Make every skill point matter — vanilla-friendly.
Give skill levels simple and visible bonuses to the stats you care about — applied after the game does its own math.
No perk trees, no XML swaps, no surprises. Just clear numbers you can tune.
Works with all DLCs. Optional “Uncap” lets you go past vanilla limits if you want.
What it does (quick read)
- Every skill level adds a small, sensible bonus to related stats.
- Changes show up on the InfoCard so you always know what’s happening.
- Easy presets: tweak values, save them, load them later, or revert to defaults.
- Turn it on/off mid-save. Safe and lightweight.
How it feels
- Shooters aim better and faster as they level up.
- Builders succeed more and work quicker.
- Miners dig faster and bring home more.
- You set the pace: gentle buffs or big gains — your call.
Defaults at Level 20 (example)
Linear scaling past 20. “Reducer” means lower is better. % stats show percent; flat stats show a number.
------ MELEE -----
+50% Move Speed
+0.50 Melee Hit Chance
+0.50 Melee Dodge Chance
------ SHOOTING -----
+0.50 Shooting Accuracy (pawn)
[Reducer] −50% Aiming Time
[Reducer] −50% Warmup Time
[Reducer] −50% Cooldown
------ CONSTRUCTION -----
+50% Construction Speed
+0.50 Construction Success
+50% Smoothing Speed
------ MINING -----
+50% Mining Speed
+50% Mining Yield
+50 Carrying Capacity
±10°C Comfortable Temperature Range
------ COOKING -----
[Reducer] −50% Food Poison Chance
+50% Eating Speed
+20% Kitchen Worktable Speed
+50% Butchery Efficiency (flesh/mech)
------ PLANTS -----
+50% Plant Work Speed
+50% Harvest Yield
+50 Foraged Nutrition/Day
------ ANIMALS -----
+0.50 Tame Chance
+0.50 Train Chance
+50% Gather Speed
+50% Gather Yield
------ ARTISTIC -----
+2.00 Pawn Beauty
[Reducer] −50% Mental Break Threshold
------ MEDICINE -----
+50% Tend Speed
+0.50 Tend Quality
+0.50 Surgery Success
+50% Immunity Gain
+50% Rest Rate Multiplier
------ SOCIAL -----
+50% Negotiation
+50% Trade Price Improvement
+0.50 Arrest Success
+50% Social Impact
+50% Suppression Power
------ INTELLECTUAL -----
+50% Research Speed
+100% Global Learning
------ CRAFTING (gentle) -----
+10% General Labor
+10% Global Work
+10% Worktable Speed
Tip: For percent stats, type decimals (e.g., 0.05 = +5% per level).
Set up (1 minute)
- Open Mod Settings → Impactful Skills.
- Pick a preset (or make one), tweak values, hit Apply.
- (Optional) Turn on Uncap to remove vanilla min/max limits.
- Check the InfoCard — you’ll see a short “Impactful Skills — Debrief”.
Notes
- Works on RimWorld 1.6 with all DLCs.
- Load this after mods that add new skills/stats so they get picked up.
- Don’t run the old “Impactful Skills (stable)” at the same time.
Prefer a simpler version?
Use the original (no auto-detect, very minimal):
Impactful Skills (stable)
I read feedback and bug reports — see the pinned thread for quick steps.
Credits & translations
Code/design: ToxicYui. Translations welcome!
License
- Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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