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Kokusei Nov 10, 2018 @ 8:26am
Freeing slaves?
I noticed that after I purchased 2 guys from pirate merchant they are tagged as "slave" in the social tab. They are not different from any other colonists I have, but it's bugging me. Can I make them non-slave colonists?
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Originally posted by WillowLikeTheTree:
Not sure if you're still looking for an answer, I was, and couldn't find anything helpful, here or elsewhere. I was able to figure out however, that you can change this be modifying your save game. (If you haven't done anything with it, it's in your

LocalLow/LudeonStudions/Rimworld by Ludeon Studios/Saves

folder, and you can open it with notepad) You then need to find the colonist in question. I recommend Ctr-F and

<nick>NICKNAME</nick>

(for example <nick>Sol</nick>). Given that I was doing this without instructions, I changed three spots, only the one of which may be necessary. The one that ultimately fixed it was to change

<kindDef>Slave</kindDef>

to

<kindDef>Colonist</kindDef>

. There were also two places with

<kind>Slave</kind>

which I replaced with

<kind>Colonist</kind>

however, I do not believe that the latter is necessary. Ultimately, I just searched "Slave", found the colonist in question and changed everything "Slave" to "Colonist".
I will mention I am using some mods that change slavery, which may have partially been responsible, or resulted in my doing something extra that you won't see. For various reasons, I find that improbable.
Lastly, if you haven't touched your saves before or aren't sure you trust what I've found, I recommend either copy/pasting everything you change to a separate document, so you can find and replace it easily, or go into the game and make a back-up save.
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Stormsong Nov 10, 2018 @ 8:29am 
Their "Job Title" you mean? AFAIK those titles are just a way to assign passions, skills and incapabilities and are largely cosmetic after CharGen.

Anyway, to the point. Sure you can. Click on the thin line with a typing cursor in the middle of it while you're looking at... I believe it's "Bio," from there you can change their nickname and title.
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grapplehoeker Nov 10, 2018 @ 8:33am 
Originally posted by Psycho killer ques que c'est:
I noticed that after I purchased 2 guys from pirate merchant they are tagged as "slave" in the social tab. They are not different from any other colonists I have, but it's bugging me. Can I make them non-slave colonists?
What is bugging you?
You purchased people.
You traded for slaves.
You are a slave trader.
Changing their bio details won't change what you did ;p
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Aturchomicz Nov 10, 2018 @ 8:35am 
Originally posted by grapplehoeker:
Originally posted by Psycho killer ques que c'est:
I noticed that after I purchased 2 guys from pirate merchant they are tagged as "slave" in the social tab. They are not different from any other colonists I have, but it's bugging me. Can I make them non-slave colonists?
What is bugging you?
You purchased people.
You traded for slaves.
You are a slave trader.
Changing their bio details won't change what you did ;p
purchased Slaves in this game arent real slaves
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grapplehoeker Nov 10, 2018 @ 8:37am 
Originally posted by Aturchomicz:
purchased Slaves in this game arent real slaves
Care to elaborate?
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Kokusei Nov 10, 2018 @ 8:37am 
Originally posted by grapplehoeker:
Originally posted by Psycho killer ques que c'est:
I noticed that after I purchased 2 guys from pirate merchant they are tagged as "slave" in the social tab. They are not different from any other colonists I have, but it's bugging me. Can I make them non-slave colonists?
What is bugging you?
You purchased people.
You traded for slaves.
You are a slave trader.
Changing their bio details won't change what you did ;p
True enough, but I think of them as liberated not just purchased :larry:
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Jirki88 Nov 10, 2018 @ 8:37am 
Originally posted by Psycho killer ques que c'est:
I noticed that after I purchased 2 guys from pirate merchant they are tagged as "slave" in the social tab. They are not different from any other colonists I have, but it's bugging me. Can I make them non-slave colonists?

Just embrace your slavemasterness and start planning the building of a pyramid.
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Kokusei Nov 10, 2018 @ 8:39am 
Originally posted by Stormsong the Fallen:
Their "Job Title" you mean? AFAIK those titles are just a way to assign passions, skills and incapabilities and are largely cosmetic after CharGen.

Anyway, to the point. Sure you can. Click on the thin line with a typing cursor in the middle of it while you're looking at... I believe it's "Bio," from there you can change their nickname and title.
No. I mean in the social tab.
https://imgur.com/a/JJz66Lk
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Kokusei Nov 10, 2018 @ 8:40am 
Originally posted by Jirki88:
Originally posted by Psycho killer ques que c'est:
I noticed that after I purchased 2 guys from pirate merchant they are tagged as "slave" in the social tab. They are not different from any other colonists I have, but it's bugging me. Can I make them non-slave colonists?

Just embrace your slavemasterness and start planning the building of a pyramid.
No Sire, I run an organ farm not a slave market!
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grapplehoeker Nov 10, 2018 @ 8:40am 
Originally posted by Psycho killer ques que c'est:
True enough, but I think of them as liberated not just purchased :larry:
Ah... you're a slave liberator then? That's very generous of you. That's an expensive hobby ;)
Ok, so when are you setting them free? Did you banish them from your colony?
Last edited by grapplehoeker; Nov 10, 2018 @ 8:40am
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Kokusei Nov 10, 2018 @ 8:43am 
Originally posted by grapplehoeker:
Originally posted by Psycho killer ques que c'est:
True enough, but I think of them as liberated not just purchased :larry:
Ah... you're a slave liberator then? That's very generous of you. That's an expensive hobby ;)
Ok, so when are you setting them free? Did you banish them from your colony?
It's not expensive if I sell enough kidneys. They're not ours anyway.
Well, that's not exactly the liberation I have planned for them. Especially since they are thinking "This place is very rich, I should be made comfortable here". Slaves with sky-high expectations smh
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grapplehoeker Nov 10, 2018 @ 8:45am 
Originally posted by Psycho killer ques que c'est:
Especially since they are thinking "This place is very rich, I should be made comfortable here". Slaves with sky-high expectations smh
Ah yes indeed...I never buy anyone with the greedy trait ;)
But I'd pay tons for a steadfast/ascetic/psychopath!
Last edited by grapplehoeker; Nov 10, 2018 @ 8:46am
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Kokusei Nov 10, 2018 @ 8:47am 
Originally posted by grapplehoeker:
Originally posted by Psycho killer ques que c'est:
Especially since they are thinking "This place is very rich, I should be made comfortable here". Slaves with sky-high expectations smh
Ah yes indeed...I never buy anyone with the greedy trait ;)
Neither do I. Only young, smart and only-positive-traited people! I'm just as picky as it gets
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Awski Dec 16, 2018 @ 2:11pm 
I know I'm a bit late but I'd also like to get rid of this "slave" tag on my colonists and can't find the solution. Got anything?
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BlackSmokeDMax Dec 16, 2018 @ 4:49pm 
Do you mean where it says their profession? Should be able to change that same place where you change their nickname.

If you mean where it says their childhood past and adult past, then I'm not sure if there is a way.
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Kokusei Dec 17, 2018 @ 5:48am 
Originally posted by BlackSmokeDMax:
Do you mean where it says their profession? Should be able to change that same place where you change their nickname.

If you mean where it says their childhood past and adult past, then I'm not sure if there is a way.
Please check out the screenshot I provided above ~ it's the "Social" tab
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