The Absolute Beginners Guide to Prison Architect || Part 1- some basics

Join me for the Absolute Beginners Guide to Prison Architect- Alpha 28.
In this first episode, I talk about the very first moments of the game, some basics around foundations, and what options are available from the blue buttons at the bottom of the UI
Part 2 is here: • The Absolute Beginners...
Part 3 (final episode) is here: • The Absolute Beginners...

[@BaronDean]

Your guides are more informative than the bloody tutorial, thanks.

[@prizesung7820]

It’s not even a tutorial, they just say put some shit here, some here some here. “Alright fuck this I’m going back to the home screen”

[@WhatILoveAboutMusic64]

This video was very helpful - Simply getting water to my toilets was a chore before I watched.

[@Pmccaff2009]

By far the best tutorial for this game on KZbin, no pretentious dickhead narrating it trying to be funny every 4 seconds or begging for subscriptions, very straight forward and helpful. Thank you brother.

[@BugPowderDust]

Patrick Mc Caffery thank you, glad it’s still so useful after all this time:)

[@GemR38]

@@BugPowderDust I've just recently got this game and have absolutely no clue so yes your videos are still very helpful indeed :-) thank you very much

[@8arcasticallyYours]

I bought this game on Steam a long time ago, completed the tutorial and got overwhelmed, so left it. I now feel that I want to play again in 2021, so this is exactly what I needed to learn (properly and all over again) how to begin my small prison. You have a very calm voice which helps immensely too, thank you.

[@BugPowderDust]

Thank you. Glad it was useful for you :)

[@knowledgeseeker4116]

I typed in the youtube browser prison architect tutorial and your video promptly showed up. All these years later and this video is still useful, educational and helpful. 🤗 You the man! 👍

[@BugPowderDust]

Thanks, appreciate it! Glad it's still useful :)

[@daiphillips7171]

cheers mate, started the game today and I'm fairly useless at the mo but these guides are perfect. keep up the good work

[@stevehamner9708]

You're doing the Lord's work here, sir. Thanks for the great guide. Foundations have been driving me up the wall and you made it clear for me.

[@BugPowderDust]

Steve Hamner glad you found it useful, foundations seem to be the number one problem for many

[@Ragnar0kske]

Very helpful for us, noobs :) Now on for vid number 2... Thanks!

[@BugPowderDust]

Heh heh, enjoy :)

[@londoeblack]

This was a very excellent beginner's guide to prison architect. I am thinking of purchasing this game, and I think your video has helped me to make up my mind to actually purchase it. I will continue watching the next two parts. Thank you very much for taking the time to put together such a detailed, and well explained guide.

[@BugPowderDust]

Hi Londoe. Glad you found it useful, and hope you enjoy PA. Also check out Rimworld, it's similar but also different and very good also.

[@Taebs]

Great, finally, thank you. The 4th "beginners guide" I watch and the first one that is useful / informational for a beginner.

[@cdsouthpaw]

This was immensely helpful. Thank you for the perspective and guidance, mate!

[@BugPowderDust]

You're very welcome :)

[@matthewreynolds4382]

Very useful, I was totally confused before watching this video! Thanks :)

[@TheTitan9]

An excellent starter guide. I picked this game up a while back and wasn't sure where to even begin. This really helped.

[@BugPowderDust]

You are most welcome, glad it helped you.

[@lpsloverlocks2382]

Late on this game, bought it an hour ago and was completely clueless. Thanks so much! Helped a fellow newbie xx

[@BugPowderDust]

You're welcome, I haven't played for ages and just picked up PA on my iPad - it was back to school for me :)

[@salecar9656]

Man, I love you. Before Prison Architect I started playing Rimworld, and your begginers guide for that was amazing. So, since it's a similar game {kind of} I searched for your PA guide and I am amazed how great you are at explaining everything. Keep up the great work!

[@BugPowderDust]

Thanks Salecar, appreciate it :) I am currently playing through a Rimworld series, check it out if you have time: kzbin.info/aero/PLjtNsCg0XFV0Y0p_CayYugPmMgWZOUF2G

[@bernie2146]

Thanks very much i was so stuck because its a pretty complex game but with this i may be able to do it.

[@hansvallee2136]

Awesome guide! Clear and to the point. Well done!

[@BugPowderDust]

Thankyou very much :)

[@Vokalplus]

very useful, thank you!

[@willchapman6073]

New sub! Great vid! I really stuck but you helped a lot! Thanks man.

