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Description
This mod pack is made targeted to fairly new players who are familiar with the vanilla game and want some expansions. I know the Steam Workshop can be an overwhelming place, with lots of double made mods and incompatibility issues. This pack includes 80 mods containing various QoL changes, optimizations, lore-friendly factions, more quests, more bounties, more dialogue, reworked systems and so on. All the mods work perfectly together.

IMPORTANT NOTICE 1: For the load order, check the discussions tab in order to make this mod pack work optimal.

IMPORTANT NOTICE 2: Mods below are included in the load order, If you do not download these, although I highly recommend them, the game will probably give you either an "Error, some mods are not loaded" Or nothing. If it gives you nothing, you can safe the .cfg with the button in the left bottom corner of the mod selection menu. If it gives you the error, you can just press continue and the game will still run fine.


Mods From Nexusmods:

* Kenshi CTD Fix [https://www.nexusmods.com/kenshi/mods/506] - This mod is a crash saver! Literal and figural, as it saves your game before the game crashes. NOTE that some safes could be corrupt made by the crash helper, use CRTL+SHIFT+F11 to rebuilt nav meshes.

* Particle System Override [https://www.nexusmods.com/kenshi/mods/950] - Similar to the below mod.

* Kenshi Performance Fix [https://www.nexusmods.com/kenshi/mods/1216] - Fixed most of base game issues to increase performance.

* RE_Kenshi [https://www.nexusmods.com/kenshi/mods/847] - Great addition with built in tools like faster game speed and more attack
slots.

* Optimization for Nvidia GPU [https://www.nexusmods.com/kenshi/mods/804] - Nvidea only perfomance increaser.

* ShaderSSAO [https://www.nexusmods.com/kenshi/mods/215] - Adds a Shader based SSAO, makes shadows beautiful.

* Lights Tweak [https://www.nexusmods.com/kenshi/mods/512] - Makes in-game light real. I haven't included darker nighs mod, but could be added if the user likes.

* Smooth Interiors and Interior Windows [https://www.nexusmods.com/kenshi/mods/1001] - Smoother interiors.

* Slopeless [https://www.nexusmods.com/kenshi/mods/398] - Works better then Steam one, more updated too.


