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RWWB : Vanilla

TL;DR go to the bottom for changes.


I love weapon mods, I'm sure a lot of you do as well. But it's always annoying when you end up using the same weapons over and over because one mod happens to be stronger than another.
Or scoffing at legendary vanilla weapons because they are so weak compared to that shoddy mod rifle you've got.
Maybe you just wanted to really use that new weapon, only to be dissappointed at how weak it is.

I've been working on a solution to just that problem, with RWWB, RimWorld Weapons Balance.

This project aims to create a standard, based on popular mods, and mods claiming to be vanilla friendly.
Using the data from these mods, I'll be creating a series of mod patches that will tweak, buff, and nerf mods with weapons that are too strong or too weak.


This particular mod patch is for Rimworld itself, to adjust a few weapons to fit better into the new standard, which is a little stronger than vanilla in a few places, and a tiny bit weaker in others. It's all based on data gathered from the modding community!

Check it out for yourself. I've gathered an extensive sampling of mods. All of which will get a patch.
The balancing work is mostly done. I Just need to wait on A17 releases so I can check for changes and adjust accordingly.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18sS12brn0e_xDUs4KxYvBX1kTHmOjzvqchZyHNREWMc/edit?usp=sharing

This is a constant work in progress, so please forgive any missing data or mistakes. The sample size is large enough that a few typos shouldn't make a big difference.


Anyway, here's the changes I've made to the vanilla game. They might appear small and arbitrary, but I assure you, every change was made with a purpose.

Pump Shotgun
Cooldown from 1.26 to 1.11
Range from 16 to 17

Chain Shotgun
Touch Accuracy from 40 to 45
Short Accuracy from 43 to 48
Medium Accuracy from 38 to 43
Long Accuracy from 32 to 37
Ranged Cooldown from 1.26 to 1
Warmup from 1.1 to .95
Range from 10 to 12

Machine Pistol
Damage from 5 to 6
Ranged Cooldown from .9 to .8

Heavy SMG
Damage from 13 to 14
Range from 18 to 19

LMG
Range from 25.9 to 29.9
Burst from 6 to 8

Charge Rifle
Range from 23 to 30

Sniper Rifle
Short Accuracy from 86 to 80
Medium Accuracy from 86 to 80
Long Accuracy from 88 to 82
Ranged Cooldown from 2.33 to 2.75

Shiv
Damage from 8 to 9
Cooldown from 1.6 to 1.55

Knife
Damage from 9 to 10

Club
Damage from 12 to 13
Cooldown from 2.15 to 2.1

Mace
Damage from 12 to 13

Gladius
Cooldown from 1.95 to 1.8

Spear
Cooldown from 2.3 to 2.2

Longsword
Cooldown from 2.5 to 2.4

Shortbow
Damage from 10 to 12

Pilum
Cooldwn from 4 to 3.25
Warmup from 4 to 3



Feel free to give suggestions and feedback, or make requests for mods to be balanced.

Huge props to Zwagoth for helping me figure out XML, as well as making some utilities to greatly help things along.
This project would be impossible with out him.