HEADS-UP for RW 1.6 Players
It's been only 2 weeks since the outcoming of RW 1.6, so please don't expect much when it comes to mod compatibility. Up to now (2025/7/29) [url=https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=3014915404] Phil's Vehicle Framework [/url] and [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3009527756] Aoba's RimThunder Core [/url] are not stable enough for a bugless gameplay, not to mention that [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2890901044&searchtext=combat+extended] Combat Extended [/url] only has a so-called "dev snapshot" version. Thus, please don't expect much when playing.
Although this mod does have a patch for Combat Extended, this [b]DOES NOT[/b] guarantee that
CE 1.6 dev snapshot
Vehicle Framework
RimThunder Core
RimAlert Vehicle
could work. In fact, it DOES NOT work at all. Please wait patiently till CE and VF are compatible to each other.
Introduction
This is a vehicle pack based on [url=https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=3014915404] Phil's Vehicle Framework [/url] and [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3009527756] Aoba's RimThunder Core [/url], which consists of several combat vehicles from the classic RTS game Red Alert by Westwood.
Also, you can get yourself some aerial vehicle from Red Alert, as long as you subscribed to [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2959802157] Aerocraft Framework [/url]! This is optional though, not a mod dependency.
[img]https://imgur.com/tCG3ySv.png[/img]
I am proud to announce that in June 7th's update, Mirage and Kirov joined our family of RimAlert Vehicles! See the Changelog for details of this update.
For better graphical performance, I strongly recommend that you use the "Paint" function provided by Vehicle Framework.
[img]https://imgur.com/TiPdek7.png[/img]
Dependencies
Biotech DLC
[url=https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=3014915404] Phil's Vehicle Framework [/url]
[url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3009527756] Aoba's RimThunder Core [/url]
Languages
[b]English[/b]
[b]简体中文[/b]
[i]If you've made a translation of this mod, please inform me so I can put the link your work on this webpage.[/i]
Compatibility
There's no known compatibility issue yet. If you've encountered one, please report with your debuglog attached.
[b]Combat Extended[/b]: 1.6 Compatibility Patch for CE is installed within this mod. Waiting for CE v1.6 stable version.
[img]https://imgur.com/YQmAdBB.png[/img]
Credits
Thanks for RimThunder dev for their unconditional help with my xml problems.
Thanks for [url=https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198990329461] Starch [/url] for his code of the guided missile this mod utilizes.
Thanks for [url=https://www.reddit.com/user/Dngab01/] Dngab01 [/url], [url=https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thingiverse.com%2Fhideyoshi1100100001%2Fdesigns] hideyoshi1100100001 [/url][www.thingiverse.com], [url=https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thingiverse.com%2Frvbomally%2Fdesigns] rvbomally [/url][www.thingiverse.com], [url=https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftotemarts.games%2Fforums%2Fprofile%2F9020-ska-ara%2F] Ska-Ara [/url][totemarts.games] for artwork inspirations.
[b]Without these guys' unconditional help, this mod would never exist.[/b]
Vehicles
Grizzly
[img]https://imgur.com/WlfqEDZ.png[/img]
Grizzly is a cheap battle tank of the Allied, with light armor and fast speed. It's equipped with a 105mm smoothbore gun and a angle-restricted coxial M240 gun.
Rhino
[img]https://imgur.com/1VTahyM.png[/img]
Rhino is the soviet counterpart of Grizzly, aiming to outweigh the latter by armor and firepower. It's equipped with a 120 smoothbore gun and a DShK gun.
IFV
IFV has completely no armor, thus it gets an astonishing high speed(18c/s).
You can use "Upgrade" function to alter the turrets of IFV, with a reasonably low cost: some steel, components and workload.
[b]Available Turrets:[/b]
[img]https://imgur.com/IOLIb9A.gif[/img]
Swarm Missile Launcher. This is the default turret of IFV, which launches guided missile.
[img]https://imgur.com/eF7jMam.gif[/img]
MG turret. In Red Alert 2 this turret appears when IFV is garrisoned by a GI.
[img]https://imgur.com/3m2s2OW.gif[/img]
Javelin Missile Launcher. In Red Alert 2 this turret appears when IFV is garrisoned by a Guardian GI. Again guided missiles, but way more powerful, with a much longer reload time.
Apocalypse
[img]https://imgur.com/WfwpbIs.png[/img]
Perhaps the most powerful piece of this mod. Extreme armor, dual 130mm gun and a remote weapon system(RWS), consisting of a 20mm machine gun and a missile launcher similar to IFV's, but even more deadly. Its only weakness: slow speed(6c/s). Requires a hell lot of resources to build.
Mastermind
[img]https://imgur.com/FDqk0lE.gif[/img]
Yuri's mind control vehicle. In Rimworld it's difficult to imitate the RA mind control, so this mod enables the Mastermind to use the vanilla psychic shock lance as its weapon, and the psychic shock has no side effects of vanilla one(possibly causing brain injury). It uses high subcores as ammunition, because the Mastermind in RA is basically based on human brains to function.
Mirage
[img]https://imgur.com/L4NRmDK.gif[/img]
Mirage fires heat shells that will set fire on any flammable thing within its explosion range and give any pawn it hits a hediff "Overheat". Victims to Overheat will lose [i]Manipulation[/li] and [i]Moving[/i] capacities, making it even harder for them to flee the fire.
Sadly Mirage cannot currently transform into a tree, and as compensation it has smoke grenade launchers.
Kirov
[img]https://imgur.com/UEhduED.png[/img]
Please notice that this airship is dependent on Aerocraft Framework, without which Kirov won't appear in your gameplay. It is optional though, if you don't want to subscribe AF.
By far the heaviest and most destructive weapon in the Soviet arsenal, the Kirov can take down even the hardiest land units with just a few bombs.
Future Plans
1. Grizzly and Rhino retexture
2. Prism tank and tesla tank, requires Vanilla Expanded Framework to function
3. CE patch Currently impossible
4. A German translation, however due to my limited B1 level this'll take a much longer time
Q&A
1. Why is the texture of Grizzly and Rhino so ugly?
These two are a early work, and besides them all other texture is converted from 3D model. Time permitted I'll rework these two.
2. Why RimThunder Core? Vanilla Vehicle Expanded is way better!
The engine manufacturing provided by RimThunder is in my opinion much more realistic. And RT dev dudes really helped a lot.
3. XXX vehicle is too weak/imba/...
Balancing issues need to be well considered. Welcome for suggestions.
4. Can I add/remove it to an existing save?
It's safe to add midsave, while removing may cause some issues.
Changelog
2024/06/07
Fix: Grizzly assembling error
Rebalance: Increased the cargo capacity of IFV from 180 to 250 to store more ammo for MG turret, which uses a much heavier type of ammo, steel, compared to the other variants of IFV
Rebalance: Apocalypse's mammoth missile nerf: this one shouldn't be as powerful as javelin missile
Rebalance: Increased the reload time of Apocalypse and default IFV's missile
Rebalance: Increase the warmup time of every vehicle
2025/07/29
Rimworld 1.6 version update
CE Patch[/i]