Enjoy the Modpack!
Items (78)
Reactive World
Created by Shidan
This mod is dedicated to filling out the areas left lacking by the dev's world reaction systems. Be it adding effects to locations and factions that got none, or adding more detail to certain vanilla ones. Now includes a world state checking character in W...
Enhanced Shopping Economy
Created by Matvey Traveller
Mod to rebalance economy to make in-town shopkeeping more viable and more interesting. Everyone wants to run a comfy inn, right? Now you can do it without every single peasant in town going broke from buying a single rice bowl and not regenerating money, b...
Shops Have More Money LITE
Created by Gugluv
After playing a long time with Dryhand's "Shops have more money", I quickly realised it became too easy to load off all your gear at one trader. Although the vanilla game gives traders too less money, especially in the wealthy regions, I made a lite editio...
Vanilla Narcotics Plus
Created by Gugluv
Reactive World Patch Is Out, And Is Necessary For The End-Game! Due to this mod getting active updates, an import is needed when mechanics break. Please notice! The Tale Of The Hoppers, A Drug Dealing Culture. "A harsh world, they said. Bandits, emperors, ...
Longer Mercenary Contracts
Created by Shidan
Simple mod that gives extra options for how long the Mercenary Contracts last. Bodyguard contracts go up to 7 days now, and outpost guards can last up to 30. Cost per day stays the same as normal, so it's simply a matter of convenience so you don't have to...
Cannibals Expanded
Created by Microwaved Roe
Mod development and updating currently on indefinite Hiatus This mod expands on the cannibal faction with new armors weapons and enemies! This will make the cannibals a more formidable force with several new powerful units like. The Mancatchers Tenderizers...
Tents
Created by oi__io
UPDATE 2 - SEPT 15 - Minor adjustment to Kit Maker texture settings. UPDATE 1 - SEPT 15 Changes: - Remove Sleeping Bag and Building Material as requirement to build the tents. - Added Tent Kit as required material to build the tents. - Added Kit Maker to p...
Escort Mission
Created by Stilldoll
I will add a Escort Mission to deliver the merchants and the wanderers traveling in various places to the town. NPC that can provide a Escort Mission Traders Guild Caravan Hiver Merchant caravan Slaver caravan Merchant Nomads Mercenary wanderers Drifter so...
General Balance Fixes
Created by FG
Balance tweaks: All animals with flesh now give raw meat on loot Beds healing you up 25% faster (Skeleton repair bed 35% faster) Martial Artists dodge animations are 40% faster More random bounties on enemy squad leaders (high chance) and their squad mates...
Distant Towns
Created by Shidan
Thanks to a new feature in the 1.0.52 update, lowres versions of towns can be rendered at a great distance, allowing you to identify and see structures and locations. But unfortunately not all locations actually use the system, only certain ones. This mod ...
AI and Science Books
Created by CloudsInTheSky
Are you bored of exporting and importing just so you can find more science books and ai cores? Well so am I! Now you have a 20% chance Ancient Science Books and 5% chance AI Cores will spawn at Mechanical Vendor Shops. Security Spiders have a 100% AI Core ...
Bounties Galore!
Created by Spooky DeFright
Please rate up if you enjoy the mod Preface Have you wanted to play as a bounty hunter, but was quickly saddened by how many bounties were in the game? This mod fixes just that. Mod Description This mod adds over 20+ new unique bounties to the game map. Th...
Clean and Speed
Created by alexliyu
清除天气效果, 清除无用的多余草木.特别适合低端机器使用我的虚空入侵MOD, 注意请把这个MOD放到任何MOD之下, 包括我的虚空入侵MOD,这个MOD和其他优化MOD不一样之处在于,他减小了天气的渲染效果以及地面的杂物与植被, 但是并不影响添加的实际效果.比如酸雨等. 这个MOD主要做三件事情: 1. 清除不必要的地面随机杂物,差不多50% 2. 清除一些地面植被和覆盖物, 大约40%-60% 3. 减少或者削弱天气的渲染效果, 但是请注意, 这并不会影响到天气带来的实际效果. 如果您仍旧觉得优化力度的不...
Random Enemies Squads' Numbers
Created by ( * )
Enemies squads' numbers is much more random now. The overall game balance is still the same. Example : - Vanilla : a Dust Bandit Squad is composed of 9 or 10 members (so 9.5 members on average). - Modded : a Dust Bandit Squad is composed of 1 to 19 members...
Moisture Farming
Created by Trinimac
Ever want to set up a hydroponics lab inside a town but were dissapointed you couldn't get water from the town well without micromanaging every click? Or perhaps you just want a way to get water in your desert base? Introducing the Moisture Collector! Gath...
Relatable Bandits
Created by jbra1
Adds 'Named' status to many bandits, so you can know who you are killing. Instead of "Hungry Bandit" of the "Hungry Bandits", you can deny food to "Shlep" of the "Hungry Bandits". Also adds 'named' to many NPCs whose function is clear. Ninjas are still ano...
Lively Bars
Created by rxwr
I wanted the bars in the game to feel a bit more lively and like actual bars, so this mod adds 4 variants for basic furniture pieces (Stool, Sitting Box and Bench) that have different drinking animations. This furniture is placed in the bars of the main fa...
Racial Diversity (Formerly Multirace Bandits)
Created by Shidan
A mod to increase the diversity of races across the world of Kenshi. Allowing many factions to spawn with more races than they normally would. Generally any faction can have any of the main races, with the chances based on the distance from their homeland ...
