Essential Mod Pack [1.3]
Vanilla Expanded + Quality of Life Mods + Various Small Tweaks = FUN.
Nothing that significantly changes the core Rimworld experience, just makes it more enjoyable and adds more content.
Will add more as mods are updated to 1.3.
Feel free to recommend any mods and I will add them :)
Note: will all mods enabled the game may appear to crash, but will actually load eventually. If you have this issue consider selecting mods from the list rather than enabling all.
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Vanilla Expanded Framework
The Vanilla Expanded Framework (VEF) is a core modding library required by many of the Vanilla Expanded mods.
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EdB Prepare Carefully
Customize your RimWorld colonists, choose your gear and prepare carefully for your crash landing!
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Dubs Mint Menus
Adds new list boxes for recipe bills, health bills, plant selection, architect menu, research menu, and a quick select menu for designators, making it easier to find things when lots of mods are running.
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RimHUD
RimHUD is a UI mod that displays detailed information about a selected character or creature.
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World Map Beautification Project
Beautify your game like never before with World Map Beautification Project, a cosmetic upgrade for the world map that provides you with forests and hills.
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Area Unlocker
Removes the (arbitrary) limit to the number of areas you can create, change area colours.
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Medical Tab
Adds a comprehensive medical overview tab, showing your colonists' health at a glance.
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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*.
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Replace Stuff
Place buildings anywhere, on top of existing things, and the game will handle it.
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Conduit Deconstruct
THE FUCTION OF THIS MOD IS NOW INCLUDED IN THE BASE GAME AS OF UPDATE 1.
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Better Vanilla Masking
This is a small mod which simply enables masking on some vanilla buildings.
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More Vanilla Biomes
More Vanilla Biomes adds more variety to your environment without overhauling the game.
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Map Reroll
This mod allows you to quickly randomize your starting map and steam vents locations.
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[FSF] No Default Shelf Storage
Description By default the settings on the storage shelf is set to priority Important and to accept weapons.
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Small Shelf
Description : Small Shelf Small shelf: works like a normal shelf but has 1x1 size, holds anything Notes on 1.
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[KV] RimFridge
1.5: Adds refrigerated racks to keep food and other perishables cold. Ideal for use in dining rooms, freeing up labor from feeding prisoners, or keeping food on hand for cooks. Floor based RimFridges come in 1x1, 2x1 and 2x2 versions Wall based RimFridges come in 1x1 and 2x1 vers
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[KV] Trading Spot
1.5 Version: A designated spot for traders to stop at. Trading Spot marker is located in the Architecture menu under Misc This will work in current saves without a problem. To remove the mod, delete the Trading Spot, save, remove the mod, then load the save. This is compatible wi
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Locks
Version 2.6.2 Older versions Rimworld b19 version (0.19) Rimworld b18 version (0.18) Rimworld a17 version (0.17) Description This addon adds new locking door system. Doors can be unlocked to allow enemies and prisoners to pass by (only races that have inteligence "humanlike" or a
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Toggle Harvest
Adds an Allow Harvest toggle to Growing Zones alongside the already existing Allow Sowing button.
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Better Pawn Control
A RimWorld mod that allows to set colonists and animals to outfits, areas, drugs, food in one single action.
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Search and Destroy
Tired of pawns lounging about during the heat of the battle after their first kill?
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Pick Up And Haul
"Greatest hauling mod ever" - Chicken Plucker Colonists will gather stuff in their inventory, then haul it all to a stockpile.
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Level Up!
Get notified when colonists level up Usage You will automatically get notified whenever a colonist levels up.
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Animal Variety Coats
1.6 note: For the time being, bears and capybaras have been removed. I have not found a way to make the swimming graphics accept the alternate colours. If I do manage in the future I will add them back in. Odyssey animals will slowly be added, but I got extremely frustrated over
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Go Explore!
Go Explore! - A new event mod This mod provides new events and exciting opportunities for exploration. Go explore ancient cities and try to capture a space ship. New Events Lost City An ancient city got somehow destroyed. You can travel there and loot resources and items but bewa
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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.
