Medieval Empires [Rimworld 1.6]

Medieval Empires

A complete medieval overhaul collection for RimWorld 1.6, built around Medieval Overhaul and expanded into a full faction-driven, kingdom-building playthrough. Tech should be capped at the medieval era, so the whole run stays consistent — no spacers, no futuristic weapons, no industrial+ stuff. The collection was made only with the use of Royalty, Biotech and Ideology DLCs in mind.

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What this collection is about

• Medieval-only gameplay — a consistent pre-industrial run from start to finish.
• A living world — rival kingdoms, fantasy races, and factions that attack, expand and claim their own territory.
• Belief-driven colonies — Ideology woven into the medieval setting, from religions to relics.
• Meaningful progression — research and production tiers that actually feel medieval.
• Cohesive visuals — architecture, decor and textures all aligned with the theme.
• Playability — quality-of-life and optimisation choices to keep big colonies smooth.

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Highlights

⚔️ Core Medieval Content

• Medieval Overhaul + add-ons and compatibility patches
• Expanded medieval crafting, workbenches, medicine and material chains
• Era-appropriate clothing, armour, tools and settlement gear

👑 Kingdoms, Factions & Races

• Human realms, dwarves, elves, samurai, a fractured empire, and a greater evil aka Mordor
• Factions cluster into territories and form coherent kingdoms across the map (depends on your settings choice, you can scatter everyone if you want)
• Vassalize and conquer rivals to expand your own holdings
• Biotech genes reworked to fit a pre-industrial setting

⛩️ Religion & Ideology

• Built for Ideology — medieval-themed memes, precepts and structures to shape your colony's faith
• Religious origins, relics and rituals that fit a pre-industrial world
• Convert, preach and spread your belief — or have it forced upon you (skill issue)
• Faction ideoligions and roles that give each kingdom its own identity
• Quality-of-life fixes so beliefs and precepts stay consistent across a long campaign

🐎 Combat & Travel

• Reworked melee with proper animations, better combat AI and more blood
• Mounted warfare and jousting
• Sailing ships and pack animals for trade and long caravans

🏰 Castle & Settlement Building

• Castle walls, gates and thematic structures
• Medieval decor and “life in the keep” flavour — furniture, carpets, banners, signs
• Storage and workshop tweaks that suit medieval logistics

🌿 World & Biomes

• ReGrowth-style plant and world variety for richer, less repetitive maps
• Outposts, base-generation and world-map detail that make exploration matter
• Crops that spawn randomly, so you can harvest them and make seed bundles to unlock plants

🧰 QoL + Performance

• UI improvements, planning tools, better menus/tabs and small usability fixes
• Performance and optimisation mods chosen to support long medieval campaigns

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Recommended Playstyle

• Perfect for a Tribal → Medieval progression or a straight Medieval start
• Built for long-form colony stories: fortify, expand, trade, raid, vassalize, rebuild. BUT, this is Rimworld, so you can do whatever you want!

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Load Order

My Load Order: It's recommended you use my load order, even if you have RimSort. I use self-made rules to improve it and avoid some errors.

Installation Guide

My Guide: This collection installation guide has the use of RimSort in mind, since it's probably the easiest and most reliable way. It was made for my previous collection, but can be used for this one aswell.

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Other Collections

Want a lighter setup without Ideology? Try my Royalty + Biotech version: Medieval Kingdoms

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Notes

• Made for RimWorld 1.6 with Royalty + Ideology + Biotech.
• Load order matters — use RimSort to sort, optimize textures and keep everything updated. You should use my load order anyway, because I have different rules.
• Starting errors — ignore them if they aren't breaking your game.
• Grouped or scattered kingdoms: in Faction Control settings, enable faction Base Density and set the Tile Distance Between Faction Groups. Only applies when generating a new world.
• Enjoying the collection? Consider leaving a positive review so others can find it :D