Difference between revisions of "Drafting"

Drafting is RimWorld's primary combat mode, an immediate call to action for any capable pawn to begin fighting. It also allows you to direct a pawn to a specific tile.

How to[edit]

Draft gizmo.

To draft a colonist, select them, and press the toolbar gizmo marked with two crossed swords or press the R button. Multiple colonists can be drafted at a time

Capable colonists (even those incapable of violence or unarmed), slaves, and friendly mechanoids are able to draft instantly on command. Those who are downed, otherwise incapable of movement, or under a mental break are unable to be drafted. While a pawn lit on fire will still be drafted, the player will lose some control of them during the panic.

Summary[edit]

Drafted pawns are able to be ordered to a precise location. Select a pawn, and right click the desired location. A group of pawns can be sent to one location (simple right click), or ordered to create a line (right click & drag). Multiple orders can be assigned sequentially by holding shift (ex. move to place A then place B). Drafted pawns will remain at their assigned place, ignoring their needs entirely. This overrides both zone restrictions and the threat response setting.

Pawns with ranged weapons will attack enemies so long as Fire at Will remains enabled, and will take cover from adjacent buildings. You can also direct pawns to attack a specific target, structure, and for explosives, a tile. Any pawn capable of violence will begin melee with enemies 1 tile away. In addition, they will enter a state of collision, if they haven't already. During collision, opposing pawns cannot pass over each other, and 2 pawns can't stay on the same tile. If they were already on top of each other, pawns will radiate to nearby available cells.

If left alone for 10,000 ticks (2.78 mins) without any threats or orders, then drafting will automatically end. Mental breaks and downing also end the draft state.

Pawn interruption[edit]

If a draftable pawn is currently sleeping or performing any action, drafting will immediately interrupt it. Any work progress they've made that is represented by a yellow progress bar will be lost, while pausable work such as crafting and construction will not be. Forced work will also be cancelled. Allowed areas, need fulfillment, and work priorities will be re-assessed once the pawn is undrafted. This can be useful to force pawns to reconsider their next action without having to wait for the next natural breakpoint.

Pawns will drop any held items and pawns they were carrying, to make use of their weapon. Babies are a special exception: the first time you draft, the baby will still be carried. However, if you undraft and redraft, the baby will be dropped.

Fire[edit]

The effects of fire take precedence over drafting. Whilst on fire, the ignited pawn to run around wildly instead of fighting, without collision. Drafted pawns can still be given commands, but they will go to their intended location first (which is often water, to douse the fire).

Capabilities[edit]

Gizmo for dropping a carried creature.

Other than move and fight, pawns must be drafted in order to:

Arrest colonists, slaves, and allied/neutral guests.
Douse adjacent fires, even if outside of the home area. Must be capable of Firefighting.
Carry and/or rescue downed pawns and place them at a specific location. Possible even if incapable of Hauling or Caring.
Tend pawns anywhere, with or without medicine, even if not assigned to Doctoring. Must be capable of Caring.
- Medicine must be carried in the inventory to be available.
Use many abilities, such as the smokepop pack, firefoam pop pack, and most psycasts,

Drafted pawns are also able to:

Drop any item in their inventory.
Equip weapons or apparel, and pick up medicine or drugs.
Consume food and take drugs directly.
Repair damaged buildings.

This means that drafted pawns can't haul, construct new objects, or do other types of work.

Noncolonist[edit]

Animals[edit]

Animals cannot be drafted, but those that have been trained in Guard can be assigned to follow an assigned master whenever they are drafted. This can be toggled in the Animals tab. The animal will ignore zone restrictions to do so, and will attack nearby aggressors. Animals trained in Attack can also be ordered to chase enemies with the Animals Attack gizmo.

Mechanoids[edit]

Main article: Mechanoid creation#Behavior

Friendly mechanoids can only be or stay drafted if their mechanitor is not in a mental break, downed, or in a different map. From there, there is a 25-tile radius from the mechanitor which mechs are allowed to move to, and which mechs must be currently inside in order to give combat commands. Mechs can still be drafted outside of this radius, and will follow their latest command.

Tips[edit]

Watch out for the needs of drafted pawns. Mood can quickly diminish as they starve or get tired, which is exacerbated by pain, being near corpses, or witnessing an ally's death. This can cause a deadly mental break - even minor breaks like sad wander and food binge can get a pawn out of position, and promptly shot in the head.

