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Medicine Man

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why does my unbuilt carpenters w.shop say Construction inactive,needs carpentry?
« on: June 16, 2010, 12:53:10 am »
I have a SKILLED carpenter but it won't get built.
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Re: why does my unbuilt carpenters w.shop say Construction inactive,needs carpentry?
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2010, 12:57:36 am »
The first thing to try if any job won't get done is suspend it, wait a few frames, and un-suspend it. If that doesn't work, make sure he has carpentry enabled and he can reach the workshop.
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Re: why does my unbuilt carpenters w.shop say Construction inactive,needs carpentry?
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2010, 01:00:38 am »
Double check that he actually has Carpentry enabled in his labor list (it's not enough to just have the skill - it's not even necessary - he just needs to be enabled for doing that kind of work).

Also check he doesn't have any other tasks taking up all of his time (e.g. disable everything in the labor list *except* Carpentry and drink/sleep/eat/breaks aside he should get right on it).


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Re: why does my unbuilt carpenters w.shop say Construction inactive,needs carpentry?
« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2010, 08:59:39 pm »
He has carpentry enabled on his labor list.it must be a glitch because i started a new fortress and the same thing happened.It just worked nevermind
« Last Edit: June 16, 2010, 09:05:03 pm by Dwarf mc dwarf »
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Re: why does my unbuilt carpenters w.shop say Construction inactive,needs carpentry?
« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2012, 05:21:05 am »
Have had the same problem. If I try to build a carpenter's workshop, it tells me "waiting for construction; needs carpentry; construction inactive". How do I make it work?
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Re: why does my unbuilt carpenters w.shop say Construction inactive,needs carpentry?
« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2012, 07:04:22 am »
He's probably busy, possibly hauling the wood to the site.
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Re: why does my unbuilt carpenters w.shop say Construction inactive,needs carpentry?
« Reply #6 on: August 07, 2012, 09:14:24 am »
he is probably busy, but as soon as he's tasked to haul the wood or stone to the site the "construction inactive" changes
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Re: why does my unbuilt carpenters w.shop say Construction inactive,needs carpentry?
« Reply #7 on: August 07, 2012, 10:38:34 am »
You can check the (u)nits screen to see what your dwarves are doing.
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