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The Sea ice is RimWorld's harshest biome, much worse than the extreme desert.

This guide details how to survive and get to a stable position, using the [[Lost Tribe]] start, without using any [[DLC]]. In particular, the [[Ideology DLC]] has features that make sea ice survival significantly easier - even Naked Brutality sea ice is possible if you know how to use it. Details on DLC will be included in the bottom of this guide.

==Briefing==
The Sea ice is the coldest biome, with almost no animal life, no rock, no soil, and freezing temperatures. Travel by [[caravan]] is slow.

You can argue that sea ice isn't ''hard''. Once you get your food, heat, and mood situations stable, a colony in sea ice becomes like any other. Resources are slower, which makes it more tedious than anything. 

Food:
*Animals. You might get 3 snowhares at the start, and shouldn't expect more than one [[snowhare]] per week. You might also get a [[polar bear]], who you can kill using [[door]] exploits.
*Humans. [[Raider]]s will come every once in a while. Also, all [[storyteller]]s have a population intent. If you're at 1 colonist, they'll constantly send new colonists (drop pods, wanderers)
*[[Hydroponics]] are the ultimate long-term goal

Heat:
*Lost Tribes are stuck using [[campfire]]s
*Warm clothing, like [[parka]]s and [[turque]]s, will let pawns survive without a campfire running.

Mood:
*Use a pawn with great [[trait]]s.