Steam Community :: Pocket Sand

Reisen [author] Apr 23 @ 6:48am

This mod does not make pawns equip weapons on their own, it's something else doing it.

With that said, you can click the hand icon to unequip the currently held weapon.

月空 Apr 23 @ 12:42am

How can I prevent the pawn from equipping weapons on their own? I just want them to be empty-handed, and this is quite difficult

big fella Apr 9 @ 2:13am

Figured it out, seems if you're using Progression: Equipment with everything setup correctly, some tech that you can equip wont create a button because you haven't researched it with your colony, even though logically your colonist understands what it is.

big fella Apr 8 @ 2:55pm

Sometimes when equipping weapons, a new button for that weapon isn't created.

Lumber Jackson Mar 13 @ 7:08pm

Do you know how long I thought this mod was just defensive pocket sand? It wasn't until I was reading a list of hidden gem mods that I found out this wasn't actual pocket sand. *facepalm*

Blankyjae33 Jan 15 @ 5:35pm

@ggfirst Simple Sidearms has that functionality

SiaNKs Jan 14 @ 8:31pm

Can enemy NPC's also use side arms?

Dizzy Ioeuy Dec 25, 2024 @ 5:27pm

This mod > Side arms by far!

ggfirst Dec 18, 2024 @ 4:45am

I wish there were auto-switching of weapons when melee combat

Jippy Dec 6, 2024 @ 4:31pm

Love this mod, just wanted to know if this heavily impacts performance?

Mr_GoldenPineapple Nov 14, 2024 @ 4:38pm

Time for a tap man build

ggfirst Nov 9, 2024 @ 5:32am

Tank you very much

Nova Solarius Nov 3, 2024 @ 4:09am

Not automatically, but you can manually switch between them.

Joe Oct 26, 2024 @ 7:56pm

If I equip a pawn with a gun AND a blade, would the pawn automatically shoots enemies at distance then switch to their blade for melee combat for melee enemies ?

Chime Sep 18, 2024 @ 9:00pm

I've been using this mod for a long time and love it, never had issues.

Recently though have been going through some lists of compiled mods with known conflicts and issues and some people are claiming that this mod causes lag spikes when selecting large groups of drafted colonists.

Maple38 Jul 28, 2024 @ 4:07pm

Would be cool if this was compatible with dual wielding, specifically with Tacticowl

draeath Jun 24, 2024 @ 1:42pm

Yes! Now all my pawns can keep a taser in their pockets for when the "volunteers" try to take a break.

Irishrover13 Jun 22, 2024 @ 6:24pm

Fun fact Pocket Sand is from a style of fencing. "Iberian Swordplay: Domingo Luis Godinho's Art of Fencing"

Anon Jun 4, 2024 @ 12:46pm

How do you put an item in the inventory with this mod?

The Udo Gaming May 24, 2024 @ 5:08am

So i have a question, if my colonist gets engaded in melee, will they automaticly switch to melee?

Makise Kurisu May 1, 2024 @ 9:24pm

is compatible with new ratkin？

Enzo carini Apr 30, 2024 @ 12:25am

10/10 best mod

BigDorbo Apr 9, 2024 @ 11:39am

The fact that you still haven't overtaken Side Arms in popularity is a crime. Great work.

Suyadon Mar 25, 2024 @ 7:15am

thank your for this!

0Illusions Mar 20, 2024 @ 11:28am

Oh thank you. Brace yourself, my pawn with passions in both Melee and Shooting!

Reisen [author] Mar 20, 2024 @ 1:01am

Basic testing on unstable branch and it seems to be working normally, will update again if required once 1.5 stable releases

Canon Mar 20, 2024 @ 12:10am

If you're referring to the rimworld ref, you just have to allow it to use prereleases

Reisen [author] Mar 19, 2024 @ 11:54pm

Whenever 1.5 comes out officially, i'll update it (Need the Nuget package with the rimworld shim to be updated, that happens when rimworld updates)

0Illusions Mar 19, 2024 @ 11:27am

@Reisen please please consider updating it for 1.5

Dizzy Ioeuy Mar 16, 2024 @ 12:50pm

This is the most elegant solution for backup weapons.

香菜高手 Mar 13, 2024 @ 4:53am

10/10

maulkye Jan 15, 2024 @ 8:46am

Thank you for this.

Some modders keep using the word "simple"... I don't think that word means what they think it means.

toniobc Jan 13, 2024 @ 10:42pm

do enemies also utilize swapping?

Kabraliah Dec 10, 2023 @ 11:31am

This mod is even better than I anticipated. At first I just wanted a backup melee weapon in case an enemy got too close to my shooters. Now my sniper has a back up revolver for mid-distance, AND a mace for melee. And I can change it as needed 10/10

Геша Nov 18, 2023 @ 2:11am

Great mod, doesnt frustrate with all that sliders and configure tabs, works with CE, thank you! But auto-switching to melee would be great though.

DonZekane Oct 16, 2023 @ 3:27am

Any way to keep the items "sticking" to the caravan members? I equip pawns with an extra melee weapon, and send them on a caravan. Upon return, having to ask them to pick it back up from the muffalo in the pen, or the stockpile, is tedious.

KingsMan_ Oct 6, 2023 @ 7:38am

It shows a graph that is superior in terms of performance to the simple side. Is this correct?

Icarium Sep 20, 2023 @ 8:37pm

I've passed over this mod on so many lists cause as everyone said, I thought it was literally throwing sand on people lol

Big E Sep 9, 2023 @ 12:53pm

Works as intended, easy to use, lightweight. 5*

DreamFree Jul 23, 2023 @ 5:11pm

Hahahahahaha

Dizzy Ioeuy Jun 27, 2023 @ 2:16pm

This mod is such understated genius!

Benjamin Proverb Test May 12, 2023 @ 3:15am

omg, I thought the same as Lord Felix... and this also was 100% what I wanted

Lord Felix Apr 25, 2023 @ 7:10pm

Holy shit the thumbnail is misleading, i always thought this mod adds literal pocket sand, but it turned out to be THE mod i was looking for so long! (2)

(≡◉‿‿◉≡) Mar 8, 2023 @ 12:34pm

Can I remove this half way?

Alexander Zagirov Jan 22, 2023 @ 1:02pm

Conflicts with “Dual Wield” mod. When you try to drop off-hand weapon from inventory shows red error and stops this action. Tested with only those two mods installed.

Kaisec Dec 22, 2022 @ 10:40am

Simplicity is the best. Simple sidearms was causing to many issues. including FPS drop and infinite re-equipping loop.

Light | Eibhlin Dec 2, 2022 @ 1:04pm

Will Pocket Sand be compatible with the latest version of Multiplayer?

Reisen [author] Dec 1, 2022 @ 11:48pm

This mod doesn't automatically equip items, it only shows the gizmo for you (the user) to select a weapon to equip.

Emilie Sackenball Nov 26, 2022 @ 1:26pm

I was expecting actual pocket sand lol

P00TiZ Nov 19, 2022 @ 8:53am

Holy shit the thumbnail is misleading, i always thought this mod adds literal pocket sand, but it turned out to be THE mod i was looking for so long!

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