1.5 Vanilla+; quality of life; essentials; high performance
Have you played vanilla RimWorld a few times and do you yearn for more content without unnecessary clutter? Look no further; this modpack aims to be your one stop shop for all your vanilla+ needs.
This modpack is specifically designed for new players looking to play the game with mods for the first time.
Great mods that didn't make the cut due to this modpack's high performance standards:
- Hospitality (Conflicts with bunk beds and with keep bed ownership)
- Hospitality Storefront
- Rimsential: Spaceports
Compatibility issues:
- Gunplay & Save our Ship 2 - Set bullet velocity to 1 in gunplay mod settings
- Yayo's Combat 3 & Save our Ship 2 - disable projectile trails
- Vanilla Events Expanded & Save our Ship 2 - Patch in mod list
- Beer is alright version mismatch - safe to ignore
Required DLC:
- Royalty
- Ideology
- Biotech
Usage of RimPy HIGHLY recommended.
Enjoy!
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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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Vanilla Storytellers Expanded - Winston Waves
See changes notes This is a reuploaded Vanilla Storytellers Expanded - Winston Waves.
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A Dog Said... Animal Prosthetics 2
Github repository link Overview This is a continuation/full rework of the iconic A Dog Said.
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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
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AlmostImpassable Chest-deep Water
Makes chest-deep water extremely slow to move through (12% move speed), and keeps the walk speed of shallow water at 30%.
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Alpha Memes
Details - Adds 13 new structures: Alienism, Jewish origins, Kemetic origins, Steampunk revival, Jain origins, Sikh origins, Corsair, Neolithic, Scavenger and Atheism.
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Armored Floors (Continued)
Update of the_codewarriors mod Based on the update by dhl219 Also includes the armored foundation added in the version by dhl219 allowing you to have armored floor effect for all floors.
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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
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Basic Double Doors
About A lightweight mod that adds double door versions of the vanilla doors using the new 1.
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Beer is Alright
Version 1.1 I was playing a game with tons of beer and set my colonists to have three a day to see the effect. In two months half my people had cirrosis. Kinda overkill I think. I decided to turn it down so three a day won't kill you by adjusting down dosage severity, and toleran
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Better ModMismatch Window
this mod will fix vanila's uncomfortable Mod Mismatch Window to github style.
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Better Workbench Management
NOTE: Most of what this mod did has now been integrated into vanilla.
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Vanilla Vehicles Expanded
Vanilla Vehicles Expanded is a long awaited mod utilising Smash Phil’s Vehicles framework.
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Vanilla Vehicles Expanded - Upgrades
Improve your vehicles with the Vanilla Vehicles Expanded - Upgrades, a mod which offers a revolutionary enhancement to your vehicle management in-game.
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Boats (Continued)
Original mod by Smash Phil I sought and received permission from Smash Phil, but even so: If the original author requests it, I will remove this update.
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Build From Inventory
Construction will use things in your colonist or pack animal's inventory.
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Bunk Beds
Expand your furniture collection with an all new, space-efficient pawn storing method, bunk beds!
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Camping Tent
For some reason, everyone in rimworld just doesn't make a tent to live in, and now it's time to have a change.
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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
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Character Editor Retextured
Just a simple retexture of the textures for Character Editor, more in a style I prefer or in many cases just changing it for the sake of something fresh feeling.
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Clean Pathfinding 2 Continued
Original Mod: Note: You must unsubscribe from the original mod, I use the same packageId to keep compatibility going!
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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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Clean Textures
The Clean Textures mod replaces standard surface textures as well as textures from several other mods.
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Compact Hediffs
Alters the health tab hediff listing to be slightly less ugly and slightly more customisable.
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Consciousness Affects Learning Speed
Ever wondered why Billy just took a charge lance to the brain and despite his survival already being a miracle, he decides that getting to Level 20 construction in a year is doable?
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CustomUIScales
Rimworld Mod to allow any custom UI Scale you like, over the 9 provided in the base game.
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Cut plants before building (Continued)
Update of 民火s mod Special trees should no longer be marked for cutting Anima tree Gauranlen tree Harbringer tree Added mod-settings The default on-state Dig up if possible Only allow cutting by pawns with plant cutting enabled If there is the plant that need to be cut on planned
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Dark Ages : Crypts and Tombs
Dark Ages : Crypts & Tombs aims to give just a bit more "life" to your pawns final resting place.
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Delmain Tweaks - Role Apparel
A relatively simple mod that enables the player to customize which clothing pieces are available to be assigned to any given Ideology role.
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Doormats
Syrchalis has stepped away from the RimWorld modding scene, as such I am adopting the mod and will be maintaining it going forward.
