Achtung!

Achtung! is a RimWorld control mod focused on better colonist commanding: force work, line formations, multi-colonist orders, and lower-friction moment-to-moment control.

Install

Easiest

1. Install Harmony.
2. Download the latest Achtung! release from: https://github.com/pardeike/Achtung2/releases/latest
3. Unzip the Achtung folder into your RimWorld Mods directory.
4. Enable Harmony and Achtung! in RimWorld.

Steam Workshop is also available: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=730936602

Requirements

• RimWorld 1.6
• Harmony (brrainz.harmony)

The repository still carries compatibility assets for older RimWorld versions, but the current release and test workflow target RimWorld 1.6. Those older version directories are frozen release content; current development does not update them.

Multiplayer

Achtung 1.6 supports the official RimWorld Multiplayer mod. Multiplayer is optional; when it is active, Achtung registers its synchronized commands through MultiplayerAPI and shares gameplay-affecting Achtung settings through the save.

The compatibility layer covers drafting and undrafting, formation movement, force work, thorough room cleaning, firefighting, portal entry, cancellation, deterministic background expansion, and late-join restoration. Visual preferences remain local to each player.

All players must use the same Rescue setting before starting a Multiplayer session and leave it unchanged until the session ends. Rescue adds or removes a work type, so changing it while a game is hosted is not supported.

Load Prepatcher and Multiplayer according to Multiplayer's own requirements. Achtung declares Multiplayer as an optional loadAfter dependency.

Build From Source

git clone https://github.com/pardeike/Achtung2.git
cd Achtung2
env -u RIMWORLD_MOD_DIR ./scripts/build-quiet.sh -c Release
./scripts/build-quiet.sh -c Release -p:RIMWORLD_MOD_DIR=/path/to/RimWorld/Mods

The first command builds without deploying. The second deploys the mod and its RimBridge companion as one paired unit. A deploy build refuses to overwrite a running RimWorld process. See TESTING.md for the live test workflow.

What The Mod Adds

• Force-work commands that keep important jobs moving
• Better multi-colonist command handling
• Formation and line movement tools
• Smarter drafting and undrafting behavior around issued commands
• Utility commands such as room cleaning, firefighting, and sowing workflows

Live Developer Workflow

The reproducible mod-debugging stack is:

1. Achtung2 for the mod under test
2. RimBridgeServer for live RimWorld inspection and control
3. GABS for starting RimWorld and exposing the bridge tools cleanly to an AI client
4. DecompilerServer for reading RimWorld's managed assemblies while debugging job flow

The companion DLL under Source/BridgeTools contains named, reusable contracts that exercise Achtung against a running game. The main project restores and builds it automatically. Build, deploy, lifecycle, required mod configuration, and contract details are documented in TESTING.md.

Toolchain projects:

• RimBridgeServer: https://github.com/pardeike/RimBridgeServer
• GABS: https://github.com/pardeike/GABS
• DecompilerServer: https://github.com/pardeike/DecompilerServer

Notes

• Achtung! is designed to minimize save dependencies, but an active custom Achtung job can still be serialized into a save. If you want to remove the mod cleanly from a save, cancel current Achtung jobs first and save again.
• Force-work jobs are intentionally aggressive. They are meant for priority intervention, not soft scheduling.

Feedback

• GitHub: https://github.com/pardeike/Achtung2
• Steam Workshop: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=730936602
• Ludeon Forums: https://ludeon.com/forums/index.php?topic=22130.0

License

Free as in free beer. Copy, learn, and be respectful.