Android Quick Clean

Android Quick Clean

A tiny companion mod for Vanilla Races Expanded - Android.

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The Problem

Androids have a Memory Space need that drains over time. When it hits zero, the android freezes in a forced Reformatting state — usually right when a raid hits. Vanilla VRE - Android only lets you free memory by right-clicking an Android Stand for each pawn one at a time. With five androids in your colony, that's five right-clicks across five different buildings — tedious in peacetime, and mid-combat it's already too late.

The Fix — Less Clicking, Same Game

This mod's whole reason for existing is to cut down the click count. It adds a Free Memory Space command to every friendly android's command bar (the gizmo row at the bottom of the screen, where Draft / Rest / etc. live). Click it once with multiple androids selected, pick where to clean, and the order dispatches to every selected android at the same time. Five right-clicks on five buildings → one click on one button.

• Clean memory in place (slow, ~40s) — the android stays put. No stand required. Perfect when a raid is at the gate and you can't afford the walk.
• Go to an Android Stand (fast, ~4s) — the android walks to its assigned or any available stand. Same speed as vanilla.

Features

• One button, multi-select aware (shared groupKey)
• Drafted pawns keep their draft state through cleanup — briefly undrafted to run the order, then automatically re-drafted once it succeeds. No more losing combat readiness when you top up before a fight.
• Speed scales correctly with FastRAM / SlowRAM genes
• Clear feedback when no stand is available or memory is already full
• Save/load safe; lightweight; one Harmony postfix; no def replacement
• Languages: English, Simplified Chinese

How to Use

1. Select one or more androids
2. Click the Free Memory Space command in the command bar at the bottom of the screen (same row as Draft / Rest)
3. Pick "Clean in place" or "Go to a stand"

Pre-combat tip: select all androids, click, "in place", everyone tops off in 40 seconds and you fight without freezes.

Requirements

• Harmony
• Biotech DLC
• Vanilla Races Expanded - Android

Compatibility

• RimWorld 1.6
• Safe to add or remove mid-save
• No conflicts expected — only patches Pawn.GetGizmos and Pawn_JobTracker.EndCurrentJob, plus one new JobDef

Load Order

After Harmony, Core, Biotech, Vanilla Expanded Framework, and Vanilla Races Expanded - Android.

Changelog

v1.1.0 — Drafted pawns now keep their draft state through manual memory cleanup. v1.0.0 — Initial release.

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Credits

• All Android art and original mod by Oskar Potocki, Taranchuk, ISOREX, and Sarg Bjornson (Vanilla Races Expanded - Android)
• Preview cover derived from VRE - Android preview

If you enjoy this mod, please support the original Vanilla Races Expanded - Android team — this is just a small QoL companion built on their work.