your 'main' does.