// Steam Workshop · by SteveZero

Vanilla Rimworld 2.0 - Enhanced Gameplay Mechanics

Balanced gameplay-enhancing mods that bring new mechanics and allow for new strategy. Ideal for when you're ready for a new challenge, but want to stick relatively close to vanilla rimworld.

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  1. Quality Doors
    No 1.6
    management

    Quality Doors

    "Wow Bob, you really outdid yourself this time with that door's craftmanship.

    SteveZero
    4.97K
    • mod
    • 1.2
    • 1.5
  2. Repairable Gear
    No 1.6
    management

    Repairable Gear

    english | français | português | 한국인 A comprehensive mod for repairing weapons and apparel.

    SteveZero
    4.872K
    • mod
    • 1.2
    • 1.5
  3. Dubs Bad Hygiene
    Stale
    medical

    Dubs Bad Hygiene

    Adds a sewage system, toilets, bathing, hygiene related needs and mood effects, central heating, water, irrigation, fertilizer, air conditioning, hot tubs, kitchen sinks, you name it!

    Dubwise
    4.91.2M
    • mod
    • 1.6
    • 1.5
  4. Hospitality
    Stale
    management

    Hospitality

    No longer maintained Note that this mod is no longer maintained by Orion.

    Orion
    4.91.7M
    • mod
    • 1.0
    • 1.1
  5. Cash Register
    Stale
    management

    Cash Register

    No longer maintained Note that this mod is no longer maintained by Orion.

    Orion
    4.8411K
    • mod
    • 1.2
    • 1.5
  6. Gastronomy
    No 1.6
    management

    Gastronomy

    No longer maintained Note that this mod is no longer maintained by Orion.

    Orion
    4.9346K
    • mod
    • 1.2
    • 1.5
  7. Vanilla Textures Expanded
    Stale
    management

    Vanilla Textures Expanded

    1.6.0 (16/07/2020): 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 (11/10/2020): Added faction icons in HQ. 1.4.0 (04/09/2020): Added various new textures: Snowmen, Flatscreen TV, Unfinished appare

    Oskar Potocki
    4.91.5M
    • mod
    • 1.6
    • 1.5
  8. Animal Equipment
    No 1.6
    management

    Animal Equipment

    This is a fork and continuation of the mod Animal Armor: Vanilla, and uses Animal Gear framework to allow you to research, craft, and outfit animals with warm clothes and protective battle armor.

    Owlchemist
    4.9218K
    • mod
    • 1.4
    • 1.3
  9. Windows
    No 1.6
    management

    Windows

    This is a fork and continuation of jptrrs's Open the Windows.

    Owlchemist
    4.9249K
    • mod
    • 1.4
    • 1.3
  10. Animal Gear
    Stale
    management

    Animal Gear

    Version 1.6.0.1 This mod is a framework to enable animals to have gear / equipment (like colonists) for the gear itself you should also subscribe to "Animal Equipment" OR "Animal Gear Basic" (only one of them, "Animal Equipment" is recommended as it is newer and has more content)

    76561197966784320
    4.9408K
    • mod
    • 1.0
    • 1.1
  11. Quality And Durability (Continued)
    Stale
    management

    Quality And Durability (Continued)

    Update of Amnabis mod - Added mod-settings for the quality multipliers Quality affects max hit points for weapons and armour.

    Mlie
    514K
    • mod
    • 1.2
    • 1.5
  12. Armor Racks
    Stale
    combat

    Armor Racks

    NOTE: There will be no further updates to this mod.

    khamenman
    4.9306K
    • mod
    • 1.6
    • 1.5
  13. Gear Up And Go
    No 1.6
    management

    Gear Up And Go

    Adds a button to draft, swap gear, then go to the target location --- "A Raid!