Non-combat uses[edit]

Wake up a colonist, or update their work tasks, by drafting and undrafting.
Delay certain actions, such as to prevent Ate Raw Food just as a meal is cooking.
Move pawns to a safe location, such as a warm building to avoid hypothermia and frostbite, or to tell pawns where to run away to.
Send pawns to extinguish fires outside of the home zone.
Gain access to Tend (no medicine) without altering the settings. This can heal minor bruises that don't need medication, or stabilize a pawn desperately bleeding out.
Control rescuers where to go.
Drop carried items at a specific location.

For more long-term control of where you want your pawns to go (such as "indoors" during a toxic fallout), you may want to set a zone instead.

Version history[edit]

B19/1.0 - Increased delay before auto-undraft by 20%.
1.1.0 - Interface now reports the chance of a successful arrest before you try to make it.
1.3.3066 - Drafted pawns can tend to others in the field and will use medicine if they are carrying any. They can also carry/drop downed pawns anywhere. Added ability to "drag" groups into a line.

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+'''Drafting''' is RimWorld's primary combat mode, an immediate call to action for any capable pawn to begin fighting. It also allows you to direct a pawn to a specific tile.
 ==How to==
 [[File:Button_-_Draft.png|79px|thumb|right|Draft gizmo.]]
-To draft a colonist, select them, and press the toolbar gizmo marked with two crossed swords or press the {{key|R}} button.
+To draft a colonist, select them, and press the toolbar gizmo marked with two crossed swords or press the {{key|R}} button. Multiple colonists can be drafted at a time
-Capable [[colonist]]s, even those unarmed or [[Work#Incapable_of_work_types|incapable of violence]], [[slaves]]{{IdeologyIcon}}, and [[allied mechanoids]]{{BiotechIcon}} are able to draft instantly on command. Those who are [[downed]], otherwise incapable of movment, or under a [[mental break]] are unable to be drafted. While a pawn lit on [[fire]] will still be drafted, the player will lose some control of them during the panic.
+Capable [[colonist]]s (even those [[Work#Incapable_of_work_types|incapable of violence]] or unarmed), [[slaves]]{{IdeologyIcon}}, and [[friendly mechanoids]]{{BiotechIcon}} are able to draft instantly on command. Those who are [[downed]], otherwise incapable of movement, or under a [[mental break]] are unable to be drafted. While a pawn lit on [[fire]] will still be drafted, the player will lose some control of them during the panic.
 ==Summary==
-Drafted pawns are able to be ordered to a precise location. Select a pawn, and right click the desired location. A group of pawns can be sent to one location (simple right click), or ordered to create a line (right click & drag). Multiple orders can be assigned sequentially by holding shift (ex. move to place A then place B).
+Drafted pawns are able to be ordered to a precise location. Select a pawn, and right click the desired location. A group of pawns can be sent to one location (simple right click), or ordered to create a line (right click & drag). Multiple orders can be assigned sequentially by holding shift (ex. move to place A then place B). Drafted pawns will remain at their assigned place, ignoring their [[need]]s entirely. This overrides both [[zone]] restrictions and the [[Menus#Assign|threat response setting]].
-Drafted pawns will remain stationary, ignoring their [[need]]s entirely, and overriding the [[Menus#Assign|threat response setting]]. Pawns with [[ranged wepaons]] will attack enemies so long as ''Fire at Will'' remains enabled, and will take [[cover]] from adjacent buildings. Any pawn capable of violence will begin melee with enemies 1 tile away.
+Pawns with [[ranged weapons]] will attack enemies so long as ''Fire at Will'' remains enabled, and will take [[cover]] from adjacent buildings. You can also direct pawns to attack a specific target, structure, and for explosives, a tile. Any pawn capable of violence will begin melee with enemies 1 tile away. In addition, they will enter a state of ''collision'', if they haven't already. During collision, opposing pawns cannot pass over each other, and 2 pawns can't stay on the same tile. If they were already on top of each other, pawns will radiate to nearby available cells.
