


Insect-like Behavior Drives the HiveĪn infestation consists of insectoids, including Megascarabs, Megaspiders, and Spelopedes that spawn near a hive to defend, attack, and chase unfortunate pawns nearby. At -17 degrees Celsius, the chance of an infestation drops to zero. It’s also possible to deter infestation spawns by keeping temperatures under -8 degrees Celsius. For instance, a well-lit base discourages bug nesting, though not completely. Infestation Spawning Factors to ConsiderĪs previously mentioned, an infestation will spawn underground within 30 miles of any structure in your base. Now, you can sit back and wait as everything within your once-beautiful base burns to a crisp. It’s time to seal the door using a stone wall to ensure they won’t break through quickly, and the heat doesn’t escape. To fry a bug, it must be around 200-degrees Celsius.īut you’re not done. You can use Molotov cocktails, grenades, or an incendiary launcher to ignite the wooden furniture and create a homemade furnace that soars into the many hundreds of degrees.

Now, with your pyre ready, it’s time to light the fuse. It’s important to note that this should be the one room closest to the hive spawn or where a breach occurs. If it’s too late and they’re inside your base, seal off one room after filling it with wooden chairs and furniture. Like with some real-world insects, a RimWorld infestation seems futile. RimWorld Infestations: Tactics and Techniques to Beat the Bugs You’re probably asking yourself, How to fight infestations in RimWorld? Let’s explore your options. Yes, this includes a single piece of wall or a wooden door. An insect hive, or a RimWorld infestation, will spawn in any area below an Overhead Mountain within 30 tiles of a colony structure. If like me you build most of your RimWorld colonies underground, chances are high you’ve encountered an infestation or two in your time.
