Teardown: War Scenarios in Teardown: A Guide to Simulating Modern Conflicts

Most of the Teardown players might not realize how many possibilities this game holds. From the outside it looks like a simple demolitions game – however, with the help of mods, it can be a WW3 simulator like no other.

Seriously, I don’t think there’s any other game, not even RTS such as WARNO or Broken Arrow that would give you the amount of freedom that teardown gives to a simulation of World War 3 or any other modern conflict.

In this guide I’ll give you a step by step HELP, TIPS and CONFIGURATIONS on how to do so. Apart from just giving exemplary mods that you can use, I’ll explain what every mod does, how would it make use in different scenarios and how to use them properly. Don’t let the length of this guide fool you – it’s worth reading if you know what you want. While it might seem extensive, it’s not.

There are only three things that you will need in order to have fun and discover the full potential of this game and – a relatively decent PC, creativity and mods (+ this guide).

The scenarios you can create using this guide are, for example, World War 3 in different continents (regional conflict gone hot), West Asian conflicts with terrorist groups and even World War 2 (some of the mods here offer this possibility, however this isn’t the main aim of this guide). Those are only examples, though – it’s all up to your imagination.

(You can skip this section if you don’t really care)

I’m a day-one teardown player (not saying that I know this game like the back of my head, but I have quite a bit of experience), I have started playing it way back in October 29th of 2020 and since then, for the past few years, I have been simulating countless wars just out of pure boredom.

At first, when the game came out, there were NO MODS AT ALL. All I had were default maps, default weapons, default vehicles and, well… the voices in my head. Thankfully I was creative enough to imagine non-existant characters and the dialogues between them. Believe me or not, it was a lot of fun.

I still do it, but not to that extent – now, you’re able to, for example, spawn ragdolls, so you don’t have to imagine them anymore (but it’s still useful to do so, since ragdolls can cause a lot of performance drops). Now, with the help of mods, you can spawn and do practically anything. From weapons and vehicles to maps and enviromental/weather modifiers. Almost everything you’ve ever wanted is here, in Teardown workshop thanks to the awesome modders.

I love this game with the bottom of my heart as it’s a game that you can always come back to and just mess around without having to worry about anything. All you’re left with while playing this game is just you and your creativity. I know what I’m looking for in this game, and so do you, if you’re reading this guide.

I’m making this guide mostly for my friends to whom I’m recommending this game and for the people that want to feel the maximum immersion and possibilities of recreating real life scenarios or their own ones. There might be much more than what I have included in this guide, however, this is how I have been playing for the past few years.

I’ll dive into the mods slowly, from the most important mods first as they give a higher value to the overall experience (nevertheless, the ones placed lower are not less fun or anything like that) or even make it possible to begin with.

Don’t feel disappointed just because you don’t see MBTs like T-90, M1 Abrams or Latina-Destroyer-Tank right away. Be patient and follow the guide step by step (or at least I recommend doing so) and you’ll get to the good part in no time. I feel that some of the mods lower are more technical rather than practical, thus they are a second barrier [SENTENCE UP TO CHANGE]

Please note that if some sections might seem rather empty, they are NOT. This guide gives you the FULL experience and I think it’s really extensive. Some mods that will be linked simply offer just enough for the section to look empty.

Section [1] and [2] are about things which without you wouldn’t even be able to start your experience.

Section [3], [4] and [5] are mainly focused on adding vehicles to your game – either ground, aerial or naval.

Section [6] and [7] are focused on adding weapons to your game – either equippable or spawnable. It might be long because of how many options mods offer.

Section [8] is about more advanced aerial vehicles – drones.

Section [9] is about ragdolls. I’ll give you a few options to choose from, however, it might be troublesome…

Section [10] is about prop packs. You’ll be able to put various barriers and things like that on your map.

Section [11] and [12] are about enhancing your immersion with either weather, sounds or other modifiers.

Section [13] is purely technical, yet still important. It will help you to manage your game so that you won’t have any technical difficulties.

Section [14] is focused on some miscellaneous tools which are overall useful for anything you do in Teardown. They also come in handy when doing what this guide is about.

Some content from different sections might contain the same mods. Why? Some mods can include, for example, vehicles and weapons / props and ragdolls at the same time.

Also, keep in mind that at the end of this guide I’ll put a link to collection of all the mods included in this guide (which will be most likely regularly updated). If you want to get everything with just one click, then the collection will be extremely useful for you.

