Many players of the development strategy hit Rimworld want one thing above all: a multiplayer mode. In the past there were mods that made co-op or other online functions possible. Now there are indications that the developer Ludeon Studios wants to bring an official MP update.
There is an active job posting for one on the team's website experienced developer with multiplayer focus. He should be familiar with predictive client / server models, low-level network stacks, multiplayer coding and platforms such as Steam and work from home.
Rimworld development continues
Rimworld is the only project of Ludeon Studios. It also recently received a new update and a paid DLC called Royalty after a waiting period of over a year. It is therefore reasonable to assume that the developer you are looking for will also work on Rimworld. In theory, of course, a new game would also be an option.
The trailer introduces the new addon:
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The trailer for Rimworld Royalty introduces you to the features of the DLC
This is next: Next, the team plans to add smaller features. This includes other content for quests, as well as being able to store unwanted noble titles. A new free update has also been announced. However, there is no binding official statement on multiplayer.
What are the current multiplayer mods doing?
Since the update to version 1.1, many of the Multiplayer mods already released are incompatible and no longer work. Including the popular mod by Zenrith, which has been further developed by the community since the developer disappeared.
Swept – one of the new mod authors – explains the now incompatible multiplayer that one already is working on an update
So far only the Mod Real Ruins has been updated. Thanks to this, you can find the run-down bases of real players in your world and also share your own.
Rimworld itself is characterized above all by the fact that it writes new stories in each game, which are sometimes dramatic and sometimes completely crazy. For example, the story in which a horde of monkeys with flu caused a massacre.