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DragSelect
This simple mod allows you to drag and select multiple items in trade, caravan, and transporter loading windows.
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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!
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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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Dubs Mint Menus Health Tab Patch
Rimworld 1.6 Compatibility Update Dubs Mint Menus has been updated for Rimworld 1.6. Dubwise's update incorporates this fix, but only for 1.6. If you are running Rimworld 1.5, please continue to use this patch. If you are running Rimworld 1.6, this patch is no longer necessary. I
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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.
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Dynamic Trade Interface
A high-performance and customizable trade interface originally inspired by Trade UI Revised.
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Epitaph
Lest we forget. Add epitaphs to the game. When you buried your hero in a grave / sarcophagus, you’re able to choose or write an inscription to memorialize them. Features: 1. As you can see in the screenshot, the new Epitaph Tab of the grave / sarcophagus shows the departed’s name
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Faction Customizer
-- IMPORTANT -- I had to create my own faction dialog to avoid some conflicts with other mods.
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Fix Styled Blueprints
Fixes blueprints for some buildings (notably walls) looking as if already built.
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Fortifications - Neolithic
It has always been a problem to make their settlements secured since human existence, so this is the reason why people in each era have used their own wisdom to build various of fortifications.
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From Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
From Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust We therefore commit this body to the ground, earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
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Geological Landforms
Compatibility with the Odyssey DLC Content that overlaps with the Odyssey DLC is automatically disabled when the DLC is active.
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I Aint Building That
I Ain't Building That Inspired by the excellent too many buttons mod, this mod provides a simple way to hide all of the stuff cluttering up the build menus that you're never going to build so you can reserve all that screen real estate for the 37 types of door that you simply can
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Ideology Development+
#StandWithUkraine Ideology Development+ overhauls reforming of fluid ideoligions.
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Ideology Simplified - Rancher (Continued)
This is an update of Slashandz's original mod: steamcommunity.
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Ideology Simplified - Tree Connection (Continued)
This is an update of Slashandz's original mod: I claim no ownership of the mod.
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More Faction Interaction (Continued)
Update of Mehnis mod - Updated by Taranchuk - Commissioned by Spark7979 - Updated as is, have not been tested with other mods than those listed below.
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Letter Permanent Injury
Send a letter when a colonist, a prisoner or a colony's animal suffers a permanent injury.
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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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Log After Def Error
Haha, look familiar? Parsed xxx as int are happening all over the rimworld, right now! Unless you make the most import decision in your life.🫰 Prove to yourself that you have the strength of courage to be bugfree. ⛑️ Join... the LADE👍 Print the details of the def if there is er
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Map Reroll (1.4/1.5)
UPDATED VERSION: This mod allows you to quickly randomize your starting map and steam vents locations.
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Mid-Save-Saver Continued
Original Mod: Note: You must unsubscribe from the original mod, I use the same packageId to keep compatibility going!
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Minify More
Minify More In Rimworld, some of the structures are minifiable and some aren't.
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Mod Options Sort
Sorts and groups the mod options tab by author if there is more than one mod by the same author, otherwise groups them in the Various Authors group, special groups for VE mods and mods with configs created via HugsLib.
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More Pause Events
Hi everyone, I’m taking a break from active development and community moderation for the project.
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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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Never Generate Relations
Forces the basechance for randomly generated relationships to be 0.
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No Disabled Factions In Quests
Prevents generation of quests that call for threats that are not possible with the current settings - such as a mech cluster with the mech faction disabled.
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No Random Apparel on Ideology Edit
Commissioned RimWorld mod to optimize Ideology creation on large mod lists Generating required Ideology apparel for roles takes a lot of time on large modlists with high amount of new apparel items, which causes the game to freeze on each modification of the Ideology structure an
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No Random Ideologies
Do you have some good ideologies saved and wish that the other factions would use them instead of the some random ideology?
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No Random Relations
Description This mod disables the creation of random relations during the game.
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Performance Optimizer
Performance Optimizer is a mod, which adds various performance tweaks to the game.
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Pawn Name Variety
Did you know that a large portion of the pawns in your game have predefined names and backstories?
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Pawn Target Fix
Proximity vs. Accuracy Targeting Left: Proximity-first (vanilla style) — pawns shoot the nearest enemy, even if they’re in heavy cover. Right: Accuracy-first (new option) — pawns prefer enemies they’re more likely to hit, even if they’re further away. Switch instantly in Mod Sett
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Peer Pressure
With this mod, converting pawns to another ideology becomes more effective when they have a positive opinion of the proselytizer.
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Perishable (and More)
Mod Summary Quickly set up stockpiles based on whether items rot, degrade outdoors, or are wastepacks -- without micromanaging every item category.
