Weapon and Clothing selection in Rimworld [1.5]

Weapon and Clothing selection in Rimworld [1.5]

I wanted to take a brief dive into Rimworld Weapon and Clothing Selection. The Infograph is the 15 second version. I wanted to make a 15 minute guide and I sort of did. Then there's a 15 hour version with lots of math. I did about 20 minutes of the math in this guide.

Infograph: https://i.imgur.com/Uejjq8N.png
Weapon Selection on Wiki: https://rimworldwiki.com/wiki/Weapon_...
1.5 Weapon Comparison Tool: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

General Rules:
Rule #1: At low skill level use short range weapons and tactics
Rule #2: Short Range weapons at short range do more damage than anything else
Rule #3: The advantage of Mid and Long range is the inherent advantages of range
Rule #4: No specific number of anything where mid or long range become viable / better. It's subjective
Rule #5: Defense style matters. Match weapon to HOW you are playing

00:00 Intro
02:05 Chain Shotgun
03:00 Heavy SMG
03:49 Bolt Action
06:21 Assault Rifle
07:28 Charge Rifle
08:18 Minigun
10:32 Sniper Rifle
12:20 Uranium Mace
14:49 Pants and Shirt
15:30 Flak Vest
16:55 Duster
17:52 Helmet
18:45 Comparing Weapons
23:36 Rule 1
30:11 Rule 2
33:36 Rule 3
35:04 Rule 4
36:35 Rule 5


Even at about 40 minutes in length I still didn't properly cover a ton of topics.
Topics NOT included:
Specialty weapons like Grenades and Launchers
Utility Slot
Armor Pen and Penetration
Body Size
Body Part Targeting
Time to Kill rather than DPS
Stopping Power
Trigger Happy and Careful Shooter
Bandolier, Gunlink and others
Perfectly demonstrating tactics with clips of each weapon.
Probably like 50 more

I just picked a point and said "this is enough". Feel free to ask me for more details and math anytime while I stream.
twitch.tv/mortalsmurph