What's Development Mode?

[Spitz the Sheikah]

Went under the options in one game to change the storyteller difficulty, and saw an unchecked thing called Development Mode. What does that do exactly?

[desrtfox071]

You can make changes there that would otherwise be considered a cheat. This is very useful for checking mod functionality, or basic functionality in general, making it a useful "mode" for "devs".

[Spitz the Sheikah]

Originally posted by desrtfox071:

You can make changes there that would otherwise be considered a cheat. This is very useful for checking mod functionality, or basic functionality in general, making it a useful "mode" for "devs".

ah, I see. That's pretty cool!

[desrtfox071]

Originally posted by Spitz McLoogy:

Originally posted by desrtfox071:

You can make changes there that would otherwise be considered a cheat. This is very useful for checking mod functionality, or basic functionality in general, making it a useful "mode" for "devs".

ah, I see. That's pretty cool!

yep, it's pretty useful, and can be used in a live game. It can also be useful to correct issues that may have arisen if you have a bugged mod or something.

[believor in Prawn]

Originally posted by Spitz McLoogy:

Went under the options in one game to change the storyteller difficulty, and saw an unchecked thing called Development Mode. What does that do exactly?

like what fox said above

dev mode lets you do things like: spawn raids, max colonist skills, unlock research instantly, building instantly at no cost, instakill enemies, spawn in stuff, spawn in events, make people break, have people give birth so much your game crashes, light the map on fire, have yorkies sit in 2000c chairs.

AND MOREEEEEEE

[Dekar_Serverbot]

you can either cheat or see if your tier S can survive a 97465167 points ride

[xicewindex]

Its godmode.
You can change everything really,

Don't like that mud over there cos its where you want to build your kitchen? edit it out for normal firtile tiles or if you wanne cheat more, pave it with sterile floor directly.

Not enough steel or components around? Just spawn in a few steel or machinery wherever you want, just aside your stockpile if you like. Or spawn stacks and stacks of it already mined in your stockpile. Coming to think of it, can also spawn the items you wanted the steel and components for in the first place!

But hmmm, somehow I feel playing this way won't keep me playing for to long,
Sjeez! Rimworld is boring!......

Sarcasm aside, it is handy tool to correct a bug or something and at the start of a game to 'design' the plot your on exactly as you want it to be without making it to overpowered.
(or make it OP as hell if you like, its a soloplayergame so why not?)