Rimworld is a story telling narrative where players will be under the command of a story teller of their choice. This will lead to some insane scenarios to work out of, but if you wanted to get a little crazier, or improve the already great systems in place, then you may want to consider the use of these top 10 mods for Rimworld in 2022.
Top 10 Rimworld mods for 2022
Not My Fault
Not My Fault is a simple yet incredibly useful mod. Frustratingly, visitors in Rimworld may walk through dangerous terrain and pick fights with enemies that they cannot beat. Those visitors, naturally, end up dead.
That would be fine, however you suffer from negative reputation despite the whole thing not being your fault at all. This mod rids you of any bad rep that you had no control to circumvent, maintaining your positive relationships.
Prepare Carefully
Fed up of having to select your colonists from a limited pool? Prepare Carefully allows you to construct your own colonists, so you can have the colony of your dreams.
If you want to create a bunch of psychopaths, or a pacifist colony, then this mod allows you to do just that. Just remember that Rimworld thrives of character flaws, so make sure to add a few.
Diagonal Walls and Floors
Rimworld allows you to create great sprawling bases, but only as long as they are cardinally adjacent to each other. If you want more freedom, and the ability to really get creative with your designs, then you may want to consider the Diagonal Walls and Floors mod, which allows exactly what it says on the tin.
With this mod, you will be able to make much more use out of your space, and can create more fluid defence systems.
Vanilla Animals Expanded
Vanilla Animals Expanded really throws a bunch of new and exciting animals into the game. The art styles of the animals match the aesthetics of the other animals perfectly, and they will integrate into your world without a hitch.
This mod increases the diversity and liveliness of your world, as your colonists dominate, flee from, or cohabit with these creatures.
Research Reinvented
Researching in Rimworld is, admittedly, pretty boring. Your colonist simple sits a workbench for a while. With the Research Reinvented mod, you will be able to reverse engineer and perform actual research with an updated research tree.
Get really technical with the layers of ingenuity this mod offers, and get lost in the researching and analysing as your colonists figure out upgrades and analyse the world around them.
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Vanilla Outposts Expanded
In Rimworld, the outposts are extremely limited. There is hardly any pull to explore more than a couple as the excitement fades. The Vanilla Outpost Expanded mod, however, adds tonnes of new generation to really spice up the outpost raiding experience.
Now, you won’t be able to rely on your knowledge of the regular outposts to get you through, as your strategy will have to adapt and change depending on the outpost you are raiding. Not only does this provide more challenge and fun, but it makes your world seem more individualised as the inhabitants make their own outposts.
Vanilla Base Generation Expanded
Another problem with Rimworld limited generation is the bases. If you want to venture out in a caravan and explore the world, you may be disappointed to know that there is hardly any exploring to do. If you want to encounter more exciting bases, then the Vanilla Base Generation Expanded mod is for you.
Actually explore and discover new bases as you travel outwards, meeting new people and raiding new bases. Not only is this more exciting, but each base represents the type of people living in them. Tribal bases will have many smaller buildings whilst Empire bases will have wider roads and higher tech defences.
Hospitality
The Hospitality mod is a game-changing mod that allows you to really take care of your visitors, unlike in vanilla Rimworld. You can set up proper structures to house your visitors and give them a pleasant time, or use them for whatever diabolical purposes you may have.
If your visitors are pleased, they may leave gifts, or may even be open to joining your colony! This mod adds life to the game and also challenge as you cater toward any guests that may come your way. Or, you can simple exploit and capitalize off of them, the choice is yours.
Machines of War
Want even more destruction and power in Rimworld? Want to lead robots into the fray and lay waste to your opponents? Then the Machines of War mod is calling for you. Fully integrated with the Biotech mod, you can really get to grips with your mechanised army.
With the Enforcer, Cicada and Demolisher models, you can gestate them and control these blood-splaying mechanical beasts for a number of purposes, as they complement each other and provide unique services.
RimNauts 2
Rimworld is cool and all, but the beyond beckons. The RimNauts 2 mod allows you to explore just outside your planet, to the asteroid field and to moons. Not quite off the planet, but one step closer!
This mod allows you to go asteroid mining for resources and to visit moons to do whatever you wish with them. With satellites and space stations, your space-faring colony will have prime access to the rich deposits orbiting your planet.
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