Beta 18 added the Orbital Power Beam Targeter and Orbital Bombardment Targeter , allowing colonists to call down devastating strikes from space to vaporize enemy sieges. New Content Highlights
The game began generating a detailed, prose-based history of every battle. Instead of just seeing health bars drop, players could read vivid descriptions of pirates gouging out eyes or specific limbs being perforated during a desperate defense. rimworld-beta-18
Added more variety to colonist breakdowns, including "Insulting Spree" and "Tantrum." Beta 18 added the Orbital Power Beam Targeter
The planet view transitioned to a 3D sphere made of hexagons and pentagons, featuring realistic time zones and sunlight modeling. Environmental Challenges: For the first time, players could adjust global
Items and furniture now feature randomly generated inscriptions that chronicle the colony’s history, such as "this sculpture depicts the wedding of Sarah and John while three muffalo look on in the background".
Added bedrolls for travel and dressers/endtables to improve room quality.
For the first time, players could adjust global temperature and rainfall parameters to create entirely desert or ice worlds.