Additionally, if you’re interested, there is a gallery section at the end of this guide in which you can look at the screenshots which represent everything quite well.

There are a two mods that are crucial for the gameplay. This section won’t be long, don’t worry.

This mod is really imporant – it lets you noclip (fly) all over the map.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2406955331

Another fairly important mod which lets you move around the map quickly. You can also hold C to walk slowly!
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2415158477

This section might be quite long – mainly because there are TONS of maps that are suitable for these needs. I chose the ones that are, in my opinion, solid and suitable for this guide.

I will split it to a few sections – based on regions of the world that the maps are located in. I’ll try to put the best maps first.

Central and eastern

Hey, hey, why is there a vehicles mod in the maps section!!!???!? Well, as I said in the introduction section, some mods can be present in a few different sections. This mod not only contains vehicles, but it also has some extremely good maps! When you press on options button in the mod manager, you’ll be greeted with a nice choice of maps which are:

Maps from this mod are geneally all you need. If you want more, however, of course there will be many other choices.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3148143301&searchtext=%5BTABS%5D

This, in my opinion, is one of the best maps set in russia. It offers quite a big town with many different buildings such as blocks of flats, motels, cinema, city centre etc. Upon entering the map, you can choose if you want to play either with or without the NPCs. There is also a winter version of this map!
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3114115066
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3140702791

It’s another really great map. Even bigger than Sverlovsk, offering 2 districts. This map also has everything you’d find in an average town. It also has a winter version.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2984855900
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3116094450

This is a really great Pripyat map suitable for any kind of russian-related conflicts. It’s well made and the size ain’t that bad at all. The atmosphere is unmatched!
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3090576897

This map, in my opinion, is the best one out of the “Russian Town” series. It’s big enough and has all the buildings you would need from a map. I’ve spent there quite a lot of time.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2680730636

Boy, oh boy! That’s a classic one. I have spent countless hours on this map. When it was out, it was the best map available in the workshop! Perfect for some NATO vs Russia battles… It has a summer and winter map variations as well.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2453693772
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2674215332

This map is awesome BUT… extremely laggy at times. The creator has put a lot of effort into this, and it’s clearly visible. However, if you mess around too much, your PC might not be too happy about that.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3140001749

That’s a new one. I has an ambience war zone sounds which I have not seen on any other map. With that in mind, you don’t have to enable any additional sounds, either from youtube or… something that will be mentioned in another section. The map looks like a real battle field, totally destroyed and polluted. You’ll love it.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3271398359

A town surrounded by a river which has a small village near it! Great for naval-aerial raid.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3024970462

It’s the newest one, yet the most boring map from “Russian Town 6” series. Let’s hope that Russian Town 7 will be better. It’s not bad, but in my opinion too flat.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2854570192

A really really REALLY detailed russian school. Unfortunately, during the war time, shelling on random places occur.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2979329972&searchtext=russian+school

A new, yet small map – small village with typical buildings. It’s good for tank assaults.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3265343323

This map contains two huge malls, even bigger car parkings and shopping rows, with some residential buildings, unfortunately the malls lack interiors.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3231418054

This map is really small, but it’s good, at least for the setting that it is.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3263546049&searchtext=Krir

A really great map set in Fallujah. Has a main street and few side-streets.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3153271827

District 16 is a really small map but I personally had a lot of fun on it. Has many buildings and spaces where, for example, you can perform some “secret sabotages” of enemy equipment.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2824186370&searchtext=ramad

An endless, randomly generated desert! Perfect for practically anything – from tank battles, to jet dogfights.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3255577176&searchtext=hell+desert

A long highway, perfect for mining a road for incoming tanks and ambushes.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2781126173

A fun map to mess with helicopters. Reminds me of some sort of rich district, in Saudi Arabia.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2811221162&searchtext=city+street

A map from Warface, set in Afghanistan. Features a destroyed bridge and many points of ambush.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3125539653&searchtext=warface+game

A big desert, perfect for tank battles!
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3152110982

A map located in Löckelle. Features a few houses, gas station, junkyard and good terrain for any battles.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2678285559

Great for scenarios such as small-scale wars gone hot – to the point where they are present even in South America. I’d say, it’s great for a global-war scenario. Really beautiful and good for tank battles or sabotages.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3226979806

Absolutely massive map, yet the lags are even more massive. It’s impressive and pretty. It’s also post-apocalyptic.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2978916431

