Animal Taming & Training — RimWorld Guide

Learn how to tame and train animals in RimWorld! This guide covers assigning colonists, training skills, and the risks involved. Become a master animal handler!

Hey there! So, you're looking to get into animal taming and training in RimWorld? It's a great way to add some muscle, utility, or just some fuzzy friends to your colony. Let's break it down. First off, taming. You'll assign a colonist to the TAME designator and then pick a wild animal. Your colonist will then try to offer it food and win it over. Just a heads-up, though: some animals can get pretty feisty if the taming attempt doesn't go as planned, so be ready for that! Once you've got a tame animal, you can move on to training. Head over to the TRAINING tab for that animal. You can teach them various skills, but remember, it's not a one-and-done thing. They need time between training sessions, so you can't just spam it. Keep in mind a few other things that might help: * Allowed Areas: You can assign animals (and colonists!) to specific ALLOWED AREAS using the RESTRICT tab. This is super handy for keeping them out of trouble or in a specific part of your base. * Hostility Response Modes: In the ASSIGN menu, you can set how your colonists automatically react to threats like predatory animals. You can choose FLEE, ATTACK, or IGNORE. * Forbidding Doors: You can FORBID doors to stop colonists and tame animals from using them. It's not a lock, but it helps direct traffic. That's the gist of it! Taming and training can really pay off, just be mindful of those potential violent responses when you're starting out.