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Purchase Commands

ekudram edited this page Nov 6, 2025 · 3 revisions

🛒 Purchase Commands

Purchase commands allow viewers to buy items, equipment, and services for their pawns using earned coins. These commands form the core economy system of the RICS mod.


🚀 Quick Start

Basic Shopping:

!buy pistol                  # Buy a pistol (drop pod delivery)
!buy assault_rifle excellent # Buy excellent quality assault rifle
!buy jacket cloth            # Buy cloth jacket
!buy medicine 5             # Buy 5 medicine

Pawn & Equipment:

!buy pawn                    # Purchase a new pawn
!equip knife                # Equip a knife directly
!wear jacket                # Wear apparel immediately  
!backpack meals             # Add items to inventory

Special Services:

!use healroot               # Use item immediately
!surgery bionic_arm         # Schedule implant surgery
!surgery bionic_leg left    # Surgery on specific side

📋 Command Reference

🛍️ !buy - Purchase Items

Usage: !buy <item> [quality] [material] [quantity]

Examples:

!buy pistol                  # Basic purchase
!buy assault_rifle excellent # Specific quality
!buy jacket cloth           # Specific material  
!buy medicine 5            # Multiple items
!buy component good steel 3 # All options

Quality Options: awful, poor, normal, good, excellent, masterwork, legendary

Material Examples: steel, plasteel, cloth, leather, wood, components

👤 !pawn - Purchase Pawn

Pawn Purchase Details

Usage: !pawn <race> [xenotype] [gender] [age]

Examples:

!pawn human                  # Basic human pawn
!pawn human hussar          # Hussar xenotype
!pawn human female          # Female pawn
!pawn human genie male 25   # All options specified

Available Races: Human, and other humanlike races configured by streamer

Xenotypes: baseliner, hussar, genie, pigskin, etc. (requires Biotech DLC)

!use - Use Items Immediately

Usage: !use <item> [quantity]

Examples:

!use medicine               # Use medicine on pawn
!use beer                   # Consume beer
!use healroot 3            # Use multiple items
!use mech_serum_resurrector # Resurrect dead pawn!

Special Features:

  • 🏥 Medical items - Applied directly to pawn
  • 🍺 Consumables - Eaten/drunk immediately
  • 💖 Resurrector serum - Brings dead pawns back to life!

🛡️ !equip - Equip Weapons/Tools

Usage: !equip <weapon> [quality] [material]

Examples:

!equip knife               # Equip basic knife
!equip assault_rifle excellent # High-quality rifle
!equip longsword steel     # Steel longsword

Requirements:

  • ✅ Must have active pawn
  • ✅ Pawn must be alive
  • ✅ Weapon must be equippable
  • ✅ Pawn must meet skill/body requirements

👕 !wear - Wear Apparel

Usage: !wear <apparel> [quality] [material]

Examples:

!wear jacket               # Wear basic jacket
!wear armor_vest excellent # High-quality armor
!wear pants cloth          # Cloth pants

Requirements:

  • ✅ Must have active pawn
  • ✅ Pawn must be alive
  • ✅ Apparel must be wearable
  • ✅ Pawn must have appropriate body parts

🎒 !backpack - Add to Inventory

Usage: !backpack <item> [quality] [material] [quantity]

Examples:

!backpack meals            # Add meals to inventory
!backpack medicine good 5 # Quality + quantity
!backpack components steel # Material items

Features:

  • 📦 Items go directly to pawn's inventory
  • 🎯 No drop pod delivery
  • ⚠️ Fails if inventory is full

🏥 !surgery - Schedule Implant Surgery

Usage: !surgery <implant> [left/right] [quantity]

Examples:

!surgery bionic_arm        # Basic bionic arm
!surgery bionic_arm left   # Left arm specifically
!surgery bionic_leg 2     # Two bionic legs
!surgery archotech_eye    # Advanced implants

Supported Implants:

