Copying colonists?

[Bodog999]

Hi,
I want to copy a colonist from one save file to an another save file so I can have the same colonists but in different save files. Does anyone know how to do this?

[ItchyFlea]

Yep.
Search the save file for the name of the colonist in question, then copy the entire section and move it to the new save.

The section will start with: <thing Class="Pawn"> and end with: </thing>

Here's the entire section for a single colonist from one of my games:

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<thing Class="Pawn">
<def>Human</def>
<id>Human350855</id>
<pos>(128, 0, 12)</pos>
<team>Colonist</team>
<kind>Colonist</kind>
<story>
<name.first>Adelynn</name.first>
<name.last>Shelton</name.last>
<name.nick>Addy</name.nick>
<childhood>UrbworldUrchinUntitledShortTheUrbw</childhood>
<adulthood>ColonySettlerSettlerNAMEWas</adulthood>
<skinColor>RGBA(0.894, 0.620, 0.353, 1.000)</skinColor>
<hairColor>RGBA(0.300, 0.200, 0.100, 1.000)</hairColor>
<crownType>Average</crownType>
<headGraphicPath>Things/Pawn/Humanoid/Heads/Female/Female_Average_Pointy</headGraphicPath>
<hairDef>Afro</hairDef>
<traits>
<allTraits>
<li Class="Trait">
<defName>Stubborn</defName>
</li>
<li Class="Trait">
<defName>Sexual deviant</defName>
</li>
</allTraits>
</traits>
</story>
<sex>Female</sex>
<age>36</age>
<apparel>
<wornApparel>
<keys>
<li>OnSkin</li>
<li>Shell</li>
</keys>
<values>
<li Class="Apparel">
<def>Apparel_CollarShirt</def>
<id>Apparel_CollarShirt350856</id>
<health>100</health>
<color>RGBA(0.331, 0.297, 0.380, 1.000)</color>
</li>
<li Class="Apparel">
<def>Apparel_Duster</def>
<id>Apparel_Duster350857</id>
<health>100</health>
<color>RGBA(0.400, 0.300, 0.150, 1.000)</color>
</li>
</values>
</wornApparel>
</apparel>
<equipment>
<primary IsNull="True" />
<secondaries />
</equipment>
<mind Class="AI.Pawn_MindHuman">
<MindState>
<enemyTarget>null</enemyTarget>
<travelDestination>(0, 0, 194)</travelDestination>
</MindState>
<workSettings>
<workPriorities>
<keys>
<li>Firefighter</li>
<li>Cooking</li>
<li>Construction</li>
<li>Repair</li>
<li>Growing</li>
<li>Mining</li>
<li>PlantCutting</li>
<li>Hauling</li>
<li>Cleaning</li>
</keys>
<values>
<li>1</li>
<li>4</li>
<li>4</li>
<li>4</li>
<li>4</li>
<li>4</li>
<li>4</li>
<li>4</li>
<li>4</li>
</values>
</workPriorities>
</workSettings>
</mind>
<jobs>
<curJob>
<jType>FinishFrame</jType>
<targetA>SmoothStone_Frame927463</targetA>
<targetC>(0, 0, 0)</targetC>
<targetQueueA IsNull="True" />
<targetQueueB IsNull="True" />
<placedTargets IsNull="True" />
<numToBring IsNull="True" />
<Bill>null</Bill>
</curJob>
<curJobDriver Class="AI.JobDriver_ConstructFinishFrame">
<curToilIndex>2</curToilIndex>
<ticksLeftThisToil>-69</ticksLeftThisToil>
<curToilCompleteMode>Never</curToilCompleteMode>
</curJobDriver>
</jobs>
<healthTracker>
<pawnHealth>100</pawnHealth>
</healthTracker>
<pather>
<moving>False</moving>
<nextSquare>(128, 0, 12)</nextSquare>
<totalMoveDuration>14</totalMoveDuration>
<pathMode>Touch</pathMode>
</pather>
<inventory>
<container>
<maxStacks>99999</maxStacks>
<maxTotalStackCount>99999</maxTotalStackCount>
<contents>
<li Class="ThingWithComponents">
<def>DoorKey</def>
<id>DoorKey678847</id>
<health>30</health>
</li>
</contents>
</container>
</inventory>
<filth>
<carriedFilth>
<li Class="Filth">
<def>FilthDirt</def>
<id>FilthDirt926226</id>
<thickness>1</thickness>
<sources />
</li>
</carriedFilth>
</filth>
<food>
<pieceFood>
<curLevel>97.13757</curLevel>
</pieceFood>
</food>
<rest>
<pieceRest>
<curLevel>60.52702</curLevel>
</pieceRest>
</rest>
<carryHands>
<container>
<maxStacks>1</maxStacks>
<maxTotalStackCount>75</maxTotalStackCount>
