As mentioned below, wasn't able to send it via regular message, so I used pastebin:


https://pastebin.com/xh0s0uzR

HI, I seem to be having an error that keeps repeating itself in my game. Seems to be a job giver error that keeps repeating and mentions patches. I'll send the error itself here, but please do let me know if you want me to send a log or other errors of similar issues

When adding to existing saves, upon selecting a skill to pioneer, the UI breaks and throws null reference errors and no XP is gained - this is fixed by replacing <activityRepetitionsToday IsNull="True" /> with <activityRepetitionsToday> </activityRepetitionsToday> in each effected pawn's save data
Thanks for the great mod!

@PeteTimesSix
It's not a matter of complexity, just accessibility. We're essentially filtering the OpportunityCache before you pull First, and our filter condition is on the pawn being checked by the workgiver scanner. One of the workgivers moved that check out of JobOn and HasJobOn to a separate method that doesn't have visibility to the pawn, so we can't perform the filtering we need. Will send the PR on discord for visibility

@Wumpi I didnt think I made that many/complex changes. Let me know if there's anything I can do on my side to make it easier for you.

@MurMax thanks, man. I was gonna remove the RR, but your tip saved me from that. Appreciate it!

@Denys_World
Without a log file your comment is a waste of bytes in a datacenter.

Looking into the RR patches. With the RR code as it is, some of our patches are functionally impossible. Will be a while.

research reinvented newest version (from 12.08.25) causes gamebreaking bug. Solution for now - manual install of RR snapshot from Github from commit 54b9172005d26eba99f5045678f1c8b8d043e7c6. (Go to RR page, scroll to Github link, then choose "commits" and chose one from Jul 27, 2025, then Browse files, Code->Download Zip and install that mod manually). Works for me, while waiting for RR crew to fix.

I'm having the same problem — the bio icon disappeared today, even though it was fine yesterday.

AGAIN the icon in pawns bio dissappeared!

odyssey's new techs, buildings and items require patches. Making space shuttles and exospace suits should require some more advanced skills, but now they don't require anything at all

Hi. Your Medieval Overhaul patch seems to be outdated as there have been recent changes with MO. Can you update it? Either way, thank you.

Thank you for your answer. Sorry, I wasn't observant enough.
It turned out that the character backgrounds in the past were relatively strong. Now, when I start with a tribe, there are many more illiterates.

@Magian
Depending on the backstory, there already is a degree of randomness. The backstory itself defines a base set of knowledge that is essentially required thematically - A geologist must have X amount of geology knowledge.
Beyond that, industrial tech level + includes "hobby" templates which can assign random themed proficiencies based on the age of the pawn. An adult doctor may still have some mechanics experience because at some point in his life he was interested in vehicle repair.

Additionally, many backstories are too vague to assign an exact set of proficiencies. A "scientist" for example could be specialized in any number of fields. We randomly pick from a set to simulate this. 2 pawns with the same backstory may have different proficiencies as a result.

Every adult chess piece starts with the same initial knowledge. Should we add some randomness to give the pieces different knowledge scopes?

if possible, please, add compatibility with:

Vanilla Furniture Expanded
Vanilla Furniture Expanded - Spacer Module
Kiiro Race (xpath="Defs/ThingDef[defName="Kiiro_TwoHandSword"]")
[LTS]Tenants
Altered Carbon 2: ReSleeved

🙏

Proficiencies are not required for researches on Linux (Steam Deck)

@тетеря, блин, it tries to patch some items, but these items do not exist (for example, if they have been removed in another mod). So, these errors are not critical, but they are indication, that some patches may be a bit outdated.

throws a lot of patch errors, how crucial is this? logs from the main menu:
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https://gist.github.com/HugsLibRecordKeeper/fefb87359d5c4af9306a5bd3ba3ba41d

I had a lot of fun with this mod, it adds more depth and randomness to the full playthrough, but I've met some problems with the learning and teaching mechanism, you need to constantly create and adjust the learning plans in the early game, which requires to open the knowledge tab many times.
It would be way more helpful if it could be simpler, like you could set that this pawn needs to learn knowledge A, and another pawn with the knowledge could come to teach them. In this case, the pawn without the knowledge is the research table, and the pawn with the knowledge is the scientist.