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Vanilla Achievements Expanded
Vanilla Achievements Expanded is a unique, never before seen in RimWorld modding achievement mod, part of the Vanilla Expanded mod series and a framework for other modders.
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Food Alert (Continued)
Update of Mehnis mod Added a setting for selecting the lowest preferability of food to be counted DesperateOnly,RawBad,RawTasty,MealAwful,MealSimple,MealFine,MealLavish Examples for each category shows in the config-dialog Changed the calculations for food, instead using the exac
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Project RimFactory Revived
INFO I (zymex) are currently taking a break from RW, i will propably be back at some poins as always, but until then Sn1p3rr3c0n are main bug fixer and maintainer of this mod.
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Automatic Night Owl
Automatically assigns the sleep schedule for starting, newly recruited, and PrepareCarefully pawns with the night owl trait.
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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
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Vanilla Traits Expanded
1.7 (06/08/2021): - Production specialist with the perfection trait can produce legendary items - Prude pawns now won't engage in loving if they have no spouses - Mad surgeon now has Doctor work type requirement 1.6 (07/02/2021): Mad surgeons now correctly suffers no debuffs from
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Vanilla Books Expanded
10/08/2020: Release Since Books are now a thing in the base game, it wasn't easy to decide what to do with this mod.
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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
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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
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Vanilla Weapons Expanded
We are not responsible for CE patch, nor are we responsible for CE balancing or in fact anything regarding CE.
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Vanilla Apparel Expanded
1.2.1 (25/02/2020): Formal wear now counts as royal apparel. 1.2.0 (19/02/2020): This mod is now 1.1 compatible. After a hundred hours playing RimWorld you notice that every pawn wears somewhat the same things. The base game apparel is not really as interesting, unique and variou
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Vanilla Plants Expanded
Vanilla Plants Expanded is a core module in a plant-based in the new mod series “Vanilla Cuisine Expanded” from the Vanilla Expanded team.
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Vanilla Social Interactions Expanded
See change notes 3/29/2021: Release Vanilla Social Interactions Expanded means to bring much more needed life to your pawns and interactions they have.
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Vanilla Hair Expanded
1.2.0 (17/05/2020): Fixed label length issue. 1.1.1 (29/02/2020): 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
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Vanilla Cooking Expanded
Mechanics are simple and intuitive - keeping within the vanilla spirit without unnecessary fluff and production chains.
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Vanilla Furniture Expanded
Check change notes. Vanilla Furniture Expanded 2 is a big update and rework of the original mod, aimed at bringing your RimWorld furniture to the next level. It adds over 30 new furniture pieces across every tech level, from neolithic to late-industrial (with spacer coming in a s
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Vanilla Fishing Expanded
Vanilla Fishing Expanded is a first module in a brand new mod series “Vanilla Cuisine Expanded” from the Vanilla Expanded team.