<contents />
</container>
</carryHands>
<psychology>
<loyaltyBase>
<curLevel>32.9921</curLevel>
</loyaltyBase>
<pieceHappiness>
<curLevel>31.24352</curLevel>
</pieceHappiness>
<pieceFear>
<curLevel>32.99209</curLevel>
</pieceFear>
<pieceEnvironment>
<curLevel>40.18182</curLevel>
</pieceEnvironment>
<pieceOpenness>
<curLevel>22</curLevel>
</pieceOpenness>
<thoughtHandler>
<thoughts>
<li Class="Thought">
<def>WitnessedDeath</def>
<age>34900</age>
</li>
<li Class="Thought">
<def>WitnessedDeath</def>
<age>34800</age>
</li>
<li Class="Thought">
<def>WitnessedDeath</def>
<age>34800</age>
</li>
<li Class="Thought">
<def>WitnessedDeath</def>
<age>34600</age>
</li>
<li Class="Thought">
<def>WitnessedDeath</def>
<age>34600</age>
</li>
<li Class="Thought">
<def>AteNutrientPasteMeal</def>
<age>19500</age>
</li>
<li Class="Thought">
<def>SocialTalk</def>
<age>18200</age>
</li>
<li Class="Thought">
<def>SocialTalk</def>
<age>15500</age>
</li>
<li Class="Thought">
<def>SocialTalk</def>
<age>100</age>
</li>
<li Class="Thought">
<def>AteNutrientPasteMeal</def>
<age>700</age>
</li>
<li Class="Thought">
<def>EnvironmentUgly</def>
<age>0</age>
</li>
<li Class="Thought">
<def>EnvironmentSpaciousInterior</def>
<age>0</age>
</li>
<li Class="Thought">
<def>EnvironmentDark</def>
<age>0</age>
</li>
</thoughts>
</thoughtHandler>
</psychology>
<prisoner IsNull="True" />
<ownership>
<ownedBed>Bed709524</ownedBed>
</ownership>
<talker>
<lastTalkTime>1506431</lastTalkTime>
</talker>
<skills>
<skills>
<li Class="SkillRecord">
<def>Construction</def>
<level>10</level>
<xpSinceLastLevel>6370.649</xpSinceLastLevel>
<passion>Minor</passion>
</li>
<li Class="SkillRecord">
<def>Growing</def>
<level>7</level>
<xpSinceLastLevel>7874.813</xpSinceLastLevel>
<passion>Minor</passion>
</li>
<li Class="SkillRecord">
<def>Research</def>
<level>3</level>
<xpSinceLastLevel>1999.728</xpSinceLastLevel>
<passion>Minor</passion>
</li>
<li Class="SkillRecord">
<def>Mining</def>
<level>8</level>
<xpSinceLastLevel>463.8428</xpSinceLastLevel>
<passion>Minor</passion>
</li>
<li Class="SkillRecord">
<def>Shooting</def>
<level>5</level>
<xpSinceLastLevel>1978.236</xpSinceLastLevel>
</li>
<li Class="SkillRecord">
<def>Melee</def>
<level>7</level>
<xpSinceLastLevel>4176.499</xpSinceLastLevel>
<passion>Minor</passion>
</li>
<li Class="SkillRecord">
<def>Social</def>
<level>3</level>
<xpSinceLastLevel>2739.612</xpSinceLastLevel>
</li>
<li Class="SkillRecord">
<def>Cooking</def>
<level>3</level>
<xpSinceLastLevel>1689.112</xpSinceLastLevel>
<passion>Minor</passion>
</li>
<li Class="SkillRecord">
<def>Medicine</def>
<level>3</level>
<xpSinceLastLevel>921.3024</xpSinceLastLevel>
</li>
<li Class="SkillRecord">
<def>Artistic</def>
<level>3</level>
<xpSinceLastLevel>2311.176</xpSinceLastLevel>
</li>
<li Class="SkillRecord">
<def>Crafting</def>
<level>3</level>
<xpSinceLastLevel>3380.992</xpSinceLastLevel>
<passion>Minor</passion>
</li>
</skills>
</skills>
</thing>

[Bodog999]

Ok.

I've tried that but now the colonist doesnt show up on the map.

[ItchyFlea]

Your colonist might be, quite literally, appearing in a wall. I forgot to mention you will mostly likely need to change this tag when copying them over: <pos>(128, 0, 12)</pos>

Easiest way to know where to put them it to get that tag from someone already present in the new colony, and copy their <pos> tag to the colonist you are copying over.

[Bodog999]

I've already tried that and I get the random rainbow colours.

[ItchyFlea]

Where in the save file are you pasting the copied colonist? You cannot add them to the end of the file, they must be contained within the <things> tag.