Fastest way to convert a colonist without arresting them?

[Animal 7]

I have a colonist that conflicts heavily with me but is keeping my colony afloat, how do I make them they have the trait "Too Smart" making it harder.

[ZS Maeklos]

You're better off building an Ideological prison - ah, sorry, "reeducation camp" and imprisoning them. Honestly, the "Was Arrested" debuff is nothing compared to the problems they might cause with your pawns.

Otherwise? Your High Priest has a Conversion ability they can use (with a 3-day cooldown). There's also a Conversion ritual you can do at an altar or holy symbol (with a 15-day cooldown). All-in-all, it'll probably take 20-30 days to fully convert an unbelieving colonist if you don't want to arrest them. And that's IF your High Priest's Social skill is significantly higher than that of the colonist in question.

[Pizzarugi]

Without arrest? Use your moral guide's ability to convert, and utilize the conversion ritual. Both remove large amounts of certainty in the pawn's beliefs, and critical success instantly converts them.

[MortVent]

The guide role has a convert talk option, not the leader but the priest like role.
Follow up with a conversion ritual.

Often will convert them or weaken their beliefs to the point they stop trying to convert yours... or make it easier to convert them the next time you can use the speech or ritual.

[Animal 7]

Originally posted by ZS Maeklos:

You're better off building an Ideological prison - ah, sorry, "reeducation camp" and imprisoning them. Honestly, the "Was Arrested" debuff is nothing compared to the problems they might cause with your pawns.

Otherwise? Your High Priest has a Conversion ability they can use (with a 3-day cooldown). There's also a Conversion ritual you can do at an altar or holy symbol (with a 15-day cooldown). All-in-all, it'll probably take 20-30 days to fully convert an unbelieving colonist if you don't want to arrest them. And that's IF your High Priest's Social skill is significantly higher than that of the colonist in question.

they are my only cook and im tribal so i cant just arrest them

[ZS Maeklos]

Yeah, then you're stuck with using your priest pawn to try Conversion. In order to get a critical success on the Conversion ritual, make sure your temple is as tricked out as you can make it, and you have a 100% quality rating. From what I remember, that'll give you about a 15-20% chance for a critical success. Otherwise, a normal success will only drop their Conviction by about 30%-40%.

[eldiabs]

dev mode

[Xodox]

make them unhappy, really unhappy. install and remove peg legs, convert when convenient .

[Pizzarugi]

Originally posted by Xodox:

make them unhappy, really unhappy. install and remove peg legs, convert when convenient .

A bit cruel, but this is also a viable strategy as depressed pawns gain certainty a lot slower or not at all if their moods are low enough. Pen them up in an awful room with nothing to make them happy, feed them kibble or human meat, and do whatever you can to keep their mood at 0. It means not having to worry about constant social fights due to them being bedridden.

Unfortunately, since OP is tribal, this might not be ideal until you've researched bionics. Having converts with two peg legs through most of the game is going to have consequences.

[Animal 7]

I eventually realised i had a 6 cooking skilled colonist and just arrested them, it still took super long.

[Di]

Originally posted by Pizzarugi:

Originally posted by Xodox:

make them unhappy, really unhappy. install and remove peg legs, convert when convenient .

Pen them up in an awful room with nothing to make them happy, feed them kibble or human meat, and do whatever you can to keep their mood at 0.

so just treat them like all my other colonists

[奶小的姑娘]

The fastest way is through conversion ritual.

A masterful conversion ritual would immediately convert any pawn into your Ideology I think, you need a preacher with high social skill and a very impressive ritual room and enough attendence.