Children of the Moss

Children of the Moss collection

This is a custom modpack used in the Children of the Moss playthrough. This guide will tell you how to run the same modpack as seen in the videos and also includes the day 1 start, where we visit the pawns for the first time. A few of these mods will show as old versions in Rimsort. There is no 1.6 version of these mods, and they have both been tested and externally confirmed to work in 1.6. This modspack heavily features increases to beauty with some added quality of life mods. I have attempted to keep the balance the same as a normal game, but added in a few extra mods to make the game feel a little more alive. The modpack has been extensively tested, and is designed to be run as a complete modpack, although you are free to pick and choose which mods you like. You will find links to the following in this description: A Rimsort github link, Children of the Moss Day 1 save file, a modlist for Rimsort and a zipped modlist settings folder.

Installing

Subscribe to all mods from the collection page. • Download and install Rimsort from: https://rimsort.github.io/RimSort/ • Download the following 3 files to a folder you can easily access and expand out the zip file to its own folder. Children of the Moss Modlist: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lFdeC4yolJcLsE_cUknzajFlzuCZNQNF/view?usp=sharing Children of the Moss Modlist Configs: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jxaDcaU6_P3CdeXU9zWuTXq19LRNP1gR/view?usp=sharing Children of the Moss Day 1 Save: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UcYsduOAuI_DX2bGH4Dxv4u4n18TQ2Yd/view?usp=sharing • Install Rimsort and let the program automatically detect your Rimworld folder. Open 'File', click 'Open Modlist' and point it to the modlist you just downloaded. This should place the files in the same order as used in the video. • At the top of Rimsort Click on 'Textures', the 'Optimise textures' and wait for it to finish. This will convert .png to scalable.dds textures which, in conjunction with graphics setter + allows us to reduce the vram load and improve load times. This can take a few minutes. Once the texture optimisation is done just close the window and you are done with Rimsort. • Find the following folder on your computer: C:\Users\YOURPCNAME\AppData\LocalLow\Ludeon Studios\RimWorld by Ludeon Studios\Config . Then copy all the configs in the folder in to here to overwrite the default settings. • Boot up the game from Rimsort. Once at the start menu, go to 'Graphics Setter', click 'Memory' and 'Recalculate'. Wait until it is finished with all 121/121 mods. Then close the window. This step only needs to be done once, unless you add in more mods with .png files that have been converted. • You are done. You can start a new game, or you can import a save game using the .rws save game provided, to play on the same tile, with the same colonists. The save game is set to losing is fun, feel feel free to go to 'Options', 'Gameplay', 'Storyteller settings' and modify the difficulty to what suits your playstyle best.

Optional:

To load my save game, go to 'Load' from the Rimworld menu, then click the small folder in the bottom left of the Rimsaves window. Drag in the Children of the Moss Day 1.rws file in to this folder, close Rimsaves, then open 'Load' again and the file will be there.[ __________________ I'd also suggest adding on the superb P-Music mod, for some awesome music tracks whilst playing. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=725130005 __________________

Warning:

If you do not import the mod settings, you are probably going to want to go to Options, Mod Options and TTM Custom Events. Turn off: Animal Genocide, Mechanoid Swarm, Rage Virus, Risk-Reward Event, Terminator and Traitor. These can be game-ending events early on and are extremely punishing even for experienced players. __________________ 28/08/25 - Tracked down an intermittent conflict that was bugging me. Resolved it and reuploaded all files. if you come across any issues, please let me know. As of the next patch, Rimworld will natively support. dds files, meaning graphics setter becomes optional outside of optimising vram usage. It will still function correctly, but a lot of its functionality is redundant now. .dds now supported by Rimworld, so if you don't want to use additional graphics setter + features, you can remove it. 30/08/25 - AI Upscaled Textures giving random glitches when zooming out. Removed this file until author fixes it. It will not happen for everyone, but happening to enough people, it is best removed from the pack. 30/09/25 - Removed TTM Custom Events completely. Game balance is extremely bad, causing random losses with no ability to counter.