I love this map. While it might not be big, it’s very vertical, it’s good for, for example, terrorist attacks.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2902815293&searchtext=cliff+house

A nice map featuring detailed street, many weather options and many buildings. Some of them have interiors. I HIGHLY recommend it for tank battles.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3003605335&searchtext=downtown

An unfinished american town set in 90s-2000s era. Very nice looking.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3092371227

A huge mall, highly detailed. Great for CQB and shelling.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2923003321

A fairly big harbor, good for any kind of conquest, CQB, tank battles… practially anything.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3263154227&searchtext=harbor

TABS… once again. A vehicle mod which also contains maps. It has two REALLY GREAT field maps. They should be enough for you, but if you need any more, look below.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3148143301

As the name suggests – the map features open fields. Good for planes and helicopters. Also good for tanks.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2838089706

Features Ukrainian landscapes. Not too extensive, but enough.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2888332434&searchtext=ukrainian

One really important note before you look into this section – Teardown modding community has changed during those years quite a lot. The first framework that came to the workshop, AVF (Armed Vehicles Framework) was the king of all the military vehicles, it was great. However, pretty recently AVF’s younger brother has been born – TABS (Teardown Armor and Ballistics Simulator). It’s 10x better than AVF.

Why am I saying this? Because TABS framework will be the main focus of this guide. I will NOT put AVF into this guide.

Before you start, you are supposed to download framework for the vehicles in order to make them work properly.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3148138736
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2414735882

This is, hands down, THE best military vehicles mod&framework on workshop. It features 300+ vehicles (they aren’t in spawn menu by the way, press B to spawn them) such as tanks, vehicles and artillery from WW2, Cold Era and Modern Era. It offers vehicles from 9 (for now) different countries. It has an amazingly realistic ballistics system and many different weapons and calibers to select from in the vehicles. It’s HONESTLY all you will ever need, but if you want more then look below. It also has realistic weapons, but I will talk about them in another section. Trust me, try out this mod before going for another ones – 300+ vehicles should be enough for you. This mod has some very important keybinds, so I’d suggest taking a look into the description.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3148143301

A BTR-60 in 4 different camoflages.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3257037722

Adds GAZ Tigr. Has many details, working doors framework and a turret. Really well made.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3258897726

Lightly armored Soviet self-propelled, radar-guided anti-aircraft weapon system in 3 variations.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3239075876

Russian multifunctional armored vehicle with many variants and a nice interior.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3271974185

A BTR-4 in 3 different variants with 4 different realistic weapons. Has working hatches and decorated interior.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3162120456

A pretty-looking LAV-25.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3234660558

A North-Korean MBT in many variants.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3263833409

A GAZ-66 in 5 different variations.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3259921311

A light military vehicle used in the British Army.

This isn’t exactly a military vehicle… unless you count terrorists to that category. It’s really fun to mess around with, especially in middle eastern maps. Has many variants, differentiating on the amount of explosives inside.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3172700600

Welcome to yet another quick and short section. If you want some high quality civilian vehicles, you can get them here.

Before you start, you are supposed to download framework for the vehicles in order to make them work properly.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2832958716

Contains a lot of vehicles using the ALS framework. From civilian SUVs, police cars to ambulances and fire trucks with expandable ladders. It’s a really solid mod and, in my opinion, has most of the vehicles you’d need from a civilian modpack. The mod features an advanced light system and sirens for both normal cars and emergency service cars.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2863781508

In this section I’ll include some aerial vehicles – planes and helicopters. They’re a lot of fun to mess with and will act as crucial part of your scenarios.

This mod once used to be a few different mods. However, some time ago, the creator decided to make them all into one – featuring 9 different helicopters and 4 different planes, in which 2 are jets – all with realistic damage system. I believe that this mod is the only one you’ll EVER need for this purpose – the vehicles are extremely well made. If not, however, I’ll include other 2 additional mods. This mod also has a highly customizable vehicles system in which you can add different rockets to your vehicles upon pressing on options.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3199019196&searchtext=aviation

This mod is solid, however, I think that the one above is better. This mod also offers friendly and hostile AI such as other planes or navy/ground forces (tanks, SAMs). It also features a realistic damage system. Good, but I find the other mod more appealing.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2423986361

Quite a bit old, but still usable… very buggy, however. You can spawn a plane which will follow a path and can, for example, crash into a building. Has 6 different planes. I wouldn’t recommend using this mod as for now when you have better options, but it’s up to you.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2756340385

Naval vehicles, especially the more advanced one are something new to the workshop, nevertheless they are as advanced as they can get and fun to use.

