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ChordedKeybinds

Jun 18, 2025

Overview

ChordedKeybinds is a mod for RimWorld that teaches the game's input system about modifier chords. Out of the box, RimWorld's Keyboard Configuration menu only accepts a single key per binding — there is no way to map something like Ctrl+Z or Shift+Alt+Q. This mod removes that limitation, letting you bind full chords directly in the vanilla options menu and have them evaluated correctly during play.

What it does

  • Chord configuration in the vanilla menu — hold modifiers and press a key to record a binding, shown with a clear, readable label.
  • Left/right modifier distinction — differentiate left and right Ctrl/Shift/Alt when you want to.
  • Modifier-only bindings — bind an action to a modifier on its own.
  • Chord-aware conflict detection — the same base key can safely coexist across different modifier combinations.

It hooks the existing keybinding UI rather than replacing it, supports A/B binding slots, does no background processing, and works across RimWorld 1.4, 1.5, and 1.6.

Links

Available now on the Steam Workshop: ChordedKeybinds on the Steam Workshop.

Like my other RimWorld mods, ChordedKeybinds is included in The Progression Modpack — the most popular and longest-running modpack in RimWorld's history — and my mods are collectively subscribed to by tens of thousands of players.

Related reading

For more on how these mods came together, read the blog post: Modding RimWorld.