-When drafted, pawns will enter a state of ''collision'', if they haven't already. During collision, pawns cannot pass through each other. If they were already on top of each other, pawns will radiate outside, even bypassing [[wall]]s in extreme circumstances.
+If left alone for {{Ticks|10,000}} without any threats or orders, then drafting will automatically end. [[Mental break]]s and [[downed|downing]] also end the draft state.
-If left alone for {{Ticks|10,000}} without any threats or orders, then drafting will automatically end. [[Mental break]]s and [[downed|downing]] will also immediately end the draft state.
+=== Pawn interruption ===
+If a draftable pawn is currently sleeping or performing any action, drafting will immediately interrupt it. Any work progress they've made that is represented by a yellow progress bar will be lost, while pausable work such as crafting and construction will not be. Forced work will also be cancelled. [[Allowed area]]s, [[need]] fulfillment, and work priorities will be re-assessed once the pawn is undrafted. This can be useful to force pawns to reconsider their next action without having to wait for the next natural breakpoint.
+Pawns will drop any held items and pawns they were carrying, to make use of their weapon. [[Babies]]{{BiotechIcon}} are a special exception: the first time you draft, the baby will still be carried. However, if you undraft and redraft, the baby will be dropped.
 ===Fire===
-The effects of [[fire]] take precedence over drafting. While on fire, the ignited pawn to run around wildly instead of fighting, without collision. Drafted pawns can still be given commands, but they will go to their intended location first (which is often water, to douse the fire).
+The effects of [[fire]] take precedence over drafting. Whilst on fire, the ignited pawn to run around wildly instead of fighting, without collision. Drafted pawns can still be given commands, but they will go to their intended location first (which is often water, to douse the fire).
-===Work===
+==Capabilities==
 [[File:Icon_-_Drop_person.png|79px|thumb|right|Gizmo for dropping a carried creature.]]
-Drafted pawns can do a limited amount of work, outside of combat:
+Other than move and fight, pawns must be drafted in order to:
 *[[Arrest]] colonists, slaves, and allied/neutral guests.
-*Douse adjacent [[fire]]s, even if outside of the [[home area]].
+*Douse adjacent [[fire]]s, even if outside of the [[home area]]. Must be capable of Firefighting.
-*Carry and/or rescue [[downed]] pawns, even if incapable of Hauling.
+*Carry and/or rescue [[downed]] pawns and place them at a specific location. Possible even if incapable of Hauling or Caring.
-*Place downed pawns at a specific location.
+*Tend pawns anywhere, with or without medicine, even if not assigned to Doctoring. Must be capable of Caring.
-*Tend pawns anywhere, with or without medicine, even if not assigned to Doctoring.
 **Medicine must be carried in the inventory to be available.
-*Equip [[weapons]]/[[apparel]], consume [[food]], and take [[drug]]s.
+*Use many abilities, such as the [[smokepop pack]], [[firefoam pop pack]], and most [[psycast]]s{{RoyaltyIcon}},
+Drafted pawns are also able to:
+*Drop any item in their inventory.
+*Equip [[weapon]]s or [[apparel]], and pick up [[medicine]] or [[drug]]s.
+*Consume [[food]] and take drugs directly.
 *Repair damaged buildings.
+This means that drafted pawns can't [[haul]], [[construct]] new objects, or do other types of work.
+==Noncolonist==
+=== Animals ===
+[[Animals]] cannot be drafted, but those that have been trained in [[Animal husbandry#Animal Guard Order|Guard]] can be assigned to follow an assigned master whenever they are drafted. This can be toggled in the Animals tab. The animal will ignore zone restrictions to do so, and will attack nearby aggressors. Animals trained in [[Animal husbandry#Animal Attack Order|Attack]] can also be ordered to chase enemies with the ''Animals Attack'' gizmo.
-===Interruption===
+===Mechanoids===
-If currently performing any action, drafting will immediately interrupt what they're doing, and pawns will immediately wake up. Any work progress they've made that is represented by a yellow progress bar will be lost, while pausable work such as crafting and construction will not. Work priorities will be re-assessed after the pawn is undrafted.
+{{Main|Mechanoid creation#Behavior}}