While there may not be many maps that would allow the use of naval vehicles, they are still usable even on small maps with little water.

Before you start, you are supposed to download framework for the vehicles in order to make them work properly. (If you haven’t downloaded it 2 sections before)
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3148138736
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2414735882

An amazing mod with a lot of attention to detail. Features a lot of interactable parts such as doors or light switches. Has 4 different variations of support ships and each of them has 5 different armaments which are really powerful.

Features a warship with MANY features. Read the description for more info.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3239187760

A ship designed for special night operations. Many features as well.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3206964227

Features an armed rigid inflatable boat.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3174721085

Adds a destroyer. Very big, very powerful. Has even more features.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3199068735

In this section I’ll include some hand-held weapons. Want pew-pews? Read the whole (please) section. It won’t be long as well, so it’s worth reading every little bit.

TABS… again?? Yeah. Believe me or not, it offers the best weapons you can find in the workshop. Where to find them, you might ask… press on the options button in the mod manager. The weapons are highly customizable – you can change the mags, sights, foregrips, handguards, stocks and barrels. You can also change the munition type on the RPG-7V2. Trust me, THIS MOD IS ALL YOU NEED IN TERMS OF FIREARMS. There are in total 9 firearms and 2 extra tools. The firearms consist of: AS VAL, M4A1, SV-98, AK-74, SCAR-L, SR-3M, AKM, RPG-7 and G17. All of them look really great and have good gunshot sounds. The extra tools are: laser designator, allowing you to call artillery strikes with different types of munitions; drone which allows you to drop different munitions and designate targets. Trust me, it’s all you need.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3148138736

If the RPG-7 is not enough for you, there’s also a Stinger mod, good for shooting down helicopters. It also has 2 different camera modes. It doesn’t use the TABS framework, though, so explosions might be unrealistic.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2906054529

There are also some mods that allow you to spawn weapons such as artillery. If you want some of those, check this section out.

Before you start, you are supposed to download framework for the vehicles in order to make them work properly. (If you haven’t downloaded it before)
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3148138736

The Raytheon MIM-23 HAWK (“Homing All the Way Killer”) is an American medium-range surface-to-air missile. But in Teardown, it is Anti-Everything missile. Has either a realistic or normal variant, 2 different colors and 2 different types (normal and module). You can lock-onto the vehicle by using the tool you’re provided with.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3263452220

A normal mortar. Can be quite difficult to use, though. Has different types of munitions.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3171626688

Has 3 types of shells depending on the range, 2 camouflages and 2 different versions with difference in detail. Really powerful.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3178322639

UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicle), simply drones, are a big part of your scenarios-making, depending on to what extent are you doing it. They are fun to use and can make some realistic damages to either humans (ragdolls) or vehicles.

Apart from being a framework (which you’ll need for the mods below) and providing you with vehicles and firearms, it also has a simple drone which can drop grenades or work as a surveillance.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3148138736

A fun to use collection of FPV drones which can be devastating to vehicles, especially tanks. Kind of buggy, but makes the job done. You don’t need to install the AVF framework for this to work – it’s worse. Use the TABS framework instead.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3113020777

A Russian UAV used to damage or even destroy high-value military targets. Well made and fun to use. You don’t need to install the AVF framework for this to work – it’s worse. Use the TABS framework instead.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3117809638

This section might be pretty troublesome… mainly because of the lack of resources we currently have in the workshop. I’ll give you a few mods to choose from, however, I’ll split it into 2 parts – to ragdolls that work with TABS weapons, and to those that don’t. Why don’t some of them work with TABS framework? It’s because TABS uses different projectiles, thus some of the ragdolls might not react to them appropriately.

A really great mod which adds American soldiers and law enforcement ragdolls. Works on Lonardo’s framework which is really buggy, but there’s nothing better out there as for now. This mod has MANY different variants. Highly recommended.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3114541370

A ragdoll modpack that also works as a framework itself. Currently, the mod is in a “hibernation” state as the creator has some personal life things to sort out. It IS buggy, but it’s the only one that works at all. Features many civilian, emergency services and soldier (USA and RU) ragdolls. Also use the ‘Gore Mod Life Saving Toolset’ linked below to help your injured ragdolls.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2867276676
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2867278697

Features high quality Al Nakheel (middle eastern) ragdolls. Works on SW’s framework which is the same as Lonardo’s. No need to install anything additional.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2974903308

An alternative to Lonardo’s ragdoll pack. Even more buggy. Don’t use unless you have to.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2782336916

As I’ve said, some of the ragdolls, more specifically the ones using Kooshing’s framework do NOT react to TABS projectiles, thus they are really hard to kill. All they react to are some really horrible quality weapons. It’s really sad.

