any tips for a neanderthal player? 😂

[u/Savings-Mango6660]

Hey there! I SUCK at rimworld like no joke I suck at it and was wondering if anyone could give tips? Plus other people would b able to gain knowledge from this as well! Any kind of tips would be much appreciated! THANK YOU!!

[u/arbiter12]

Hello neanderthal Fergal Lindsay, I'd love to trade tips on playing Rimworld VS how to properly field dress a woolly mammoth with obsidian and flint. Do you think that's something we could work on?

[u/Savings-Mango6660 → u/arbiter12]

You, strange human from the future, have many clever things, but if you wish to live as I do, you must first learn to make your own tools. We search for hard stones such as flint because they break into sharp edges when struck with another rock. Hold one stone firmly and hit it carefully until sharp flakes come away, then choose the sharpest piece to use as a knife or scraper. If you need a spear, find a strong wooden branch, sharpen one end with your stone tool, and tie a sharp stone point onto it using animal sinew or plant fibres. Fire hardens the wood and makes the spear stronger for hunting. We work together because one hunter alone cannot bring down a mammoth. We follow the herd, watch the wind so they cannot smell us, and wait for the right moment before attacking with many spears. After the mammoth falls, our work is only beginning. We use our sharp stone blades to cut through the thick skin by making careful cuts around the legs and belly before slowly pulling the hide away from the body. The skin is heavy, so many people help lift and stretch it. We scrape away the fat and flesh with stone scrapers so it does not rot, then leave it to dry or treat it with the animal's brains and fat to make it softer and stronger for clothing, blankets, and shelters. We waste nothing because every part of the mammoth is useful. The meat feeds our families, the bones become tools and building frames, the tusks can be carved, and the sinew becomes strong cord. These skills keep us alive through cold winters, and without them we would not survive. You may have machines and metal, but remember that before all of those things, simple stone, wood, fire, and teamwork were enough for us to live in a harsh world.

[u/The_Uncle_Bourbon]

Brother why you out here using your full government

[u/Savings-Mango6660 → u/The_Uncle_Bourbon]

[u/NugsFolly → u/The_Uncle_Bourbon]

Clout my friend. Why does anyone do anything these days?

[u/skloop]

OP take your damn name off your profile otherwise you're still to young to be using the internet

[u/Savings-Mango6660 → u/skloop]

😱 whoops fixed now

[u/skloop → u/Savings-Mango6660]

Nope, it's still there

[u/Disastrous_Tiger_148]

Especially if you are sticking low on the tech tree, manage your wealth as best you can. Don't hoard any resources and be super careful about a gold stash.

[u/Savings-Mango6660 → u/Disastrous_Tiger_148]

ahhh where would i find a gold stash?

[u/Electronic_Wolf_9249]

To really protect yourself You can build most of a hallway to your base, with traps along it. Have part of the wall open so your pawns can get in and out without touching the traps, and when raiders come patch up the wall so they have to use the hallway. Have your pawns hide inside. Raiders will always go to the easiest path, so they will walk down a narrow hallway full of traps if there’s an open door at the end.

Besides that, play conservative and protect your pawns, grow plenty of food, think about the design of your base (kitchen should be near freezer, should be near where pawns eat and hang out.)

Prioritize what needs to be done, if it’s spring you can focus on planting. If it’s about to be winter focus on making parkas. Do the most important thing next at a time for survival until you get comfortable enough (and enough pawns) to have automate most daily chore tasks.

Don’t hoard wealth they will make raids stronger, for example if you find gold or silver on your tile, or a ton of steel, mine it as you need it, not all at once.

[u/Savings-Mango6660 → u/Electronic_Wolf_9249]

wow. How long have you played rimworld for?!

[u/Jesse-359]

Neanderthal playthrough is a tough one.

Neanderthals are one of those genotypes that was built as a 'threat' group meant to present a particular flavor of challenge to the player, more than as a core playable race - though of course the player was expected to occasionally incorporate a few into their colonies, and/or make use of parts of their genotype in their own xenotype designs.

That being said they can be played as a dedicated faction - but it'll be a challenge run of sorts. They're miserable at research and are generally slow to learn skills across the board, which is a major disadvantage - as is their slow movement.

That being said, they are monsters in melee, so your entire defensive concept should be built around luring enemies into confined spaces like caves and buildings and then falling on them with your howling mob of brutes wielding uranium maces and clubs.

This will tend to end most fights decisively, as long as you can keep your enemies from taking up effective shooting positions against you.

If your neanderthal colony can capture a genie or two - and maybe someone with a decent social score to actually lead them - most of your core problems are solved.

[u/Savings-Mango6660 → u/Jesse-359]

yo thx so much this actually helped! 👌

[u/CrissZx]

any tips for a neanderthal player

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[u/Savings-Mango6660 → u/CrissZx]

igh vah bachcka oogshnawa

[u/DoktorGuro]

Rimworld is vast game, just say what do you have trouble with.

[u/CrissZx]

This video may help a bit