
Make sure you have a bed for prisoners, otherwise you’ll not be able to capture anyone. However, not all enemies die instantly while fighting – they can be downed if injuries aren’t deadly.ĭo you see an enemy lying on the ground with a yellow “!” blinking above him? All you need to do is choose any colonist, click on that enemy with your right mouse button and click “Capture” as in the picture below.


Raids occur pretty often in RimWorld and you have to be ready to defend by using guns, melee weapons, turrets etc. If you still haven’t been attacked by raiders – you will. You can raise that number by using mods, but let’s stick to the base game for now. How to get more people come to your colony?īasically there are 7 ways of getting more people in your colony. Don’t hesitate to build a couple medical beds too – then you’ll be sure these are empty when needed most. Also make sure that you have a small prison (prison is just a small room with a prisoner bed in it), because many colonies consist of ex-prisoners. So, how to prepare properly? Build a few empty beds, which, in the best case scenario, should be in separate rooms. We recommend to always have a few empty rooms prepared for new colonists.

Once you start a new game, build at least one additional bed in case you get more people in your colony. If you are unprepared when someone joins your colony, you may face some problems. However, here’s how to get more people in your RimWorld colony.

That’s why bigger colony will make everything go easier and faster (talk about defending your base from enemies…). Moreover, that colonist must be capable of doing all these tasks. If you start your game as a rich explorer, you have to do cooking, mining, building, hauling, and researching alone. The more people you have in your colony, the easier it is to survive.
