Prison Labor

Mod, 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4


DescriptionThis mod force prisoners to work. To enable this feature prisoners must have "Force to work" option checked ("Prisoner" tab). Prison labor needs management that consist of:
Motivation - prisoners need to be motivated by presence of colonists. Wardens have new job - supervising prisoners. Low motivation can lead to revolts.
Work assignment - prisoners that have option "Force to w...

Author: Avius

Created: 26 Oct, 2019 @ 1:16pm

Updated: 5 May, 2023 @ 11:39pm

Subscribers: 170721


Size (unpacked) : 2.341 MB

Description
This mod force prisoners to work. To enable this feature prisoners must have "Force to work" option checked ("Prisoner" tab). Prison labor needs management that consist of:
  • Motivation - prisoners need to be motivated by presence of colonists. Wardens have new job - supervising prisoners. Low motivation can lead to revolts.
  • Work assignment - prisoners that have option "Force to work" are added to "Work" tab.
  • Time restrictions - prisoners that have option "Force to work" are added to "Restrict" tab.
  • Prison area - prisoners in order to work need to reach target. You can check "Hold open" option on doors. Be aware, they will try to run if they see opportunity.
  • "Prisoners only" tools - You can mark orders and bills by tools that exclude colonist from work.

IMPORTANT
Upgrading from 0.9.11
This version is not compatible with older Prison Labor (0.9.11 and older).
In order to upgrade savegame, firstly you need to remove PrisonLabor data from save.
1. Go to mod settings (Options > Mod Settings > Prison Labor)
2. Flick "Disable mod" option.
3. Re-save your savegame with "Disable" option enabled.
After above steps you can safely run savegame without or with new Prison Labor.

Older versions
Rimworld b19 version (0.19)[github.com]
Rimworld b18 version (0.18)[github.com]
Rimworld a17 version (0.17)[github.com]
Most of you prefer one workshop item, so for those who don't want to update mod to the latest version automatically, please use GitHub repository[github.com], or links above

Locks mod
I highly recommend using my other mod Locks. This will allow you to enable prisoners to leave their cells.

Compatibility
  • Works with mods that add custom Jobs, to enable some of them you need to go to the mod settings. However, items created by custom jobs can be forbidden (depends on their implementation).
  • Works with old saves.
  • To disable mod from existing saves use utility found in Prison Labor settings: "remove Prison Labor mod from save".
  • UI mods may cause disapperance of prison labor area or option to release prisoners. PL adds some additional options to prisoners interaction and unless ui mod allows to scrolldown options you will not see the old options.

Message from author
Orginal creator actually took time off and maintanace of his mods is currently on me. Still, I'm working on this mod in my free time so please be patient. If you want to improve something feel free to contact me on discord or github.
Hazzer


Translations
Please do not contact me via comments section! Use discord or link provided in contact section.
Please contact me if you want to help me writing translations. It will take you a few minutes to translate few sentences, and you will help making the mod even better. Thank you in advance!
Also I would gladly hear about misspellings or grammar mistakes in English version.


Support
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Links
Github repository[github.com]


Discord server[discord.gg]

How do I download and install mods?

Simply click the blue button above. It will open the file hosting page with the mod repacked by us from the official source.

How do I install this mod?

See the 'How to install' tab.

Is this mod safe to use?

The mods are repacked as is, without any additional software, malware, or bloatware added. To check for viruses, use a reliable antivirus or upload the archive to a website like virustotal.com. Anyway, It's always a good practice to keep backups of your saves in case of mod incompatibility .

There is a folder in the .zip archive. To install the mod, move the entire folder (not just its contents) into 'Mods' folder located under your RimWorld root isntallation folder.
So, for steam version of the game, the path would look like this: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\RimWorld\Mods
For any other distribution, firstly locate your rimworld installation path and then unpack the archive into the 'Mods' folder.
Then enable the mod in the game mods menu by double clicking on its name and restart the game