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Render Fat
Adds the ability to render down bush or red meat into fat by cooking it with some water or preparing it with a cleaver. Using a cleaver requires less meat but the fat still needs to be rendered afterwards. Rendering directly in a cooking pot: (In version 1.0
Quick answer
Which Render Fat release should I use?
Render Fat 1.2.0 targets 1.22.0-rc.1, 1.22.0-rc.2, 1.22.0-rc.3. It must be installed on the client. Installation on the dedicated server is optional. No extra mods listed for this file.
Where it goes
Is Render Fat required on the client, server, or both?
It must be installed on the client. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.
This release supports both sides, but the source does not require it on the server.
What else does Render Fat 1.2.0 need?
1.2.0. Change the file and its required mods may change too.
This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.
This file does not list any required or optional mods.
Before you install it
Add Render Fat without breaking your instance.
Built for Render Fat 1.2.0. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.
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Stick to this file
Use 1.2.0. It targets 1.22.0-rc.1, 1.22.0-rc.2, 1.22.0-rc.3; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
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Bring the mods it needs
This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.
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Put it on the correct side
It must be installed on the client. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.
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Pick the file you checked
Use the “Get this file” button beside 1.2.0. It opens that exact file at the source.
About this project
What does Render Fat add?
Adds the ability to render down bush or red meat into fat by cooking it with some water or preparing it with a cleaver. Using a cleaver requires less meat but the fat still needs to be rendered afterwards.
Rendering directly in a cooking pot:

(In version 1.0 this produces raw fat instead of rendered fat.)
Using a cleaver (verison 1.1 and later):

Update 1.2:
Reintroduced cooking recipes at 50% increased cost in meat, balancing the earlier availability versus needing at least copper to craft a cleaver.
Project description from Vintage Story Mod DB.
Pick your setup
Render Fat releases for each Vintage Story version.
Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.
1.22.0-rc.7
1 loader build1.22.0-rc.6
1 loader build1.22.0-rc.5
1 loader build1.22.0-rc.4
1 loader build1.22.0-rc.3
1 loader build1.22.0-rc.2
1 loader build1.22.0-rc.1
1 loader build1.21.6
1 loader buildCheck the dependencies, then try the file in a copied instance before changing a world you care about.
Recent files
Render Fat versions and loaders
1.2.0
renderfat_1.2.zip
4 Apr 2026
1.1.0
renderfat_1.1.zip
29 Mar 2026
1.0.0
renderfat-1.0.zip
24 Mar 2026
Looking for an older file? The official Vintage Story Mod DB project page is in Resources.