Ideology worth it for someone new?

[Rosebourne]

I'm new to rimworld and i'm wondering if I should get the ideology dlc, or is this DLC meant for veterans of the game that understand the mechanics?

Outside of the actual ideology mechanic is there anything relatively big I would be missing out on if I chose to play without the dlc?

[GeneralVeers]

I'd play vanilla first, to get a feel for the base game.

Not just so you know what you want to add to the game (and the mods can add a LOT), but also so you can still play the game if something goes kablooie and all the DLC's and mods suddenly stop working.

[Jaggid Edje]

I was new a few months ago and for me it was totally worth it. I'm a big fan of the ideology DLC though, and knew I would be when I read what it entailed. I only played 2 days of the game before buying it, and I do not regret it.
As far as what it brings to the game, the store page lists all that...I wouldn't say it's "meant for the veterans"... I made full use of it as a new player.

Whether the above would be true for you or not, is not something I can tell you. Different people like different things.

[Rosebourne]

Originally posted by Jaggid Edje:

I was new a few months ago and for me it was totally worth it. I'm a big fan of the ideology DLC though, and knew I would be when I read what it entailed. I only played 2 days of the game before buying it, and I do not regret it.
As far as what it brings to the game, the store page lists all that...I wouldn't say it's "meant for the veterans"... I made full use of it as a new player.

Whether the above would be true for you or not, is not something I can tell you. Different people like different things.

I know you can made your ideology from the very start, but I also I read they added a option that let's you make it as you play the game. How does that work?

[XelNigma]

The fluid ideology, you start with a very simple ideology and as you hold events, like parties and celebrations you gain points. Once you have enough you can basicly buy the changes you want for your ideology making it more complex or fine tuned for the environment you find your self in.

[Jaggid Edje]

Originally posted by Rosebourne:

I know you can made your ideology from the very start, but I also I read they added a option that let's you make it as you play the game. How does that work?

Expanding on what was just said above, I'd say fluid is the best way to start for a newer player.
The beginning of a fluid ideology is pretty sparse, in terms of what the ideology adds/changes, so you basically can get comfortable with what an ideology brings to your colony at your own pace rather than being thrown into the deep end right from the start.

[VelxraTV]

I started with everything and have no regrets. A ton of mods also require the dlc. So save the headache and just dive in.

[Païtiti]

Yes. Vanilla is... an ok flavour but gets stale quite quickly.

[Shinoskay]

I didnt pay for ideology and i'd still say its so not worth it. the two mods Rimworld of magic and psychology both basically do the same stuff except better

Royalty is nice, I have to admit that... not worth the money it costs but I got it a little cheaper and its almost worth the actual cost I paid for it.

[Chibi Life]

If you're literally brand new stick to vanilla until you can comfortably survive 2-3 game years on medium difficulty then you can start modding. Reason for this is there's already a lot to learn about Rimworld and you may overwhelm yourself with mods and DLC added to it which will lead to frustration instead of fun.

[VelxraTV]

My first year and playthrough was with yayo's planet. A glorious -500F and 450F temperature extremes. May as well start extreme to really grasp how difficult things can become. The biggest enemy is low ticks per second. After a couple years the fps and ticks just die almost forcing a new game.

[Age]

That's also a question I've got now, I also use psychology and personality mod. What does that DLC exactly do? Cause more social fights because of different cultures or something?

[Jaggid Edje]

Originally posted by Age:

That's also a question I've got now, I also use psychology and personality mod. What does that DLC exactly do? Cause more social fights because of different cultures or something?

Not really. I've yet to have an ideology related social fight across around 600 hours of playtime with the DLC. Almost always driven by traits. People like to fight with "ugly" pawns, industrious pawns love to fight with literally everyone else for being lazy, etc.

What the DLC does is detailed on the Steam store page.

[Age]

That doesn't look bad. Reminds me of the mods which days do matter, and adds personality to the game. I'll look into this one, thanks.

[Païtiti]

Originally posted by Age:

That's also a question I've got now, I also use psychology and personality mod. What does that DLC exactly do? Cause more social fights because of different cultures or something?

What does Psychology and Personality mod have to do with Ideology? I dont know why you would compare those? Dont mind John, as he talks out of his behind with no clue whatsoever.

If you want to compare Ideology to any mod you would have to look at Jec's RimCults. That's as close as you can get. Personality and Psychology do completetely different things.

There are about a thousand videos on YT about what ideology adds. Just watch one.

[Age]

I dunno, I'm not a sociologist. I figured they'd influence the behavior my colony would act and show what kind of 'culture' they like or prefer if i do use this DLC with these mods. Unless it's about turning my people some sort of quasi-cult, or a fallout-like faction? I dunno. It still sounds interesting, I will give it a shot.