Research Momentum

Keep your research alive, or watch it slip away.

Research Momentum transforms RimWorld's research into a dynamic system where unfinished projects gradually lose progress unless supported by consistent scientific effort.

Maintain steady research output to build Momentum, reducing or even eliminating research decay. Colonies that invest in dedicated research teams are rewarded far more effectively than those relying on a single exceptional researcher, making scientific infrastructure and teamwork more valuable than ever. Interruptions weaken Momentum over time, while temporary milestone protection at 25%, 50%, and 75% progress helps preserve your achievements without removing the need for continued investment.

Advanced technologies demand greater commitment. Research difficulty scales with TechLevel, major progression technologies receive additional balancing, and vanilla TechLevel cost scaling is fully respected.

Fully configurable through the Mod Settings menu, allowing you to customize decay, Momentum behavior, milestone durations, TechLevel scaling, research targets, and more.

Disclaimer: AI-assisted development.
This mod was developed with the assistance of ChatGPT. AI was used as a research tool to explore RimWorld's source code more efficiently, and as a translation tool (French ↔ English, and algorithms ↔ C# code). All design decisions, implementation choices, testing, debugging, and final validation were made by myself.

This mod was created for my own use and is shared as-is. The complete source code is included for anyone who wishes to review it. If you prefer AI-free projects, you are of course free not to use this mod, or to create your own implementation inspired by the idea.

You can also take a look at my other mods: AI-free, but XML-only.