Is biotech dlc worth it?

[Pec]

Also does this game have sales?

["Hard Tack" Tom]

Oh yeah. Like 10 new playstyles and hundreds of hours of playtime for 20$ is a steal. Even if they split it up into two dlcs (One DLC with the vampires and mechs, and one DLC with the genetic engineering and kids) i would still pay 20$ for each.

Ideology is also really worth it once you get biotech. Royalty is a pass unless you have tons of money or want to support the devs. It just adds a new faction and some prosthetics, no new ways to play. And ive never even bothered with the prosthetics since outfitting a whole colony feels more like grinding than playing

[boytype]

Yes, Biotech is worth it.
Yes, the DLC and game do sometimes go on sale, but it is usually not a very large discount.

[The Yeen Queen]

Originally posted by boytype:

Yes, Biotech is worth it.
Yes, the DLC and game do sometimes go on sale, but it is usually not a very large discount.

There has so far only been one time DLC has gone on sale. And that was very tiny.

[boytype]

Originally posted by Night Foxx:

There has so far only been one time DLC has gone on sale. And that was very tiny.

^^ Exactly what they are saying. ^^

[Ombrero]

Originally posted by Annonar:

Oh yeah. Like 10 new playstyles and hundreds of hours of playtime for 20$ is a steal. Even if they split it up into two dlcs (One DLC with the vampires and mechs, and one DLC with the genetic engineering and kids) i would still pay 20$ for each.

Ideology is also really worth it once you get biotech. Royalty is a pass unless you have tons of money or want to support the devs. It just adds a new faction and some prosthetics, no new ways to play. And ive never even bothered with the prosthetics since outfitting a whole colony feels more like grinding than playing

i agree.

Biotech and ideoogy are must have, royalty is less important IMO

[marcusaddamsson]

Originally posted by Ombrero:

Biotech and ideoogy are must have, royalty is less important IMO

Well, since I only have those two, I shouldn't comment... but this is the intertoobs, so you know I'm gonna, right? As a guy who played 1000 hrs back in 1.0... any dlc is new to me. But adding those two really does offer a ton of replayability to game that doesn't lack in that department. Ideo might touch more parts of the game, but Biotech is pretty darned kewl too (yay I'm a mechlord!).

I do have one question for the gallery... if I were to buy Royalty (just cuz) would I then have to deal with a whole new set of problems, like some crazy psicaster completely upending the battle? Cuz I think I'd mostly be buying it for the soundtrack... the idea of a pawn that does nothing other than eat lavish meals doesn't really appeal to me.

[MaGicBush]

Originally posted by Night Foxx:

Originally posted by boytype:

Yes, Biotech is worth it.
Yes, the DLC and game do sometimes go on sale, but it is usually not a very large discount.

There has so far only been one time DLC has gone on sale. And that was very tiny.

Twice actually at least that I have seen(last summer and Christmas recently), and it was 17% off for older DLC's. I got Biotech for 10% off at Christmas. So yea not much, but it pays for tax I guess lol.

Contrary to what others say I will say Royalty is great. It adds a bunch of furniture, titles, and psy abilities(magic) to the game. Definitely worth it.

[Wasted]

i think royalty is awesome. but so is ideology and biotech.

Royalty brings a lot to the table. The Empire. Psy-casting which totally kicks ass, new best items and weapons, shuttles etc. totally worth it.

The persona weapons are incredibly awesome , very powerful, and can have traits like fast mover that increase pawn speed by 15%, but also can have negative traits

[ShuFlngPu]

Originally posted by GB:

Also does this game have sales?

Biotech is great DLC along with Royalty but I wouldnt suggest Ideology unless you are into backstory and flavor.

[psychotron666]

Ask yourself if you'd rather have one BJ or two BJs. If the answer is 2, then the dlc is worth it

[AldouzTek]

Originally posted by psychotron666:

Ask yourself if you'd rather have one BJ or two BJs. If the answer is 2, then the dlc is worth it

Ask Tynan Sylvester and he will recommend you to buy all the DLC including that worthless "Name In Game Access DLC" for like $25... Lol yeah

[Vermillion Cardinal]

Originally posted by marcusaddamsson:

Originally posted by Ombrero:

Biotech and ideoogy are must have, royalty is less important IMO

I do have one question for the gallery... if I were to buy Royalty (just cuz) would I then have to deal with a whole new set of problems, like some crazy psicaster completely upending the battle? Cuz I think I'd mostly be buying it for the soundtrack... the idea of a pawn that does nothing other than eat lavish meals doesn't really appeal to me.

The main threat addition will be mechanoid clusters that land in your map which may include nasty stuff like auto mortars and psychic droners.

Psycasts are strictly player only; in VE Psycasts Expanded you can get the rare Imperial or tribal psycaster however (the only one I've met so far was a warlord loaded with excellent quality prestige cataphract armor and LMG that was chasing the deserter and went down to a friendly caravan from all the bruising; given how early this was, it would've been nasty without them).

Your own nobles are much improved over the original iterations when Royalty first came out and will still do work unless they're greedy, jealous, or abrasive. They'll still demand the appropriate clothing if not ascetic or nudist though, and have both throne room and bedroom requirements.

I'd say getting Royalty just for music might not be the best use of your money, but that's your choice.

[boytype]

Originally posted by psychotron666:

Ask yourself if you'd rather have one BJ or two BJs. If the answer is 2, then the dlc is worth it

Do you have to fill out a form for this or something after purchase?
I dont think this was included at the time I purchased the DLC.

[Bathory]

Biotech is great, it's my favourite so far. I grew up on Fallout, Star Wars, Dungeons&Dragons, etc, so for me Biotech allows me to relive those settings in Rimworld.

Alien races, genetic modification, robot servants, children, what's not to love?

[Teal V2]

Is biotech dlc worth it?

This is the only dlc worth it.