User interface

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The User Interfaces are on the main game screen, which features the 'Colony Map'. Each User Interface is either a button, transparently displayed menu or object.

Object	On-screen Location	Description
Architect menu	Bottom left corner	Use the Architect menu to access submenus which allow you to build your colony base, place or change objects, ).
Inspect pane	Bottom left corner	The inspect pane appears whenever the player selects a pawn, item, or structure, and shows details about that object. If multiple objects of the same type are selected the inspect pane will automatically list the quantity selected.
Cell info	Bottom left corner	When neither the Architect menu nor the inspect pane are open, whatever is at the cursor's current location is listed. This includes roofing, ground/flooring, objects, and filth (i.e. blood, rubble). The cell's light level is also shown.
Resources list	Top left corner	This transparent list shows each resource, and its quantity, located in stockpiles. This includes silver, food, clothing, weapons, and metals, and all other resources. The list does not include items worn or held by colonists nor resources not located in stockpiles. It can be scrolled. If 'Categorized mode' is toggled, the list to be displayed in a collapsible format, sorted according to category.
Menus	Bottom	The menus at the bottom of the screen are generally used to change configurations or view information, most notably the Architect menu. The last 'Menu' tab lets you review the current scenario, configure options, save the game in progress, load a saved game, return to the main screen, or exit the game. This menu also includes game-related links.
Toggle switches for various game and display controls	Bottom right corner	Toggle visibility of zones, beauty display, expanding home area, showing roofed areas and categorized mode resources menu.
Time speed control	Bottom right corner	The speed control lets you control the speed of time in RimWorld. You can pause the game from this menu, or play it using normal, 3x (two triangles), or 5x (three triangles) speed.
Current time	Bottom right corner	Days and hours passed since you have landed.
Current alerts and suggestions	Top right corner	Alerts when colonists are about to go insane, or if they need rescue. Also displays helpful tips.
Development mode toolbar	Top center	Includes tools to spawn objects, trigger events, execute various commands, and view detailed info. Only available if 'Dev mode' is turned on in 'Options'.
Learning helper	Top right	An interactive tool to learn gameplay. It replaces the yellow pop-up messages and yellow learning alerts. Can be disabled in the game settings.
Toggle zones visibility	Bottom right corner	Zone visibility is on be default. When off, zones are not shown. A zone can still be selected to display it and configure it.
Toggle learning helper visibility	Bottom right corner	Be default, the learning helper is displayed even when empty. Toggling this will automatically hide the learning helper when it has nothing to provide.
Colonist bar	Top	Shows the colonists' names, appearance, and status icons and are grouped by settlement and/or caravan. Left-click jumps to a colonist on their local map or goes to the world map if in a caravan. Right-click always goes to the world map and centers on the colonist's location. The bar can be turned off and on via toggle at the bottom right.