RimWorld Guide: How to Plan Efficient (and Pretty!) Bases | Detailed Tutorial & Mod Suggestions

Make sure to read the comments from other players for more ideas on planning your base!

Are you tired of having your bases look like crap? Do you regret putting your fridge 500 meters from your kitchen? Why aren’t you colonists eating in your beautifully decorated dining room? Do you hate having to rebuild your entire base after 5 ingame years, wasting valuable resources?
If so, you’re in luck! Watch this video for a detailed tutorial on how to plan your RimWorld bases with efficiency (and looks!) in mind. You’ll be able to plan out satisfying and beautiful bases, right from the beginning of the game!

The tutorial follows a series of steps that will allow your base to grow in a smart, efficient way:

Step 1: Defenses (determines entire space)
Step 2: Farm (crucial for the rest of the buildings to fall into place)
Steps 3 and 4: Kitchen and Freezer (determined by where the farm is)
Step 5: Dining room (determined by where the freezer is)
Step 6: Bedrooms (determined by where the dining room is)

After bedrooms, fill in the rest of the spots with the following buildings: Rec room, Hospital, Stockpile, Crafting room, Research lab, and Prison.

Finally, the end of the tutorial introduces a setup for power.

Also included are a few PROTIPS for a better RimWorld experience!
Protip #1: Use “Toggle Visibility of Roofs” to see what mountains you can mine down.
Protip #2: Plant a farm around steam geysers.
Protip #3: Use your rec room for your Hospitality guest rooms.
Protip #4: Put a Nutrient Paste Dispenser between your freezer and the prison.
Plus a lot more RimWorld tips and tricks to help you out!

Suggested Mods in Order of Appearance:
Map Reroll: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile...
More Planning: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile...
RimFridge: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile...
Doormats: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile...
Hospitality: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile...
Prison Labor: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile...
Quarry: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile...
Locks: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile...