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(Functionally they’re nearly identical so use Progression: Robotics if you want the extra changes.)\u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\u003Cbr>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=3229328782\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here for Progression: Robotics\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fi.postimg.cc\u002FtgTLgYxf\u002FDivider-UI.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\u003Cbr>I always thought it was weird how Alpha Mechs is one of the only mech mods that gives you a full set of mech research that is done at the exact same time as the vanilla mech research.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>So I made this mod to fix that by merging all vanilla-adjacent mech research together. It now flows better and feels more natural as you progress.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>To go along with the merge, I’ve also adjusted research costs to balance out the now-condensed tech tree.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>I also tweaked the Blitzkrieg, because it felt unnecessarily annoying to mass-produce for what you get out of it.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>When paired with any mods that alpha mechs adds mechs for, this mod also merges the unlocks\u002Fresearch into vanilla.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>That’s it for now. I’ll probably expand on this later and do a pass some of the other mechs, but nothing’s really screamed \"change me\" so far.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>As always, if you run into a bug, please leave a comment containing a hugslib log + what you were doing when it happened. (If you don't give me a hugslib log and I chop off your limbs)\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fi.postimg.cc\u002F15rNSfy0\u002Ft-E28c-Z7-3.gif\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\u003Cbr>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fko-fi.com\u002Fsmxrez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fi.postimg.cc\u002FHL3ZRphB\u002Fgithubbutton-sm-3.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\u003C\u002Fa>\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fi.postimg.cc\u002FtgTLgYxf\u002FDivider-UI.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fi.postimg.cc\u002F282v4yfm\u002FContents.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fi.postimg.cc\u002FtgTLgYxf\u002FDivider-UI.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fi.postimg.cc\u002FFzvhL3jd\u002FINFOAM11.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fi.postimg.cc\u002FgJQZFSb9\u002FInfoAM2.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fi.postimg.cc\u002FgJnZ795q\u002FInfoAM3.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>\u003Ch4>Full list of changes:\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\u003Cbr>\u003Ccode>\r\u003Cbr>Light alpha mechs:\r\u003Cbr>- Moved to Basic mechtech\r\u003Cbr>Standard alpha mechs:\r\u003Cbr>- Moved to Standard mechtech\r\u003Cbr>Heavy alpha mechs:\r\u003Cbr>- Moved to High mechtech\r\u003Cbr>Ultra heavy alpha mechs:\r\u003Cbr>- Apoptosis moved to Crypto harmonization\r\u003Cbr>- Starfire moved to Crypto harmonization\r\u003Cbr>- Infernus moved to Voidlink connectivity\r\u003Cbr>- Legate moved to Voidlink connectivity\r\u003Cbr>- War empress moved to Quantum pulse messaging\r\u003Cbr>- Siegebreaker and Siegemelter to Quantum pulse messaging\r\u003Cbr>- Rest moved to Ultra mechtech\r\u003Cbr>Blitzkrieg:\r\u003Cbr>- Steel cost 20 -> 60\r\u003Cbr>- Component cost 0 -> 2\r\u003Cbr>- Subcore cost 1 -> 0\r\u003Cbr>Aura:\r\u003Cbr>- Heal rate 10 ticks -> 13 ticks\r\u003Cbr>- Wing blade damage 23 -> 17\r\u003Cbr>Voidlink pack:\r\u003Cbr>- Removed\r\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fcode>\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fi.postimg.cc\u002FtgTLgYxf\u002FDivider-UI.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fi.postimg.cc\u002FD0cGpyJr\u002FFAQ.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fi.postimg.cc\u002FtgTLgYxf\u002FDivider-UI.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\u003Cbr>Q: CE Compatible?\r\u003Cbr>A: I don't see why not.\r\u003Cbr>Q: Does this work with Progression robotics?\r\u003Cbr>A: No do not use both of them at once.\r\u003Cbr>Q: This sounds op! muh balance!\r\u003Cbr>A: I tried my best to keep things balanced while also keeping things fun. If you think something is off, let me know!\r\u003Cbr>Q: Save game compatible? \r\u003Cbr>A: Should be safe to add and remove.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fi.postimg.cc\u002FtgTLgYxf\u002FDivider-UI.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fi.postimg.cc\u002F3rj2x9Sk\u002FCredits.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fi.postimg.cc\u002FtgTLgYxf\u002FDivider-UI.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\u003Cbr>Smxrez (Me) - XML\r\u003Cbr>Inglix - Additional modded mech patches\r\u003Cbr>Ferny - Progression: robotics\u003C\u002Fp>",171,[],[],null,[28,42,55,68],{"id":29,"slug":30,"name":31,"shortDescription":32,"author":8,"workshopUrl":33,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":34,"packageId":35,"category":36,"tags":37,"downloadCount":38,"rating":39,"publishedAt":40,"updatedAt":41},"28c25ce9-a3e3-493e-a7a6-6940897f772e","non-lethal-re-examined","Non-Lethal: Re-Examined","Sometimes, less lethal violence is the answer, however I wish we had some more options.","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=3455926746","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F33320655971410645\u002F676286BE623B99C4315CE9149A52456F202D6095\u002F","smxrez.nonlethalreexamined","weapons",[15,16,17],65935,4.8,"2025-04-01T00:36:58.0000000Z","2026-03-03T21:59:14.0000000Z",{"id":43,"slug":44,"name":45,"shortDescription":46,"author":8,"workshopUrl":47,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":48,"packageId":49,"category":13,"tags":50,"downloadCount":51,"rating":52,"publishedAt":53,"updatedAt":54},"c54c6562-fb49-41cd-8e01-e2ee0bf1532b","power-re-examined","Power: Re-Examined","VFE - Power is HIGHLY recommended but not required.","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=3590186274","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F18401283110850803169\u002F8740E60B98070FE8539EBFFE9438816C992DFE19\u002F","smxrez.powerreexamined",[15,16],42669,4.7,"2025-10-19T21:52:40.0000000Z","2026-06-04T17:23:47.0000000Z",{"id":56,"slug":57,"name":58,"shortDescription":59,"author":8,"workshopUrl":60,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":61,"packageId":62,"category":13,"tags":63,"downloadCount":64,"rating":65,"publishedAt":66,"updatedAt":67},"a4902a75-c18c-401c-bf6a-9fb6576ead80","simple-additions-starfire-boss","Simple Additions: Starfire Boss","Inspired heavily by Reinforced Mechanoid2 Extended Simple Additions: Starfire Boss turns the Starfire mech from Alpha Mechs into a proper boss encounter with custom loot.","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=3656792230","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F14382482278197936761\u002F75D8D2D0038C10FD01657EEFB880AAEA6C58BAFB\u002F","smxrez.sastarfireboss",[15,16],578,4.5,"2026-01-30T18:40:44.0000000Z","2026-01-30T18:47:49.0000000Z",{"id":69,"slug":70,"name":71,"shortDescription":72,"author":8,"workshopUrl":73,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":74,"packageId":75,"category":13,"tags":76,"downloadCount":77,"rating":19,"publishedAt":78,"updatedAt":79},"24257465-7385-4263-981d-2956af99e966","security-re-examined","Security: Re-Examined","After the VFE-S 2.0 update, I don't have many complaints left. Great job, VE team. All this mod does now is a few balance tweaks along with adding 4 more concealed turrets. (More balance changes may come later as I have a chance to play more with the mod.) The full list of change","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=3453919173","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F10830839458376563511\u002FF8807E8317DECBBBE4AFE300CF59DD5F8FF137C8\u002F","smxrez.securityreexamined",[15,16,17],40021,"2025-03-29T00:53:44.0000000Z","2026-02-01T18:05:35.0000000Z",[81,98,112,125],{"id":82,"slug":83,"name":84,"shortDescription":85,"author":86,"workshopUrl":87,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":88,"packageId":89,"category":13,"tags":90,"downloadCount":95,"rating":19,"publishedAt":96,"updatedAt":97},"46736a72-6b57-4718-b154-25eb5d59a0f8","replace-stuff","Replace Stuff","Place buildings anywhere, on top of existing things, and the game will handle it.","Uuugggg","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=1372003680","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F921426876980662243\u002F50B18BF7A9132FB5B01AFD7A5AACA57DF1940771\u002F","uuugggg.replacestuff",[15,91,92,17,93,94],"1.1","1.2","1.4","1.3",2059514,"2018-04-28T04:53:36.0000000Z","2024-12-31T18:41:04.0000000Z",{"id":99,"slug":100,"name":101,"shortDescription":102,"author":103,"workshopUrl":104,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":105,"packageId":106,"category":13,"tags":107,"downloadCount":108,"rating":109,"publishedAt":110,"updatedAt":111},"7e30d916-26de-4df5-b488-bc6016b94967","smarter-construction","Smarter Construction","Stop your pawns from constantly building themselves into a wall or blocking something that hasn't been built yet.","Hultis","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=2202185773","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F1485579161693749136\u002FDAC8E9DDF6F2DBE278495305E1327BAE842FD14D\u002F","dhultgren.smarterconstruction",[15,91,92,17,93,94,16],1457892,5,"2020-08-19T08:37:24.0000000Z","2026-08-07T19:16:09.0000000Z",{"id":113,"slug":114,"name":115,"shortDescription":116,"author":117,"workshopUrl":118,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":119,"packageId":120,"category":13,"tags":121,"downloadCount":122,"rating":19,"publishedAt":123,"updatedAt":124},"56cde3aa-2be0-46fc-93bf-286e487320f4","vanilla-apparel-expanded","Vanilla Apparel Expanded","1.2.1 (25\u002F02\u002F2020): Formal wear now counts as royal apparel. 1.2.0 (19\u002F02\u002F2020): This mod is now 1.1 compatible. After a hundred hours playing RimWorld you notice that every pawn wears somewhat the same things. The base game apparel is not really as interesting, unique and variou","Oskar Potocki","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=1814987817","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F17914054259451166663\u002F768658D3C5B5ADB2E14188F0B3E249AE7B0E8317\u002F","vanillaexpanded.vappe",[15,16,17,93],1467956,"2019-07-25T17:30:35.0000000Z","2026-01-17T20:36:32.0000000Z",{"id":126,"slug":127,"name":128,"shortDescription":129,"author":130,"workshopUrl":131,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":132,"packageId":133,"category":13,"tags":134,"downloadCount":136,"rating":19,"publishedAt":137,"updatedAt":138},"7a5ec116-971a-46b7-859e-51ff92209fe3","allow-tool","Allow Tool","A set of tools to make your life on the Rim a bit easier.","Symbolic","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=761421485","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F776246865735755178\u002FCCCD0C73837BCCF95C0568802416AA79875EA281\u002F","unlimitedhugs.allowtool",[15,16,17,93,94,92,91,135],"1.0",2108609,"2016-09-10T19:25:34.0000000Z","2025-07-13T19:18:59.0000000Z",[140,153,165,177],{"id":141,"slug":142,"name":143,"shortDescription":144,"author":117,"workshopUrl":145,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":146,"packageId":147,"category":148,"tags":149,"downloadCount":150,"rating":19,"publishedAt":151,"updatedAt":152},"8d090d59-2cfe-47c1-b614-5142934c7f92","vanilla-furniture-expanded-art","Vanilla Furniture Expanded - Art","1.2 (29\u002F08\u002F2020): Fixed laggy hologram code. This mod now requires our framework. 1.1.1 (14\u002F08\u002F2020): Fixed the issue with pottery display radius for meditation, Added decorative plant pots. This module is a part of Vanilla Furniture Expanded which can be downloaded below. Vanill","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=1968134023","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F14421122138136305136\u002FA44DCA1D04BD8436E00FA7B0A67850DDC506F37F\u002F","vanillaexpanded.vfeart","furniture",[15,16,17,93],1420960,"2020-01-13T14:23:34.0000000Z","2026-03-20T19:21:13.0000000Z",{"id":154,"slug":155,"name":156,"shortDescription":157,"author":130,"workshopUrl":158,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":159,"packageId":160,"category":13,"tags":161,"downloadCount":162,"rating":19,"publishedAt":163,"updatedAt":164},"54ff6b67-f141-4816-822f-ad10a2fab1b0","hugslib","HugsLib","This is a library that provides shared functionality for other mods.","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=818773962","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F103978299280169442\u002FA67F10574269C336608796DAF2A6ECF3B96B0F59\u002F","unlimitedhugs.hugslib",[15,135,91,92,17,93,94,16],3393497,"2016-12-15T17:06:09.0000000Z","2025-07-13T19:18:38.0000000Z",{"id":166,"slug":167,"name":168,"shortDescription":169,"author":117,"workshopUrl":170,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":171,"packageId":172,"category":13,"tags":173,"downloadCount":174,"rating":19,"publishedAt":175,"updatedAt":176},"62f73e39-1314-444b-b55c-878768790ee6","vanilla-textures-expanded","Vanilla Textures Expanded","1.6.0 (16\u002F07\u002F2020): Updated to 1.3. Honestly, we added so many textures (including almost a full retexture of Royalty) I'm not going to bother. 1.5.0 (11\u002F10\u002F2020): Added faction icons in HQ. 1.4.0 (04\u002F09\u002F2020): Added various new textures: Snowmen, Flatscreen TV, Unfinished appare","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=2016436324","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F11750749957969253050\u002F3BE41DFCAB683CB5175008D156F5FB5D65A0B933\u002F","vanillaexpanded.vtexe",[15,16,17,93],1490912,"2020-03-07T20:55:08.0000000Z","2025-07-20T20:10:41.0000000Z",{"id":178,"slug":179,"name":180,"shortDescription":181,"author":117,"workshopUrl":182,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":183,"packageId":184,"category":13,"tags":185,"downloadCount":186,"rating":19,"publishedAt":187,"updatedAt":188},"8ef9e287-362f-4194-b7f2-644edf3d6e84","vanilla-events-expanded","Vanilla Events Expanded","See changenotes. Vanilla Events Expanded is one of our oldest mods, and I’m honestly shocked it’s holding up so well - it’s pretty resistant to game updates and bugs because of its simplicity. Back when I first made it with Kikohi, we didn’t know much about modding. I just wanted","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=1938420742","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F13132919981746529669\u002F634387B0351B8054F777E94EDCDE0619759927FD\u002F","vanillaexpanded.vee",[15,16,17,93],1432419,"2019-12-16T18:08:01.0000000Z","2026-07-22T10:41:12.0000000Z"]