The scant sources I can find seem to suggest it came about circa 1300, as a naval term.
Any origin behind that, or is it more just a word that came out of nowhere?
Howdy, colonists! I'm back with January's Monthly Challenge! This one's a little different from the last, but designed to let your creative juices flow. This one will begin with a custom-designed scenario, and a couple of suggested mods.
###WESTWARD, HO!
> RimWorld has been called 'the wild west, but in space' before. You're creating a town on untamed land in the far reaches of explored space. You have to defend your town from natives, outlaws, and wild animals. You often have to be entirely self-sufficient, with limited supplies traded from allies.
> Well, let's make that more literal. In this challenge, you're going to be building an Old West town for your colonists to live in.
###You have one chance to survive make your time
You'll need three things for this challenge*:
No Spacer Tech mod to disable drop pod raids and spacer weapons (like the OP rocket launchers) - Requires Royalty DLC
Alternative: No Spacer Weapons and Drop Pod Raids are Spacer Tech -- I was able to load them up without Royalty, though one of them requires Harmony (though if you're using mods, you probably have it already). Sadly, it will still allow Pirates to use drop-pods, but it'll be restricted to that faction only.
Fences mod (requires a framework)
- (Note: The mods are optional, but will make this challenge 1) more authentic, and 2) a whole lot easier. You'll see why.)
###To Begin:
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Note: You will need to start with Dev Mode enabled. You may disable it later, but it is required in the beginning.
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Start with seed:
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Difficulty: Strive to Survive or harder, any storyteller except Phoebe (modded ones are allowed). Reload Anytime mode permitted.
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You must keep your colony on an arid shrubland, desert, or extreme desert biome only -- no relocating to greener pastures.
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Terrain must be flat land or small hills only
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Do not alter the scenario in any way, whether through the 'edit scenario' option or with mods such as Prepare Carefully.
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Using mods to custom-design your pawns is discouraged but not disallowed. It is preferred that you randomize your starting
I'm trying to find the name of a machine from the early 70's. It had a western theme- when the ball entered the field it would trigger reels like a slot machine. Three wagons won replays. Any Idea? I seem to remember it as a Williams, but I'm not sure.