[@QuinnsterYT]

Really helpful, Thanks! I've Subbed :D

[@darkdrakan316]

Just found this video & some great tips and advice. Haven’t played that much yet as I recently purchased it but there are loads of helpful tips in here & I will be watching your other videos too.

[@BugPowderDust]

Thanks Andy, hope you found the other parts of this Guide useful too :)

[@TheBlueEspeon]

I thought in the Kitchen requirements 'Cooker' meant the Cook staff, lol

[@ayoitscat]

Six years later and this is still a huge help, thank you!

[@BugPowderDust]

Thanks, glad you found it useful :)

[@owen4886]

and now 7 years and it still is

[@dantdm7148]

Thank you for helping me learn the basics

[@pfcgarrow]

Very well put together guide!

[@KellyEchelon]

This tutorial is awesome, thank you so much!

[@BugPowderDust]

Kelly Faassen thank you Kelly :)

[@redsnapper7785]

Good beginner Guide - thanks for it. Im watching the next series soon. I did know pretty most of the infos in this video, and u explain very well - step by step :)

[@BugPowderDust]

***** Thanks, glad you found it useful :)

[@TheFridayNightGamerj]

Thank you very much. ps: I love your voice, very calm, very relaxing

[@BugPowderDust]

+Jared Tessen (TheFridayNightGamer) Thanks. My wife tells me my voice sends her to sleep all the time ;-)

[@TheFridayNightGamerj]

you deserve more subscribers

[@thomaslindenlund]

Very informative guide! Great!

[@DomisLiveNEWS]

Thanks for the video

[@gearinthemachine990]

LOL dom

[@gluefood781]

da guy!!

[@wedecides8293]

Thanks a lot, your guide is really helpful, now I know how to play prison architect! Many thanks keep up the good work!

[@BugPowderDust]

Thanks Alan, appreciate it :)

[@tangpau93]

I know I am here years later, but this was so good and so useful. Thank you! Can't wait to watch tons more of your videos. Subscribing now!

[@BugPowderDust]

You're welcome, glad you found it useful!

[@divfede]

I really don't know how you have just 1300 subscribers but.. Hey, I'm the 1300 and I'm glad of it! Nice vids men, I love them

[@K4MP1NK4RL]

Very helpful video. Thanks man

[@khush293]

this was awesome very helpful they should put this video in the game under tutorials or something, so people can learn

[@arkan7rb]

thank you very much for the best ever tutorials and information i hope u well give us more video about it in near future

[@Basha003172]

I came from RimWorld, now I needed some'n different, that might just be what i'm looking for, thanks! Gonna check the rest now.

[@BugPowderDust]

Basha003172 Enjoy, I play Rimworld also. There's similarities, and they are both enjoyable though. I'm currently playing a lot of Rimworld atm.

[@AddictedtoLemSip]

great guide, recently started playing this and didnt have a clue what to do. v. informative

[@BugPowderDust]

Thanks :) glad you found it useful

[@mikebeht3459]

I've been thinking about buying this game. This video really helped me say yes!

[@BugPowderDust]

It's a great game. If you like it, check out Rimworld, which is like a twin brother who's a lot more fun :-D

[@TheBlackFlagGamer]

I've been waiting for PA to be a more solid game for a while, so I picked it up last night. Your tutorial is very informative thank you very much!

[@BugPowderDust]

Glad you found it useful :)

[@charlieschofield6058]

Really useful thankyou, have barely been able to have fun on this game for the past year that i've owned it out of my own stupidity, thanks :)

[@loanj0001]

OMG thank you now i can actually play the game thank you so much!!!

[@BugPowderDust]

Logan Johnson You're welcome, I think the walls/ foundations thing can cause confusion!

[@highvoltage816]

Thanks a lot for this video I am new to this game I don't understand anything at all now after watching this video it made my life much easier for me to play

[@BugPowderDust]

MrPresident _V16 glad you found it useful, it can be a hard game to grasp when you start

[@beau-deanmclean5547]

Best tips vid for PA thank you =]

[@Brewkiller99]

Helpful! Thank you.

[@Rufus_West]

I just downloaded this for Xbox one and I'm having trouble but this helps and I'll be watching more. Thank you!

[@admirallive2377]

Same

[@ryskk0739]

thanks for the great guide really helping im watching 2 now

[@BugPowderDust]

You're welcome :)

[@ArtimusVex]

I picked up some tips. Thanks!

