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1. Okay, so i was playing around with my mod list in the main menu and I am wondering if this is normal for Rimworld to do this with mods. Each time I click on the mod menu button, my RAM increases by 100mb, each time I do this it keeps going up and up and up to the point where I can actually cause the application to cease because I think Rimworld has reached its memory limit. Shouldn't Rimworld release the memory afterwards or this considered a memory leak? I do have 183 mods.

2. Why does Rimworld use alot of memory after initializing? With my mod list of 183 mods, Rimworld is already using over 2.2gb of RAM before I even start playing and if I attempt to press the world map button (100% coverage), my world has patterns of snow flakes all over (looks like an artificial world being constructed). Is there any way for the memory to be reduced after initialization?

Thanks for taking the time to read this

Example of what my world looks like from 2: https://i.redditmedia.com/Zy1s3zwrwU7euStf8urMjpE6GJNT2j7ppZ27GXdpOEw.png?s=142a513fe1a35286337d40f5fb2ef15d

My Mod list (sorry I don't know how to put spoilers)
<li>Core</li>
         <li>HugsLib</li>
         <li>ModSwitch</li>
         <li>JecsTools</li>
         <li>Miscellaneous 'CORE'</li>
         <li>RuntimeGC</li>
         <li>MuteGC</li>
         <li>EdB Prepare Carefully</li>
         <li>ED-EnhancedOptions</li>
         <li>RimStory</li>
         <li>ResearchPal</li>
         <li>Color Coded Mood Bar</li>
         <li>Better Workbench Management</li>
         <li>Blueprints</li>
         <li>Psychology</li>
         <li>RT's Weapon Pack B18</li>
         <li>RT's Weapon Pack B18 - visibility patch</li>
         <li>Star Wars - The Force</li>
         <li>Star Wars - Fully Functional Lightsabers</li>
         <li>Star Wars - Factions</li>
         <li>Call of Cthulhu - Cults</li>
         <li>Call of Cthulhu - Factions</li>
         <li>Call of Cthulhu - Industrial Age</li>
         <li>Call of Cthulhu - Cosmic Horrors</li>
         <li>Rim of Madness - Werewolves</li>
         <li>Rim of Madness - Vampires</li>
         <li>[CP] The U.S. Military Kit (B18)</li>
         <li>[CP] The British Military Kit (B18)</li>
         <li>[CP] The DOOM Kit (B18)</li>
         <li>Medieval Times</li>
         <li>A RimWorld of Magic</li>
         <li>Giddy-up! Core</li>
         <li>Giddy-up! Battle Mounts</li>
         <li>Giddy-up! Caravan</li>
         <li>Misc. Robots</li>
         <li>Misc. MAI</li>
         <li>Misc. Robots++</li>
         <li>Misc. Training</li>
         <li>Misc. Incidents</li>
         <li>A Dog Said...</li>
         <li>VGP Vegetable Garden</li>
         <li>VGP Garden Gourmet</li>
         <li>VGP Garden Drinks</li>
         <li>VGP Garden Fabrics</li>
         <li>VGP Garden Medicine</li>
         <li>VGP Garden Resources</li>
         <li>VGP Garden Tools</li>
         <li>VGP More Veggies</li>
         <li>VGP Xtra Trees and Flowers</li>
         <li>VGP Soylent Production</li>
         <li>VGP_CoffeeTeaDrugs</li>
         <li>Zombieland</li>
         <li>Save Our Ship</li>
         <li>FishIndustry</li>
         <li>Rimatomics - Beta Test</li>
         <li>Dubs Bad Hygiene - BETA</li>
         <li>[CP] Detailed Body Textures (B18)</li>
         <li>Facial Stuff 0.18.5.2</li>
         <li>Spoons Hair Mod</li>
         <li>Rimsenal - Rimhair</li>
         <li>[KV] Change Dresser - B18</li>
         <li>Children and Pregnancy - Testing v0.4e</li>
         <li>Mad Skills</li>
         <li>Pick Up And Haul</li>
         <li>While You're Up</li>
         <li>Just Ignore Me Passing</li>
         <li>Cut blighted plants</li>
         <li>Defensive Positions</li>
         <li>Predator Hunt Alert</li>
         <li>QualityBuilder</li>
         <li>AnimalCollabProj</li>
         <li>AnimalCollabProj ADS Patch</li>
         <li>Dinosauria</li>
         <li>GeneticRim b18</li>
         <li>GeneticRim Cosmic Horrors Patch</li>
         <li>GeneticRim Dinosauria Patch</li>
         <li>Clone Bay</li>
         <li>Mechanoids Extraordinaire</li>
         <li>Expanded Prosthetics and Organ Engineering</li>
         <li>Set-Up Camp</li>
         <li>OHU Ships</li>
         <li>[KV] Trading Spot - B18</li>
         <li>Remote Explosives</li>
         <li>More Vanilla Turrets [B18]</li>
         <li>More Furniture [B18]</li>
         <li>[KV] RimFridge - B18</li>
         <li>Fire Extinguisher [B18]</li>
         <li>Deep Ore Identifier</li>
         <li>Medical Training</li>
         <li>Quarry</li>
         <li>Children</li>
         <li>Sometimes Raids Go Wrong</li>
         <li>Prison Labor</li>
         <li>Hospitality</li>
         <li>Apparello 2</li>
         <li>[CP] Rimmu-Nation - Clothing (B18)</li>
         <li>Jecs Tobacco and Cigarettes</li>
         <li>Project RimFactory</li>
         <li>Industrial Rollers</li>
         <li>Mass Graves</li>
         <li>LT-DoorMat</li>
         <li>RT Fuse</li>
         <li>MiningCo. DrillTurret</li>
         <li>MiningCo. SpotlightTurret</li>
         <li>MiningCo. MiningHelmet</li>
         <li>MiningCo. MMS</li>
         <li>MiningCo. Spaceship</li>
         <li>Tribal Essentials [b18]</li>
         <li>Additional Joy Objects</li>
         <li>HolyWasher</li>
         <li>[CP] Retro Joy (B18)</li>
         <li>[T] MoreFloors</li>
         <li>[T] MoreBedsVanilla</li>
         <li>Doors Expanded</li>
         <li>Centralized Climate Control</li>
         <li>[sd] advanced powergeneration</li>
         <li>Stony campfire</li>
         <li>Wall Vitals Monitor</li>
         <li>【B18】Animal straw bed</li>
         <li>Fences And Floors</li>
         <li>[sd] round tables</li>
         <li>[RF] Basic Bridges [b18]</li>
         <li>Signs and Memorials</li>
         <li>Statue of Colonist</li>
         <li>Camping Stuff</li>
         <li>Expanded Roofing</li>
         <li>Roof Support B18</li>
         <li>Dirt Paths</li>
         <li>Glass+Lights</li>
         <li>[CP] Portable Power Generator (B18)</li>
         <li>Repair Workbench</li>
         <li>Animals Logic</li>
         <li>P-Music</li>
         <li>AllowDeadMansApparel</li>
         <li>Simple sidearms</li>
         <li>RunAndGun</li>
         <li>More Trade Ships</li>
         <li>More Sculpture</li>
         <li>Hand Me That Brick</li>
         <li>I Can Fix It!</li>
         <li>JTReplaceWalls [B18]</li>
         <li>[RF] Smooth Stone Walls [b18]</li>
         <li>Movable Sandbags</li>
         <li>Conduit Deconstruct</li>
         <li>Cheaper Components</li>
         <li>Stack Merger</li>
         <li>Accurate Mortars</li>
         <li>Efficient Light</li>
         <li>Realistic Rooms</li>
         <li>Various Space Ship Chunk [A18]</li>
         <li>Sparkling Worlds Addon - More Events [B18]</li>