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Vanilla Animals Expanded — Endangered
1.1.0 (10/06/2022): 1.4 Update Remember how I said the Temperate animals mod was the last one? Well, people lie. There is still a few animals around the world that we did not yet make into actual RimWorld animals - and this time we have decided to also raise awareness of the big
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[1.3] Vanilla Animals Expanded — Arid Shrubland
1.0.1 (30/10/2019): Altered Hippo and Giraffe to give 15% less meat and leather. 1.0.0 (17/08/2019): Release A giraffe is probably the most recognizable african animal. For some reason, it’s not in the vanilla base game, and your african tribe immersion is forever ruined. Crocodi
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[1.3] Vanilla Animals Expanded — Australia
From 1.4 on, these animal modules are deprecated and are now part of Vanilla Animals Expanded Australia is currently suffering a terrible crisis, and our team believes that we need to do everything in our power to spread the awareness. 24 people have died due to the insane bushfi
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[1.3] Vanilla Animals Expanded — Temperate Forest
From 1.4 on, these animal modules are deprecated and are now part of Vanilla Animals Expanded After all the other animal mods have been finished, it is time to introduce the one final animal mod to Vanilla Expanded mod series. Vanilla Animals Expanded - Temperate Forest mod adds
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[1.3] Vanilla Animals Expanded — Boreal Forest
From 1.4 on, these animal modules are deprecated and are now part of Vanilla Animals Expanded Boreal forest is a biome drastically needing some new, unique animals. With this module, you can see famous american black bears - smaller cousins of the grizzly bears, as well as arctic
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[1.3] Vanilla Animals Expanded — Cats and Dogs
1.0.1 (09/10/2019): Adjusted German Shepherd to be omnivorous - can now eat kibble. Hunger rate doubled. 1.0.0 (03/08/2019): Release This mod has been rolled into Vanilla Animals Expanded. Vanilla Animals Expanded: It always baffled me, and probably most of you, that some domesti
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[1.3] Vanilla Animals Expanded — Desert
1.0.0 (30/08/2019): Release No animal mod, or in this instance, mod series, can be complete without Lions. This mod, albeit being smaller to not overpopulate the desolate deserts of the planet, contains some of the most popular and requested - and dangerous - animals that can mos
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[1.3] Vanilla Animals Expanded — Extreme Desert
1.0.0 (30/08/2019): Release Creating an animal pack for the extreme desert was tricky - I didn’t want to take away from the challenge this biome provides - the animals that reside here are supposed to be tough, scarce and difficult to kill. This mod adds 2 new venomous animals, b
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Vanilla Brewing Expanded - Coffees and Teas
Thanks to Trahspanda for letting me add his lemonade mod to this.
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[1.3] Vanilla Animals Expanded — Ice Sheet
From 1.4 on, these animal modules are deprecated and are now part of Vanilla Animals Expanded What this mod series was certainly lacking is some Ice Sheet animals. Adding them was quite difficult as the biome itself hardly supports any plant life - and whilst I can feel free to a
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[1.4] Vanilla Factions Expanded - Vikings
1.3.2 (25/11/2020): fixed mead not applying correct buffs 1.3.1 (28/10/2020): Lothurr now drop lothurr antler when butchered, removed training dummy sound. 1.3 (15/10/2020): Fixed the issue with hordes of pillagers. This mod won't be updated to 1.5. We are re-releasing this mod,
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Vanilla Plants Expanded - Succulents
15/08/2020: Release Vanilla Plants Expanded - Succulents is an optional module for Vanilla Plants Expanded adding a variety of decorative plants, ideal to make your bases, houses, workstations and hospitals much prettier without having to maintain the flowerbeds.
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Vanilla Ideology Expanded - Icons and Symbols
1.0 (20/07/2021): Release Vanilla Ideology Expanded is a mini-series of mods aimed at expanding the content in ideology - be it memes, relics and symbols or icons alike. Icons and Symbols module adds over 200 new icons for ideologies. Icons have been categorised based on their lo
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Vanilla Ideology Expanded - Relics and Artifacts
1.0 (03/08/2021): Release Vanilla Ideology Expanded is a mini-series of mods aimed at expanding the content in ideology - be it memes, relics and symbols or icons alike. Relics and Artifacts module introduces over 40 new inert relics to join the small selection of relics in vanil
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[1.3] Vanilla Animals Expanded — Tropical Rainforest
From 1.4 on, these animal modules are deprecated and are now part of Vanilla Animals Expanded After having my first Spaceship launch in the tropical rainforest biome, I have noticed it actually didn’t feel as tropical as I would like it to feel. Monkeys, tortoises, an elephant he
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Vanilla Cooking Expanded - Sushi
Vanilla Cooking Expanded - Sushi is another sub-module to the new Vanilla Cuisine Expanded mod series.
