RimWorld: Transform Your Early Game: Expert Strategies

You should have an eye towards what your endgame base should look like, but you aren't going to get there in the first week. Basically, the way to approach the game is a bunch of tiny tasks. While you are paused, look around and get a general idea of where you should build. Try to stick to the middle of the map, more or less. You can incorporate your early shelter or not.

Nutrient pastes is nearly 70% more efficient than simple meals. A while 40% less time in food. I’ve got about 150 hours or so in the game from when i played a while back. The biggest part of all of this is workload. Don't overload your pawns with a ton of tasks at once. Pick one thing and get it done. And then go to the next. For farms, keep them small early on.