[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"mod-improved-insectoids":3,"mods-more-author-improved-insectoids":28,"mods-more-category-improved-insectoids":78,"mods-similar-improved-insectoids":134},{"id":4,"slug":5,"name":6,"shortDescription":7,"author":8,"workshopUrl":9,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":11,"packageId":12,"category":13,"tags":14,"downloadCount":19,"rating":20,"publishedAt":21,"updatedAt":22,"description":23,"ratingCount":24,"version":10,"gameVersion":10,"images":25,"videos":26,"kofiUrl":27,"patreonUrl":27},"b23e7f61-9c16-4572-ba83-a494d42cf03b","improved-insectoids","Improved Insectoids","Ever wanted to have an army of insectoids at your disposal?","Carnagion","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=2558673720","","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F1688272219886772742\u002F21E2D3A2C9FF3A1826EE83CD346B122BE5886F69\u002F","carnagion.improvedinsectoids","management",[15,16,17,18],"mod","1.2","1.4","1.3",11677,4.8,"2021-07-27T13:32:56.0000000Z","2023-05-07T10:49:23.0000000Z","\u003Cp>Ever wanted to have an army of insectoids at your disposal? With Improved Insectoids, not only is that possible, it's also very viable.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src=\" https:\u002F\u002Fi.imgur.com\u002FCrVRpO6.png \" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>As the mod's name implies, Improved Insectoids makes vanilla insects better by allowing them to sexually reproduce.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>This means you will no longer have to risk your tamer's life every time you want an insect pet. You only need a male and a female insect (of the same species, of course), and you'll be able to mass-produce all the insects you want.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>Additionally, megaspiders have a small chance to scare away other creatures near them. Affected creatures will try to flee from the map (unless they belong to the player's faction, in which case they will try to hide in a room).\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src=\" https:\u002F\u002Fi.imgur.com\u002FvRVXEZF.png \" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>Improved Insectoids activates additional features if the following mods\u002FDLCs are loaded:\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>\t- \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fstore.steampowered.com\u002Fapp\u002F1392840\u002FRimWorld__Ideology\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Ideology \u003C\u002Fa>\r\u003Cbr>\tA new meme called \"Insect Primacy\" becomes available. Followers believe that insectoids are the ultimate goal of evolution, and therefore place them in very high esteem - they will suffer large mood penalties for killing or slaughtering innocent insectoids or eating their meat. There are multiple other precepts that can be chosen, with issues relating to taming insects, eating insect jelly, and so on.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>\t- \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=2149755445\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Vanilla Factions Expanded - Insectoids \u003C\u002Fa>\r\u003Cbr>\tAll insects from VFE - Insectoids become tameable and gain a fear-inducing ability similar to the megaspiders'. Gigalocusts and megapedes get the ability to reproduce, and their wildness is reduced. Insectoid queens and royal megaspiders cannot reproduce due to having fixed genders, while larvae cannot reproduce due to never reaching adulthood.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>        - \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=2576512001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Vanilla Animals Expanded - Caves \u003C\u002Fa>\r\u003Cbr>        Giant spiders of all kinds, cave crawlers, and insectoid hulks become tameable, gain the fear-inducing ability, and also become able to reproduce. Ancient and regular giant spiders will produce spidersilk every few days, and reproduce by laying eggs.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>        - \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=1541721856\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Alpha Animals \u003C\u002Fa>\r\u003Cbr>        All creatures with the Insectoid flesh type added by Alpha Animals are counted as insects by the \"Insect Primacy\" meme and its precepts (if you have Ideology, that is). Certain creatures, such as the black hive insects and the bumbledrone queen and hierophant, get a fear-inducing ability similar to the megaspiders'.