Happy Festive Season from Vanilla Expanded team! (Patreon)

Dear Patrons,

I hope this message finds you well. As the holiday season approaches, I wanted to take a moment to thank each and every one of you for your continuous support and encouragement. Your help has been invaluable to us, and we truly appreciate all that you do.

Without your support, we wouldn't be where we are today. We are constantly amazed by the enthusiasm and dedication of our community, and we are truly grateful to have such wonderful people backing us.

As you may know, our team will be taking a short break over the holidays to recharge and spend time with our loved ones. We'll be back in 2023 with new ideas and plans for our mods.

We have big plans for the next year, and we're excited to share them with you. First up, we'll be releasing Vanilla Factions Expanded - Empire, a mod that overhauls the Empire faction added by the Royalty DLC. We've been working hard on this mod and we can't wait for you to try it out. We're also working on Vanilla Vehicles Expanded, a mod that everyone has been waiting for, which will add vehicles to RimWorld. This has been a highly requested feature, and we're thrilled to finally be able to bring it to you. I expect it to release shortly after Vanilla Factions Expanded - Empire!

In addition to these, we'll be focusing on supporting Biotech with new content, such as new xenotype mods, and continuing work on the Ultratech faction and eventually Arkology. We're also considering either a Tribal faction mod or Archotech faction mod, but this is still undecided. 

We're also planning to release a massive diplomacy overhaul in 2023, which will completely change how faction diplomacy works and breathe new life into the political games in RimWorld. We've received a lot of feedback and requests on this aspect of the game, and we believe this mod will make a huge difference. If we have enough time, we'd also like to tackle a Vanilla Medical Expanded mod, which will revamp the medical system and introduce new diseases and health conditions. This is another highly requested feature, and we're excited to finally be able to bring it to you.

Finally, I'm excited to announce that Cursed Crew, the game I'm working on, is scheduled to release a demo version within the next days, followed by an Early Access version in 2023. This has been a labor of love for me, personally, and I can't wait for you to try it out.

We understand that the speed of mod releases has slowed down recently, but we want to assure you that this is because we've decided to favor quality over quantity. We want to ensure that everything we release is top notch, both in terms of design and code. We know that you have high expectations for our mods, and we want to deliver the best possible experience.We will soon host a creative competition where winners will receive a physical copy of Vanilla Lore Expanded, a book we have written a few months ago. The competition will have several categories, and a winner of each will be awarded with a book - so don't worry if you're not good at art, or writing. There will be something for everyone!

Thank you again for your support. We look forward to continuing to bring you new and exciting content in the coming year.

Wishing you all a happy holiday season and a fantastic 2023.

Best regards, Oskar Potocki