RimWorld follows three survivors from a crashed space liner as they build a colony on a frontier world at the rim of known space. Inspired by the space western vibe of Firefly, the deep simulation of Dwarf Fortress, and the epic scale of Dune and Warhammer 40K.

Manage colonists' moods, needs, individual wounds, and illnesses. Engage in small-team tactical gunplay. Fashion structures, weapons, and apparel from metal, wood, stone, cloth, or futuristic materials. Fight pirate raiders, hostile tribes, rampaging animals, giant tunnelling insects and ancient killing machines. Tame and train cute pets, productive farm animals, and deadly attack beasts. Watch colonists develop relationships with family members, lovers, and spouses. Discover a new generated world each time you play. Build colonies in the desert, jungle, tundra, and more. Manage quirky colonists with unique backstories, traits, and skills.

RimWorld is not designed as a competitive strategy game, but as a story generator. It's not about winning and losing - it's about the drama, tragedy, and comedy that goes on in your colony. The game creates events like pirate raids, trader arrivals, and storms. But these events aren't random. RimWorld uses an AI Storyteller (modeled after the AI Director from Left 4 Dead) who analyzes your situation and decides which event she thinks will make the best story.

After playing RimWorld for about 5 hours now I've decided it would be a lot of fun to create a colony named after Sandbox users and tell the tales of them trying to survive with each other. This thread is for both signups and when I eventually create the game I'll be hosting the storytelling here too. So if you're interested in being a character in my game, just post below in the following format:

• Name
• What gender you would like to be (Male, Female or Either)

The colony will start with only three people, but gradually over time others will join or be recruited. If you aren't picked for the starting three - don't worry as you may be chosen when more people join. As a sidenote, characters cannot be customised so your character might not necessarily look like you and may have traits that aren't like you at all - these will have been randomly selected by the game.

Sorry for the long OP, the real thread begins now.