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Recon and Discovery was an awesome mod that provided alot of world quests for you to do such as exploring crashed ships, search ancient technology in lost labs, and loot ancient castle. The mod has even added interesting events such as an AI taking over your base's turret system and turning it against you.

Unfortunately, it is impossible to update the mod as the author Several Puffins has been inactive for over 6 months and the source code is unreleased for other modders to look at. So I hope that one day there will be a mod that is almost the same as Recon and Discovery (Or maybe Several Puffins just suddenly appears and updates the mod to B18). Some of the concepts below could be used for the creation of a mod like Recon and Discovery.

-Quest concepts from Recon and Discovery

- Crashed ships: What will you find inside? A wealth of treasures? A crew in need of help? A horde of flesh-eating chinchillas? All three!? It's probably all three.
Whatever it is, be quick, because you're not the only one who saw the ship come down.

-Lost labs: There's a rumour going around that luciferium addiction can be cured. Did the scientists here succeed, or will you get a dose of half-crazed nanites, sick of being poked and prodded?

- Ancient castles: You finally pinpoint the source of one of these damned psychic drones! Is the technology to overcome death itself here on this planet?

- Abandoned colonies: Did any people survive what happened here? Are they human?

- Trade Fairs: Your neighbours have invited everyone they like to send a caravan to them, but remember, their friends are not always your friends.

- Muffalo herds: Massive migrations of these friendly creatures are a great place to tame and hunt the creatures. They may also hold a clue to the source of the manhunter packs.

-Some other concepts

- Warzone between two factions: Help one of the factions in the battle and improve relations with them.

- Abandoned military base: Explore a deserted military base in hopes of finding weapons and other technology but may have enemies inside.

- Caravan in need of an escort: Help (or rob) a caravan that is unable to travel on its own.

- Rare Thrumbo sighting: a small group of Thrumbos have been sighted nearby, you may hunt them or watch them but beware, sometimes other hunters may appear and go after it. Will you stop them and let the Thrumbos roam free, or will you kill the hunters and take the Thrumbo for your own?

Add some of your world event ideas

I'm just wondering how old are your save games before you start up a new one? How many mods do you all have on that save and why do you end up doing a new one. I think my save is going to end because it is now turning into a freeze fest as I have 16 colonists with 50+ mods. The date in my game is 4th of Jugust, 5506. 

My game has about 5 years into it and I'm noticing now whenever a raid or caravan approaches my colony, the game would freeze and I have to close it via task manager. I have 59 mods in the game which I will list below and have ran RuntimeGC plenty of times to clear up space. I have used the conflict checker and have found no mod conflicts.

Is it because the game engine has pretty much been overwhelmed by the mods? I looked at the ram usage and the game has only used approximately 1.4GB of ram.
         
Mod List               
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Enabled      Load Position: 8    Version: 0.17.0     Directory: 918200645                                         Name: Star Wars - Fully Functional Lightsabers       
Enabled      Load Position: 9    Version: 0.17.0     Directory: 918227266                                         Name: Star Wars - Factions                           
Enabled      Load Position: 10   Version: 0.17.0     Directory: 765890823                                         Name: Call of Cthulhu - Cosmic Horrors               
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Enabled      Load Position: 12   Version: 0.17.0     Directory: 777197241                                         Name: Call of Cthulhu - Industrial Age               
Enabled      Load Position: 13   Version: 0.17.0     Directory: 764375772                                         Name: Call of Cthulhu - Factions                     
Enabled      Load Position: 14   Version: 0.17.1557  Directory: 732569232                                         Name: Medieval Times                                 
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Enabled      Load Position: 19   Version: 0.17.1557  Directory: 735106432                                         Name: EdB Prepare Carefully                           
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