Thanks for the awesome Mod Wumpi! First time using it and I have to say, this mod is far superior to anything else attempting 'teaching' that's around!!

I have a small question on something I haven't been able to figure out... How do I use the autopsy table? Is it used automatically as part of the pioneering research?

@Emilie Sackenball With the July 21 update that fixed the broken patches?
I see both the button in the bio as well as students in the learning tab. RR features are also working with a cursory re-test. If you're having issues, reporting them without a full log file is counter productive.

@Wumpi I think I was not able to explain myself about make it fool proof, but well, lets wait for moders to do the patching.
Also, no Research Reinvented is not compatible, it make dissapear the "Lightbull" icon to access pawns proficiency also it blocks the pawns from appearing in the study tab, its fixed by removing Research Reinvented

@Emilie Sackenball
I do not want regular users using the patching tools at all. The last thing I need is hundreds of users with half-broken installs because they've mucked about with things they don't understand and have reported problems they created themselves.
For users interested in customizing their install, I refer them to the "old fashioned" way that all other modders use. The in game tool is just to assist modders (and myself) with creating patches, not a way to customize a play through.

@Denys_World
It's already compatible.

Gonna ask for Research Reinvented compatibility...

@wumpi how about a less complex way to let the user make their own patching ingame? I mean there's enough work you can do with the massive quantity of mods in the workshop?
I read the "warning" you put about patching and is a little of an "scare" for the regular user.

This would be a really cool alternative to the normal rimworlds research function.

@Streamline
Less broken, more not updated post 1.6. Soon

does not seem compatible with ResearchPowl or am i doing somthing wrong?

When both this mod and Research Reinvented are enabled, it breaks pawns being able to satisfy recreation. Disabling either mod fixes it. So yeah, the integration seems pretty badly broken.

@Artelas you're right RR totally blocks the pawns for appearing in the Lessons tab

I doing a test for getting how is the basics of this mod, the problem is tried to use a neurotrainer and I cannot use them, and I cannot pioneer anything the space is blank.

Thanks for updating it to 1.6! Seems like integration with Research Reinvented is broken now :( RR and Life lessons are two main mods I cannot imagine this game without.

Interesting response...

@Gedsparrow
I've discussed that possibility at length on discord, but the short of it is that there simply isn't enough information to make heuristics for determining the proficincies on the fly. The in-game patching tool can be used to generate patches using a user interface, but those still need to be exported and turned into an actual mod. Doing that automatically would mean writing game-modifying files to someone's PC at runtime, which is a boundary I am not willing to cross.

1.6 plz

+1 for 1.6

1.6 plz

I love this mod. In my eyes, it's as essential a core mod as CE. Looking forward to 1.6

mod looks interesting, but is there a mod option to add proficiency requirements to things on the fly? got too mods that add a bunch of stuff so it'd be weird if those stuff are freely buildable while others need proficiencies

I waiting play on 1.6 until this mod release

I agree with 冬青 love this mod

1.6 please

@Acorn_Tree
You need dev mode enabled, god mode enabled, then open the proficiency panel to add or remove proficiencies.
Pawn editor should work as well. Install the integration mod to add an additional icon to the editor menu for LL

Is it possible to edit my colonist proficiency in the middle of game?
I am using 'pawn editor' mod now, but I don't know how to do it.

tbh this mod would be even greater if there was a clear way to see which proficiencies does pawn have on their skills tab or something

I reported issue with "every node no longer lists anything that requires it" before, too. I also run Linux, so that could be the thing.

continuing with the problem i was having, i loaded up this mod on a different computer and it worked fine. the only noteable differences between the 2 pcs is one is amd/amd and the other is intel/nvidia which i doubt is causing the problem. the only other difference is one is linux and the other is windows, so it seems like this mod might not work on the linux version for some reason. i dont have more pcs to test this but ill make a bug report on the github.