[@okohiaj]

cheers mate. very helpful

[@dbrhodes]

Very good beginner's guide

[@serjgaming7005]

Thank you so much I have around 100 hours on prison architect but could never work out why the walls would occasionally disappear when trying to expand you have saved me

[@BugPowderDust]

SerjGaming No worries, glad you found it useful. Stuff like that used to catch me out all the time!

[@mickeyperre5192]

Great guide!

[@mepa4785]

Very useful for my gaming. Thank you.

[@BugPowderDust]

Glad I could help

[@middmatty]

Thanks for the very helpful video!! I was completely baffled by it. "Was"

[@BugPowderDust]

Glad you found it useful, I think it's a little easier now with the latest release, but it's probably still relevant :)

[@AlienAbles420]

I just got the game on Xbox One, thanks bro. - Texas

[@SlaveKing]

Thank you. I was totally lost.

[@leoroth6162]

another fine video!

[@Prebound_]

Great PA teacher!

[@flavdotio]

Nice guide, you sound very humble, get 1 subscriber.

[@meldgaard4127]

Thank you!! I really needed to know about the building system. Wondered why it wasn't "indoors".

[@BugPowderDust]

TheDanishEagle MP you're welcome. I think that catches people out the most

[@owenchuilli8298]

This helped alot!

[@Ecto_Eric]

Thank you for the help

[@HanzsKlopek]

Very usefull. I'll be sure to watch the other videos.

[@BugPowderDust]

Thanks, you should find them useful :)

[@HanzsKlopek]

I did enjoy these 3 episodes and it was quite usefull. Thanks a lot for that. And after that I saw all those videos on Rimworld on your channel. I might be interested in this game and wanted to know your opinion on the current state of the game. i see it's been put on sleep mode for 6 months .. it doesn't look good for the future or what ?

[@BugPowderDust]

+HanzsKlopek I would highly recommend Rimworld. Even though it's in Alpha, it's a feature rich alpha. The last couple really brought the game along, with the addition of animals that you can tame (and order to attack, haul or protect). Tynan, the developer, has taken a well earned break, but I don't feel it's been abandoned. Even if the game was released as it is, it's still in great shape. Well worth $30, you'll get tens of hours of gameplay out of it

[@HanzsKlopek]

+joeteegee Thanks a lot for the detailed answer. I'll have a closer look then

[@elgroxo]

Thank you, game is on sale right now on Steam 75% off.

[@BugPowderDust]

Thanks, useful heads up for those who may want to buy- that's a very good discount!

[@espenedvardsen2861]

Im on switch so things look different but its still VERY Usefull, i got the game made a prison with holding cell but then i forgot the whole thing 1 year later, But the u helped me and now Im gonna build a basic prison

[@BugPowderDust]

Glad you found it useful!

[@dominantm1662]

Thank you!

[@wasntwas]

Couldn't find what I was looking for so now I am choosing this please have what I'm looking for

[@mariusdegaard9756]

well thanks for this. even tho this is from 2015 it kinda guided me in the right direction :P thanks for this

[@BugPowderDust]

You're welcome, not much has changed with the basics :)

[@TesseraktGaming]

"Your Mileage May Vary", "What It Says on the Tin"... I think I just found a fellow troper.

[@TheFridayNightGamerj]

You deserve more subs

[@templarcrow6577]

tnx for the video!

[@faithy1090]

thank you SOOOO MUCHHH

[@unbridledflame]

Thank you :)

[@tassie7325]

Have no idea what this game is about but saw it after discovering your site via WoT. It does look interesting and your presentation is simple to follow. If I do get in to this game I will now be far better prepared than I ever was with WOT.

[@BugPowderDust]

lol, thanks :) I'll give you a tip if you aren't already dying to buy it- add it to your Steam wishlist, and wait for it to go on sale- it does periodically.

[@tassie7325]

joeteegee Thanks

[@chrisb6490]

Hi, I'm a little late to this party, as I've only just bought this in the sale for XBO! But thanks for the tutorial, it does help a total noob lol Subscribed for further parts 👍🏽

[@BugPowderDust]

Chris B the basics are the same still, so glad it's useful. be sure to watch parts 2&3

[@chrisb6490]

joeteegee yes thanks, will do...haven't even started the game yet albeit the first tutorial (Prison Story?)

[@RamsFan93]

So I bought this game, because of let's plays. Tried going through the tutorial but I swear this video helped more than the tutorial in the actual game

[@BugPowderDust]

Thanks, and honestly, any tutorial in-game will never be as good as watching someone play, whatever the best intentions. Have fun, and accept you'll probably lose a lot 😄

[@obamium7850]

I installed this and had literally no idea what to do, this helped a lot

[@BugPowderDust]

Thanks, glad it was useful 😊

[@obamium7850]

BugPowderDust hey quick question, how do I move prisoners from a holding cell to a normal cell?

