[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"mod-machinists-a-faction-expansion":3,"mods-more-author-machinists-a-faction-expansion":30,"mods-more-category-machinists-a-faction-expansion":84,"mods-similar-machinists-a-faction-expansion":144},{"id":4,"slug":5,"name":6,"shortDescription":7,"author":8,"workshopUrl":9,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":11,"packageId":12,"category":13,"tags":14,"downloadCount":17,"rating":18,"publishedAt":19,"updatedAt":20,"description":21,"ratingCount":22,"version":10,"gameVersion":10,"images":23,"videos":28,"kofiUrl":29,"patreonUrl":29},"845b0dc4-7935-4e46-be98-0f584ec7d363","machinists-a-faction-expansion","Machinists - A Faction Expansion","Enjoyed the machinists?","76561198153694607","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=3302616007","","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F2467494517612074094\u002F434FB9FE33D1EBECA996A2455347AAE71CAD8189\u002F","mercs.and.militas","management",[15,16],"mod","1.5",21789,4.5,"2024-08-04T07:55:46.0000000Z","2025-05-21T22:36:11.0000000Z","\u003Ch2>Enjoyed the machinists? Then check out my new mod, The Sovereignty!\u003C\u002Fh2>\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=3488373703\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fi.imgur.com\u002FNckxWZS.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\u003C\u002Fa>\r\n\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fi.imgur.com\u002FhRifxkI.jpeg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3>This faction comes with...\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fi.imgur.com\u002FgnQNcMj.jpeg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\n\r\nMachinists maintain an organized fighting force and their raids have been customized to reflect that.\r\n\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fi.imgur.com\u002F6sKo0c7.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\n\r\nEarly on, they will send out patrols of minutemen and a few light mercenaries - not too dissimilar to outlanders, though unlike some vanilla pawn types they're guaranteed to come with *some* protection - but establishing yourself as a big threat will have consequences.\r\n\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fi.imgur.com\u002FOuGSGxn.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\n\r\nMachanists, using their reserves of soldiers, marksmen and ordnance experts, will strike with their milita-army! These soldiers, with their resources and training, are a threat to be reckoned with.\r\n\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fi.imgur.com\u002FYyQkhqY.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\n\r\nMake sure you make amends one way or another, lest you face the wrath of the gendarmerie. Lead by an elite captain, the gendarmerie come with their own unique raids where they wreak havoc in your colony.\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fi.imgur.com\u002Feu2hjCk.jpeg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\n\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fi.imgur.com\u002FbCxjIv3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\n\r\nMachanists reside in strong, fortified towns where they defend their horde of industrial wealth. Weapons are built in sweatshops by the dozen and distributed to soliders and peacekeepers.\r\n\r\nThese towns are designed by hand by me! The vanilla base generation system is kinda lacking for my needs, and so I have utilized the Vanilla Expanded Framework's base generation features to give machinists custom bases where each tile is placed by hand.\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fi.imgur.com\u002FtffnTXV.jpeg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\n\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fi.imgur.com\u002FibtcHBH.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\n\r\nFrom a multitude of custom pawns and a mercenary hiring system to custom merchants specializing in the sale of certain industrial goods and 85 new backstories exclusive to machinists, every part of this faction has been packed with as much detail as I could fit. I have done my best to make this faction as interesting as possible and I hope you'll find them engaging to play with!\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3>List of mods with integrated patches!\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nThese mods are fully optional but are supported on this mod's side!\r\n\r\n- Vanilla Ideology Expanded - Memes and Structures\r\n\r\n- Vanilla Weapons Expanded\r\n- Vanilla Weapons Expanded - Quickdraw\r\n- Vanilla Weapons Expanded - Makeshift\r\n- Vanilla Weapons Expanded - Frontier\r\n\r\n- Combat Extended\r\n- Combat Extended Guns\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3>FAQ\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4>Why so many dependencies?\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\nThere's a vast amount of content just sitting idle and underutilized. I have always wished a faction mod utilize the content from those mods in an industrial faction. That wasn't happening, however, so I decided to pick up the torch and do it myself!