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[1.3] Vanilla Animals Expanded — Tropical Swamp
From 1.4 on, these animal modules are deprecated and are now part of Vanilla Animals Expanded Tropical swamp never really had this “oh, this zone is dangerous” feel. It felt just like any other swamp. This very module, albeit only adding 3 new animals, is our way to remedy this.
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Vanilla Fishing Expanded - Fishing Treasures AddOn
Vanilla Fishing Expanded - Fishing Treasures Add-On is a simple add-on to Vanilla Fishing Expanded that adds a lot of base game and modded items to the "treasure pool" of the fishing tables.
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[1.3] Vanilla Animals Expanded — Tundra
From 1.4 on, these animal modules are deprecated and are now part of Vanilla Animals Expanded Tundra biome always felt devoid of any actual unique animals. With this module, we have introduced Musk oxen and a moose - a beautiful symbol of Canada, which can be milked every couple
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[1.4] Vanilla Factions Expanded - Medieval
See the Change Notes This mod won't be updated to 1.
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Vanilla Storytellers Expanded - Perry Persistent
1.0 (01/07/2020): Release Vanilla Storytellers Expanded is a brand new mod series featuring standalone storytellers, bringing new, unique mechanics to the game. “Perry Persistent conveys a story the same way he handles his investigations - with determination and attention to deta
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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
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Vanilla Storytellers Expanded - Empress Evil
1.0 (01/07/2020): Release Vanilla Storytellers Expanded is a brand new mod series featuring standalone storytellers, bringing new, unique mechanics to the game. “Empress Evil does not believe in the concept of good. Driven by primal rage and savage instinct, she will force you to
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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
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Vanilla Furniture Expanded - Art
1.2 (29/08/2020): Fixed laggy hologram code. This mod now requires our framework. 1.1.1 (14/08/2020): Fixed the issue with pottery display radius for meditation, Added decorative plant pots. This module is a part of Vanilla Furniture Expanded which can be downloaded below. Vanill
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Vanilla Furniture Expanded - Farming
1.2.0 (21/02/2021): - Sprinkler effect no longer stack - Sprinkler no longer boost plant in hydroponic (they still boost planter box) - Sprinkler no longer boost trees 1.1.1 (08/04/2020): Fixed Animal feeder not appearing in the correct tab. Sprinkler no longer blocks wind. 1.1.0
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Vanilla Storytellers Expanded - Diego Industrial
1.0 (13/04/2021): Release Vanilla Storytellers Expanded is a brand new mod series featuring standalone storytellers, bringing new, unique mechanics to the game. "Diego Industrial creates a story of increasing curve of challenge and tension. He will make sure you have a breathing
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Vanilla Storytellers Expanded - Freya Fierce
1.0 (17/09/2020): Release Vanilla Storytellers Expanded is a brand new mod series featuring standalone storytellers, bringing new, unique mechanics to the game. “Freya believes that best stories are those of raids and glory. Every year after the first year, at the start of Aprima
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Vanilla Storytellers Expanded - Igor Invader
1.0 (06/10/2020): Release Vanilla Storytellers Expanded is a brand new mod series featuring standalone storytellers, bringing new, unique mechanics to the game. “Igor Invader holds no regard for boring stories about thriving colonies. The only story worth telling is the one of co
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Vanilla Furniture Expanded - Medical Module
1.1.1 (21/02/2020): 1.1 version of this mod is no longer dependant on VFE-Core 1.1.0 (20/02/2020): This mod is now 1.1 compatible. 1.0.0a (05/05/2019): Fixed several bugs. 1.0.0 (20/04/2019): Release This module is a part of Vanilla Furniture Expanded which can be downloaded belo
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Vanilla Storytellers Expanded - Maynard Medieval
1.0 (13/04/2021): Release Vanilla Storytellers Expanded is a brand new mod series featuring standalone storytellers, bringing new, unique mechanics to the game. "Maynard Medieval creates a story of increasing curve of challenge and tension. He strongly believes in valor, honor an
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Vanilla Storytellers Expanded - Neron Neolithic
1.0 (13/04/2021): Release Vanilla Storytellers Expanded is a brand new mod series featuring standalone storytellers, bringing new, unique mechanics to the game. "Neron Neolithic creates a story of increasing curve of challenge and tension. The most fabled legends are created in t
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[1.4] Vanilla Storytellers Expanded - Oskar Obnoxious
1.0 (04/01/2021): Release Vanilla Storytellers Expanded is a brand new mod series featuring standalone storytellers, bringing new, unique mechanics to the game. “Oskar Obnoxious holds no regard for ongoing stories. Things will turn on their heads countless times before a colony g
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Vanilla Weapons Expanded - Coilguns
We are not responsible for CE patch, nor are we responsible for CE balancing or in fact anything regarding CE.
