A BALANCED way to tidy up your map | RIMWORLD

[@austin9780]

I love this, I've always wondered why we didn't have something similar because relocating soil is pretty normal

[@iller3]

It's like not just normal, it's Neolithic "tech" and our ancient Brithonic ancestors even did it on a massive scale

[@touristofsongs4946]

@@iller3 Code all that in vanilla would make the game a bullshit ton of unnecessary lag. More than it already is.

[@lancearmada]

Literally always wanted my plots of soil to be square so thats awesome.

[@Jadziax]

Before this mod I would just not utilize a lot of the rich soil and build paths over it because I wanted nice rectangular patches. This is a lifesaver!

[@ichifish]

I used the Terraform Rimworld mod a while back for a "greening the desert" run. I liked it because it allows you to set the work and resource requirements for changing terrain type (and requires research). I think I had it set to 75 wood and 10,000 work for each tile (dining chair = 45/8,000, so it was quite resource intensive on a desert tile). The downside was that the mod also allows you to remove overhead mountain without any cost, and I just. couldn't. keep. away. from. it. So I took it out. This mod you've recommended looks good, but tbh I wouldn't call it balanced: fertile soil that is of no use because of its location has no value, so there's no downside to relocating it. Unless the work requirements are really high or there's a resource cost (like 5 fertile soil for 1 new tile), it's not balanced vs. vanilla. Neither was my approach, either. To be balanced the cost would have to be equivalent to a kind of cheap hydroponics -something that requires a continual investment and increases colony wealth. Like you said though, it's a step up from tilled soil, it alleviates OCD, it's a single player game, and in the end, the raid point calculation balances everything anyway. Kind of gives me Don't Starve vibes. Thanks for the tip!

[@RM-WOLFSHIELD]

Another great mod suggestion. I like the idea of this, being able to transport rich soil - but not having an infinite pot. You move the rich soil, of course what is left will be lesser in quality. Nice overview Jadz. Thanks.

[@Bicketybam68]

Cheers, cool looking mod. I'm fine with terrorforming but that looks interesting too.

[@the-Red-Hero]

Another great find! I love your simple explanations of some of these overlooked mods. Thanks for all your hard work!

[@Jadziax]

Thank you for being here!

[@sprucelee3097]

This looks like a really fun alternative to tilled soul, and also adds extra importance to some of the fertility boosting items in dubs bad hygiene without them becoming too op

[@Jadziax]

totally agree, this would go well with the biosolids/compost feature from Dubs as well as the sprinklers!

[@henryishuman]

hit the subscribe button on this mod before the video was even over. incredibly good!

[@Icebadger]

As much as I like the challenge added by trying to fit a base around Fertile soil, it does get annoying sometimes. This seems like a really good fix!

[@montanac223344]

So happy you highlighted this mod. I've always thought the tilled soil mod was OP as well, but this is the prefect balance for allowing me to have a nest and pretty growing area without feeling too busted

[@ltjon1924]

I really hate how good this video is. It's short, relevant, and concise showcasing all the pertinent information. I feel sated after watching it, not feeling like I was bait clicked, or that I need to look up more information on it.

[@securitychiefodo9382]

Very cool mod. Love it Jadz, thanks for the informative video as always

[@raquelaraujo2947]

This is precisely what i always wanted to make a oasis colony on extreme desert.

[@pinkliongaming8769]

Fun Fact about the Tilled Soil mod you can Till the Soil underneath Ambrosia Sprouts and it won't destroy them

[@Leotagorax]

it seves two purposes, because that way you "create" stone floor... that can be a good thing imo

[@PaoloBosi]

Another amazing primer for a mod I didn't know about. Thank you very much.

[@elezagury]

Amazing video Jadz, Great video Jadz

[@elezagury]

now fr YEEEEES ANOTHER VIDEO!

[@Jadziax]

-_-

[@c_mcclellan]

Great video, Jadz! I’ll have to check this mod out!

[@ChaseTheVerb]

please keep making mod highlight vids! love these! even if my mod list is now 400+ lol

[@Jadziax]

I plan to! :)

[@schuyler1015]

I been using it for a while during caravan ambushes after I beat up I dig up all the rich soil and bring it back

[@tanakakhan]

Always love your mod recommendations

[@NuclearArbitor]

Yeah, I like this mod. If I find rich soil while caravaning, like for work site raids, I'll sometimes dig it up and take it back. Also makes greenhousing easy as I can dig up rich soil and cluster it around geysers.

[@pgray93877]

Will definitely be giving this mod a try

[@Brandon34098]

ah this is exactly what i was looking for, time to dig up the entire map and live in a cave fortress on a 40 times larger than normally max sized map

[@nunyabidness39982]

I'd seen this one pop up for me, and was considered giving it a go. Tilled Soil really just breaks game balance.

[@1upnever112]

Great mod showcase, you have shown us some bangers in the past too. Keep it up, love it all!

[@oemoemenoe]

Yet another great mod tip, thank you!