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>        - \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=2488975583\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Anima Animals - Community Pack \u003C\u002Fa>\r\u003Cbr>\tAnima megaspiders gain the fear ability. Additionally, they become able to reproduce, and their wildness is reduced. If Ideology is active, anima megaspiders are also counted as insects for the various precepts.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>        - \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=1909914131&searchtext=save+our+ship+2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Save Our Ship 2 \u003C\u002Fa>\r\u003Cbr>        Cosmopillars and stellapedes become able to reproduce and get the fear ability.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>Note that the aforementioned mods must be loaded in the correct order. You will get a warning or error from RimWorld or whatever mod manager you use if you load them in the wrong order.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src=\" https:\u002F\u002Fi.imgur.com\u002FkSw5E2Y.png \" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>\u003Cstrong> 1. Do wild insects reproduce? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\u003Cbr>A. No. In vanilla, wild animals do not mate. Hostile wild insects will reproduce the usual way, i.e. by making more hives that spawn new insects every now and then. However, if you have the Wild Reproduction mod, they probably will be able to reproduce as well.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>\u003Cstrong> 2. My colonists hide in their rooms during infestations! Why? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\u003Cbr>A. This is caused by the fear-instilling ability added to larger insects. This can be disabled for the player faction in Improved Insectoids' settings menu.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>\u003Cstrong> 3. Is this mod compatible with: \u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\u003Cbr>\t\u003Cstrong> - Vanilla Factions Expanded - Insectoids? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\u003Cbr>\tA. Yes. Some additional features are activated if it is loaded. See MOD SUPPORT.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>        \u003Cstrong> - Vanilla Animals Expanded - Caves? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\u003Cbr>\tA. Yes. Some additional features are activated if it is loaded. See MOD SUPPORT.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>        \u003Cstrong> - Alpha Animals? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\u003Cbr>        A. Yes. Some additional features are activated if it is loaded. See MOD SUPPORT.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>        \u003Cstrong> - Anima Animals - Community Pack? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\u003Cbr>\tA. Yes. Some additional features are activated if it is loaded. See MOD SUPPORT.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>\t\u003Cstrong> - Insects Have Chitin? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\u003Cbr>\tA. Yes.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>\t\u003Cstrong> - Wild Reproduction? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\u003Cbr>\tA. Yes.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>\t\u003Cstrong> - Better Infestations? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\u003Cbr>\tA. Yes.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>\t\u003Cstrong> - Insect Husbandry? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\u003Cbr>\tA. No.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>\t\u003Cstrong> - InsectUpgrades? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\u003Cbr>\tA. No.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>\t\u003Cstrong> - Breedable Insects? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\u003Cbr>\tA. No. That mod is outdated, and Improved Insectoids does everything that it does anyway.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>\t\u003Cstrong> - Tameable Insects for VFE - Insectoids? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\u003Cbr>\tA. No. That mod is outdated, and Improved Insectoids does everything that it does anyway.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>\t\u003Cstrong> - Any other mod that changes insects\u002Freproduction\u002Ftaming? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\u003Cbr>\tA. Improved Insectoids uses xpath patching to work. As long as the other mod is also only adding nodes using patches, and not replacing nodes or overwriting defs entirely, it should be fine.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>\u003Cstrong> 4. Is it safe to add to an ongoing save? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\u003Cbr>A. Yes, absolutely. Additionally, it is good practice to make a backup of the save file before adding it, just in case something unexpectedly goes wrong.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>\u003Cstrong> 5. Is it safe to remove from ongoing saves? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\u003Cbr>A. Yes, unless you are using Ideology. Regardless, it is good practice to make a backup of the save file before removing it, just in case something unexpectedly goes wrong. Note that tamed insects from VFE-Insectoids will become hostile if you remove the mod mid-save.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src=\" https:\u002F\u002Fi.imgur.com\u002Fx97QsYY.png \" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>Thanks to:\r\u003Cbr>\t- Brrainz, for making Harmony.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>RimWorld and the Ideology DLC are owned by Tynan Sylvester.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src=\" https:\u002F\u002Fi.imgur.com\u002F5WrhhGy.png \" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>Improved Insectoids' source code and files can be found at: https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FCarnagion\u002FImprovedInsectoids.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>\u003Cimg src=\" https:\u002F\u002Fi.imgur.com\u002FUYolYKM.png \" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>There are currently 0 known issues.\r\u003Cbr>\r\u003Cbr>If you find any bugs or balance issues, please let me know in the comments or on Discord @Carnagion#5942, along with the logs\u002Ferrors. I will try to fix them as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>",174,[],[],null,[29,42,55,66],{"id":30,"slug":31,"name":32,"shortDescription":33,"author":8,"workshopUrl":34,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":35,"packageId":36,"category":13,"tags":37,"downloadCount":38,"rating":39,"publishedAt":40,"updatedAt":41},"3726e544-3d67-4a10-9793-bdeef6ca4c15","artifacts-expanded","Artifacts Expanded","It's rare to come across an artifact or powerful item in RimWorld, and even then, there's not much variety, severely limiting strategies and situations when they could be used.","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=2482885441","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F1745687522647017369\u002FB0357E10EE08C78A26AAE74FACB6A6E947E11FE1\u002F","carnagion.artifactsexpanded",[15,16,18],47668,4.9,"2021-05-10T06:41:45.0000000Z","2021-07-22T07:36:16.0000000Z",{"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},"cc0a3017-f559-4d83-bedf-b8844a805662","diy-humans","DIY Humans","Too many involuntary organ donors lying around?","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=2502720235","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F1745687750533810138\u002FC1837E294B7346391FFCC31F545FB0F7FB5B97FE\u002F","carnagion.diyhumans",[15,16,18],7854,5,"2021-05-30T17:15:39.0000000Z","2021-08-27T06:12:13.0000000Z",{"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":20,"publishedAt":65,"updatedAt":65},"473234bb-5515-4dcb-afaf-a1dbf2b9e413","tameable-vfei-insects-add-on-for-vfe-insectoids","Tameable VFEI Insects (add-on for VFE-Insectoids)","Have you ever looked at a gigalocust and thought \"hmm yes, today I shall tame this majestic creature\", but then VFE-Insectoids said \"no\"?","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=2462829437","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F1747935915875308007\u002F41304F20B8E47761AD852940F53D637B179F2A5C\u002F","carnagion.tameablevfeinsectoids",[15,16],1934,"2021-04-20T08:29:08.0000000Z",{"id":67,"slug":68,"name":69,"shortDescription":70,"author":8,"workshopUrl":71,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":72,"packageId":73,"category":13,"tags":74,"downloadCount":75,"rating":52,"publishedAt":76,"updatedAt":77},"31981091-b59a-49b2-9e96-625d63472d28","rotten-meat","Rotten Meat","Are you tired of seeing rotten corpses all around your map?","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=2466790513","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F1770454256408654582\u002F7014C10DA098875801722873081606294D449831\u002F","carnagion.rottenmeat",[15,16,18],5655,"2021-04-24T16:26:46.0000000Z","2021-07-29T12:36:47.0000000Z",[79,94,108,121],{"id":80,"slug":81,"name":82,"shortDescription":83,"author":84,"workshopUrl":85,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":86,"packageId":87,"category":13,"tags":88,"downloadCount":91,"rating":39,"publishedAt":92,"updatedAt":93},"c78d3bc9-4f6c-4319-b1ec-fc6395769709","vanilla-cooking-expanded","Vanilla Cooking Expanded","Mechanics are simple