[A Forever Incomplete] Performance Friendly Mod list (RW 1.4)
This list DOES NOT CONTAIN EVERY SINGLE MOD OUT THERE, this is just a curated choice of my active mod list that I'm 99.9999% sure wont be causing performance issues.
Not because you don't see a mod here it means is bad for performance necessarily, for that check my performance Improvement Guide at https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2894425236 this is just what in my short experience playing Rimworld, I found to provide little to no impact.
All of this mods should be compatible with anything else but don't take my word for it and check always for compatibility issues in other mods you may want.
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Q: Why should I trust you?
A: I have a "Trust me bro" badge, for real don't just take my word for it, most of this mods were contrasted with Rocketman Discord and Dubs Discord recommendations and If you have doubts about a mod go there, they are the smart people who know what they are doing, I'm just following their steps.
I probably won't update this list as I get tired of games fast.
If you have any discrepancy on what should or shouldn't be on this list comment it down below. I'll do my best to fix it.
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86 mods- management
Achtung!
Achtung! gives you tighter control over colonists when a normal right-click order is not enough. It is made for the busy moments: raids, fires, wounded pawns, half-built defenses, and work that must happen now instead of after a snack break. What it adds: - force work so pawns st
- management
Ask Before Enter
Sometimes that trader caravan enters just at the wrong time, triggering the dormant mech cluster leading to the premature destruction of your base.
- management
Auto links
Automatically adds hyperlinks to descriptions: Recipe ⟷ Result Recipe ⟷ Ingredient (excluding optional ingredients) Recipe ⟷ Research Recipe ⟷ Workbench Recipe ⟷ Body part / Body part group Buildable ⟷ Research Buildable ⟷ Ingredient (excluding optional ingredients) Fertilized eg
- management
Begone, Message!
You know those messages on food rotting and relations decaying and so forth that annoyingly block some of the colonist bar at the top?
- medical
Bionic icons
ABOUT Changes the graphic for body part boxes and adds icons depending on what's inside.
- management
Block Unwanted Minutiae
Changelog 30/10/2022 - Added some missing letters 27/10/2022 - Fixed 1.
- management
Change map edge limit
Simple mod that allows you to customize "too close to map edge" limits when placing buildings, blueprints or zones.
- management
Character Editor
last update: v1.6.3 build on 2025-07-21 for RimWorld v1.6.4523 Editor for humanlike pawns on map and for crashlanding (colonists, enemies, dead pawns) MOD FEATURES • editor for pawns on map and for crashlanding • editable: body, head, hair, skin color, apparel color, gender, name
- management
Cuter Biotech Cat/Dog Ear Replacer
Replaces the Biotech Cat and Dog Ears with cuter ones and matches them to the hair color.
- management
DE Surgeries
=== CAUTION === Currently, when used together with "Rah's Bionics and Surgery Expansion" or "Expanded Prosthetics and Organ Engineering", there is no functional problem.
- management
Disable Automatically Select Travel Supplies
Makes "Automatically Select Travel Supplies" option off by default.
- management
[Depricated] Dismiss Trader (Continued)
Update of Mehnis mod - Chinese translation: - Added Russian translation by Tkhakiro Trader dismissal.
- management
Don't Block Door
Overview this MOD fixes a pandemic that has plagued many a world on the Rim: doors being wedged open.
- management
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.
- management
Dubs Mint Minimap
Adds a minimap, with some options, doesn't hurt fps, ping tool for multiplayer.
- management
Dubs Performance Analyzer
This is a dry boring technical tool to analyze the cpu usage of specific parts of the game to help players and modders figure out performance issues.
- medical
EPOE-Forked: Expanded Prosthetics and Organ Engineering - Forked
Originally inspired by Ykara's EPOE, this mod sought to fix the reduntant, downright byzantine lines of code as well as bring the values of most prosthetics back in fold with the vanilla experience.
- management
Fast regen 1.6
In A16 health regeneration speed was lowered, resulting in colonists that end up spending more than 2-3 days in beds to fully heal.
