In all my games thus far, I never end up needing plate armor, advanced bows, swords etc. Is there a mod that changes who we're attacked by and research times for the "other stuff" so we can spend some more quality time in pre-industrial times?
Thanks!
Maybe try out the
Lord-of-the-Rims---The-Third-Age
Removes higher tech objects from RimWorld,.....
https://github.com/Lord-of-the-Rims-DevTeam
Have you tried Naked Brutality?
I'm using plate armor and swords and just traded a bows and raider garbage for constructed LMGs after 2 long years. Naked Brutality and being picky with my recruits has made research a tricky - and lengthy - affair.
Another possibility is to limit yourself to 1 research bench, though that may not be enough.