How to Cure Muscle Parasites in RimWorld (1.6) — 300% Tend Quality Calculator + Fast Checklist
HOW TO CURE
MUSCLE PARASITES IN RIMWORLD FAST
Stack tends every 48 hours until you hit 300% total tend quality. Here's how to do it fast.
Data backed by local Core defs: 1.6.4633 rev1266 (verified 2026-03-24).
Draft to Hospital Bed
Short path, clean room, vitals monitor if you have it.
Upgrade Medicine
Industrial is the workhorse; glitterworld is the speedrun.
Assign Best Doctor
Better tend quality = fewer 48h cycles to hit 300%.
Retend Every 48h
Cure is a number: total tend quality ≥ 300%.
Healer Mech Serum
Fixes the worst health condition.
Biosculpter Pod
Medic cycle cures diseases.
Goal: 300% to Cure
Not cured yet
Remaining
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Avg / tend
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Est. more tends
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Min. time
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Def-backed: tend cooldown
48h, cure threshold 3.0 total tend quality (= 300%).
Herbal
Cheap, slow. Def:
MedicalPotency 0.60 • MedicalQualityMax 0.7020–40%
Industrial
Balanced option. Def:
MedicalPotency 1.00 • MedicalQualityMax 1.0050–80%
Glitterworld
Fastest, rare. Def:
MedicalPotency 1.60 • MedicalQualityMax 1.3080–100%+
Hospital setup that actually matters (def-backed):
HospitalBed adds MedicalTendQualityOffset 0.10; an adjacent VitalsMonitor adds 0.07 more (hospital beds only).
Healer Mech Serum
Def: fixes the worst health condition (
CompUseEffect_FixWorstHealthCondition).Biosculpter Pod
Medic cycle cures diseases (DLC).
- Missing the 48h window? You’re just going slower — keep stacking tends.
- Low-quality tends? Move to a hospital bed, clean the room, use better medicine, use your best doctor.
- Serum cured the “wrong” problem? It targets the worst condition. Heal/handle other conditions first if you’re gambling.
- Penoxycycline? Def says it blocks
Malaria,SleepingSickness,Plague— not muscle parasites.
Def-backed cure math (from /game)
<li Class="HediffCompProperties_TendDuration">
<baseTendDurationHours>48</baseTendDurationHours>
<disappearsAtTotalTendQuality>3</disappearsAtTotalTendQuality>
</li>| Risk Level | Plan |
|---|---|
| Low | Short trips; bring medicine + one capable doctor; retend on the 48h cadence. |
| High | Long caravans; hostile maps; melee-heavy combat roles. Consider an instant cure before leaving. |
Numbers UI
Smart Medicine
Choose Your Medicine
ReTend
Expertise QoE+
Vanilla cure is still simple: hit 300% total tend quality, retend every 48h.