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There is no "buy low, sell high" in RimWorld. In general, trader prices do not vary by a lot. At most, any [[faction base]] offers a +2% [[Trade Price Improvement]]. However, certain traders will only accept certain types of items. While a faction base will buy almost everything in their tech level, a combat supplier may not be interested in your [[human leather]].
 
There is no "buy low, sell high" in RimWorld. In general, trader prices do not vary by a lot. At most, any [[faction base]] offers a +2% [[Trade Price Improvement]]. However, certain traders will only accept certain types of items. While a faction base will buy almost everything in their tech level, a combat supplier may not be interested in your [[human leather]].
  
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What's more important to note is the default 0.6x price multiplier for selling, and the 1.4x price multiplier for buying. The [[AI Storytellers#Trade price disadvantage|Trade price disadvantage]] will make things even worse. Your trading disadvantage can be reduced by increasing Social skill (and other means of raising [[Trade Price Improvement|TPI]]).
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What's more important to note is the default 0.6x price multiplier for selling, and a seperate 1.4x price multiplier for buying. The [[AI Storytellers#Trade price disadvantage|Trade price disadvantage]] storyteller difficulty setting will make things even worse. Your trading disadvantage can be reduced by increasing Social skill (and other means of raising [[Trade Price Improvement|TPI]]).
  
 
'''All values in this guide assume Strive to Survive [[difficulty]], and use [[Market Value]] instead of "actual" value.''' Difficulty impacts most item yields and the trade price disadvantage. If you have 0 Social skill, expect things to become 233% more expensive in Strive to Survive, and 350% more expensive in Losing is Fun.
 
'''All values in this guide assume Strive to Survive [[difficulty]], and use [[Market Value]] instead of "actual" value.''' Difficulty impacts most item yields and the trade price disadvantage. If you have 0 Social skill, expect things to become 233% more expensive in Strive to Survive, and 350% more expensive in Losing is Fun.
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:{{note label|Sow|1}} Time it takes to sow and then harvest. Directly reduced by [[Plant Work Speed]]. Does not account for travel/hauling time.
 
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[[Corn plant|Corn]] is the best crop for both food/work and

Revision as of 21:03, 11 January 2023

There are lots of ways of "making money" in RimWorld. Depending on a colony's location, progress, and inhabitants, certain means of production will be more viable than others. Some can give profit in the long-term, but require more set-up or work. And there are (at least!) two ways to measure "best" - making the fastest profit in the least time, or squeezing the most profit out of a limited amount of starting material, even if it takes longer.

This guide will give an overview of the different options, with links to guides that expand in more detail on that specific pursuit.

In no particular order:

Note on trading

There is no "buy low, sell high" in RimWorld. In general, trader prices do not vary by a lot. At most, any faction base offers a +2% Trade Price Improvement. However, certain traders will only accept certain types of items. While a faction base will buy almost everything in their tech level, a combat supplier may not be interested in your human leather.

What's more important to note is the default 0.6x price multiplier for selling, and a seperate 1.4x price multiplier for buying. The Trade price disadvantage storyteller difficulty setting will make things even worse. Your trading disadvantage can be reduced by increasing Social skill (and other means of raising TPI).

All values in this guide assume Strive to Survive difficulty, and use Market Value instead of "actual" value. Difficulty impacts most item yields and the trade price disadvantage. If you have 0 Social skill, expect things to become 233% more expensive in Strive to Survive, and 350% more expensive in Losing is Fun.

Food Crops

Crop Total Work
(per plant)[1] 		Raw material
(per plant)[2] 		Market Value
(per plant) 		Value
(hour work) 		Real days
to grow[3] 		Profit / day
Corn plant 370 ticks Corn 22 Silver 24.2 Silver 163.5 20.86 days 0696
Haygrass 370 ticks Hay 18 Silver 10.8 Silver 73.0 12.92 days 0.501
Rice plant 370 ticks Rice 6 Silver 6.6 Silver 44.6 5.54 days 0.715
1 Time it takes to sow and then harvest. Directly reduced by Plant Work Speed. Does not account for travel/hauling time.
2 Assuming 100% harvest yield (difficulty stat) and 100% Plant Harvest Yield (pawn stat, impacted by Plants skill).
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Corn is the best crop for both food/work and

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