Mist Ghouls
Created by Daemonic Spoder
Legend of the Mist Ghoul “ Sightings of hovering ghoulish creatures from the misty caverns west of the Holy Nation plains. The ghouls possess elongated, black frames with long fingers, glowing eyes and a mouth that stretches to the size of a full grown man...
Hive Robotics Expanded
Created by Wunkay
Welcome, no-hive! Are you tired of having floppy leg-ends and all those excessive amounts of fingers? Or maybe you're one of those.. hiveless... that is tired of having floppy robot appendages when a beak thing ate your limbs because you disobeyed our glor...
shops have more blueprints +
Created by Dryhand
a mod that allows shops to have most of the blueprints. each store has its own blueprint, armour shops have armour blueprints weapons shops have weapon blueprint and so on. this is a reupload of the "shops have more blueprints(old version)" as i no longer ...
NPCs With Robotic Limbs
Created by Mad Scientist
Some of the characters you encounter in the world can have robotic limbs....
Higher and Stronger Random Bounties
Created by Valadin Pal
Adds in a few wandering squads of high and stronger bounty groups. Groups range from 1-10 men. Adds a new bounty faction...
Factions Quest
Created by Stilldoll
This mod adds Quest to the faction. Added several quests, "Destruction of specific factions, invitation to other factions, invitation to shops". Added NPC Client * They are staying at the bar in each area. Residents added Tech hunter shop Trader Ninjas sho...
Loading Screens
Created by CloudsInTheSky
24 nicely crafted loading screen that have been uploaded separately as a request from the original mod: UI Beautify - https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1821760056 If you want to remove the Loading Screen Tips to see the entire backgrou...
Extended Campsite
Created by saftsuze
Adds storage, prisoner pole and a watchtower to the camping building menu. Useful for the constant roamer who doesn't want to settle in a base. Now you can add simple storage and basic structures to your campsite without creating an outpost detected by loc...
Mediocre Hairstyles - version 2
Created by oi__io
VERSION 2 - THE GREAT BEARD UPDATE 21 new beard and facial hair now available for male human. ABOUT THIS MOD Lore friendly hairstyles, beard and facial hair. WHAT'S INCLUDED 8 hairstyles and 21 beard/facial hair for Greenlander and Scorchlander. Male and f...
Improve relationships by Healing
Created by Missile
MODname:Fix Relation(Healing)EN これは英語バージョンです。日本語版はこちら https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1950237230&searchtext= When you heal someone and save his life, I thought they should thank you more. This mod modifies the relationship with them ...
More Idle Animation
Created by AGO
The following sentences use the translation site. Add idle animation to vanilla's race. 13 Idle animations added in this mod now move more. Replacing some idle animation with new ones. So if you are introducing this MOD before, the appearance of your chara...
Robotics Limb Base Skeletons
Created by ikahurula
This mod adds four additional models of skeleton, each with 3 variations making for a total of twelve different character options. Each skeleton is themed after the robot limbs found in game. It is also deployed as an NPC. The following MODs are summarized...
Skeleton armor slots unlocked
Created by ShadowAngel
This mod unlock all armor slots for all skeletons. I did not like how skeletons are hard to maintain at the beginning of the game and when endgame finally arrives they completely lose to Sheks in all fights. I made this mode for my own skeleton only playth...
More Bounties
Created by Headhunter
UPDATE v.6: New & higher bounties! - Cloud Ninjas - Deadcat Fishermans - Flotsam Ninjas - Flotsam Jonin - Grass Pirate - Manhunter Boss - Blood Raider UPDATE v.5: Some higher bounties and optimations. UPDATE v.4: New Bounties on Blood Bandits, higher chanc...
Taxman/Tribute/Prayer Relations+
Created by Howls@TheMoon
You would think that co-operation with the locals would improve your relationship right? Well now it does! This mod adds a small relations increase to Shek, TradersGuild, UnitedCities and HolyNation visits that involve the player having a base in their ter...
Game Starts +
Created by Spooky DeFright
Description This mod, quite simply, adds a bunch of new game starts to choose from that I personally used and then turned into this mod for release. Some are easier than others. There isn't much to exactly explain here; it does exactly what it sounds like:...
Trade Routes Intensified
Created by jbra1
This subtly skews the economies of the different factions to open up the 'Trader' style of gameplay. It now becomes much more worth your while organizing trade routes between factions and regions, importing exporting goods. A faction will generally want wh...
Weapons look metallic
Created by besthsq
Gives a metallic shine to ALL melee weapons. I've always hated how my Meitou weapons looked like they were made out of some sort of white PVC tubing. Here's a mod that aims to fix that (and all of the other weapon grades). This mod makes the more "metal" p...
Legendary Weapons
Created by Space_Lettuce_OG
