End of Year Roadmap 2025

A Look Back at an Incredible 2025

2025 has been a fantastic year for us, and looking back at the roadmap, it’s amazing to see how much we’ve accomplished together.

We kicked off the year with the re-release of Vanilla Skills Expanded, followed closely by the launch of our new series: Vanilla Quests Expanded - The Generator. seeing how highly the community rated The Generator gave us the confidence to go full steam ahead with the Quests Expanded concept.

The Big Remakes & New Concepts

In March, we released the full remake of Vanilla Factions Expanded - Medieval 2. I’ll be honest with you all, this mod spent over a year in development. There were moments I dreaded working on it and almost gave up entirely, simply because representing the medieval period in a game like RimWorld is incredibly difficult. Despite the struggles, I think the final result was a massive success.

We followed that up with something a bit lighter: Haute Cuisine. This was a joy to develop. It features procedurally generated meals and descriptions, and it was really fun imagining all the weird food combinations the game would come up with.

By May, we were ready for our second Quest mod: Cryptoforge. Interestingly, this featured content we actually removed from Medieval 2. We wanted to give it the spotlight it deserved, designing a quest that takes you to an epic, unique location: the Cryptoforge ship.

Modernizing the Classics

We then turned our attention to one of our oldest projects: Vanilla Furniture Expanded. Originally released in 2018, the game has changed drastically since then, and frankly, so have my skills. We gave it (and the Spacer Furniture pack) a much-needed facelift to make it more modern and engaging, something I just didn't know how to do back in the day.

Next up was Vanilla Quests Expanded - Deadlife. Inspired by my personal experiences, this mod sends you into dangerous vaults filled with zombies. We designed this to be an optimal way to gather resources while traveling the world, packing the vaults to the brim with valuable loot.

The Odyssey Era

Then, the DLC dropped. Odyssey is absolutely phenomenal. It gave us so many ideas for future content, and we wasted no time expanding on it. We started with Vanilla Races Expanded - Starjack, making the new xenotype much more interesting and tailored for space survival.

We then channeled all our creative juices into Vanilla Gravship Expanded. This massive overhaul completely changes gravship gameplay. I’m incredibly proud of how immersive and fun it feels now. And remember, this is only the first chapter—the mod will keep growing with new content over the next two chapters.

Finally, we released Vanilla Quests Expanded - Ancients. This is the remake of the old Vanilla Factions Expanded - Ancients that so many of you have been asking for. I’m glad the "when is it updating?" questions can finally stop! The mod is better than ever, with more focus, more polish, and a seamless fit into the modern game.

Thank You

A huge thank you to everyone who supported us, helped us test, or simply enjoyed the mods and left a nice comment. We wouldn't be able to do any of this without you.

And to those supporting us right here on Patreon: Thank You. Your support directly funds the development of new content for the whole community to enjoy.

If you’re reading this and aren't a patron yet, consider supporting us to get a behind-the-scenes look at our development process, access to early WIP screenshots, and an invite to the Vanilla Expanded Discord server!