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RimWorld

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Mod, 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5
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10 Aug, 2020 @ 4:17am
23 Apr @ 1:28pm
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Vanilla Books Expanded

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10/08/2020: Release



Since Books are now a thing in the base game, it wasn't easy to decide what to do with this mod. Fortunately, books can't be written by the player in the base game, so it was a simple decision: This mod will now allow you to construct writing bench and typewriter bench, and will then allow your colonists to write different types of books, same way it worked before.

You can also write newspapers for a quick and simple recreation bonus for your colonists.

I hope you will appreciate this mod as much as I enjoyed making it!



Vanilla Books Expanded content can be seen below:








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Q: Does this mod work with RimWorld 1.1?
A: Yes! We are backwards compatible!

Q: Does this mod work with any other mods adding new joy types?
A: Yes, we are completely separate!

Q: Are there bookshelves? Or are you planning to add bookshelves?
A: No and no. Vanilla shelves are just as good and I don’t see a need to add a simple reskin to it just to look like a bookshelf.

Q: Is this mod compatible with RimWriter or other book mods?
A: Yes, however you will have overlap - most likely two different book writing tables, each writing different/same books.

Q: Where are the fiction books? Can we get an X book type?
A: Fiction books and other books will come in the future. As much as I appreciate suggestions, please don’t suggest a book type unless you can also suggest a way to make it unique other than “It gives more joy”.

Q: How long does it take to write a book?
A: It all depends on your intellectual skill, but generally it’s a kind of job that takes a tremendous amount of time - we are talking quadrums here.

Q: How do I get blueprints or maps?
A: They can only be obtained from traders.

Q: How does a blueprint work?
A: You force your pawn to read it. It will take a massive amount of time, but in the end will result in a given technology being researched.

Q: Is this mod save game compatible?
A: Yes, you can add it whenever you like. Removing it however can cause errors, so back up your save!

Q: How long does a newspaper last?
A: Exactly 24 hours from the time it’s made. It is however fast to craft and provides pawns with joy when read.

Q: CE compatible?
A: Yes. I hope. I say yes but in reality I don’t know. Probably is tho, but I never even played with CE. What is CE?



Graphics, xml and descriptions are created by me, Oskar Potocki.

C# code work created by Taranchuk.

Rimworld is owned by Tynan Sylvester.

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Popular Discussions View All (24)
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18 Apr @ 1:07pm
Suggestions
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27 Apr @ 7:11am
Ideas about possible new books
M.A.R.T.I.N.
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15 Feb @ 5:25pm
Pawns reading books on the toilet? Gripe here
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Yuri Nator 12 Jul @ 2:16pm 
You can spawn a writing table through the dev commands. Had this mod for multiple games never seen a writing table, doesnt appear in research or any production menu. Possibly a mod conflict but Idk. Thought maybe it was something I had to get from a trader but never saw a single one on any trader.

Finally just looked through dev commands to see if I could find it and it was under "spawn thing" -> "VBE-writing table" or something like that. Saw a lot of other people having this same problem so figure id share my work around lol amazing mod once you get a table.
AbsolutelyNotSteveJobs 10 Jul @ 1:56am 
possibility to add a reading table akin to research table where people prioritizes reading schematics or skill books? Recreation based reading in vanilla is really counterproductive when it comes to skill training or reading schematics to learn tech.
MajorityOfTheInternet 9 Jul @ 12:27am 
Why are there no ways to write novels?
Oskar Potocki  [author] 2 Jul @ 3:38am 
Our book reading system no longer exists, the books are vanilla now. This mod only adds a way to write books.
Agent Washington 1 Jul @ 9:35pm 
With the addition of books in vanilla, was the skill levels changed? I swore that legendary books could teach up to level 20.
grubber21 29 Jun @ 7:48pm 
Does Inspiration increase the quality of the book? I feel like that might be a bit weird, considering how long the crating would take.
CoolEtto 25 Jun @ 7:36pm 
CE comparable?
Jet 24 Jun @ 5:23pm 
since the mod adds a library room role does it work in the same way it does for hospital/dining room with a temporary mood buff per use?
kBaylife 23 Jun @ 12:19pm 
it would be amazing if I could create schematics with the mod. I'm trying a no research books only run, and it's really hard to find all those books on traders 😅
Crimson Hamster 22 Jun @ 7:58am 
Is there plans to make it so pawns can write novels and schematics