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[Spotswood]

I know I read this somewhere else but I cant find the thread now. But was a fix ever found for migrants who turn up and dont work. Unassignable, sad, cows of dwarves just sitting around the edge of my map. Im at the point were im praying goblins arrive on top of them so I can get at least some satisfaction.

[Girlinhat]

They do this to me, with flashing X's right?  They get their asses up and move after a little while.

[Spotswood]

Yea it bugs me. Its like they're half way through a wave and then stop and dont really know where they are.

[Girlinhat]

Culture shock, of sorts.  I don't see why it bugs you so much, they don't like, spend a whole season there.  Even the biggest waves aren't that bad.

[Spotswood]

Nah Im not talking about when you get a wave and they all wait for the rest to show up. Ive got dwarves who are standing at the edge of my map, for seasons, with "No Job". I can enlist them but they cant be ordered to do anything.

For instance. One of them is a carpenter. I can take all other dwarves labours off for carpentry, set 30 barrels to be made, have shit-tons of wood and he wont move a muscle. Just say "No Job" and sit there, i dont know, taking a shit or something I guess.

[Jingles]

Is there fort access?  If there is, just figure a way to kill them.

[Spotswood]

Yeh, might have to, aye

[Girlinhat]

Your workshop isn't forbidden, is it?  If the material its made of is forbidden, the workshop shall also be forbidden.  This leads to a lot of confusing lack of action.

[Sphalerite]

It sounds like they are unable to reach your fortress.  Make sure you haven't locked the doors or screwed up a ramp or otherwise made the outside inaccessible.  Also make sure there isn't a river or other impassible barrier separating the immigrants from your fortress.

[Person]

Do you have a meeting area? Meeting area usually makes them rush inside.

[akinzle]

Sounds like the same problem I had in 40d, I had to turn them all military and order them like, 7 tiles at a time til the got to my fort entrance. Any farther and they wouldn't budge. Probably not related at all considering this is 2010, but try giving them baby-step station orders and see if they budge.