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{{See also|Modding}} | {{See also|Modding}} | ||
− | + | Mods are player-made modifications to the game, they can add items, new functionally, and a variety of other things. | |
''If you want to learn how to make mods, see [[Modding Tutorials]].'' | ''If you want to learn how to make mods, see [[Modding Tutorials]].'' | ||
− | '''Note:''' With new mods coming out weekly if not daily, no manually edited page will ever contain the thousands of available up-to-date mods. A somewhat complete list can be found at the [https://ludeon.com/forums/index.php?board=12 Mods] | + | '''Note:''' With new mods coming out weekly if not daily, no manually edited page will ever contain the thousands of available up-to-date mods. A somewhat complete list can be found at the [https://ludeon.com/forums/index.php?board=12 Mods]->[https://ludeon.com/forums/index.php?board=15 Released] section on the [https://ludeon.com/forums forum] and on the [https://steamcommunity.com/app/294100/workshop Steam Workshop], or on sites such as GitHub. Each of these will have exclusive mods as well. |
== Selecting mods == | == Selecting mods == | ||
− | + | Any and all mods are perfectly "legal" to use with the game; if it exists, feel free. In fact, the authors have utilities built-in to the game to make using mods easier. So no worries there... | |
− | + | Unless for some personal reason a player is proudly/stubbornly using "vanilla" (i.e. no mods at all), it would be unusual for any two players to have exactly the same mix of mods. Each player picks and chooses what they want to "improve" their version of the game, according to their own preferences and play style, and what they think is "fun". There is no "right/wrong" way to select the mods you want to use - to each their own. | |
Loosely speaking, there are three types of mods, although many fall into more than one category: | Loosely speaking, there are three types of mods, although many fall into more than one category: | ||
− | * '''Cosmetic''': This | + | * '''Cosmetic''': This changes only how the game ''looks'', not how it plays. Examples are hair styles, clothing colors, animals with greater variety of appearances, trees that change color and drop their leaves with the seasons, and so forth. You could have a "vanilla" ''playing'' game that looks nothing like vanilla. |
− | * '''User Interface''': There are many utility mods that add new, useful menus, lists and/or commands. These are | + | * '''User Interface''': There are many utility mods that add new, useful menus, lists and/or commands. These are "quality of life" improvements, which (usually) do not change how the game plays, but make playing the game ''much'' easier. Examples would be an expanded and detailed Inventory, Medical lists for all colonists/prisoners/animals/hostiles, or a 10-color "planning" overlay (rather than the vanilla 1-color white-ish one). |
− | * '''Game changes''': These actually change the game itself, adding additional items and/or complexities. It might be as subtle as a new lighting item or orange jump-suits you can make for prisoners | + | * '''Game changes''': These actually change the game itself, adding additional items and/or complexities. It might be as subtle as a new lighting item or orange jump-suits you can make for prisoners, a favorite new dog breed or animal species, or as radical as a "everyone dies now" type weapon, or even a "Magical" RimWorld with spells and potions and instead of anything "technological". No one (except peer review) checks these for "game balance", so anything is fair game, limited only by the creativity (and sanity) of fan coders. Consider before you slap in something like this, then enjoy your decision. |
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== Installing Mods == | == Installing Mods == | ||
− | Mods can be acquired using the | + | Mods can be acquired using the steam workshop page (if using steam version), through Ludeon Forums, or through third party websites (use at your own risk!). When using the steam workshop, all you have to do is to subscribe to a mod, and steam will do the rest. It takes more effort to install mods from other places, however. This is done by downloading mods, then moving the mod files to the "mods" folder in the game files. The game files are accessed through typing "appdata" in the search bar of the file explorer, going to the LocalLow folder, then opening the "Rimworld by Ludeon Studios" folder. |
[[Category:Modding]] | [[Category:Modding]] |