    Uuugggg
    4.9190K
    • mod
    • 1.1
    • 1.2
  14. [JPT] Human Resources
    No 1.6
    management

    [JPT] Human Resources

    So, the brainiac in your colony spent a whole week locked up in his lab and discovered solar power.

    jptrrs
    4.826K
    • mod
    • 1.1
    • 1.2
  15. Age Matters 2.0 [1.2+]
    No 1.6
    management

    Age Matters 2.0 [1.2+]

    Updates to 1.4 will be postponed until further notice. If someone wants to update to 1.4 you are welcome to do so. Source code is available on github. Link in description. Please put any 1.3 race patch requests in the Pinned Discussion with a link to the mod in question Descripti

    troopersmith1
    4.964K
    • mod
    • 1.2
    • 1.3
  16. Smart Farming
    No 1.6
    management

    Smart Farming

    This is a quality of life mod which provides a number of extra tools and information for your grow zones.

    76561198017085779
    4.9377K
    • mod
    • 1.4
    • 1.3
  17. [KV] More Trait Slots
    No 1.6
    management

    [KV] More Trait Slots

    1.4: "More Trait Slots" is a pretty simple mod. It doesn't add new traits to the game, but it will work well with mods that do, as it allows you to configure the minimum and maximum number of traits that pawns will start with. It also adjusts the character display tab so that up

    KiameV
    4.9420K
    • mod
    • 1.0
    • 1.1
  19. Nurse Job
    Stale
    management

    Nurse Job

    Description Creates a nursing job to handle doctor duties non-dependent on the medicine skill.

    76561198097302329
    5181K
    • mod
    • 1.6
    • 1.5
  22. Expanded Materials - Plastics
    No 1.6
    management

    Expanded Materials - Plastics

    : A new mod that'll allow you to explore the dark oil-based industry by adding a lot of new materials, options and chemicals.

    Argón
    4.833K
    • mod
    • 1.1
    • 1.2
  25. Harvest When Butchering
    Stale
    management

    Harvest When Butchering

    Triggers harvesting of resources when butchering Any resource that can be harvested from an animal will be harvested when butchering a dead animal.

    76561197993690125
    564K
    • mod
    • 1.3
    • 1.4
  26. Colony Manager
    No 1.6
    management

    Colony Manager

    Colony Manager allows you to make colonists do the more tedious parts of managing a colony, making sure you're never out of vital resources again*.

    76561198007004451
    4.7908K
    • mod
    • 1.0
    • 1.1
  27. SeedsPlease: Lite
    No 1.6
    management

    SeedsPlease: Lite

    This is a fork of Charlotte's (aka NotFood) SeedsPlease, employing a number of changes.

    Owlchemist
    4.761K
    • mod
    • 1.4
    • 1.3
  28. Simple Chains: Lumber
    No 1.6
    management

    Simple Chains: Lumber

    This is a pro-difficulty mod designed for people looking for a bit more challenge in their RimWorld experience.

    Owlchemist
    4.836K
    • mod
    • 1.2
    • 1.4
  29. LWM's Fuel Filter
    No 1.6
    storage

    LWM's Fuel Filter

    LWM's Fuel Filter LWM's Fuel Filter allows you to choose which possible fuels will actually get used when refueling.

    76561198105722011
    4.923K
    • mod
    • 1.2
    • 1.4
  30. Simple Chains: Steel
    No 1.6
    management

    Simple Chains: Steel

    Compacted steel? In my mountain? I don't think so! Return to the basics of production chain antics with this iron to steel mod. Used in conjunction with a coal mod listed below, your pawns will now have to work double hard to start building up their steel reserves. Steel is now a

    Owlchemist
    4.831K
    • mod
    • 1.2
    • 1.4
  32. Packs Are Not Belts
    management

    Packs Are Not Belts

    Moves the jump pack, low-shield, and some modded packs to the torso slot so they can be worn with belts.

    Turnovus
    5177K
    • mod
    • 1.6
    • 1.5
  34. Seamless Embrasures
    Stale
    management

    Seamless Embrasures

    When they match it's good, when they do it automatically with any mod retexture too?

