Research Data Theory

The mod mostly makes use of RimWorlds own ritual mechanics. No heavy code behind it, making it very lightweight and FPS-friendly.

This is an add-on mod for my Research Data mod, adding theory researching to try and make researching a bit more player-interactive.

Once a day (20 hours) you can do Theory Research (Simple) or (Advanced) at either the simple or high-tech research bench.
Theory research uses the game’s ritual mechanics and lets your research pawn produce theory ideas on paper or as data, how many you get depends on the research outcome.
Theory papers/data can then be combined with samples at the research sample bench to create the final research papers or data that are used when researching new tech.

This can make researching a bit harder and take longer, as you have to remember to do theory research.
Also if the theory research fails you gain NO theory papers/data and can end up not being able to do research until the next day as you leaking theories.
However, if you do outstanding or brilliant theory research, you will gain multiple theory papers/data that can be stored.
It’s also possible to buy theories from some caravans/traders, it can be rare to find, but a good idea to buy if your theory research fails.

I have only tested the mod myself, so like to hear your thoughts on the balance. I tried to hit a vanilla-like balance requiring a bit more player interaction.

Should be compatible with most other mods.

Gloomy Furniture: Research Bench.
Research Reinvented: Stepping Stones: Research Spot.

Let me know if I need to add other mods to the list.

If you want to try a bit more hardcore playthrough with the mod, you can use @Yoann’s Research Data Patch
Thx to @Yoann for supporting this mod 🙂

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None, but let me know.

@mikeejimbo from the "Custom Ritual Framework" team for helping and updating their mod to make this possible.
@Elouan. for helping with some custom code.

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