  • 🦵 Bionic limbs - arms, legs, hands, feet
  • 👁️ Sensory implants - eyes, ears
  • 🫀 Internal organs - heart, liver, stomach
  • 🧠 Brain implants - AI chips, learning enhancers

💰 Pricing & Economy

Price Factors:

Factor Effect Example
Base Price Item cost Pistol: 200¢
Quality Multiplier Excellent: 2x
Material Multiplier Plasteel: 3x
Quantity Linear 5 medicine: 5x

Quality Multipliers:

  • awful - 0.5x
  • poor - 0.75x
  • normal - 1x
  • good - 1.5x
  • excellent - 2x
  • masterwork - 3x
  • legendary - 5x

Delivery Methods:

Command Delivery Sound Effects
!buy 🚀 Drop pod Pod landing
!equip ⚔️ Direct equip Equipment sound
!wear 👕 Direct wear Apparel sound
!backpack 🎒 Inventory Pickup sound
!use ⚡ Immediate use Consumption sound
!surgery 🏥 Scheduled Medical bill added

🎯 Smart Features

Auto-Material Selection:

!buy knife                 # Random valid material
!buy knife steel          # Specific material
!buy knife random         # Explicit random

Quality Inheritance:

!buy pistol excellent     # Excellent quality pistol
!equip pistol             # Inherits excellent quality!

Side Specification for Surgery:

!surgery bionic_arm left  # Left arm only
!surgery bionic_arm right # Right arm only  
!surgery bionic_arm       # Any available arm

Quantity Stacking:

!buy medicine 10          # Single stack if possible
!backpack components 50   # Multiple stacks if needed

⚠️ Common Issues & Solutions

❓ "Item not found"

Solution: Check spelling and use !items to see available items

❓ "Cannot afford"

Solution: Check your balance with !bal and buy cheaper items

❓ "No pawn assigned"

Solution: Use !buy pawn first or !join for queue

❓ "Inventory full"

Solution: Use !buy instead of !backpack for drop delivery

❓ "Surgery not available"

Solution: Check if:

  • 🔬 Research is completed
  • 🏥 Hospital beds available
  • 👨‍⚕️ Doctors are capable
  • 🦵 Body part exists and isn't already enhanced

❓ "Cannot equip/wear"

Solution: Check if:

  • ♿ Pawn has required body parts
  • 📏 Pawn meets size requirements
  • 🔒 Apparel isn't locked by ideology
  • ⚖️ Not over encumbered

🎮 Advanced Usage

Weapon Loadouts:

# 🎯 Sniper Setup
!equip sniper_rifle excellent
!wear camouflage_pants
!backpack medicine 3

# 🛡️ Melee Tank  
!equip plasteel_longsword
!wear marine_armor masterwork
!backpack go_juice 2

Medical Emergency:

# 💀 Pawn died!
!use mech_serum_resurrector

# 🏥 Healing critical pawn
!use medicine 5
!surgery bionic_heart

Production Specialist:

# 🛠️ Crafting setup
!wear apron
!backpack components 20
!backpack steel 100
!surgery bionic_arm

🔧 Technical Notes

Item Categories:

  • Weapons - Swords, guns, tools (!equip)
  • Apparel - Clothing, armor (!wear)
  • Consumables - Food, drugs, medicine (!use)
  • Resources - Materials, components (!backpack)
  • Implants - Bionics, prosthetics (!surgery)

Research Requirements:

Some items require specific research to be available. Check with streamer for research status.

Stack Limits:

Items respect RimWorld stack limits. Large quantities may be delivered in multiple stacks.

Surgery Queue:

Surgeries are added to the colony's medical bills and performed by available doctors.


🔗 Related Commands

  • 💰 !bal - Check your coin balance
  • 👤 !mypawn - Check pawn status
  • 🏪 !items - List available items
  • 🔍 !lookup - Search for specific items

Next: Economy Commands → Learn about coins, karma, and managing your wealth

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