mlieFrontline – Trenches Mod expands RimWorld’s defensive gameplay by adding trenches, defensive structures, heavy weapons, and battlefield infrastructure inspired by historical warfare. It is part of the larger FRONTLINE mod series focused on strengthening colony defenses.
Frontline – Trenches Features
Trenches and defensive structures
- Trenches: Two types of trenches that provide 80% cover but are very vulnerable to explosions.
- Ladders: Allows pawns to leave trenches faster while providing 60% cover.
- Trench step: A structure that lets pawns reach nearby machine guns. Mainly cosmetic but also provides 60% cover.
- Cloth sandbags: Alternative sandbags that require cloth instead of steel but provide 50% cover.
- Razorwire: Defensive obstacle that slows enemies but does not deal damage.
Terrain and battlefield flooring
- Trench tiles: Custom flooring designed for trench areas.
- Trench dirt: Terrain variant matching trench environments.
- No man’s land: Special terrain that slows movement by 28%.
Defensive weapons
- Machine guns: MG 08/15, MG 34, and MG 42 variants with optional sandbag setups. These require ammunition and can be built under roofs.
- Mid-range mortar: Fires rapidly using ammunition but has a smaller explosion radius.
- Howitzer: Long-range artillery capable of hitting any point on the map and dealing heavy damage.
- Anti-tank gun (PAK): Fires armor-piercing ammunition that deals immense damage but has slow aiming and reload times.
- Scherenfernrohr optics: Special observation equipment that improves the accuracy of howitzers and anti-tank guns.
Audio improvements
The Frontline – Trenches Mod includes new and updated sound effects for explosions, incoming missiles, and machine gun fire, many of which are based on real wartime recordings.
Compatibility notes
The Frontline – Trenches Mod uses Asset Bundles in RimWorld 1.6 to reduce the overall mod size.
- Combat Extended: The patch is integrated and will load automatically if Combat Extended is active.
- Save compatibility: Safe to add to existing save files.
- Translations: Includes Chinese translation by 赤光的宣言.
- FRONTLINE mod series: Works as a standalone mod, but FRONTLINE – Additional Guns requires either Frontline – Trenches Mod or FRONTLINE – Bunkers.
When troubleshooting the Frontline – Trenches Mod:
- See if the the error persists if you just have this mod and its requirements active.
- If not, try adding your other mods until it happens again.
- Always post your log using the Log Uploader.
- For best support, please use the Discord-channel for error-reporting.
- Do not report errors by making a discussion-thread, I get no notification of that.
- If you have the solution for a problem, please post it to the GitHub repository.
- Use RimSort to sort your mods.
