Outlanders

Outlanders are industrial tech level factions that populate the rimworld. There are two types of outlanders: civil outlanders, which start out neutral, and rough outlanders, which start out hostile but can be befriended.

Outlanders use the same equipment and technology as pirates, but they do not behave the same. Unlike Pirates, Outlanders can be made into allies by sending gifts, trading, or releasing prisoners. Due to their similarity to your colony, they can be considered the standard faction. They often use similar equipment and tactics as normal pirates, but rarely use high level gear such as sniper rifles. Be nice to them and you will be rewarded, but anger them and you basically have another pirate group, except they can be negotiated with.

Lore

"These people have lived here for decades or centuries, and have lost most of the technology that brought them to this world. They usually work with simple machinery and defend themselves with advanced gunpowder weapons. They are concerned with the practical matters of trade, trust and survival." - In-game description

In the core game, Outlander faction leaders are called "Prime Councilors", but with the Ideology DLC enabled the leader titles are that of their ideoligion.

Names

The name of the Outlander factions vary from game to game, but follows one of several patterns:

• [nearnameinitial]
• [nearnameinitial] [political_union_outlander]
• [nearnameinitial] [political_adjective] [political_union_outlander]
• [political_union_outlander] of [nearnameinitial]
• [political_adjective] [political_union_outlander] of [nearnameinitial]

Where [nearnameinitial] can be either:

• [PlaceOutlander]
• [Direction] [PlaceOutlander]

Variants

There are three primary variants of outlanders. They differ in their description and their relations with the player and other factions, but are otherwise identical.

Civil outlander union

This particular group holds civil behavior in high regard.

Civil outlander unions always start off neutral. This type of faction has a nautral goodwill range from -50 to 50. If goodwill is over 50, it will fall by 0.4 per day. If goodwill is under -50, it will rise by 0.2 per day.

Rough outlander union

This particular group has a streak of barbarity in them.

Rough outlander unions always start off hostile towards your faction, as well as all other factions. This type of faction has a natural goodwill range from -100 to -80. If goodwill is over -80, it will fall by 0.4 per day. If goodwill is under -100, it will rise by 0.2.

Rough pig union

A loose union of hardy pigskin townships. They're willing to make friends, even with thinsnouts, but they're also ready to toss a bomb and gnaw human gristle when it suits them. Treat them with respect and they'll offer a trotter to an ally in need. Turn against them and the last thing you hear might be a triumphant battle squeal.

Rough pig unions are, in essence, rough outlander unions that are exclusively populated with outlanders with the pigskin xenotype. They also have some custom pawnkinds available to them to reflect that change, the primary difference being the use short ranged weapons because of their genetic nearsightedness.

Rough pig unions always start off hostile towards your faction, as well as all other factions. This type of faction has a natural goodwill range from -100 to -80. If goodwill is over -80, it will fall by 0.4 per day. If goodwill is under -100, it will rise by 0.2.

Pawns

Outlander pawns will have backstories from the "Outlander" category 95% of the time, and from the "Offworld" category 5% of the time.

Outlanders

Pawn Type	Image	Combat Power	Gear Health (%)	Avg. Gear Quality	Clothing Budget	Weapon Budget	Available Weapons	Age Range	Additional Info [edit]
Villager		35	20-200	Poor	200-400	65-250	Autopistol Knife Machine pistol Revolver	Any	6% chance to have one of the following prostheses: Aesthetic nose Cochlear implant Drill arm Field hand Peg leg Prosthetic arm Prosthetic heart Prosthetic leg Wooden foot Wooden hand. 40% chance to wear headgear of some sort.
Town Guard		55	60-200	Normal	400-600	250-400	Autopistol Bolt-action rifle Heavy SMG Incendiary launcher Machine pistol Pump shotgun Revolver	Any	40% chance to wear headgear of some sort. 4% chance to have one of the following prostheses: Aesthetic nose Cochlear implant Drill arm Field hand Peg leg Prosthetic arm Prosthetic heart Prosthetic leg Wooden foot Wooden hand.
Town Trader		40	100	Normal	400-600	200	Autopistol Revolver	Any	Always has bowler hat. 15% chance to have one of the following prostheses: Aesthetic nose Aesthetic shaper Armorskin gland Bionic arm Bionic ear Bionic eye Bionic heart Bionic leg Bionic spine Bionic stomach Bionic tongue Circadian assistant Circadian half-cycler Coagulator Cochlear implant Detoxifier kidney Detoxifier lung Drill arm Field hand Gastro-analyzer Healing enhancer Immunoenhancer Joywire Learning assistant Love enhancer Neurocalculator Nuclear stomach Painstopper Peg leg Power claw Prosthetic arm Prosthetic heart Prosthetic leg Reprocessor stomach Sterilizing stomach Toughskin gland Wooden foot Wooden hand.
Town Councilman		40	100	Good	700-1200	200	Autopistol Revolver	At least 30	Always has bowler hat. Only one can show in a raid. 15% chance to have one of the following prostheses: Aesthetic nose Aesthetic shaper Armorskin gland Bionic arm Bionic ear Bionic eye Bionic heart Bionic leg Bionic spine Bionic stomach Bionic tongue Circadian assistant Circadian half-cycler Coagulator Cochlear implant Detoxifier kidney Detoxifier lung Drill arm Field hand Gastro-analyzer Healing enhancer Immunoenhancer Joywire Learning assistant Love enhancer Neurocalculator Nuclear stomach Painstopper Power claw Prosthetic arm Prosthetic heart Prosthetic leg Reprocessor stomach Sterilizing stomach Toughskin gland.