HaTsUnE_NeKo is now maintaining all of my Kenshi mods. Due to issues with updating existing mods as a contributor, HaTsUnE_NeKo will be the only person allowed to reupload updated versions of my mods. DESCRIPTION: This mod adds 9 unique, high quality end-g...
Faction Caravans
Created by Shidan
Adds caravans belonging to many of the various factions in the world. They generally only spawn in the areas around their homes or outposts, so don't expect to find a Hiver Caravan up on the Leviathan Coast for example. They also tend to behave as you migh...
Sensible Spider Range
in the base game, blood spiders have a weapon reach of SEVENTY. for comparison, a naginata has 28, and a MUCH BIGGER skin spider has only 35. if that sounds like some ridiculous nonsense to you, good, you are sane. this mod lowers the blood spider weapon r...
Hives Expanded
Created by Microwaved Roe
Mod development and updating currently on indefinite Hiatus This mod expands the 3 major hive factions in the game with unique armors, weapons, races and characters! brought down to more acceptable levels, Reimport is recommended to make sure changes take ...
Weaklings Give XP
Created by ( * )
Fighting weak enemies gives XP, contrary to vanilla. In Vanilla, a high level character has a 90% XP malus, when fighting an enemy with 25 levels less than him. With this mod, the same 90% malus only applies, when facing an enemy 50 levels below you. Enjoy...
NPC enjoys more shopping
Created by love-tea
*Required import* In vanilla setting, NPCs who are shopping buy foods, alcohols and first aid kits. They never buy weapons, armors, books and so on. This mod adds drifting NPC who can buy many items. Their races are random, and sometimes have a hiring dial...
Minor Mesh Fixes
Created by oi__io
UPDATE FEB 15 Change: - Armoured Hood M/F - Bucket Zukin M/F - Haircut15-roughpony2 F UPDATE FEB 9 Change: - Paladin's Heavy Hachigane M - Swamp Ninja Mask M - Turban M/F UPDATE FEB 8 Removed hammer mesh and revert all the changes made to crafting benches ...
More Names!
Created by jbra1
Extended the random name lists for non-unique NPCs and recruits, so you should meet less people called "Hotlongs". Added around 700 names (almost four times what was there). Tried to keep it lore-friendly and immersive; mostly just strange phonetics, 'Name...
New Weapons Dissemination Mod
Created by ikahurula
Sorry weird may be English. I will add new weapons and distribute them to the world. I mixed the weapons used in Japan, and I made it with a focus on being lore friendly. New weapons are added to many NPC's belongings. Some people possess Meitou. There are...
Better Crop Fences
Created by Wunkay
FOR BEST RESULTS, IMPORT YOUR SAVE. NEW: Holy Farms should no longer have floating fences. If you find an NPC farm that has floating or strangely placed fences, let me know! Will require save import for changes to take affect on prior saves. Patch for Gene...
Copper Ore Drills
Created by Erei
Did it never bothered you that you could unlock iron drills, but apparently you had to keep mining copper with a pickaxe forever ? Not anymore ! Add the copper drill (1-2-3) to the game. Unlock through the same research than iron drills. They are similar t...
More Combat Animation
Created by AGO
このMODをマージしないでください。した場合は削除を求める場合があります。 MCAの互換性が失われるためマージしないでください。 マージしたい場合は許可を求めて下さい。 マージした場合はMCAと互換性がない事と、不具合報告を私の所へお送らない事を明記してください。 Do not merge this mod. If you do, we may ask you to delete it. Do not merge this mod as it will result in MCA incompatibili...
Fixing Clipping Issues
Created by timor1234
Fixing Clipping Issues What this mod does: The mod attempts to remove/reduce clipping in game in two ways: 1)By introducing slimmed down meshes for pants, skirts and some headgear that the game uses when you put a cloak on in combination with them. The mod...
Animation Overhaul Mod - Crafting
Created by Blubb
06.07.2019: I made my custom race support mod (only jrpg_race for now) public. Feel free to test it, hope it works for everyone (make sure to test with a new game first!): https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1641530539 22.02.2019: No upd...
Nice Map [Zones + Zone names + Roads]
Created by Djeeshka
It includes some colour adjustments, zone outlines (in sort of scribbled style), zone names and roads. There are more variations of Nice Map that might fit your taste. Check these out at Hope you like it. Feedback is welcome. Have a nice time playing Kensh...
Compressed Textures Project
Created by FG
This mod replace textures with "compressed ones". Textures compressed to DXT5 and resize down: for landscape from 2048 to 1024 for some other stuff from 4096 to 2048 Those changes will help to reduce loading time, will reduce stuttering and save some VRAM,...
256 Recruitment Limit
Created by Aurelia
FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS 256 A mod to increase recruitment and squad limit. Increases recruitable units from 30 to 256 Increases maximum members in each squad from 20 to 50 Increases maximum number of squads from 10 to 20 Instructions: Simply subscribe ...
Dark UI
Created by Eldryn
Dark UI changes majority of the UI to a darker and cleaner look. Optimal resolution: 1920x1080, borderless window. Alternative download links Nexus mirror. Known issues Problem: Parts of the UI appear stretched or illegible. Solution: Try a different resol...
RW Distant Towns
Created by Shidan
