How To Make A Prison in Rimworld

Setting up a prison in Rimworld is easier than you might think. Whether you’re planning to recruit prisoners or simply need a holding area for captives, this guide walks you through the simple process of converting a basic room into a functional prison cell.

Understanding Prison Basics

You may already be familiar with creating designated bedrooms for your colonists in Rimworld. The good news is that creating a prison uses the exact same mechanics—it’s just a matter of changing a single setting. Any unowned bed placed in a walled room with a door can serve as the foundation for your prison setup.

The key difference between a colonist bedroom and a prison is simply which group of people you assign the room to serve.

Converting a Room to a Prison

Start by taking an unowned bed and placing it in a room that is walled in with a door, just as you would for a standard colonist bedroom. Once your room is set up structurally, you’re ready to designate it as a prison.

Click on the bed to open its settings. You’ll see a bar that displays something like “four colonists” with a note explaining that beds in this room should be used for colonists, prisoners, or slaves.

Instead of leaving it set to “colonists,” click on that setting and change it to “four prisoners” (or adjust the number based on how many beds you have in the room).

Once you make this change, the room’s visual indicator will shift from green to yellow, signaling that it’s now designated as a prison. From this point forward, any prisoners you capture will automatically be assigned to this room.

Important Prison Maintenance Tips

Having a prison is a requirement for actually capturing and holding prisoners in Rimworld. However, simply having a cell isn’t enough—you should consider these best practices:

Multiple Beds: Set up multiple beds in your prison to accommodate more than one prisoner at a time.

Comfort and Temperature Control: Keep your prison in good condition and maintain warm temperatures. Prisoners who are comfortable and content are much more likely to accept recruitment offers when you attempt to convince them to join your colony.

Flexibility: If you ever want to convert a prison back into a colonist bedroom, simply click the room’s settings again and switch it back from “prisoners” to “colonists.” This flexibility allows you to adapt your base layout as your needs change.

Summary

Creating a prison in Rimworld is straightforward: designate a walled room with a door, place beds inside, and then change the bed assignment from colonists to prisoners. The room will turn yellow to indicate its new purpose, and captured prisoners will automatically be placed there. Remember to maintain good conditions if you plan to recruit your prisoners—a happy prisoner is a future colonist!

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