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Persistent Precepts
Persistent Precepts adds a simple toggle to the Ideology edit screen that prevents the re-randomization of Ideology precepts, rituals, buildings etc.
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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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[RH2] CPERS: Arrest Here!
Save precious time and arrest a downed prisoner without the need of a room!
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Adaptive Storage Framework
Adaptive Storage Framework contains various features to allow modders to better shape the way they want to make and change their own storage mods.
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Priority Treatment Ressurected
Makes tending medical an emergency priority for your doctor pawns.
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Prosthetic No Missing Body Parts (Continued)
Update of iamrespawns mod - Replaced the destructive Harmony prefix with a postfix instead to increase compatibility - Added settings for hand and feet-bionics - Verified working in CE - Added support for Android tiers/Android Tiers Reforged.
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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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RIMMSqol
-- content editor, modding, qol, pathfinding, storyteller, ai, bug fixes -- Adds over 1000 editable properties for game objects.
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ReGrowth: Expanded World Generation (Continued)
Update of Helixien, Taranchuks mod with permission - Added a "Hide preview" button.
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Red's Performance Fixes (aka. Comp EggLayer Fix)
TL;DR: Less Laagggg. Game Run Better. Computer suffering less; Yay! As of writing this just swaps out ONE very expensive Ludeon method. The... dreaded Egg laying! It really doesn't have to tick and look-up food needs every.single.tick! Gah! I bet you're seeing the title image and
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Relevant Stats In Description
Depending on the type of building, selected stats are shown in the description-window in the architect-menu.
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Replace Stuff
Place buildings anywhere, on top of existing things, and the game will handle it.
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Replace Stuff Mod Compatibility
A patch for Replace Stuff to introduce compatibility for various mods.
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Research Tree (Continued)
Update of Fluffys mod Added features Added research-infocard, visible by Rightclick Research can now be added/moved to the front of the queue with Ctrl+Leftclick Added the current progress values on not finished projects Locked camera when opening the research-window Original res
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Semi Random Research (Unofficial)
Semi Random Research injects an element of unpredictability into your progression by presenting you with a configurable amount of randomized research options to choose from.
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Resource Dictionary
Have you suffered any of the following problems while playing a modded Rimworld game?
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Rimsential - Total Control: Continued
Enables the deep customization of faction pawns This is the continued version of the Rimsential - Homebound mod handed over to the community by Orpheusly and continued with their permission.
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SRTS Expanded Realism Patch (1.6)
Changes various aspects of the SRTS line to make the experience more immersive.
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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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Save Our Ship 2
Save Our Ship 2 Overview Save Our Ship 2 is an unofficial expansion for RimWorld.
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Royal Arsenal - Buildable Aerodrones
Royal Arsenal: Buildable unmanned aerial vehicles designed by the Empire.
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VE Events Space maps Compatibility Patch
This patch fixes two incompatible events from VEE for space maps of SOS2, Rimnauts 2 and Odessy DLC: Psychic Rain will be prevented on space maps.
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Scenario Amender [1.5 - 1.6]
Scenario Amender 1.5, 1.6 NO LONGER MAINTAINED Other modders may take over this mod. PASSED DOWN THE ARMSTRONG LINE FOR GENERATIONS Prior incarnations: krafs: (workshop page removed?) mlie: (1.1 - 1.3) AngryHornet: (1.4) Source code available @ github: Notes Believed incompatible
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Scenario Searchbars [OUTDATED - SEE DESCRIPTION]
----2025 UPDATE---- I have finally updated to 1.
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Searchable Menus
Adds a quick search field to any float menu that is at least a minimum size (configurable, default 15 options).
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Sense Of Depth For Tall Buildings
Description This mod visually adds a sense of depth to tall buildings.
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Set Up Camp
Syrchalis has stepped away from the RimWorld modding scene, as such I am adopting the mod and will be maintaining it going forward.
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Settlement quests
Have you ever thought about how quests just appear out of the blue in Rimworld?
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Show Known Techprints
Description This mod adds a new icon next to all techprints to indicate if the techprint has been applied or not.
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Simple Apparel Recycling
Content A simple mod that adds: - "Recycle Apparel" research project.
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SimpleCameraSetting
There are many good features in the camera+, but there are performance issues, so I made this mod.
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Simple Utilities: Fridge
Simple Utilities: Fridge A continuation of Simple Utilities: Fridge by Owlchemist.
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Slave Rebellions Improved (Continued)
Update of busted_bunnys mod Brand new rebellion experience awaits.
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SlaveBar
Adds a toggle to the colonist bar allowing you to switch between viewing regular colonists, slaves, prisoners and ghouls with a config to choose your displays.