A patch for Reactive World to enable the distant mesh system, allowing all locations from the mod to use it....
Flashier Fight
Created by BLKCandy
Make flashier fight by making AI use more varied moves and attack faster. - Enabled all weapon moves for all weapon types, including martial art moves for armed combat. - Changed a lot of attack animation min and max trigger range. They should use more var...
NWDM Remove Hiver Weapon
Created by ikahurula
Make NWDM compatible with Hives Expanded. https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1688546539 Please note that hive will not have the weapon if you put only this....
NWDM Reactive World Patch
Created by ikahurula
This is a Patch that adapts the New Weapons Dissemination Mod to the reactive world....
WithoutNWDM Cannibal
Created by ikahurula
This MOD is a mod that gives "New Weapons Dissemination Mod", compatible with "Cannibals Expanded" https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/workshop/filedetails/?id=1648289968...
Vanilla Narcotics Plus BCF Patch
Created by Gugluv
This is a patch, this mod doesn't work as a standalone! Simple patch which adds the better fences of the mod "Better Crop Fences" to "Vanilla Narcotics Plus". Please load this mod after both of them. Vanilla Narcotics Plus: https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/share...
Lore Friendly VNP Names Patch
Created by Gugluv
This is a patch, you will still need Vanilla Narcotics Plus Original mod. Simple mod (although took some time) which changes the three mayor narcotics added with the Vanilla Narcotics Plus. Salvia is now called Sage, With their drug variant being called Di...
More Belts Simplified
Created by Gugluv
Big Thanks to Baby Shark for bringing the original mod Read the description This mod is a standalone mod with assets used from More Belt Items V2 (Click Me). This mod simplified it. Let me explain. Features Removed the known money printing bench called 'be...
RLBS MCA Patch
Created by ikahurula
This MOD makes RLBS compatible with More Combat Animation....
RLBS AOM Patch
Created by ikahurula
This MOD makes RLBS compatible with Animation Overhaul Mod - Crafting....
Particles and foliage fix (performance and FPS boost)
Created by Maximus
Other my works: Starving bandits fix https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1774275298 This mod increases FPS in the game. How it works? This mod reduces the spam of visual effect particles and foliage 3d meshs that overloads the video memo...
Mist Ghouls MC and MCA patch
Created by Daemonic Spoder
Use either one, doesn't matter if you're missing the other....
Impaler Armor Set
Created by 3DConductor
https://imgur.com/GnJl3vR.png The second set of armor that I have managed to create for this game, it's a plated medium type, I tried at the best of my ability to translate kenshi's current raider style, a little bit of the drifter's and some metal plating...
Goatman AOM Patch
Created by ikahurula
This MOD makes Goatman compatible with Animation Overhaul Mod - Crafting....
Goatman MCA Patch
Created by ikahurula
This MOD makes Goatman compatible with More Combat Animation....
Gusoku Armor Less-Bulky version
Created by Space_Lettuce_OG
This mod takes the Gusoku armor made by Dilbert and makes it less bulky and makes it scale well when character bulk increases due to stats increases in things like strength and smithing. This mod also makes some alterations to the original mesh for my pers...
Gusoku Armor Set
Created by Dilbert
For all that want to make the armor less bulky, check out this addon below: https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1908044623 Made an armour variant that follows up as close as possible with the game's overall aesthetic/style, the purpose f...
Double Slave Profit
Created by Kubis92
Small mod to double profit for selling slaves to Slave Shop from 400cats (vanilla) to 800cats (this mod)...
Combat Boots
Created by ONJOY
Add 3 kinds (light, medium, heavy) boots. Leather Combatr Boots (Leather Armor Crafting) Plated Leather Boots (Plate Armour Crafting) Iron Greaves (Plate Armour Crafting) The boots and the blue prints will be sold in the major city. Importing is unnecessar...
Goatman
Created by ikahurula
Add New Race "Goatman". It is familiar to the world. NPC Spawn requires import. Animation Mod Compatible Patch Goatman MCA Patch (More Combat Animation) https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1885446231 Goatman MC Patch (Military craft) htt...
Vanilla Narcotics Plus MCA Patch
Created by Gugluv
Simple patch for the custom races inside of the Vanilla Narcotic Plus mod. Now Dryads and Shekads are more diverse in combat. Note that this is a patch for More Combat Animations to work with Vanilla Narcotics Plus You need both mods as dependencies. Enjoy...
Goatman Holy Nation Hates Them Patch
Created by Gugluv
Simple patch for 'Goatman' (Click Me) mod where the Holy Nation hates Goatman, just like they hate skeletons. It's a bit more lore-friendly since they are racist as fuck....
Vanilla Narcotics Plus RW Patch
Created by Gugluv
After playing a while with Reactive World Mod, I noticed that after great progression, The Dryhopper Outlaw's town is overriden. So, To fix the issue where Dear Slovyn and his comrades vanish, this patch was made. Note that nothing was deleted. Certain Wor...
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