Electrical Workstations Guide

Power up your RimWorld colony. Learn about essential electrical workstations (Research Bench, Fabrication Bench), power generation, and skilled pawn operation.

Electrical workstations are the heart of advanced production and research in RimWorld, enabling the creation of complex items, advanced technology, and essential survival tools. Mastering their use is key to progressing beyond the early game.

Essential Electrical Workstations

Several workstations require a constant power supply to function, significantly expanding your colony's capabilities:

• Research Bench: The cornerstone of technological advancement. Allows colonists to research new technologies, unlocking new buildings, items, and abilities. Requires 100W of power.
• Machining Table: Used for crafting light armor, advanced weapons, prosthetics, and components. A crucial step up from basic crafting. Requires 120W of power.
• Fabrication Bench: The most advanced crafting station, used for creating ship parts, advanced components, high-tech weapons, and power armor. Requires 180W of power.
• Component Assembly Bench: Allows for the fabrication of components, a vital resource for many advanced items. Requires 100W of power.
• Drug Lab: Used to synthesize various drugs, which can be used for medical purposes or traded for profit. Requires 100W of power.
• Electric Smelter: Efficiently smelts ore into steel and other metals, much faster than a standard smelter. Requires 160W of power.
• Electric Crematorium: Used to dispose of corpses, preventing disease and improving colony beauty. Requires 100W of power.
• Autocannon Turret/Mortar: Defensive structures that require power to operate and defend the colony. Power requirements vary.

Power Generation

To operate these workstations, you'll need a reliable power source:

• Solar Panels: Generate power during the day, but are inactive at night.
• Wind Turbines: Generate power based on wind speed, providing a more consistent but variable supply.
• Geothermal Generators: Provide a constant, high output of power but require a geothermal vent.
• Watermills: Generate power from flowing water.
• Batteries: Store excess power generated during peak times for use when generation is low.

Optimizing Electrical Workstations

• Dedicated Power Grid: Consider a separate power grid for critical workstations to ensure they always have power.
• Skilled Pawns: Ensure colonists with high Intellectual and Crafting skills are assigned to operate these stations for maximum efficiency and quality.
• Resource Management: Always ensure you have a sufficient stock of the raw materials required for fabrication and research.

By investing in power generation and these advanced workstations, your colony can unlock its full potential, moving from basic survival to technological mastery.