RimWorld was developed and published by Ludeon Studios. It is designed as a story generator, about survival of a colony of people. Characters join the colony either freely or taken prisoners then recruited. This article will show you how to capture and recruit prisoners.
In RimWorld, prisoners are usually people who have been taken captive. They are unable to exit from their prison barracks and can only use the facilities available inside their prison barracks on their own. If you want to increase the population of your colony you can recruit your prisoners.
Capturing a prisoner in RimWorld
Before you capture a prisoner, you need a fully enclosed cell where the prisoner will stay. You also need a free bed or sleeping spot per prisoner.
To make a prisoner’s bed:
- Click on the option Set for prisoners
- The bed and the room will turn orange to indicate that it is a cell.
To capture raiders:
- Incapacitate (down) them first.
- Right click on them
- Select capture <name>
- The colonist will drag the raider to an unclaimed bed or sleeping spot in the cell.
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To arrest a non-hostile:
- Draft a colonist
- Right click on the target you want to arrest
- Select Try to arrest <name>
- The colonist will chase the target then escort them to prison
Sometimes the target will refuse to be arrest and your colonist will not attempt to recapture unless you direct them to do so again.
Prisoners considered guilty
There are some actions that make prisoners to be marked guilty. Such actions include attacking the colony, killing or downing a colonist and attempting escape.
The guilty marker usually disappears after 24 hours.
Steps to recruit prisoners in RimWorld
Wardens will try to persuade prisoners to join the colony. The probability of succeeding of each individual recruitment depends on the prisoner’s recruitment difficulty percentage, the population of your colony, prisoner’s current mood, faction and your storyteller as well.
Proper recruitment can begin only when the resistance is zero. Therefore, if there is remaining resistance, it should be reduced. This can be done by using the Reduce resistance option. Recruitment attempts will also reduce resistance until it reaches zero.
Meeting the prisoner’s needs can also improve the chances of recruitment. This can be achieved through such actions as ensuring that the cell is beautiful (e.g., with potted plants, carpet, art etc.), well lit, spacious, has a comfortable bed, and has a table and chair. You can also have a separate cells for prisoners to prevent them from killing each other and removing the sharing rooms debuff. Feed them with best food and set your colonist with the highest social rating.
To recruit prisoners into your faction:
- Go to the Social Interactions setting
- Select Recruit.
This will make wardens to come in and persuade the prisoner and their conversation will end with a recruitment pitch. In most cases, the prisoner will decline to be recruited.
Conclusion
Hopefully, you can now, capture and recruit prisoners in RimWorld successfully. If you have any question about the same, let us know in the comments section below.
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