In Trimps, the story is presented fully in the message log. It contains introductory pieces, and new bits of story are revealed after completing specific levels.
Introduction
Most of the starting unlocks in Trimps come with story pieces, aiding the player in further progress.
| Unlock | Story text | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Resource: wood | "You'll need some wood to build stuff..." | ||
| Resource: science | "This planet feels so familiar, yet so foreign. Maybe it's time to start sciencing things." | ||
| Unlock: Trimp | "There's a weird impish little creature in the trap. A Trimp, you decide to call it. Since
you're so creative, you could probably train this Trimp to help out." |
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| Unlock: Battle | "War... what is it good for? Exploration, or something." | ||
| Unlock: Breeding | "Apparently the Trimps breed if they're not working. Doesn't look pleasant." | ||
| Structure: Trap | "Maybe there's something meaty and delicious here to Trap" | ||
| Structure: Barn | "The food stores are getting pretty full, maybe you should start thinking about a Barn" | ||
| Structure: Shed | "A nice Shed would allow you to keep more wood on hand" | ||
| Structure: Forge | "A nice Forge would allow you to store more metal." | ||
| Structure: Hut | "Doesn't seem like all of these little guys will fit in your ship. Luckily, you remember how to make small huts for shelter." | ||
| Structure: House | "It's starting to get pretty crowded up in here. Maybe you should start building some better housing." | ||
World story
Making your way to those worlds, the following bits of story will be shown:
| World | Story text | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | "Your Trimps killed a lot of bad guys back there. It seems like you're getting the hang of this. However the world is large, and there are many more zones to explore. Chop chop." | ||
| 5 | "Do you see that thing at the end of this zone? It's huge! It's terrifying! You've never seen anything like it before, but you know that it is a Blimp. How did you know that? Stop knowing things and go kill it." | ||
| 7 | "Slow and steady wins the race. Unless you're racing someone who is actually trying." | ||
| 9 | "You can't shake the feeling that you've been here before. Deja Vu?" | ||
| 10 | "Looks like another Blimp up ahead. Hard to tell from far away, but it looks like it has more heads than the last one." | ||
| 11 | "You're unstoppable as long as nothing stops you. Unfortunately, it seems like something really wants to stop you." | ||
| 12 | "Did you see that green light flash by? Weird. Oh well." | ||
| 15 | "Another day, another Blimp at the end of the zone" | ||
| 16 | "Seriously? Another Blimp so soon?" | ||
| 17 | "You climb a large cliff and look out over the new zone. Red dirt, scorched ground, and devastation. Is that a Dragimp flying around out there?!" | ||
| 18 | "There seems to be a strange force urging you to keep going. The atmosphere is becoming... angrier. Part of you wants to turn around and go back, but most of you wants to keep going." | ||
| 19 | "You look behind and see your kingdom. You have gems, a colony, and territory. You wonder if enough Trimps have already fallen in battle. After contemplation, one word falls out of your mouth as you begin to move forward. 'Nah'" | ||
| 20 | "You can sense that you're close to your goal." |