RimWorld Vehicles Are Here!

This Guide will tell you everything you need to know about Pla steel torrent, A mod that adds Vehicles to Rimworld

Welcome Fellow Rimworlders

This mod FINALLY adds Vehicles to Rimworld. I don't know about you but when I started playing Rimworld one of the first things I wanted to have in my world was vehicles to help destroy my enemies and transport loot after raiding enemy bases, Well now they are here!

Here is a Link to my Video Guide.
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Mod Link: Pla-steel Torrent
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2743947189

Making Vehicles

To be able to make these fine steeds of war you will need to go to the plasteel torrent research tab and complete the appropriate research for the vehicle that you want.

The Vehicle are made like buildings so find steel torrent in the construction tab, pick the vehicle that you want to make, place it down then sit back and enjoy the show.

For a nice and tidy base you can build parking spots for your vehicles for when they are not drafted, you can change the direction they will face by pressing the E and R.

Also you can select what type of vehicle you would like on that space by right clicking here and choosing the vehicle that you want.
Don’t you just love order, But hey, lets go meet the vehicles themselves

The Vehicles

Main battle Tank ZTZ-99A Main Battle Tank

These beauties are the pride of any Colony and will lead the way into the base of your enemy and then proceed to make it like they were never there.
While they Cost a lot to make they come with a 125mm cannon and a high level of Armour
Armour:
High
Weapons:
125mm cannon
coaxle MG
Cost:
4000 steel, 1000 plasteel, 450 chemfuel, 50 components, 4 adv components

Infantry fighting vic or IFV

This is the Infantry Fighting Vehicle or IFV a moblie weapons platform for those who know what they are doing,
It Mixes Power, speed and Armour.
Armour
High
Weapons
105mm Cannon
40mm Auto Cannon
Cost
3000 steel, 700 plasteel, 360 chemfuel, 40 components, 4 adv components,

The Lynx

“Size matters not, its how you use it ” - Yoda
The Lynx is a real Battle cat, A Small and agile vehicle that punches above its weight, it is a cost effective way to bring security and freedom to your new empire
It comes with a 23mm autocannon as standard and is upgradeable to a 40mm CT cannon or a 107mm Rocket launcher
Armour
Light
Weapons
23mm autocannon
40mm CT cannon
107mm rocket launcher
Cost
800 steel, 100 plasteel, 210 chemfuel, 12 components, 4 adv components

VP-22 Truck

“If you Fail at logistics you will fail at everything” - tsun su, art of war
Never leave any loot behind from a raid, and never let a soldier be hungry on the march with your very own Transport truck. Logistics is the soul of any fighting force
Can carry up to 8400kg of Loot
Armour
Medium
Carrying Capacity
8400kg
Cost
3200 steel, 400 plasteel, 450 chemfuel, 40 components, 4 adv components

The Off roader

“If you know your way you will never be lost” - The Art Of War
The off Roader is A vehicle with medium Armour and fire power. Now you can Lead the way in style and your own force of deadly Off Roaders. There are three weapons that can be used for the turret: The standard is the type 89 heavy machine gun, you can upgrade it with the type 04 grenade launcher or a 30mm autocannon.
Armour
Medium
Weapons
Type 89 heavy machine gun
Type 04 grenade launcher
30mm auto cannon
Cost
2000 steel, 300 plasteel, 300 chemfuel, 32 components, 4 adv components

Gun drone

This little guy is The Gun drone and will Provide you with a Moblie Machine Gun Solution
It is cheap and it’s better than your pawns dying, but I must say that it doesn’t have a large magazine and they need to be in close range to be effective. It has it’s roles but it won’t win a war for you
Armour
Light
Weapons
Type 04 HMG
Cost
320 steel, 60 chemfuel, 4 components, 1 ADV component

Upgrades

All these vehicles are upgrade able with kits so you can tailor your force to your needs

Now to be able to upgrade the vehicles, firstly you must make the desired part at a machining workbench.
After the part has been constructed, you will need to go to the health tab, open up modifications and install the upgrade you would like on the vehicle.
Aside from the weapons upgrades previously mentioned you can also Upgrade the Armour of the IFV, Off Roader, and Lynx with the composite Armour Upgrade
and you can upgrade all the vehicles targeting systems except for the Gun drone and the transport truck with the Advanced Fire control systems.
All Upgrades

Advanced fire control system = increase the fire rate and accuracy
50 steel, 150 gold, 4 adv components

Composite Armour Upgrade:
Cost: 75 plasteel , 50 uranium, 8 components

Type 89 heavy machine gun
Cost: 180 steel, 12 components

Type 04 grenade launcher
Cost: 180 steel, 12 components

30mm autocannon
Cost: 280 steel, 18 components

23mm autocannon
Cost: 180 steel , 12 components

40mm CT cannon
Cost: 220 steel, 15 components

107mm rocket launcher
Cost: 280 steel, 15 components

105 cannon
Cost: 420 steel, 15 components

40mm auto Ct cannon
Cost: 420 steel, 15 components

The Future

This mod has just been recently released so there are some awesome things coming in the future like

The Modder awesome IssacZhuang will be adding in the future
1. Creating a toggle for the engine noise so you can turn the sound on or off in the mod settings
2. Some vehicles will need a driver and a gunner, there will also be some room for passengers
3.Colonists will be able to Eat and Rest inside the vehicle Plus there will also be Air Conditioning so the temperature stays cool inside.
make sure to check out this awesome mod as it is really something I had been wanting in rimworld for a long time.

If you liked the Guide why not head over to my channel and subscribe to my channel. You can check out some other great mod guides to help level up your Rimworld Experience.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2lP85kFLkEpyYvuTlD-RFg

Now Go Out And Thrive In The Rim!

[Dr.Thrax]

This guild no longer needed as Pla-steel Torrent dead at 1.4 and we going to 1.6 soon.

[Derrick da Fox]

There's a sick T-34 and Sherman addon for Steel Torrent, as well as a Western Package that adds the Abrams and Bradley. I am very sad because there's no Panzer III or Tiger I...

[BattleCat]

Those would be very sick, I can see fields of tanks just wreckings us :P

[󠀡Murdoch Murdoch]

dude under my comment is extremely based

[υηкησωη]

this is amazing. The only other thing i want is a mod that replaces mechanoids and their swarms with tanks lmao

[whenwrašk]

lmao they're chinese vehicles

[AmesNFire]

@Aussie
Since people want drivers/gunners I wonder if the Giddy-Up Mod might be helpful in that regard as you mentioned the vehicles are listed under animals at the moment.

Also I would love if somehow the M35 Mako* could be made functional with this mod.
*From the Mass Effect: Core mod.

Really cool work btw.

[SuperP5202]

Lol I noticed the Vehicles can do tasks like cooking and cleaning. Both funny and concerning at the same time. Might want to get that fixed.

[Drakuba]

i just discovered vehicle framework and oh boy am i excited or what. This one looked like animals/pawns hacked to be behave like vehicles, but Phills version looks refined.
Ill be waiting for Framework

[Viper]

Vehicle Framework by Smash Phil is already on the workshop but unlisted, and it's late in it's beta phase. It'll be out soon. Likely already better than this one despite being unlisted right now.