\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4>Does this mod work with Combat Extended?\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\nYes! This mod comes with integrated patches to ensure everything works well with Combat Extended!\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4>Faction bases\u002Fpawns are not generating correctly!\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\nMake sure you have enabled all the listed dependencies. There's a lot, I wouldn't blame you for missing any, but make sure you have all the required mods before making a complaint.\r\n\r\nContact me on discord, chief_turkler for any inquiries.\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2>Interested in participating in the development of my mods? Join the Discord server!\u003C\u002Fh2>\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fdiscord.gg\u002F8XJKpGx2Ax\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fi.imgur.com\u002FySSveRf.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\u003C\u002Fa>\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3>Credits\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\n\r\nBread Mo, who let me borrow their loot crate code. \r\n\r\nOskar Potocki, owner of the Vanilla Expanded Team, whose mods this faction relies on to populate much of the pawns and the faction bases.\r\n\r\nMod's mascot, Rosalina, was illustrated by chillym0n.\r\n\r\nMe, turkler, for the rest of the work.",254,[24,25,26,27],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F9665171757979202\u002F2793C6C78DC2F606D16D00AE19BEF8B6B935B5EB\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F9665171757979533\u002FEB8456B841F5E6495B0497055966D22C45D66963\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F9665171757979951\u002F17DF10C53709E0133028E7719985A26D26F9902E\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F9665171757980286\u002F2EE23B9AA2E596FF5DD4165AE5F8E6A6B85EB035\u002F",[],null,[31,45,58,71],{"id":32,"slug":33,"name":34,"shortDescription":35,"author":8,"workshopUrl":36,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":37,"packageId":38,"category":13,"tags":39,"downloadCount":41,"rating":42,"publishedAt":43,"updatedAt":44},"95c6195b-56dd-4705-bff5-fde93364304a","less-than-medieval-overhaul","Less than Medieval Overhaul","First, a foreword Medieval Overhaul is a fantastic mod.","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=3632165787","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F11630059075757323369\u002F76D3CCF836DFE1CF18FC382548539F3D9C6D2DA7\u002F","lessthan.medievaloverhaul",[15,40],"1.6",3537,4.2,"2025-12-26T22:42:41.0000000Z","2026-03-20T06:46:57.0000000Z",{"id":46,"slug":47,"name":48,"shortDescription":49,"author":8,"workshopUrl":50,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":51,"packageId":52,"category":13,"tags":53,"downloadCount":54,"rating":55,"publishedAt":56,"updatedAt":57},"82b9b0ef-8b1d-40c4-b347-09df20b1aa5c","birds-of-a-feather-a-simple-consensual-incest-mod","Birds of a Feather - A simple, consensual incest mod","An overview of the changes made by this mod This is a simple mod that tweaks the negative romance factors between kin - which is the term Rimworld uses for pawns related by blood - and allows kinfolk to freely romance each other.","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=3544958092","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F11542728731190205571\u002F15EDE901E5461E056FF46DA35C43D1828995483D\u002F","lovelydovey.birdsofafeather",[15,40],5545,3.7,"2025-08-08T22:15:27.0000000Z","2025-10-19T21:52:25.0000000Z",{"id":59,"slug":60,"name":61,"shortDescription":62,"author":8,"workshopUrl":63,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":64,"packageId":65,"category":13,"tags":66,"downloadCount":67,"rating":68,"publishedAt":69,"updatedAt":70},"3b75d16c-82ec-4f30-84da-0b52616eeaf6","salvaging","Salvaging","Salvaging - Mining out the old world.","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=3288243760","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F2500143978198238345\u002F85FFD67E6264B45D92E9EC3FD9DF6B3A1EE06466\u002F","warqueenmech.mating.press",[15,40],2569,4.4,"2024-07-13T11:34:28.0000000Z","2025-09-30T01:01:20.0000000Z",{"id":72,"slug":73,"name":74,"shortDescription":75,"author":8,"workshopUrl":76,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":77,"packageId":78,"category":79,"tags":80,"downloadCount":81,"rating":18,"publishedAt":82,"updatedAt":83},"47d87d1e-a04c-463f-a201-240f6caf842d","simple-weapon-aptitudes-for-vre-hussars","Simple Weapon Aptitudes for VRE - Hussars","Before everything, a rant The weapon aptitude system from VRE - Hussars is absolutely