This allows us to look at technical logs, give clear instructions on fixes, and link to relevant other mods/files!

Any errors can be safely ignored, all are fully compatible with version 1.4, they just haven't been updated by the mod author.
Don't autosort with Mod Manager, otherwise you'll most likely brick the load order! Stick with RimPy!


1. Introduction

2. Necessary Files

3. Installation Guide

4. FAQ

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Created for my Youtube series found here: https://youtu.be/-XfyDKPkM9g

Having escaped from secret Imperial Testing lab No. 131, codename Deus Ex Machina, Buggsy the insect-human hybrid is on a quest for revenge and perfection, growing her hive with the help of a trusty gene implanter and hive mind pheromones.

This is a modpack designed for a cross-tech level insect hivemind playthrough, going from a single naked brutality hive queen up to a fully established, high tech insect civilisation, designing the perfect colony bugs!

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Load Order (Mod Manager): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SA7_6PG7mC6QBuZ1N-igQSrV_Rf7zQEj/view?usp=sharing

Load Order (RimPy): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kmEkfCgaWPA7avhoBh6WFTbKqODNpt2y/view?usp=share_link

Save Game: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14oCkC4TvcmAuvAnu_T80VE_D-TrM2Rn-/view?usp=share_link
Drop into \AppData\LocalLow\Ludeon Studios\RimWorld by Ludeon Studios\Saves

Mod Configs: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mWN2unuBvKWOK-UAdSIuEHNeYKAyrG-O/view?usp=share_link
(Open the zip and drag the contents of it to your AppData\LocalLow\Ludeon Studios\RimWorld by Ludeon Studios\Config)

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For any new complex mod pack you should FULLY reset Rimworld, and all related files, to ensure no old, outdated, or incompatible mods are left behind. Reinstalling Rimworld or unsubscribing from mods WILL NOT fully reset your reinstallation and old files can still persist!

Folders that should be reset fully before beginning a new modpack:

Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\RimWorld\Mods (Manually installed mods folder)
Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\294100 (Steam mod download folder)
AppData\LocalLow\Ludeon Studios\RimWorld by Ludeon Studios (Your user configurations, saves, etc)


1. Follow the above steps to clean your installation
2. Subscribe to all with the button above
3. Open RimPy
4. Press "Sort"
5. Press "Save"
6. Press "Run"

I would highly recommend optimising textures too!


PLEASE consider swapping to RimPy, it is a much more useful tool capable of auto-sorting your mods, cleaning up unneeded files, and optimising textures to save on memory usage!

Imgur Picture guide for Steps 6 onward as this can be a bit more confusing for first-time users: https://imgur.com/gallery/0ktDs6N

1. Subscribe to the collection, and allow the download time to complete, might take a while to copy over!

2. Download the load order file from the above "Load Order (Mod Manager)" google drive link.

3. Open Rimworld and enable Harmony and Mod Manager ONLY, making sure harmony is at the top, while Mod Manager is at the bottom, like so:
- Harmony
- Core
- Royalty DLC
- Ideology DLC
- Mod Manager

4. Restart Rimworld and go back into mods, if it looks different and has new options, mod manager is working correctly.

5. Close Rimworld

6. Type EXACTLY(without quotes) "%appdata%/../LocalLow" into Windows Explorer (the bar at the top of windows folders, etc).

7. Open the "Ludeon Studios" folder. Then "Rimworld by Ludeon Studios" folder, then ModLists (this folder WILL NOT appear until you have enabled Mod Manager and Harmony in Rimworld, go back to step 3 and restart Rimworld.)

8. Paste the Mod Manager XML file from Google Drive into this folder (LocalLow/Ludeon Studios/Rimworld by Ludeon Studios/ModLists)

9. Restart Rimworld ONCE the file has been copied

10. Go back into "Mods"

11. Click on the button called "Create, apply and manage mod lists" on the further right of the other button in the BOTTOM CENTRE of the screen.

12. Click "Load mod list"

13. Click on the name of the modlist - if this does not appear then either restart Rimworld OR you haven't placed the file in the correct place. Redo steps 6 onward.

14. Restart Rimworld and you're done!

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Q: I have a "Mod mismatch" window trying to load the save game!
A: You can safely ignore it, occasionally I'll remove mods from the pack if they cause issues later down the line, update, or have some other unexpected conflict. I won't ever remove or alter anything save-game breaking.

Q: Is this a virus? (I get this a lot)
A: I 100% get the caution, but Youtube is my job, I have 160k+ subscribers, and if I tried to do anything even remotely malicious I would lose my ability to pay rent overnight. Obviously I wouldn't maliciously spread a virus amongst a Rimworld mod pack. You are more than welcome to ask amongst comment sections, my discord, or even here on steam if you're unsure. If you want to be extremely certain, I would highly recommend using the files with something such as https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/upload which will check the files amongst many masterlists provided by security companies.

Q: Why didn't you include X mod?
A: I only had a 48 hour window to create and test the modpack, and produce the accompanying video. But I'm always up for new suggestions.