Rimworld's Essential Mods

A list of essential mods to improve the game's UI and overall quality of life (and some 'core' mods) to make the game better but still have the vanilla feel, and for players that is trying to manage their colony.

These mods are going to be the necessities, i believe you need to know this may not be agreed upon the community.

Introduction

This is my first guide, and would like some feedback to make it perfect ;)
If you have any tips or see any mistakes, please leave a message down bellow.

Core Mods

Harmony
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2009463077
Harmony is a library that is used by many mods. In RimWorld 1.x or older the library was included inside C# mods and there was no need to load it as a separate mod. However, RimWorld versions after 1.x changed that and including it in every mod is no longer possible so it needs to be loaded before any other mod. Place this mod all the way on top of the mod list and before Core.
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HugsLib
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=818773962
necessary for the majority of rimworld mods to work properly, and make sure that HugsLib comes right after Core in your mod load order.

UI Mods

Heat Map
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=947972722
Shows you your base temperature in every room in your base. From hot to freezing by different colors with an icon in the bottom right screen
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Animal Tab
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=712141500
Medical Tab
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=715565817
Work Tab
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=725219116
These mods are simple yet so essential to improve your UI
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Blueprints
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=708455313
allows the quick construction of repetitive rooms/areas.
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Replace Stuff
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1372003680
With this mod you can build in top of existing walls, doors...etc, without destroying your buildings
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Better Workbench Management
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=935982361
This mod is somewhat Qol and UI mod in the same time. With this mod you copy and paste bills and tons of other options like dropping in floor...etc
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Pharmacist
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1365242717
With this mod you can set the options to use certain medicine for a certain injury, This mod is great to avoid your doctor to use your best medicine on scratch
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CM Color Coded Mood Bar
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2006605356&searchtext=color
Makes colonist's mood bar colorful within the bar based on their current mood, because the default color is hard to see expecially if you have a fat pawn. Also it adds some extra features
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ResearchPal - Forked
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2351393394
This mod completely rewrites the ResearchPal's graph layout algorithm and adds quality-of-life features to the original ResearchPal.

Qol: Quality Of Life

Dubs Mint Menus
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1446523594
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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Allow Tool
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=761421485
A set of tools to make your life on the Rim a bit easier.
Easily forbid and unforbid items, select similar things, have things hauled urgently and affect the entire map with powerful new tool extensions
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Achtung!
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=730936602
Very issential mod, you can force colonists without being interrupted and position your drafted colonists and many more!
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Smart Speed
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1504723424
It allows you to remove the forced slowdown effect for 'dangerous' events, and adds very fast speed.
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EdB Prepare Carefully
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=735106432
Customize your RimWorld colonists, choose your gear and prepare carefully for your crash landing!
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Wall Light
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1423699208
Hey you! don't use lamps use these instead you'll thank me later
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Simple sidearms
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=927155256
You can equipe multiple weapons in 1 colonist
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RunAndGun
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1204108550
Now they can run and shoot at same time!
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Quality builder
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=754637870
With QualityBuilder all buildings that have quality (beds, tables etc) will only be build by the best builder to ensure the best outgoing quality. Every other constructor will be able to bring in the materials, but only the best one will build it.
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Smart Medicine
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1309994319
Now doctors have medicine on their inventory so they not go travel miles just to get some just to see your colonist die

Qol Part 2

Share The Load
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1356838246
Multiple people can deliver resources to a blueprint at the same time Which makes you save time
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Common Sense
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1561769193
One of my favorites, now colonists will act smarter, i can't say what this mod offers because it has a lot of features so just read the mod above
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ProxyHeat
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2365526329
What this mod do is basically it makes temperature more realistic which allow sources to warm you up or cool you down regardless of if they’re in an enclosed room or not.
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Where is my weapon?
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1539028008
Human re-equip the weapon that equiped before downed when recovering from downed (or fully healing).
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Snap Out!
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1319782555
Pawns with with 'warden' work will attempt to calm other pawns down with a balanced way that depends on their social skill.
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Defensive Positions
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=761219125
Allows your colonists to remember their position during base defense. You can send off your colonists to their positions with a single click. Also provides keys to quickly create and select groups of colonists for easier control in battle.
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Map Reroll
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=761315214
This mod allows you to quickly randomize your starting map and steam vents locations. Your starting scenario, colonists, items, etc. will all stay the same.
Now includes the map preview generator- rather than trying for random maps, you can pick exactly the map you're looking for from a nearly limitless selection.
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Show Draftees Weapon
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1690978457
Shows a pawn's weapon icon on the colonist bar.
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DontBlockDoor
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1691076769&searchtext=
MOD prevents items from being dropped on the same tile as a door, allowing it to close just as intended. after installing this MOD
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Just Ignore Me Passing
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1231617602&searchtext=
This small mod makes it so that construction isn't any longer interrupted by pawns passing through the blueprint/unfinished thing that is under construction.

Honorable Mentions

WARNING

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Some of mods listed below are outdated with older version of the game (not all) which means there will a red error in menu when you start up your game and minorly rebalance or change the game. But in my opinion it's offers better experience and useful content but not to some people
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Camera+
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=867467808
UPDATED
This little mod enhances the in-game camera so you can zoom in much more than usual.
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Pick Up And Haul
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1279012058&searchtext=
UPDATED
This one is great but i mentioned the mod in this section is because it makes your game a bit unbalanced comparing to the vanilla since your pawns will be incredibly efficient at hauling
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Realistic Rooms
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=848972794
OUTDATED
Lowers the required room sizes to better match realistic sizes of a house. This is also for those who like smaller packed bases.
For the UPDATED VERSION:
Here
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Fluffy Breakdowns
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=726244033
OUTDATED
Tired of replacing your broken buildings? fear not, this mod got you covered by maintaining it.
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MinifyEverything
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=872762753
UPDATED
This mod searches the entire database of buildings and adds the minifiable feature so you can uninstall and move it.
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Xeva's Rimhair
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=705924057&searchtext=
Adds more tribal hair styles.
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Yayo's Animation
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2575938407&searchtext=
Not essential but it's add nice touch to the game, Adds various animations to pawn, can be individually turned off in the options menu.
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Level Up!
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1701592470&searchtext=
With this mod customize how you get notified when pawns level up. Because in vanilla it barely shows when you leveled up without sound nor notification whatsoever.

Outro

Well, this is the end. Thanks for reading my guide, if it helped you please leave a nice comment
And please let me know if you want some mods suggested here
Have a great day folks, now if you can excuse me let me finish my warcrimes

[[ƠՖ₽ἶѦ] Edulos]

nice guide broh,

[damned.]

is that tf2 reference?

[Medicated Slurp Snack]

Damn, nice guide! Already have all these mods.