bonkers.","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=3403049681","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F9669610776734603\u002F436AA978A709351A665C47BAE4FBDFE6FEE4C0F9\u002F","hussars.blablabla.cantbearsedtocomeupwithafunnyid","weapons",[15,40],7003,"2025-01-08T04:34:23.0000000Z","2025-09-30T22:53:31.0000000Z",[85,100,117,131],{"id":86,"slug":87,"name":88,"shortDescription":89,"author":90,"workshopUrl":91,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":92,"packageId":93,"category":13,"tags":94,"downloadCount":96,"rating":97,"publishedAt":98,"updatedAt":99},"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",[15,40,16,95],"1.4",1337382,4.9,"2020-06-18T18:16:45.0000000Z","2026-06-16T14:44:37.0000000Z",{"id":101,"slug":102,"name":103,"shortDescription":104,"author":105,"workshopUrl":106,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":107,"packageId":108,"category":13,"tags":109,"downloadCount":113,"rating":114,"publishedAt":115,"updatedAt":116},"66029291-97e1-4a29-943c-5ed35f3dbbf9","wall-light","Wall Light","As of update 1.5, Rimworld now contains wall lamps that serve the same purpose that this mod served for many, many years. So, what does this do now? Adds wall sun lamps. Lets you configure the vanilla wall lamps (and the added wall sun lamps) like you could with the old wall ligh","76561197974772219","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=1423699208","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F2470859602987524086\u002F3A138ADCA16713DB6E5A160D655D391E3C5C6B7D\u002F","murmur.walllight",[15,110,111,16,95,112],"1.1","1.2","1.3",1818868,5,"2018-06-26T22:46:07.0000000Z","2024-04-18T18:59:22.0000000Z",{"id":118,"slug":119,"name":120,"shortDescription":121,"author":122,"workshopUrl":123,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":124,"packageId":125,"category":13,"tags":126,"downloadCount":128,"rating":97,"publishedAt":129,"updatedAt":130},"04f09c3c-0430-4892-9ce0-83aab8e491c1","common-sense","Common Sense","Allows your pawns to act smarter.","avil","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=1561769193","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F1738926765441255834\u002F5887EBFD41E92A778CEA523A485A761BC163A761\u002F","avilmask.commonsense",[15,40,16,95,112,111,110,127],"1.0",1591711,"2018-11-10T19:39:35.0000000Z","2025-10-12T15:40:19.0000000Z",{"id":132,"slug":133,"name":134,"shortDescription":135,"author":136,"workshopUrl":137,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":138,"packageId":139,"category":13,"tags":140,"downloadCount":141,"rating":97,"publishedAt":142,"updatedAt":143},"aa7fe776-5252-49c4-9cb1-8ec00614e762","vanilla-expanded-framework","Vanilla Expanded Framework","The Vanilla Expanded Framework (VEF) is a core modding library required by many of the Vanilla Expanded mods.","Oskar Potocki","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=2023507013","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F11496016312647359228\u002F3D922C9197A46CAA762B3042A6EDD4448F2FB684\u002F","oskarpotocki.vanillafactionsexpanded.core",[15,40,16,95,112,111,110,127],2607665,"2020-03-15T17:43:43.0000000Z","2026-08-07T10:02:20.0000000Z",[145,157,170,183],{"id":146,"slug":147,"name":148,"shortDescription":149,"author":136,"workshopUrl":150,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":151,"packageId":152,"category":13,"tags":153,"downloadCount":154,"rating":97,"publishedAt":155,"updatedAt":156},"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",[15,40,16,95],1432419,"2019-12-16T18:08:01.0000000Z","2026-07-22T10:41:12.0000000Z",{"id":158,"slug":159,"name":160,"shortDescription":161,"author":162,"workshopUrl":163,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":164,"packageId":165,"category":13,"tags":166,"downloadCount":167,"rating":97,"publishedAt":168,"updatedAt":169},"972d5ddf-acf6-45b6-a8a8-4297ac2b5d21","qualitybuilder","QualityBuilder","With QualityBuilder all buildings that have quality (beds, tables etc) will only be build by the best builder to ensure the best outgoing quality.","Hatti","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=754637870","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F950718995351294794\u002FAB13E9B6A6FB3E4A86D114FB5F20B1A17AD39715\u002F","hatti.qualitybuilder",[15,127,110,111,16,95,112],1343473,"2016-08-29T22:37:15.0000000Z","2024-03-13T22:55:29.0000000Z",{"id":171,"slug":172,"name":173,"shortDescription":174,"author":175,"workshopUrl":176,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":177,"packageId":178,"category":13,"tags":179,"downloadCount":180,"rating":97,"publishedAt":181,"updatedAt":182},"a9225303-0064-40d9-aa94-1658652d0410","defensive-positions","Defensive Positions","Allows your colonists to remember their position during base defense.","Symbolic","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamcommunity.com\u002Fsharedfiles\u002Ffiledetails\u002F?id=761219125","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.steamusercontent.com\u002Fugc\u002F258219525688881448\u002F571E34E4639D0B7438CCAA5A4A8D7F100E9A706E\u002F","unlimitedhugs.defensivepositions",[15,127,110,111,16,95,112,40],1295726,"2016-09-10T14:12:42.0000000Z","2025-07-27T19:25:55.0000000Z",{"id":118,"slug":119,"name":120,"shortDescription":121,"author":122,"workshopUrl":123,"imageKey":10,"thumbnailUrl":124,"packageId":125,"category":13,"tags":184,"downloadCount":128,"rating":97,"publishedAt":129,"updatedAt":130},[15,40,16,95,112,111,110,127]]