Your colony now talks, remembers, and reacts like never before.

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For the first time in EchoColony, your colonists can engage in group chats — naturally and in turns!

• Colonists take turns speaking, just like real conversations.
  
• You can start a group chat using a new button next to the regular chat.
  
• Nearby colonists are automatically selected to join.
  
• You can add or remove participants freely.
  
• The conversation continues as long as you're present — perfect for roleplay or storytelling!

💡 Note: Group conversations are player-guided. Colonists won’t start them on their own — you organize and direct the scene like a storyteller.

✨ And yes, if enough people request it, distant colonists might be invite-able in future updates!

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All chat history is now neatly organized by in-game date, making it easier to track your colony's daily events.

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• Each colonist saves a daily memory of events or conversations.
  
• You can view and edit these memories via a new memory button (🧠).
  
• Group chats automatically generate personalized memories for each participant.

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Didn’t talk to someone for a while? They might comment:
“Hmm… It’s been a while since we talked.”
Adds a subtle layer of realism and connection.

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• Children now speak like children — curious, innocent, and playful.
  
• Colonists express themselves differently based on their age.

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• Colonists no longer react to invisible or distant threats.
  
• They’ll now only respond to visible, immediate danger, improving immersion and logic.

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In case I didn’t mention it already… Yes, I nearly lost my mind testing all of this.
Every time I thought the update was ready, a new bug would show up and force a full rethink.

I now consider the update stable enough to release — but RimWorld is unpredictable.
If you encounter any bugs related to group conversations, please report them!

⚠️ Currently supported models: Player2, Gemini, and OpenRouter.
I haven’t tested with local models yet — that’ll come later, slowly and carefully.

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This update was originally built for version 1.5, but I managed to adapt it to 1.6 as well.
Once 1.6 is officially released, I’ll focus support exclusively on that version.

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