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Sleepy's More Psycasts
Sleepy's More Psycasts Modding is easier together, this mod is licensed under CC0 1.
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Smart Farming Continued
Original Mod: Note: You must unsubscribe from the original mod, I use the same packageId to keep compatability going!
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Stack gap
Are you really sick of watching pawns carry stuff into not-so-important storages and fill them to brim?
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Tab-sorting
Sort your stuff! This mod can sort furniture/structures into appropriate tabs. It started as an improved version of the LigtsTab (by betaALPHAs) but since that version relied on patches it was very complex and hard to maintain. Instead this mod uses C#-code to sort things after t
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Tacticowl Continued
Original Mod: Note: You must unsubscribe from the original mod, I use the same packageId to keep compatibility going!
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Toggleable Shields Continued
Original Mod: Note: You must unsubscribe from the original mod, I use the same packageId to keep compatibility going!
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Trait and Backstory Icons
This mod adds icons to traits and backstories on the pawn bio tab.
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VSIE - Rational Trait Development
15.03.2023 update - add description to pop-up window so player know what triggered the event - optimisation for tough raid event (the original one in VSIE was too difficult to trigger; 12 hours high point raid → now any raid longer than 6 hours/ half of your pawns downed/ any of
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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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Van's Retexture : Quarry
That one's been sitting in my folders for a while but hopefully it can be enjoyed by all.
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Vanilla Base Generation Expanded
See change notes This is a reuploaded Vanilla Base Generation Expanded that will work on versions 1.
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Vanilla Chemfuel Expanded
Due to an extreme amount of rude comments, I need to remind the community that we will not take kindly to abuse.
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Vanilla Chemfuel Expanded - Unofficial Expansion
Do not update to 1.6 without my permission. The mod will be updated by me. feel free to join for mod news and discussion: Vanilla Chemfuel Expanded - Unofficial Expansion was created to utilize the pipelines' framework created by Vanilla Expanded Team. It builds and expands upon
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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 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 Outposts Expanded
See change notes Vanilla Outposts Expanded can be described as an incredibly Lite version of mods like Saakra’s Empire.
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Vanilla Outposts Expanded: Additional Outposts
If you ever felt that you need more outpost types, then this mod may be what you need.
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Vanilla Temperature Expanded
Check Change notes. Introducing "Vanilla Temperature Expanded," a mod that adds a detailed and controllable central heating system to your game. This mod brings in a new feature called Efficiency, which affects how well your heating system runs. It's all about giving you more con
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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 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 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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WealthCorrector
Allow you to adjust the parameters of wealth calculation at any time in MOD settings, with immediate effect.
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What's Missing?
Original link: Highlighted requirements and tooltips for recipe descriptions.
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Giddy-Up 2 Forked - OUTDATED
Giddy-Up 2 Forked OUTDATED, use Giddy-Up 2 - Continued instead.
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Yayo's Caravan (Continued)
Update of YAYOs mod * Change the visual of the caravan on the world map * Option Settings You can adjust the value to use the desired setting.
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Misc. Training
This adds some training facilities: - Shooting Target Train up your shooting ability.
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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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Vanilla Factions Expanded - Pirates
See change notes One faction that always felt a little bit 'un-expanded' in vanilla RimWorld is the pirate faction.
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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 Plants Expanded - More Plants
Vanilla Plants Expanded - More Plants is an add-on module for Vanilla Plants Expanded from the Vanilla Expanded team.
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[SYR] Processor Framework (Continued)
Update of SYR's Processor Framework If the original author requests it, I will remove this update.
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[FSF] Complex Jobs
Description The original worktypes leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to prioritising jobs across a colony.
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Simple Mortality - Less Bloodthirsty Fork
This is a 70% less bloodthirsty fork of the mod Simple Mortality with 100% more surprise.
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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 Ideology Expanded - Dryads
1.0 (15/01/2022): 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. Vanilla Ideology Expanded - Dryads is a mod expanding on the selection of gauranlen dryads in the Ideology DLC
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Vanilla Nutrient Paste Expanded
Check Change notes. Vanilla Nutrient Paste Expanded is a small mod created to showcase what the new Pipe network code is capable of in Vanilla Expanded framework. It adds a rather simple chain, unlocked with Nutrient Paste research project, allowing the player to store nutrient p
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RimHUD
RimHUD is a UI mod that displays detailed information about a selected character or creature.
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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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[NL] Custom Portraits
Overview This MOD allows you to customize face sizes within colonist bars.
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Xenobionic Patcher
About This patcher mod looks through most of the surgery operations, and matches your modded surgeries (like new bionics) with your modded races and animals.
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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!
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Vanilla Ideology Expanded - Memes and Structures
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.