Rimano

Welcome To Rimano!

Why this collection and not one of the many thousands that exist on the workshop? Well, for one, I have spent hundreds of hours painstakingly going through each and every mod to ensure the basic advertised features work, that they do not cause considerable slowdown, and that most importantly; they work alongside all the other mods in this collection with little to no issues whatsoever. I have also set logical defaults in hundreds of settings across the 300+ mods so that you need only focus on having an exceptional time on the Rim! This collection doesn't just pile on mods; it harmonises them, patching any potential conflicts, and weaving together features to create a cohesive and captivating universe. Say goodbye to frustrating bugs and inconsistencies; I've devoted countless hours to iron out any issues, ensuring a smooth and immersive adventure from start to finish which is all available to you at the click of a button. So are you tired of downloading a collection, only to come across incompatibility after incompatibility? Do you just want something you can one-click subscribe to and get a fully-enhanced and feature-rich RimWorld experience? Then this is the collection for you! No DLCs are required to use this collection. Vanilla stans rejoice! If you would like to enhance this collection with DLC mods please check out my DLC collections.

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WARNING: DO NOT REMOVE MODS MID-PLAYTHROUGH!

You should never be removing mods mid-playthrough unless you are okay with risking save corruption or things magically not working. Adding new mods should generally be okay.

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Installing This Collection

It is imperative that you use either RimPy or RimSort to sort the mods in this collection properly else you will experience issues. Mods listed are sorted in order.

Step 1)

To ensure a smooth experience, you need to first uninstall/unsubscribe from all all other mods, this is to ensure there are no conflicts and you experience the collection as intended. In RimPy, at the top left, you can click on Steam mods and then delete all of those folders. Do the same for Local mods (your RimWorld\Mods folder). Great stuff, now let's begin shall we?!

Step 2)

Copy/paste the following address into your explorer bar; %UserProfile%\AppData\LocalLow\Ludeon Studios\RimWorld by Ludeon Studios\ Feel free to backup all the items in there, including your saves. When you're done, please delete the following folders entirely, deleting all items within;

• ArchitectIcons
• Config
• HugsLib
• OgreStack

Step 3)

Head on over to the Nexus Mods page of Rimano and under the main files download the latest Rimano Config file then extract the files to the following directory; %UserProfile%\AppData\LocalLow\Ludeon Studios\RimWorld by Ludeon Studios\ You should be placing the Config, HugsLib, ModLists, as well as the OgreStack folders directly into the root of that folder you just opened above. You can now hit the Subscribe to all button for this main collection. If you have any DLC, you should do the same for them as all DLC content is not included by default so that those who don't own any of the DLC won't be left out. Royalty, Ideology, and Biotech.

RimPy/RimSort

Load up your mod manager, select and drag all the mods to the active side except for RimPy Mod Manager Database, and then simply hit the Sort button. Hit the Save button when done.

Manual

For those who can't use a mod manager for whatever reason, you can use the provided mod list in-game by going to the Mods page from the main menu, clicking on Save / load list... near the bottom, then Load mod list, and finally clicking on Load next to Rimano. Make sure you followed step 4 correctly to have downloaded and placed the appropriate files needed else you won't see the ModLists\Rimano.rml file.

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DO NOT use the in-game mod sorting. Use either RimPy, RimSort, or the manual load order list provided above. Yes, RimPy Mod Manager Database should be disabled/inactive. Leave it as-is. Be patient. It will take a while to load the hundreds of mods in this collection. Let it run.

Please Direct All Feedback Here

Want only parts of this collection? Scroll down to the Linked collections for a modular curation! Want to ensure the game does not update and ruin your mods? Check this out.

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Acknowledgements

• Meli
• Firrel
• Bradson
• Zera
• Mlie
• Taranchuk

Thank you to all of you who lent your aid, offered your assistance, and supported me in this incredible modding journey over these past 4 months! I know for some the questions were endless, and for others the shear amount of support; especially my partner who gave all her free hours to sit by me as I worked on into the late hours of the morning. I am incredibly thankful to know such kind souls! And thank you, the community, for being so welcoming!

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End Notes

This collection is carefully curated to be working alongside hundreds of other mods contained within, therefore it is not advised to add your own mods to the mix unless you are okay with troubleshooting things yourself. A note on performance: The Rimano collection is an enhancement to the vanilla game, however such enhancements can come at a cost. While I've done my best to avoid including mods that have a severe overhead cost, you may still run into late-game issues and by that I mean a colony with upwards of 50+ colonists and hundreds of animals where your TPS may suffer. When in doubt, try to reduce your animal count as they can bring your TPS down to its knees! Blurry colonists/textures? Go to Mod options and search for "Vanilla Expanded Framework" and tick "Disable Texture Caching" (green tick). It should always be on since it only has a minimal performance impact. Got more than 8GB of VRAM? Go to Options -> Graphics and disable (no green tick) Texture compression. Please read this guide to learn how to get RimPy to convert all your mod textures, which will help improve your overall performance and load times. Also see this guide for additional performance tips. For incredible troubleshooting tips, see here. If you'd like to improve your performance even further, please do check out the following mods;

• RocketMan
• Performance Optimizer
• Performance Fish

The above can all be run alongside each other, and reports have shown a modest performance improvement in late-game saves. Be sure to join Dubs Mods Discord server as it is a wonderful place to discuss performance and get help on improving your game!