Harvest crabs with chemfuel-powered crab traps. Place them over water to lure and kill crabs using artificial bioluminescence, then butcher them for fresh crab meat.
Whether you're feeding your colonists or just seeing how many crabs you can murder before someone calls it a fetish, Rimworld always finds a way to make you question your life choices.
New Items
- Crab Trap: Uses chemfuel to produce an artificial bioluminescent glow that lures crabs, killing them instantly.
- Crab: A small crustacean attracted to bioluminescent light. Yields a small quantity of meat when butchered but deteriorates rapidly after death.
- Crab Meat: Fresh, tender meat harvested from crabs. Best consumed quickly or preserved to prevent spoilage.
Key Mechanics
- Crab traps use chemfuel to produce an artificial bioluminescent glow that lures crabs, killing them instantly.
- Place traps over water to activate. They do not work if unfueled.
- Glows when fueled, no electricity required.
- Crabs can be butchered at a butcher’s table or butcher’s spot for crab meat.
- Crab meat can be used in any vanilla+ recipes requiring meat.
- Costs 420 steel and 4 components to build.
Refuel the crab trap with chemfuel.
Wait for crabs to be lured in and killed by the chemfueled artificial bioluminescence.
Harvest the crabs and butcher for crab meat.
Research Progression
Unlock crab traps after researching Biofuel Refining. Found in the Production tab after research.
Compatibility
- Game Version: RimWorld 1.5+.
- Mod Conflicts: None known. Let us know if it causes any issues!
Credits & Disclaimer
- Contributions: Shoutout to the RimWorld community for inspiration and testing.
- Disclaimer: This mod is fan-made and not affiliated with Ludeon Studios.
Thank you for supporting Crab Traps! May your colonies thrive, one glow-in-the-dark crab genocide at a time. ⚡
