Colonist Therapist

[DarkThug]

Rimworld already has a task overview screen which is a HUGE improvement over DF. A task prioritize system is also a GREAT feature. It smooth out assigning job to each individual colonist. However I would like to ask for more information in this screen. Colonist's skills side by side with each task checkbox would be nice. So OI know who I should prioritize mining and to who growing. At very least, have them display in separate tab so I can check them all at once without the need to click them one by one.

Another tab for Military overview screen is also nice. So I will know to whom I should equip with new shiny R4 charge rifle. A button to draft and drop down list to assign them a weapon in this screen would be great as well.

Basicly, I am asking for Dwarf Therapist in Rimworld. 

Yes, I know it is not that big of deal when you play an intent game with a dozen of colonists in your colony. However a 10 man colony could benefit from this feature as well as 100( We will need sorting in this case though lol) which isn't too hard to implement IMHO.



PS. I am not sure if this is already suggested/on TODO list. Skimming through the forum yield me none. If it is already discussed I would appreciate a link. Thank you.

[Nasikabatrachus]

I would also suggest:

* A way to tell at a glance what job each colonist is doing at the moment.

* A way to forbid certain jobs (like repairing a structure or building that is near a gathering of raiders (did you know you can't forbid gibbet cages? I sure do!)) rather than repeatedly drafting colonists to make them stop.

This would save a lot of mucking about, and would help smooth out some of the not-exactly-problems-but-not-exactly-great aspects of the job sorting algorithms.

Also, be aware that you can currently see a colonist's aptitude for certain tasks by the lightness of each tick-box on the jobs screen. The box for a skill in which a colonist has high aptitude will have a very light shade of grey, whereas a low skill box will be a darker shade of gray. A very high skill will be highlighted in yellow. It's a very useful feature, but perhaps too subtle most of the time.

[DarkThug]

Now that you mention it. True, it is already there. It could use an improvement to make it more noticeable perhaps.
And colonist's current task would be very helpful indeed.