[@chrisdedmon6438]

Excellent video as always 👍

[@diasflac42]

That was an insta-grab. Thanks for sharing! Can't wait to try a new world with this. :D

[@williammorales3859]

There's also the plants vanilla expansion where you have to till the soil every time your crops harvested

[@MarkShaw001]

I'll be trying that. Nice give and take with the limited resource side of things helps make it not seem addamodtowin. Thanks for the review!

[@ThaGamingMisfit]

Exactly what I needed for the Green World mod where rich soil looks off !

[@pendantblade6361]

More vids like these please!

[@lenorevanalstine1219]

this is also useful for making firebreaks small edit as an after thought could also be useful for making decent paths without using up stone blocks just clear soil and smooth the stone

[@Jadziax]

that is SUCH a good idea omg

[@ernydoesntplay2756]

Thank you I am new and I had no clue why I couldn’t build over weird soil

[@TheGamermage]

Adding this to the mod list I'm building right now. I'm currently using simple soil but I do like the more balanced elements here so I'll give it a go. Thanks :)

[@Life_Universe_Everything]

As was once said “Reject Balance, Embrace Absurdity.” My favourite “cheating” mod is quarry

[@Jadziax]

I've definitely used quarry before! Time and place for everything!

[@darkmoon4135]

I'm back, and I'm using the soil placement for my 100 pawns starter challenge and it was beautiful.

[@spencerinman321]

This mod looks like a great new addition!

[@knightsofneeech]

Thank you so much for this great video! My husband listened along as well :)

[@shapeswitch_mood7221]

I did hear about this mod but never used it, all because I didn't know what it does gameplay wise. However, this feels way more balanced than tilted soil! :o I wonder what the Ice could be used for tho... Does it cool down a room? In any case, thanks for showcasing this! Straight to the presentation, efficient and lovable! ^^/

[@Jadziax]

Yes it does! it can also be used for refrigeration in tribal playthroughs. I haven't tried that out myself though, so not sure about how well it works!

[@Johng2476]

Thank you for this- and every other video you've made. So informative and fun to watch! Thanks!

[@Johng2476]

MAKE MORE! LOL

[@muffalorancher]

Ive never seen this mod, looks very useful! I may use it soon!

[@WetAdek]

I'm gonna give it a try in my next run. I also think sometimes that tillable soil is a little op, even though it makes sense.

[@Mako_VEVO]

Such a good mod, I hate how rich soil is always a game of asymmetrical growing zones and restarting (or rerolling with the map reroll mod) until you get a good spot with accessible rich soil.

[@mairomAlam-vi5fp]

I fee that way too.

[@kenkubard]

>Invade neighbor >Steal dirt >Get out

[@themagicalbeast6188]

Looks like a good mod.

[@efethecaptain6]

For balance/challenge purposes I see, but realistically, you can dig hundreds of meters and it's still access to soil. So in theory you should be able to farm at least 10 times the amount of soil available. So I don't quite understand why would people mind it too much. But nice mod review, thanks for sharing.

[@MrBrainoid]

Definitely giving it a try, thank you for the video :)

[@pedropimenta896]

You have all the best mods!

[@guntramblohm4179]

Sounds like an interesting mod. What about encounter maps though? The smaller ones you get when your caravan gets ambushed, your long range scanner detects ores, enemy outposts etc - can you dig the soil up there and move it home? If so, unlimited soil becomes easy again.

[@Jadziax]

I don't think that would be easy at all, as you'd have to caravan and have enough pack animals etc to bring it back home. Just like a mining outpost.

[@sourcererseven3858]

it's actually mentioned as a feature in the mod description, especially to be able to get soil into your desert or ice map. For this kind of mod it's easy for the player to just use it as they wish. Think getting unlimited soil by bringing it in from other map tiles is OP? Just don't do it.

[@PatrickMartinez1]

This looks awesome.

[@pinkliongaming8769]

I think there's a Vanilla Expanded Mod that allows you to fertilise Soil but you have to refertilise it after every harvest.

[@sourcererseven3858]

instantly installed!

[@Bergerons_Review]

Pretty good stuff.

[@Jadziax]

Why thank you, Dave.

[@angelic8632002]

Personally I prefer Fertile fields. Its not quite as strict as this one but have the same theme of moving resources around and not just creating ferile soil out of thin air. Its balanced compared to this by requireing a lot more effort in terms of work hours.

[@SunsetoOFC]

Set colony to 2 max, send a pawn to another tile and create another colony, get all the fertile soil on the map, caravan all out to my base, abandon colony, Profit.

[@mairomAlam-vi5fp]

I wish knew this sooner.

[@pinkliongaming8769]

I have a list of Mods I know are overpowered but use anyway lol. Favourite is the Anima Bionics mod, it's 1.3 but I haven't had any issues running it in 1.4. There's a fork for 1.4 but it nerfs all the Bionics. There's also Growable Ambrosia if you just want to be drowning in Cash lol

[@hownowpuncow1546]

Finally my OCD can fix this.

[@darkmoon4135]

This sounds so interesting, but I don't mind the weird soil placement. I normally build in unorganized pattern to give my world a sense of practicality.

[@Jadziax]

ahhh see I like things being neat and tidy so it pleases me to have nice rectangular fields of crops lol

[@davidbolduc4378]

I was today years old when I learned about this brilliant mod. I will totally use it. I don't believe its cheating or making the game easier. Side note: humans started terraforming land for farming thousands of years ago. Making this mod a logical one, to me at least.

[@Demon-sy1uw]

Surely this can be exploited, by caravanning out to a nearby square mining up all the rich soil and then going back home with it.

[@ryou8994]

nice, thanks for sharing :)

[@1phully]

Thanks!

[@Jadziax]

No, thank YOU

[@WARCALIPTOLF]

time to see if this breaks multiplayer with desyncs sometime

[@Eirikr-Svoboda]

I really wanted a mod to remove mud and soft sand

[@sael1337]

I would rate it maybe a 4.5/10 in OPness, getting forced to settle in a specific place ads to the difficulty of a playthrough alot more than you would think, and this mod reduces that a lot. I feel it needs some negative aspects to make it a bit more balanced, even if you need to spend some time digging the soil up. it's a permanent positive for a short one time investment of some time. maybe if you needed to create and use fertilizer, to use the soil it would feel much more balanced.

[@TesseraCraft]

I have not used this mod yet, but I am seeing additional uses of this. How does it work with marshy soil, or mud? could we pick up mud move it to a moister pump, and have the pump improve it, then move it back to the other spots. Or when building in a swamp can you use this mod to make terrain that is undesirable to sappers to want to cross? this mod does sound alot more balanced then tilling soil so it becomes better then hydroponics.

[@Jadziax]

You can't move moist terrain (mud, marsh, etc) which I think makes sense. Just Soil, Stony Soil, Rich Soil, Sand, and Ice (if you are in an icy biome and/or have the Water Freezes mod)

[@operator8014]

hmmm. can you travel to another map tile, dig up all the good stuff, and haul it back?

[@Jadziax]

yep. But you'd of course have to bring enough people/pack animals/etc to carry all the soil so thats still a challenge. Like a mining outpost.

[@pinkliongaming8769]

Could you make a caravan to nab some rich soil from another map?

[@Jadziax]

yes you totally could!

[@mathdantastav2496]

There's no such thing as cheating in a single player game, but some things can be OP, making the game not fun imo I'd like a mod that allows you to relocate through short distances, so that you can make the rich soil look nice and square, but not full relocation, cause if i had this, I'd just relocate the fertile soil in the entire map to my base, and it might not be infinite, but it would be quite a bit of soil. Imo it kinda takes the decision making aspect of selecting a place for your base, since the soil will not be one of the factors to take into consideration anymore but anyone can play their singleplayer games as they like I love it for stone floors though lol

[@DominicRyanOsborne]

Silly question.. is this a wheel barrow or horse cart mod

[@EbonyGerm]

Do you also use the Composter addon and/or Growverhaul? If so, can you do a part 2 of this to talk about those?

[@Jadziax]

No, I don't use either of those! I haven't actually even heard of them, hmm

[@EbonyGerm]

@@Jadziax Composter adds in the ability to make fertile soil. Soil Growverhaul adds in several interesting, immersive functionality and tweaks - even being able to make soil better than fertile

[@EbonyGerm]

@@Jadziax Evelyn also has a Water Freezes mod that adds more interactivity with the elements, allowing the harvesting of ice and if there's a lot of water present (and it gets cold enough) dynamic terrain changes as the lakes and rivers freeze over for the winter

[@TheIceThorn]

nice mod :D

[@elcadaver]

Can't you get infinite rich soil by going to other map tiles and bringing it back though?

[@Jadziax]

Yes, but you can do this with any resource in the game. Travel to other map tiles to mine steel, stone, cut wood, etc. It comes at the expense of caravanning.

[@brandonotto3031]

So random quest do you play or want to play dungeons and dragons 🐉?

[@Jadziax]

Hi Brandon! I do not currently play any DnD and while it sounds fun, I don't really have the time to at the moment!

[@kongkim]

When i try to place/build rich soil it say i need the required soil?

[@Jadziax]

Did you dig up rich soil from elsewhere and have it in a stockpile?

[@kongkim]

@@Jadziax Yah i do, so don't know way its not working. maybe a mod complict as i use a lot.

[@ProGaming55]

I finally found a woman who likes the same type of games as I do I wish I could meet you

[@NinjaOnANinja]

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[@rum_ill]

I guess you should make rim world theme calendar with your pics (different emotions, etc.) People will love it

[@UdderlyEvelyn]

[@Jadziax]

Thanks for the great mods

[@gibsonmunyi7225]

did u change your twitter handle? and why don't u reply to your fans Jadz..

[@Jadziax]

No, the link in my vid description works. And I reply to comments all the time!

[@sadganonkiller]

😍👍👍

[@roellemaire1979]

Nice mod, but i'm not going to use it. I like the challange of picking a starting location and weigh all the pros and cons like resource location, soil location, etc.

[@Ashiel87]

Gonna try both of these. ^_^