Merry Christmas from Vanilla Expanded

Hello everyone,

As the year draws to a close, we want to take a moment to reflect, celebrate, and, most importantly, thank you—our incredible community. 2024 has been an amazing journey for us, and it’s all thanks to your continued support, enthusiasm, and feedback.

First off, we want to extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who has supported us in any way. Whether you’ve contributed on Patreon, tested our mods, submitted feedback, or helped us squash bugs by correctly using the bug report Google form (seriously, that’s a lifesaver)—thank you. For those of you who left us kind comments, you made our days brighter. And for those who left not-so-nice comments, you challenged us to do better. And to every single one of you who played with our mods and enjoyed them, you’re the reason we do this.

A huge thank you to the YouTubers who showcased our work this year. Whether you’ve made gameplay videos, educational guides, or hilarious RimWorld memes, we see you, and we appreciate you. We do our best to watch everything related to our mods, and your content inspires us to keep creating. We promise to keep delivering new and exciting mods for you to explore and share with the community.

To our amazing patrons, thank you for filling out surveys, engaging with our posts, and being such a vital part of the Vanilla Expanded family. Your feedback and support help shape everything we do. And to those who joined our Discord, thank you for making it such a welcoming and creative space for everyone.

We also want to take a moment to thank Ludeon Studios for creating RimWorld, supporting the modding community, and continuing to release such fantastic expansions. Without your vision and openness, none of this would be possible.

A special thanks goes out to all the other modders who’ve trusted us by using the Vanilla Expanded Framework. We’re committed to improving the framework, adding new functionality, and supporting you in your projects. Collaboration is what makes this community so vibrant, and we’re honored to be a part of it.

And, of course, I personally want to thank our incredible team. Over the years, we’ve grown into something truly special, and I couldn’t be prouder of everyone involved. Your dedication, talent, and passion inspire me every day. I’ll always do my best to support you and help you achieve your goals. Thank you for standing by my side as we’ve built this together.

Looking ahead, we’re thrilled to share that we have extensive plans for next year. Our primary goal is to finish Vanilla Factions Expanded - Medieval 2, which, we know, has been long overdue. We’ve been preoccupied with other projects, but now that Vanilla Quests Expanded - The Generator is nearly ready for release, our focus will shift entirely to Medieval 2. Beyond that, we have even more massive mods in the works, including additional Factions Expanded entries and plenty of surprises we can’t wait to share.

We also want to reassure you that your voices matter to us. We’ll continue to listen to feedback to create mods that cater to everyone while staying true to our vision—after all, that’s what’s worked for us so far.

From all of us here at Vanilla Expanded, we wish you a Merry Christmas, a joyful festive season, and an exciting new year. Here’s to another year of storytelling, colony-building, and unforgettable RimWorld adventures!

Warm regards,
Oskar Potocki
Vanilla Expanded

PS: I have made some cool wallpapers with our VE hero characters. You can download them below!