[@BugPowderDust]

@@obamium7850 IIRC, once a cell becomes available, and is vacant, your guards will move them out of holding. Make sure the cell is zoned to allow their security level (eg..min , max etc)

[@obamium7850]

BugPowderDust thank you, the security level was on minimum for some reason👍

[@BugPowderDust]

@@obamium7850 Great, glad that worked!

[@bassescovered7037]

good shit boi

[@predragmadzgalj3592]

Thx this helped

[@ryze8729]

I cant believe a game this good is free

[@M00SHTY]

thanks for this mate. i was making a right mess before i watched this

[@BugPowderDust]

You're welcome, glad it helped you :)

[@JaSiMoV4G]

Not using foundation brought me here. Great video.

[@BugPowderDust]

Thankyou :)

[@tomaszsiennicki7293]

Thanks

[@tatehamilton758]

still useful in 2018 tyty

[@staako8025]

good vid

[@StarcadianX]

27:00 water pipe needs to be overlapping onto the sink object :/

[@marlyndreyfus9857]

How do u keep the items showing after ordering it because everytime I order a certain item it goes away when I click on another one so I keep loosing track where to build the next one next to the previous item.

[@BugPowderDust]

Marlyn Dreyfus Sorry, not sure I follow you- can you be more specific?

[@Plague_Doc22]

Question..can you play this while listening to a podcast or does it require alot of focus?

[@BugPowderDust]

Once you get familiar with it, sure, play with a podcast going. However, you are more than likely going to focus on this rather than the podcast!

[@noahisham7416]

Great video, but you forgot to mention that you can't run electricity or water through the perimeter wall. However, usually you use perimeter walls at the perimeter anyway, so it doesn't matter.

[@zachb1706]

I play on console, and am asking what’s a good starting money range? There is 50 000, 100 000, 200 000 and 500 000. What would you recommend?

[@BugPowderDust]

100k is a comfortable start, but make sure you get workshops up as soon as you can

[@zachb1706]

Thank you for answering so quickly! I am trying 50k for a bit of a challenge and it’s really fun. I really have to think through my choices, and use grants and bank loans well I am about to set up the workshops.

[@BugPowderDust]

@@zachb1706 good luck, and don't forget to eventually sell your prison for a massive profit to take into the next game :)

[@joshuabell891]

How do i lay foundations on xbox one i cant get visitations

[@TheBeautifulGamer]

I assume this guide is still relevant today and with the exception of controls, will apply to the console version?

[@BugPowderDust]

Yes, only UI changes since this guide and some features added that don't change things shown in this guide. Controls, as you say, will be different.

[@TheBeautifulGamer]

@@BugPowderDust Thanks, going to buy the game soon and was looking for a starter guide. I just wanted to make sure the information was still relevant. Great video btw.

[@BugPowderDust]

@@TheBeautifulGamer Thanks, much appreciated :)

[@Mahdi-ug1qy]

Jason Statham is playing Prison Architect

[@anit-impo7344]

i'm here for the electricity and water supply tutorial where can i get them

[@laura548]

Umm, help? I create a cell and it says that it isn’t surrounded by walls when it obviously is, how can I fix that?

[@BugPowderDust]

Make sure you haven't zoned the doorway as a cell, this is a common mistake

[@SlayifiedHD]

clap clap clap thanks

[@gluefood781]

i never played this thx

[@L.C123]

I’m confused on how to use a canteen for staff only on Xbox one?? It keeps saying “no prisoners are assigned to this canteen” even though I don’t want prisoners to eat in there just the staff and I’ve tried putting a serving table in the staff room but the kitchen doesn’t put food on it If someone can help me it will be much appreciated thanks

[@BugPowderDust]

Do your staff need a canteen? You may be playing on the setting wher the only needs your staff have are to use the staff room for tiredness. You can use logistics to assign prisoners to the canteen- providing they can legitimately route there.

[@mrlagsls7258]

Lowkey couldn’t stay awake while watching this lmao not saying you boor me but Jesus Christ I’m so tired lol but I wanna know how to play this game and this does help

[@BugPowderDust]

😂😂

[@ahelpfulcomputer3689]

Damn I thinked its building is like in rimworld... Well,thanks alot!

It's made by the same people, you can see lots of similarities between the two games.