Eternal Pawns
The main goal of the "Eternal Pawns" mod is to transform the endless stream of randomly generated NPCs into a logical, living population. In vanilla RimWorld, "Raider #452" is deleted and forgotten forever after the battle. With this mod, characters don't disappear into the RNG void — they live, develop, and return to your story until they die of old age or by your hand.
[b]Safe to add to existing saves![/b]
[b] It doesn't negatively impact performance! Raid generation might even be faster because the game doesn't need to generate a new pawn, but can take a ready one from the list[/b]
Veteran System (Saving and Summoning)
[b]Saving:[/b] Living NPCs who leave the map enter the veteran pool. The mod heals temporary wounds (scars remain) and protects them from deletion ([i]KeepForever[/i]).
[b]Factionless Support:[/b] Now includes optional support for [b]Ancients, Beggars, and Refugees[/b]. Since they have no home, they will be assigned to a random permanent faction upon saving.(can be disabled in the settings)
[b]Tech Level & Xenotypes:[/b] When a pawn is reassigned, the mod accounts for Xenotypes (a Baseliner won't end up in a 100% Neanderthal tribe). You can also configure the [b]Tech Level Spread[/b]: set it to 0 for strict realism, or increase it to see an Ancient with a charge rifle leading a group of tribal archers.
[b]Smart Summon:[/b] The game substitutes suitable veterans from the same faction, accounting for race, xenotype (Biotech), mutations (Anomaly), and traits.
[b]Cooldown:[/b] After a mission, a veteran "rests" (configurable) before appearing in the world again.
Life in the World (Dynamic Development)
[b]Aging Speed (NEW):[/b] Update cycles are now tied to your [b]Adult Aging Rate[/b]. If you play at 600% aging speed, veterans will develop, upgrade, and face health checks every 10 days instead of the standard 60.
[b]Evolution:[/b] Factions take care of their own. Over time, veterans gain skills, prosthetics (from wooden pegs to bionics), genes (Biotech), or even Void mutations (Anomaly).
[b]Mortality:[/b] Pawns aged 60+ can die of natural causes. The chance depends on their faction's tech level.
Interface & Controls
[b]Two Ways to Remember:[/b]
[b]Social Tab:[/b] A "Memory" button in the pawn's social profile.
[b]Gizmo Panel (NEW):[/b] A button on the bottom action bar for maximum compatibility with UI mods.
[b]Personal Notes:[/b] "Pin" any NPC to bypass pool limits and write a note (e.g., "This jerk killed my favorite colonist").
[b]Status Colors:[/b] [color=#5dade2]Blue[/color] means they are a veteran; [color=#f4d03f]Yellow[/color] means they are manually pinned.
Optimization & Technical Stability
[b]Sanitation Cycle (NEW):[/b] Every 10 days, the mod scans for "Ghost" pawns (relatives or world caravan members) who never physically appeared. They are safely returned to the pool to prevent "clogging" your limits.
[b]Quest Protection (NEW):[/b] Strict filters ensure that quest-related pawns (Stellarchs, Quest Refugees, etc.) are NOT saved while their quest is active to avoid breaking scripts.
[b]Performance "Freezing":[/b] Ticking conditions are frozen off-map. This ensures the mod has less impact on performance than a single chicken on your map.
The approximate weight of 1000 saved pawns is 12.8 MB in the save file.
[b]Compatibility:[/b] Full support for [b]Biotech, Anomaly, and HAR[/b].
Languages
Russian, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish.
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