Features a lot of high quality Ukrainian soldiers and law enforcement with a lot of variants.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3204306408

Features a lot of high quality Russian soldiers and law enforcement with a lot of variants.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3177588678

Features a lot of high quality SWAT operators, good for some secret night operations, for example high-value hostage rescue or sabotage.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3252143795

Contains a lot of civilian ragdolls.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3005471855

If you want some military barriers or street roadwork props for your scenarios, use the mods from this section.

Contains a lot of military barricades such as anti-blast walls, sandbags and hedgehogs.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2755308994

A great roadwork prop pack. Useful, for example, after shelling.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3037796438

A collection of fortification props and tents, towers etc.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3250270769

Good for setting up your operational room.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2851595089

A not-so-simple electronic sign for roadworks. You can customize it a lot.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2993965048

Mostly WW2-themed, but also has some lanterns, maps, radios, sandbags, beds etc.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2989104038

If you need concrete walls, for some reason, then this prop pack is for you.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3153314958

There are some gameplay modifiers that can make your experience a lot more pleasant and immersive. I’ll split it into 3 parts – environmental (modifying the environment/world), player (modifying player actions) and technical (modifying the technical stuff).

A truly amazing mod. I have personally never seen anything like that before. It lets you change the weather completely – from sandstorms, avalanches to locus and firefly swarm.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3261134951

Gives you access to a more advanced weather controller. You can revert back to the original environment, or even turn on the Day-Night cycle with adjustable speed and time.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2633921854

Changes the vanilla footsteps to footsteps from Escape From Tarkov. Gives a lot more immersion as it sounds 5x better.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2978951387

Changes the death camera to be slightly more advanced, and possibly even realistic. Your camera will now fall down (and sometimes tumble around) whenever you die.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3017902316

A mod that introduces Shrapnel, Splintering, and High Velocity Fragmentation. It’s highly customizable as you can change the size of everything. Adds a lot more realism.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2944210947

This mod will evaluate shapes around break point, choose some small debris and break them into dusts.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2947299159

If you are willing to make your game a lot more laggy, then this mod is for you. In vanilla, the game removes small debris. This mods reverts that.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2996428267

If you want to get even more immersion then read this section. It’ll provide you with additional ambience. “How can I do that?”, you might ask. It’s really simple – youtube. Use youtube. I’ll give you some videos you can keep on-loop in the background while playing.

I tried my best to make them in order – from the furthest away from the frontline, to the closest one. I also tried to include the most realistic ones I’ve found.

(Choose one and play on loop)

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtyPp9-TN4yb5nkCzYyhV_IyTwBiI6tgX&si=n_7s35CiHam_hYO_

Also, if you have speakers (especially with high bass) I’d recommend you to play with them – it adds A LOT to the immersion!

There are also some technical mods worth noting that will help you not to make a mess out of your map or even your PC.

This mod allows you to clear all fires on the map with one click. It’s really useful, especially after shellings. Fire happens to cause A LOT of performance drops.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2622068966

In case if your debug console gets filled with debug messages, this mod will remove it right away. Why is it useful? Because there’s no way to remove such messages out of your screen once they pop up… unless you have this mod.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2879112560

It’s REALLY useful, especially if you have a lot of mods. It gives you more rotation options, adding mods to favorites and a lot more. Also, in the future there are plans for grouping categories. It can cause some weird bugs to happen, but I’d recommend to use this over the vanilla spawner.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2756779661

Some tools that MIGHT come in handy, but aren’t crucial for the overall gameplay.

This section will be completed very soon as it’s not necessary.

Thank you for reading this guide! I hope it was helpful, at least to some extent. I did it in one go which took me about 7 hours to make and yet it’s still not fully completed (the last 2 sections).

Any comments are welcome, I’m happy to answer any questions, so feel free to ask if you’re unsure about something!

Have you found a mistake or typo? Tell me about it in the comments as I was extremely tired while making this guide.

It would be nice if you shared this guide with your buddies, but it’s up to you. Thanks for reading, again!