Was this a HUGE mistake? | Prison Architect #32

[@Rickardo_Astley]

Just a thought but you might be able to contain attacks on snitches and ex law enforcement by adding a protective custody section possible in the new area you would still need security for if they attack themselves but could be worth it

[@markjerue9734]

Agreed. And itd give our lovely streamer friend some respite from making size 202 dorms. Maybe a smaller 40 person dorm for PC?

[@RustyWalker]

For min sec, you only really need to use "Assign Guard" from the prisoner bio. Above min sec, the OP is best.

[@SomeoneBeginingWithI]

There may still be violence between snitches for other reasons like if a volitle punches an instigator, but they won't attack each other for being snitches or ex law enforcement.

[@williammena2702]

A reminder to check the needs per prisoner type. Maybe there's more valuable info when looking at medium prisoners.

[@SomeoneBeginingWithI]

24:10 I'd recommend turning off "search cell" for "attacked prisoner", so you don't search everyone in the dorm every time they try to go after a snitch. That's been the main change since you added medium risk.

[@SomeoneBeginingWithI]

31:38 I think those two dormatories may have been planning to join up with each other and then tunnel down. Even if they weren't planning to join up, it's faster to dig through outdoor ground than through building foundations. They don't want to dig directly down through the foundations of the dormatory, it's more efficient for them to dig around the outside of the dormatory.

[@RustyWalker]

I popped back to the Legendary series and suggested there that at those security tiers, it's worth leaving a 1 square walkway between the backs of cells and making some of the back of the cell barred wall so guards can see in without going in. They can shoot and tase through the bars if there's trouble. You can also use barred walls to make protected patrol routes, like in the canteen or yard. Use Intelligence -> Security to find vulnerable prisoners and move them over to PC uniforms at least so you can see them. It can also show you dangerous prisoners so you can bump them up a security tier if needed. Logistics -> Labour Management is great for fine tuning who can work in which areas and how many guards should be present during work hours without using the legacy scheduler. It's a real time saver. Now Deliveries and Storage are bigger, can you add scanners to them for finding contraband arriving in the prison? Add power switches to any cable coming from the generators so you can test your green grid before removing the generator altogether. You can automate tunnel searches etc using the relevant button and custom by frequency and sector.

[@smallcat848]

before you bring in max or supermax prisoners i think it would make sense to designate one of the blocks as protective custody, maybe the one across from the supermax block considering how few supermax prisoners you can actually get.

[@markjerue9734]

Idea: change your Min Sec Only block to be Min Sec + Protective Custody? When you had min sec only you had 0 deaths due to snitches getting stitches. They could live together?

[@ayh1990]

suggestion. I don't think you will have the availability for max and supermax prisoners. so, make a 3/4 min sec dormitory, 2/3 med, 1 max and 1 supermax.

[@callumfruish9154]

It may be too late for this idea but what about adding a forestry area in the new staff only bit the thinking is you can get wood for carpentry and because it staff only you don't need to worry about prisoners taking tools etc, in etheir case enjoying the series hope the pc can hold on long enough to finish this off

[@jkkahn7]

You should make a wearhouse for supplies and food and have a dog team searching boxes all day what metal detecher

[@carrieullrich5059]

Power line can't run under the perimeter wall. ❤🤗

[@Chiefy27]

Did you disengage the informant?

[@Jessie293]

How is your game still working? Ever since paradox announced that they won’t be updating anymore, my game stopped working. Half of my prisoners and employees will just stand there and not do what they’re meant to do. Causing everyone’s needs to just drop. Please help me

[@RustyWalker]

I take it you've backed up your saves to the cloud or locally and reinstalled?

[@Duck_dur]

First...Kinda