- management
Fists Aren't Made of Steel
This mini-mod reduces the damage that humanlike unarmed attacks deal to buildings.
- management
Food Poisoning Cures
A commissioned mod adding two drugs to deal with food poisoning (if you are not a nutrient paste enjoyer.
- management
Geological Landforms
Compatibility with the Odyssey DLC Content that overlaps with the Odyssey DLC is automatically disabled when the DLC is active.
- management
Harvest Organs Post Mortem Continued
Harvest Organs Post Mortem (HOPM) is now available in 1.
- management
Just Ignore Me Passing
Just Ignore Me Passing fixes one small but annoying RimWorld behavior.
- management
Just Put It Over There
When making a trade-deal with a caravan, they will now try to place your bought items in storages instead of just dropping it on the ground.
- medical
[Depricated] Less Arbitrary Surgery (Continued)
Update of Linqs mod - Removed legacy HugsLib requirement 1.
- 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.
- management
WVC - Work Modes
More mechanoids work modes Expanded mechanoids work modes or Better mechanoids work modes Adds 10+ new work mods for mechanoids: Find and destroy - Mechanoids, regardless of their type, will look for enemies and try to destroy them.
- management
Performance Optimizer
Performance Optimizer is a mod, which adds various performance tweaks to the game.
- storage
Pick Up And Haul
"Greatest hauling mod ever" - Chicken Plucker Colonists will gather stuff in their inventory, then haul it all to a stockpile.
- 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).
- management
RIMMSqol
-- content editor, modding, qol, pathfinding, storyteller, ai, bug fixes -- Adds over 1000 editable properties for game objects.
- management
RocketMan - Performance Mod
Error reporting to almost any mod requires alog these days Use to get said log Our lord and savior Zetrith has blessed us with the Prepatcher!
- management
Single Plant Texture Patch (Continued)
Update of Lanilors mod based on the update by okradonkeys A small patch that changes the textures of rice and haygrass to single plants.
- management
Smart Farming
This is a quality of life mod which provides a number of extra tools and information for your grow zones.
- management
Smarter Construction
Stop your pawns from constantly building themselves into a wall or blocking something that hasn't been built yet.
- management
Smarter Deconstruction and Mining
Stops your pawns from collapsing roofs on top of themselves while deconstructing and mining.
- management
Snap Out!
19/10/22 - 1.4 update 5/8/21 - Simplified Chinese translation 10/7/21 - 1.3 update 9/1/21 - Italian translation; Remove hit counter; Remove Harmony dependency 1/10/20 - Update formula; Revamp settings (+fix default button); Temp. disable launch counter; 13/8/20 - 1.2 update 4/3/1
- management
Toggleable Overlays
Instead of items always showing their overlays, this mod allows those overlays to only show when you mouseover things.
- management
Toggleable Shields
A mini-mod which allows shield belts to be turned off, thereby allowing ranged weapons to work.
- management
Trade UI Revised
Description Changes the trade UI to a two-column layout to make it clear what items you have vs the trader, who is trading, and how much it will cost.
- 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
- management
Vanilla Expanded Framework
The Vanilla Expanded Framework (VEF) is a core modding library required by many of the Vanilla Expanded mods.
- furniture
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
- furniture
Vanilla Furniture Expanded - Power
This module is a part of Vanilla Furniture Expanded which can be downloaded below.
- furniture
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
- furniture
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
- furniture
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
- management
Vanilla Outposts Expanded
See change notes Vanilla Outposts Expanded can be described as an incredibly Lite version of mods like Saakra’s Empire.
- management
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
- management
[FSF] Filth Vanishes With Rain And Time
Description This mod patches all filth defs so they wash away with rain/snow.
- storage
[KV] Save Storage, Outfit, Crafting, Drug, & Operation Settings [1.4]
An updated version from KV.
- management
[WD] Fast Moisture Pumps
Description: A small patch that makes Moisture Pumps faster for 4 times.
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