Mercenaries

These elite units types join both outlanders and pirates in their ranks in the mid-to-late game.

Pawn Type	Image	Combat Power	Gear Health (%)	Avg. Gear Quality	Clothing Budget	Weapon Budget	Available Weapons	Age Range	Additional Info [edit]
Grenadier		65	70-230	Normal	400-700	500	Frag grenades Molotov cocktails	Up to 65	50% chance to wear headgear of some sort. 10% chance of a drug addition. 15% chance to carry between 0 and 2 combat enhancing drugs. 10% chance for weapon to be biocoded. 5% chance to carry 1x Medicine Cannot have the Brawler trait. Has a 5% chance to have one of the following prostheses: Cochlear implant Drill arm Field hand Peg leg Prosthetic arm Prosthetic heart Prosthetic leg Wooden foot Wooden hand
EMP Grenadier		65	70-230	Normal	400-700	500	EMP grenades	Up to 65	50% chance to wear headgear of some sort. 10% chance of a drug addition. 15% chance to carry between 0 and 2 combat enhancing drugs. 10% chance for weapon to be biocoded. 5% chance to carry 1x Medicine Cannot have the Brawler trait. Has a 5% chance to have one of the following prostheses: Cochlear implant Drill arm Field hand Peg leg Prosthetic arm Prosthetic heart Prosthetic leg Wooden foot Wooden hand
Smoke Grenadier		65	70-230	Normal	400-700	500	Smoke launcher	Up to 65	50% chance to wear headgear of some sort. 10% chance of a drug addition. 15% chance to carry between 0 and 2 combat enhancing drugs. 10% chance for weapon to be biocoded. 5% chance to carry 1x Medicine Cannot have the Brawler trait. Has a 5% chance to have one of the following prostheses: Cochlear implant Drill arm Field hand Peg leg Prosthetic arm Prosthetic heart Prosthetic leg Wooden foot Wooden hand
Mercenary Gunner		90	70-320	Normal	1000-1500	330-650	Assault rifle Autopistol Bolt-action rifle Chain shotgun EMP launcher Heavy SMG Incendiary launcher LMG Machine pistol Pump shotgun Revolver	Up to 65	50% chance to wear headgear of some sort. 10% chance of a drug addition. 5% chance to carry between 0 and 2 combat enhancing drugs. 20% chance for weapon to be biocoded. 10% chance to carry 1x Medicine. Cannot have the Brawler trait. Has a 15% chance to have one of the following prostheses: Aesthetic nose Aesthetic shaper Bionic arm Bionic ear Bionic eye Bionic heart Bionic leg Bionic spine Bionic stomach Bionic tongue Circadian assistant Circadian half-cycler Coagulator Cochlear implant Detoxifier kidney Detoxifier lung Drill arm Field hand Gastro-analyzer Healing enhancer Immunoenhancer Joywire Learning assistant Love enhancer Neurocalculator Nuclear stomach Painstopper Power claw Prosthetic arm Prosthetic heart Prosthetic leg Reprocessor stomach Sterilizing stomach Toughskin gland
Mercenary Sniper		110	70-320	Normal	1000-1500	600-600	Sniper rifle	Up to 65	50% chance to wear headgear of some sort. 10% chance of a drug addition. 15% chance to carry between 0 and 2 combat enhancing drugs. 20% chance for weapon to be biocoded. 10% chance to carry 1x Medicine Has a 15% chance to have one of the following prostheses: Aesthetic nose Aesthetic shaper Bionic arm Bionic ear Bionic eye Bionic heart Bionic leg Bionic spine Bionic stomach Bionic tongue Circadian assistant Circadian half-cycler Coagulator Cochlear implant Detoxifier kidney Detoxifier lung Drill arm Field hand Gastro-analyzer Healing enhancer Immunoenhancer Joywire Learning assistant Love enhancer Neurocalculator Nuclear stomach Painstopper Power claw Prosthetic arm Prosthetic heart Prosthetic leg Reprocessor stomach Sterilizing stomach Toughskin gland
Mercenary Slasher		150	70-320	Normal	300-1400	200-500	Axe Gladius Longsword Mace Spear Warhammer	Up to 65	Always has a Shield belt. Will never wear headgear. 10% chance of a drug addition. 15% chance to carry between 0 and 2 combat enhancing drugs. 20% chance for weapon to be biocoded. 10% chance to carry 1x Medicine Has a 15% chance to have one of the following prostheses: Aesthetic nose Aesthetic shaper Bionic arm Bionic ear Bionic eye Bionic heart Bionic leg Bionic spine Bionic stomach Bionic tongue Circadian assistant Circadian half-cycler Coagulator Cochlear implant Detoxifier kidney Detoxifier lung Drill arm Field hand Gastro-analyzer Healing enhancer Immunoenhancer Joywire Learning assistant Love enhancer Neurocalculator Nuclear stomach Painstopper Power claw Prosthetic arm Prosthetic heart Prosthetic leg Reprocessor stomach Sterilizing stomach Toughskin gland
Heavy Mercenary		150	70-320	Normal	200-350	1200	Doomsday rocket launcher Minigun Triple rocket launcher	Up to 65	50% chance to wear headgear of some sort. 10% chance of a drug addition. 15% chance to carry between 0 and 2 combat enhancing drugs. 20% chance for weapon to be biocoded. 10% chance to carry 1x Medicine Has a 15% chance to have one of the following prostheses: Aesthetic nose Aesthetic shaper Bionic arm Bionic ear Bionic eye Bionic heart Bionic leg Bionic spine Bionic stomach Bionic tongue Circadian assistant Circadian half-cycler Coagulator Cochlear implant Detoxifier kidney Detoxifier lung Drill arm Field hand Gastro-analyzer Healing enhancer Immunoenhancer Joywire Learning assistant Love enhancer Neurocalculator Nuclear stomach Painstopper Power claw Prosthetic arm Prosthetic heart Prosthetic leg Reprocessor stomach Sterilizing stomach Toughskin gland
Elite Mercenary		150	100	Normal	2500-3500	500-1400	Assault rifle Chain shotgun Heavy SMG LMG	Up to 45	90% chance to wear headgear of some sort. 10% chance of a drug addition. 80% chance to carry between 1 and 2 combat enhancing drugs. 30% chance for weapon to be biocoded. 10% chance to carry 1x Medicine. Cannot have the Brawler trait. Has a 35% chance to have one of the following prostheses: Aesthetic nose Aesthetic shaper Bionic arm Bionic ear Bionic eye Bionic heart Bionic leg Bionic spine Bionic stomach Bionic tongue Circadian assistant Circadian half-cycler Coagulator Detoxifier kidney Detoxifier lung Drill arm Field hand Gastro-analyzer Healing enhancer Immunoenhancer Joywire Learning assistant Love enhancer Neurocalculator Nuclear stomach Painstopper Power claw Reprocessor stomach Sterilizing stomach Toughskin gland
Boss		150	100	Normal	2500-3500	500-1400	Assault rifle Chain shotgun Heavy SMG LMG	Up to 45	May be faction leader. 90% chance to wear headgear of some sort. 10% chance of a drug addiction. 80% chance to carry between 1 and 2 combat enhancing drugs. 30% chance for weapon to be biocoded. Cannot have the Brawler trait. Has a 35% chance to have one of the following prostheses: Aesthetic nose Aesthetic shaper Bionic arm Bionic ear Bionic eye Bionic heart Bionic leg Bionic spine Bionic stomach Bionic tongue Circadian assistant Circadian half-cycler Coagulator Detoxifier kidney Detoxifier lung Drill arm Field hand Gastro-analyzer Healing enhancer Immunoenhancer Joywire Learning assistant Love enhancer Neurocalculator Nuclear stomach Painstopper Power claw Reprocessor stomach Sterilizing stomach Toughskin gland

