Controls RimWorld Guide
Last update: 22 September 2016
In Rimworld, you will control a group of colonists. At the very beginning, you can define their parameters, their traits and even their backstories. After you have defined those (the options have been described later in this guide), you will start the game. You can control your colony with a multitude of options. What may prove helpful is hotkeys that will facilitate management. The most important ones are:
Hotkeys
Icon | Function |
 | Issues move/attack/action commands to active colonists. |
 | Zoom in/out, Hold down the MMB to scroll the camera |
 | Scrolls the camera |
 | Pause |
 | Normal game speed |
 | Higher game speed |
 | The highest game speed |
 | Zoom in |
 | Zoom out |
 | Previous colonist |
 | Next colonist |
 | Architecture window |
 | Work window |
 | Restrictions window |
 | Command window (connected with outfit and attack) |
 | Animals window |
 | Faction window |
 | World map |
 | History of the colony window |
 | Statistics window |
 | Hotkey 1 |
 | Hotkey 2 |
 | Hotkey 3 |
 | Hotkey 4 |
 | Hotkey 5 |
 | Hotkey 6 |
 | Hotkey 7 |
 | Hotkey 8 |
 | Hotkey 9 |
 | Hotkey 10 |
 | Hotkey 11 |
 | Hotkey 12 |
 | Power supply |
 | Forbid |
 | Recruit for service |
 | Cancel (in the architecture mode) |
 | Demolish (in the architecture mode) |
 | Rotate left (in the architecture mode) |
 | Rotate right (in the architecture mode) |