    Neronix17
    4.7201K
    • mod
    • 1.2
    • 1.5
  36. Storage - Shelves
    No 1.6
    storage

    Storage - Shelves

    13.12.22 Added architect menu tab for storage (default disabled) 9.12.22 Added storage UI and some settings (default disabled) 1.12.22 Added middle shelf Additional shelves that expand the storage possibilities. Based on vanilla stack per cell mechanics. Adds: Shelf 1x1 for 1 sta

    Seos
    4.929K
    • mod
    • 1.4
  37. LWM's Deep Storage
    No 1.6
    storage

    LWM's Deep Storage

    Important note Little White Mouse's little baby continues healthy and if you have the toddler mod is now running around causing major terror to the cats.

    lilwhitemouse
    4.91.2M
    • mod
    • 1.0
    • 1.1
  38. Gunplay
    Stale
    management

    Gunplay

    ABOUT Adds more cinematic effects to weapons: A.

    AUTOMATIC
    4.9554K
    • mod
    • 1.1
    • 1.2
  39. Defensive Positions
    Stale
    management

    Defensive Positions

    Allows your colonists to remember their position during base defense.

    Symbolic
    4.91.3M
    • mod
    • 1.0
    • 1.1
  41. Recycle This
    No 1.6
    management

    Recycle This

    Ever got tired of creating bills to smelt and destroy useless junk left from last cannibal raid?

    Hate me
    4.965K
    • mod
    • 1.4
    • 1.3
  42. Vanilla Trading Expanded
    Stale
    management

    Vanilla Trading Expanded

    Check Change notes. This time, I'd like to tell you a bit about our new mod. Vanilla Trading Expanded is our take on the trading system and RimWorld, meant to add some much needed randomization, planning and strategy to otherwise stale trading. Currently in RimWorld, all values a

    Oskar Potocki
    4.8676K
    • mod
    • 1.5
    • 1.4
  43. [Deprecated][LTS]Systems
    No 1.6
    management

    [Deprecated][LTS]Systems

    My 1.6 mods does not need this mod anymore. It's deprecated. Systems is a framework that contains code that are used by many of my mods, other modders can also utilize this framework if they wish. Feel free to contact me directly or join my discord if you have any questions or ne

    76561197989440124
    4.8260K
    • mod
    • 1.5
    • 1.4
  44. [LTS]Defense
    Stale
    management

    [LTS]Defense

    We all need defenses, here are some more to keep you protected on the Rim.

    LimeTreeSnake
    4.934K
    • mod
    • 1.6
    • 1.5
  45. [LTS]Tenants
    management

    [LTS]Tenants

    Tenants are guests that live with you and pay rent to do so.

    LimeTreeSnake
    4.984K
    • mod
    • 1.6
    • 1.5
  46. [LTS]Ammunition - Simple Ammo Pack
    Stale
    weapons

    [LTS]Ammunition - Simple Ammo Pack

    The Simple Ammo pack provides just the very basics of ammo management, weapons will fire their original ammunition based on their vanilla stats, and ammo are more general purpose and is primarily based on tech level (e.

    LimeTreeSnake
    4.825K
    • mod
    • 1.6
    • 1.5
  47. [LTS]Ammunition - Framework
    management

    [LTS]Ammunition - Framework

    This mod does not contain any form of ammunition by itself and will require an accompanying ammo pack such as the Simple Ammunition pack or Advanced Ammunition pack, both of which can be found below.

    LimeTreeSnake
    4.828K
    • mod
    • 1.6
    • 1.5
  48. Combat Training (Continued)
    combat

    Combat Training (Continued)

    Update of Kriils mod - Added the QOL features from the unupdated Combat Training - Forked by Eltech - For a version without the training-weapon mechanic, please use Combat Training - Forked (Lite) by jastro - Fixed pawns trying to train ranged combat with shield-belt equipped Thi

    Mlie
    4.943K
    • mod
    • 1.1
    • 1.2
  52. Walls are solid
    Stale
    management

    Walls are solid

    In Vanilla Rimworld, there's very little use for breaching weapons, as even bare fists are enough to drill through a mountain, let alone walls and doors.

