Vanilla Ideology Expanded – Memes and Structures Mod expands the Ideology experience by adding 36 new memes, new structures, rituals, specialist roles, items, mechanics and more, allowing players to create far more diverse, unique and thematic ideologies each playthrough.
Vanilla Ideology Expanded – Memes and Structures Mod Features
This mod introduces a wide range of new ideological content to enrich RimWorld’s Ideology DLC. It fills in major thematic gaps, adding long-requested concepts such as Shinto, Taoism, Eldritch themes and many others. All additions naturally integrate with the existing DLC framework, greatly expanding the variety of possible belief systems.
- 36 new memes expanding ideological variety.
- New structures, rituals, specialist roles, items, precepts and mechanics.
- Enables highly unique playstyles such as corporate scrap traders, fishing republics, chocolate-loving psykers, mechanoid technocrats and more.
- Designed to mesh seamlessly with the Ideology DLC.
FAQs
A: Can I add it mid-playthrough to an existing save?
Yes, but it will have no effect since ideologies are generated on game start. You can still edit ideologies in dev mode.
Q: I don’t like a certain meme, can I remove it?
No. The mod is a bundled package. You can, however, use dev mode to disable unwanted precepts, roles or elements.
Q: I want more than 4 memes!
Check the mod options—there you can increase the number of memes, styles, relics, rituals and ideo buildings.
Q: Can I suggest a new meme?
Yes. Use the pinned Suggestions thread.
Q: Where should this mod be placed in the load order?
Below Ideology, the framework, and any mod explicitly requiring to be above it.
Q: Is it compatible with other mods that add memes?
It depends. If another mod edits the same components, conflicts may occur.
Q: Does it work with Combat Extended?
Potentially. Confirmation is still needed.
Q: Why were Taoism and Shinto merged?
The author explains this as a balance between available work-hours and thematic presence. Both faiths share many concepts, and given their small global following compared to larger religions, merging them allowed the creation of one richer, more complete structure instead of omitting them entirely.
Compatibility notes
Load order: Place under Ideology, the framework, and mods that require being above it.
Other meme mods: May conflict if they alter the same game components.
Combat Extended: Unconfirmed compatibility.
Additional credits: Oskar Potocki (art), Sarg Bjornson (code), Chowder (writing), Luizi (Insectoid helmets art), Isorex (esoteric art), TheWelp (Fire Worship sponsor)