Xenotypes

The table below describes the chance for a given pawn from each faction being one of the xenotypes added by the Biotech DLC. Note that this value does not account for chances in xenotype chance from ideoligion or from pawn kind, it only shows the base value before those factors.

Civil outlander union
Xenotype		Chance
	Dirtmole	5%
	Genie	2.5%
	Highmate	0%
	Hussar	5%
	Impid	0%
	Neanderthal	2.5%
	Pigskin	0%
	Sanguophage	0%
	Waster	0%
	Yttakin	0%
	Baseliner	85%

Rough outlander union
Xenotype		Chance
	Dirtmole	5%
	Genie	2.5%
	Highmate	0%
	Hussar	5%
	Impid	0%
	Neanderthal	2.5%
	Pigskin	0%
	Sanguophage	0%
	Waster	0%
	Yttakin	0%
	Baseliner	85%

Rough pig union
Xenotype		Chance
	Dirtmole	0%
	Genie	0%
	Highmate	0%
	Hussar	0%
	Impid	0%
	Neanderthal	0%
	Pigskin	100%
	Sanguophage	0%
	Waster	0%
	Yttakin	0%
	Baseliner	0%

Raids

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Faction bases

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Version history

• 1.1 - Faction icons are now differentiated by shape as well as color, to help out colorblind players. Smoke grenadier pawnkind added.

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Factions

Human Factions

Ancients (Neutral, Hostile) • Tribes (Gentle, Fierce, Savage, Cannibal, Nudist, Fierce neanderthal, Savage impid) • Outlanders (Civil, Rough, Rough pig) • Pirates (Normal, Cannibal, Yttakin, Waster) • Empire

Non-human Factions

Insectoids • Mechanoids

Related

Faction base • Raider