    Victor
    4.9226K
    • mod
    • 1.6
    • 1.5
  53. Simple Chains: Leather
    No 1.6
    management

    Simple Chains: Leather

    Aimed for players desiring more challenge in their resource production, this mod introduces a leather processing chain.

    Owlchemist
    4.944K
    • mod
    • 1.2
    • 1.4
  55. Vanilla Events Expanded
    management

    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

    Oskar Potocki
    4.91.4M
    • mod
    • 1.6
    • 1.5
  56. Vanilla Cooking Expanded - Stews
    Stale
    management

    Vanilla Cooking Expanded - Stews

    21/10/2022: 1.4 update Vanilla Cooking Expanded - Stews is a first sub-module to the new Vanilla Cuisine Expanded mod series. This particular mod introduces medieval stews - which are more nutritious, more expensive soups that are cooked over time on the wood-fired pot. Ideal for

    Oskar Potocki
    4.91.0M
    • mod
    • 1.6
    • 1.5
  57. Vanilla Cooking Expanded
    management

    Vanilla Cooking Expanded

    Mechanics are simple and intuitive - keeping within the vanilla spirit without unnecessary fluff and production chains.

    Sarg Bjornson
    4.91.3M
    • mod
    • 1.6
    • 1.5
  58. Vanilla Brewing Expanded
    management

    Vanilla Brewing Expanded

    14/07/2021: v1.301 Vanilla Brewing Expanded is an alcohol-oriented module in “Vanilla Cuisine Expanded” from the Vanilla Expanded team, notably Sarg Bjornson, Oskar Potocki and Chowder. We made sure to keep the mechanics of this mod intuitive without ruining the spirit of vanilla

    Sarg Bjornson
    4.91.1M
    • mod
    • 1.6
    • 1.5
  60. Vanilla Factions Expanded - Settlers
    Stale
    management

    Vanilla Factions Expanded - Settlers

    1.2.0 (28/04/2021): Caravan raid size now capped at half wealth value of your colony. 1.1.8 (02/10/2020): - Chemlamp can now be properly placed on top of table, dresser... - Protection fee request now take into account colony wealth - Saloon doors now open quicker than normal doo

    Oskar Potocki
    4.91.0M
    • mod
    • 1.6
    • 1.5
  61. ResearchPowl (discontinued)
    No 1.6
    management

    ResearchPowl (discontinued)

    Statement of discontinuation I have to concede defeat with me trying to understand this mod that I forked some 5 months ago (at the time of this writing).

    76561198017085779
    4.9153K
    • mod
    • 1.4
  62. Simple sidearms
    Stale
    weapons

    Simple sidearms

    With the invention of pockets comes the idea of bringing EVEN MORE WEAPONS.

    PeteTimesSix
    4.91.6M
    • mod
    • 1.6
    • 1.5
  64. Vanilla Expanded Framework
    ↑ Updated
    management

    Vanilla Expanded Framework

    The Vanilla Expanded Framework (VEF) is a core modding library required by many of the Vanilla Expanded mods.

    Oskar Potocki
    4.92.6M
    • mod
    • 1.6
    • 1.5
  65. Storage - Containers
    No 1.6
    storage

    Storage - Containers

    15.01.23 Can store buildings 05.01.23 Can store biosolids from Dubs Bad Hygiene 19.12.22 Can store toxic wastepack 13.12.22 Now containers stuffable and paintable Additional containers that expand the storage possibilities. Based on vanilla stack per cell mechanics. Adds: Contain

    Seos
    4.822K
    • mod
    • 1.4

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