and intuitive - keeping within the vanilla spirit without unnecessary fluff and production chains.","Sarg Bjornson","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=2134308519","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F13142774387753198757\u002F212ECFC6797DA805832331E7A4E6F3D2C76317EC\u002F","vanillaexpanded.vcooke",[15,89,90,17],"1.6","1.5",1337382,"2020-06-18T18:16:45.0000000Z","2026-06-16T14:44:37.0000000Z",{"id":95,"slug":96,"name":97,"shortDescription":98,"author":99,"workshopUrl":100,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":101,"packageId":102,"category":13,"tags":103,"downloadCount":105,"rating":39,"publishedAt":106,"updatedAt":107},"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",[15,104,16,90,17,18],"1.1",2059514,"2018-04-28T04:53:36.0000000Z","2024-12-31T18:41:04.0000000Z",{"id":109,"slug":110,"name":111,"shortDescription":112,"author":113,"workshopUrl":114,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":115,"packageId":116,"category":13,"tags":117,"downloadCount":118,"rating":39,"publishedAt":119,"updatedAt":120},"b746a04b-1ff1-43d3-8c3e-5787adabe60c","edb-prepare-carefully","EdB Prepare Carefully","Customize your RimWorld colonists, choose your gear and prepare carefully for your crash landing!","edbmods","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=735106432","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F449616801431102182\u002F9151C1EEF14E6E55252BF726F8821D520A7625C1\u002F","edb.preparecarefully",[15,89,90,17,18,16,104],2752096,"2016-07-31T17:26:49.0000000Z","2025-08-03T18:17:58.0000000Z",{"id":122,"slug":123,"name":124,"shortDescription":125,"author":126,"workshopUrl":127,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":128,"packageId":129,"category":13,"tags":130,"downloadCount":131,"rating":39,"publishedAt":132,"updatedAt":133},"173fcccd-a950-48a4-9905-6cae4cb86664","harmony","Harmony","Harmony is the shared patch library used by many RimWorld mods.","Brrainz","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=2009463077","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F779624067826598337\u002F7EED02FFB4AE4DA8D029623C2C82F5D8F0FD77FF\u002F","brrainz.harmony",[15,89,90,17,18,16],3977224,"2020-02-28T18:13:27.0000000Z","2025-09-03T15:49:21.0000000Z",[135,148,163,176],{"id":136,"slug":137,"name":138,"shortDescription":139,"author":140,"workshopUrl":141,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":142,"packageId":143,"category":13,"tags":144,"downloadCount":145,"rating":52,"publishedAt":146,"updatedAt":147},"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",[15,104,16,90,17,18,89],1457892,"2020-08-19T08:37:24.0000000Z","2026-08-07T19:16:09.0000000Z",{"id":149,"slug":150,"name":151,"shortDescription":152,"author":153,"workshopUrl":154,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":155,"packageId":156,"category":157,"tags":158,"downloadCount":160,"rating":39,"publishedAt":161,"updatedAt":162},"920d696f-fcd3-4dcc-b966-ee886a801a09","pick-up-and-haul","Pick Up And Haul","\"Greatest hauling mod ever\" - Chicken Plucker Colonists will gather stuff in their inventory, then haul it all to a stockpile.","Mehni","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=1279012058","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F918040525572026861\u002F92546A57E3C95CDB29C8414FF0320E9898E09A6B\u002F","mehni.pickupandhaul","storage",[15,159,104,16,90,17,18,89],"1.0",2425885,"2018-01-23T14:31:01.0000000Z","2025-08-28T14:39:33.0000000Z",{"id":164,"slug":165,"name":166,"shortDescription":167,"author":168,"workshopUrl":169,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":170,"packageId":171,"category":13,"tags":172,"downloadCount":173,"rating":39,"publishedAt":174,"updatedAt":175},"04c71f35-b945-42d2-840e-e6ae71bb8662","vanilla-hair-expanded","Vanilla Hair Expanded","1.2.0 (17\u002F05\u002F2020): Fixed label length issue. 1.1.1 (29\u002F02\u002F2020): Beards now work perfectly fine! Thanks for your patience. We have all been there, with a colony of a hundred pawns where everyone looks somewhat the same. Starting colonists with no character to their looks. This m","Oskar Potocki","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=1888705256","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F11002257720121012749\u002F2BB54816F8F2C5E0087A767036530BD23ADC4F13\u002F","vanillaexpanded.vhe",[15,90,17,89],1278977,"2019-10-13T17:31:36.0000000Z","2025-06-29T16:44:27.0000000Z",{"id":95,"slug":96,"name":97,"shortDescription":98,"author":99,"workshopUrl":100,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":101,"packageId":102,"category":13,"tags":177,"downloadCount":105,"rating":39,"publishedAt":106,"updatedAt":107},[15,104,16,90,17,18]]