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Vanilla Furniture Expanded - Power
This module is a part of Vanilla Furniture Expanded which can be downloaded below.
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Vanilla Furniture Expanded - Production
1.1.0 (24/02/2020): We are now 1.1 compatible. 1.0.2 (05/10/2019): Now compatible with Dubs: Hygiene. Also, fixed the linkables not connecting to vanilla stoves. 1.0.1 (04/10/2019): Fixed the bills not being worked. 1.0.0 (04/10/2019): Release This module is a part of Vanilla Fur
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Vanilla Furniture Expanded - Props and Decor
2.0.0 (12/15/2023): Massive update changing how props are placed. Research projects have been removed. Props have been removed from the Architect menu. Instead, a new Props Pallette menu can be opened via the Build Props button in the Furniture tab. Props are placed instantly and
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Vanilla Furniture Expanded - Security
Check change notes. Vanilla Furniture Expanded - Security is a complete overhaul and rebalance of the original security module, addressing outdated balance and vastly expanding defensive options from early to late game. For the new players, this mod should be the ultimate thing y
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Vanilla Ideology Expanded - Hats and Rags
1.0 (06/08/2021): Release Vanilla Ideology Expanded is a mini-series of mods aimed at expanding the content in ideology - be it memes, relics and symbols or icons alike. This mod introduces many new headgear types and one new outfit type for your ideological pawns. No longer you
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Vanilla Furniture Expanded - Spacer Module
Check change notes. Vanilla Furniture Expanded – Spacer 2 is a major overhaul of the original Spacer module, designed to bring your late-game colonies into the futuristic era with furniture that actually looks and feels futuristic. This update modernizes all visuals, rebalances g
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Vanilla Weapons Expanded - Quickdraw
We are not responsible for CE patch, nor are we responsible for CE balancing or in fact anything regarding CE.
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Vanilla Textures Expanded - Variations
Vanilla Textures Expanded - Variations is a standalone release in the Vanilla Textures Expanded series, aiming at providing a LOT of visual variety to your vanilla bases.
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Perspective: Trees
A micro-mod which simply alters the tree draw layer so items/chunks/pawns are not drawn in front of it.
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Perspective: Doors
This is a lightweight mod which simply retextures the east-west doors in such a way that their perspective makes more sense.
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Perspective: Buildings
This mod adds a gizmo to most buildings which allows the player to adjust its position.
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Moonlight
Inspired by the mod Realistic Darkness, this mod varies the level of darkness each night.
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[NEW LINK IN DESC] Hunters Use Melee!
Please use Mlie's updated version here: Hunters Use Melee!
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Realistic Rooms Rewritten
For 1.6, 1.5, 1.4 and 1.3 Lower your room space requirements! Safe to add mid-save. What is this? This mod is a complete rewrite of the original Realistic Rooms mod by Dragon Fist Ent (here) and it's updated version by Scherub (here). The original mod uses outdated methods which
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Use Bedrolls
Bedrolls are used from the inventory (ie when on a caravan) When a pawn needs to rest but can't find a bed, he'll place a bedroll from his inventory (he can find an uninstalled bed on the ground, or in some other inventory) Bedrolls are picked back up after sleeping.
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Mining Priority
Prioritizes mining to the rarest metal first; unskilled miners only work rocks.