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RimWorld switches engine from Unity to the devs' own, faster Waylith Engine, all apparently without breaking mods somehow

Ludeon Studios, developers of sci-fi colony construction sim RimWorld , have announced in a Steam update that the game will be moving over from Unity to the studio's own in-house Waylith Engine in its upcoming update 1.7. Ludeon states that the game will "look and play exactly the same", but performance will see an…

RimWorld switches engine from Unity to the devs' own, faster Waylith Engine, all apparently without breaking mods somehow
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Ludeon Studios, developers of sci-fi colony construction sim RimWorld , have announced in a Steam update that the game will be moving over from Unity to the studio's own in-house Waylith Engine in its upcoming update 1.7. Ludeon states that the game will "look and play exactly the same", but performance will see an…

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10/13/2026 05:51
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