Use the RimWorld recruitment calculator to estimate how many days it takes to recruit a prisoner — based on negotiator skill, resistance and mood — built for the current 1.6 / Odyssey version.
Prisoner Recruitment Calculator
Prisoner Recruitment Calculator
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Community-consensus recruitment estimates for RimWorld 1.6. Progress also benefits from prisoner treatment, food quality and ideology.
Recruiting Faster
Use your highest-Social pawn as negotiator, keep prisoners fed, healthy and warm, and treat them well. Resistance drops faster when prisoners are happy — a comfortable cell beats a dungeon for conversion speed.
RimWorld Recruitment FAQ
Why is my prisoner not being recruited?
No one with Social skill is set to negotiate, or the prisoner's resistance is very high. Assign a negotiator and improve cell conditions.
Can I recruit mechanoids or animals?
No — recruitment works on humanlikes. Animals are tamed, and mechanoids need other systems.
Keep prisoners content with the Mood Calculator logic.