+[[Friendly mechanoids]]{{BiotechIcon}} can only be or stay drafted if their [[mechanitor]] is not in a [[mental break]], [[downed]], or in a different map. From there, there is a 25-tile radius from the mechanitor which mechs are allowed to move to, and which mechs must be currently inside in order to give combat commands. Mechs can still be drafted outside of this radius, and will follow their latest command.
-Pawns will drop any held items and pawns they were carrying, to make use of their weapon. [[Babies]]{{BiotechIcon}} are a special exception: the first draft will consider a held baby a draft-carried baby, and give a warning. If undrafted, the second draft thereafter will drop the baby.
+== Tips ==
+Watch out for the needs of drafted pawns. Mood can quickly diminish as they starve or get tired, which is exacerbated by [[pain]], being near [[corpse]]s, or witnessing an ally's [[death]]. This can cause a deadly [[mental break]] - even minor breaks like [[mental break#Sad wander|sad wander]] and [[food binge]] can get a pawn out of position, and promptly shot in the head.
-== Animal Handlers ==
+===Non-combat uses===
-When a colonist is drafted, any animals assigned to this colonist will disregard their allowed areas to follow and defend their master against nearby enemies. If the colonist has any animals trained for Release, clicking the 'Release animals' button will let animals leave their master's side to attack enemies up to a certain distance.
+*Wake up a colonist, or update their work tasks, by drafting and undrafting.
+*Delay certain actions, such as to prevent ''Ate Raw Food'' just as a meal is cooking.
+*Move pawns to a safe location, such as a [[temperature|warm]] building to avoid [[hypothermia]] and [[frostbite]], or to tell pawns where to run away to.
+*Send pawns to extinguish [[fire]]s outside of the home zone.
+*Gain access to Tend (no medicine) without altering the settings. This can heal minor bruises that don't need medication, or stabilize a pawn desperately bleeding out.
+*Control [[rescue]]rs where to go.
+*Drop carried items at a specific location.
-== Tips ==
+For more long-term control of where you want your pawns to go (such as "indoors" during a [[toxic fallout]]), you may want to set a [[allowed area|zone]] instead.
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-*Watch out for drafted pawns needs, as mood can quickly diminish as they starve or get tired.
-*It can be used to prevent starving colonists from immediately consuming raw food. Careful use of drafting and undrafting can give a cook time to make meals for starving colonists and avoid any "Ate raw food" mood penalties.
-*A colonist who spends a long time drafted will accumulate mood penalties from various unmet [[needs]], which will negatively impact their mood and increase the risk of a mental break. The potential penalties from witnessing death or being near corpses exacerbates this.
-* Draft [[colonist|colonist(s)]] if they sleep during [[fire]]
-* Draft colonist(s) if they prevent [[Prioritize|manual prioritization]] of [[order]]s
-* Draft colonist(s) to urgently [[feed]] otherwise [[malnutrition]]ed pawns...
-* Draft colonist(s) to stop them from feeding unwanted and [[malnutrition]]ed pawns...
-* Draft colonist(s) to change their [[rescue]] destination. This can be true if [[death]] on the doorstep because of [[Blood loss]] or similar.
-* Draft colonist(s) high [[Ailments#Toxic_buildup|toxic buildup]] to stop from going [[?|outside]] during [[Events#Toxic_fallout|toxic fallout]]
-* Draft colonist(s) to defend [[harvest]] or [[tree]]s from [[dendrovorous animal]]s (like [[Alphabeaver]] and [[Thrumbo]])
-* Draft and undraft colonist(s) to update their current [[schedule]] or [[work]] after changing priorities, canceling some [[order]]s...
-* Draft and undraft colonist(s) to combine incomplete stacks...
-* Draft a colonist with [[Traits#Night_owl|"Night owl" trait]] to get +16 mood bonus during night (23:00 - 06:00) for whatever reason...
 == See Also ==
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 == Version history ==
+* B19/1.0 - Increased delay before auto-undraft by 20%.
 * [[Version/1.1.0|1.1.0]] - Interface now reports the chance of a successful arrest before you try to make it.
-* [[Version/1.3.3066|1.3.3066]] - Drafted pawns can tend to others in the field, and carry/drop [[downed]] pawns anywhere. Added ability to "drag" groups into a line.
+* [[Version/1.3.3066|1.3.3066]] - Drafted pawns can tend to others in the field and will use medicine if they are carrying any. They can also carry/drop [[downed]] pawns anywhere. Added ability to "drag" groups into a line.
 [[Category:Game mechanics]]