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[SirAaronIII]

So I was trying to build a wall. My carpenters (this is an above ground fort) run up to the wall with a log. So far, so good. Then they start building it. Then they give the "Urist McCarpenter cancels Construct Building: Creature occupying site." message. So I loo'k' over there and it only says Palm Wall and dense meadowgrass. I un-suspended the wall, but they just kept doing the same thing: run up, start building, cancel, suspend, leave. Later, I built a door there and it worked fine, but the door was permanently jammed open.

If it helps, I'm using the Corrosion mod, but I don't think that changes much in the way of building.

[xeivous]

Flood the site with magma.

[Darkmere]

This probably isn't it, but check for hidden stuff on that tile, or try channeling it out and building a wall under it, if possible.

[thegoatgod_pan]

Some idiot dwarf probably got in the way just as the job was supposed to complete, so "creature blocking site", try again, paying attention if its the builder himself or something.

[Cyroth]

And check if the carpenter has any pets or children. They just love to place themselves on the tile the dwarf it working on.

[Sphalerite]

Did you use RuneSmith or a similar tool to kill creatures?  I have found that when you do that, it doesn't clear the occupied flag on the space the creature was standing, so that space will forever be occupied and nothing can be built there.

[Naryar]

Yeah, it's probably a pet or tame creature or child or other dwarf that JUST put itself on the building square when your dwarf was building, and it interrupts construction.

Happened a lot when I made my ranger and it's swarm of war dogs build stuff.

[gtmattz]

All of you guys saying it was just a passing dwarf or animal need to read his whole post...  He un-suspended the construction multiple times and got the same message and he later built a door there that is stuck open.  There is something invilisble blocking the tile, it is not a random passing dwarf causing this to happen to him repeatedly...

[SirAaronIII]

I did use Runesmith to blast a couple scavengers (because I can't handle the !!FUN!! ) around the area of the wall, so that must be it. Thanks!

[imperium3]

I am getting the same problem in the construction of my archery range, and I have never used Runesmith - the only remotely cheaty thing is a bit of dfcleanmap to keep the framerate up. Definitely no actual creatures on the site either. Solutions?

[Lectorog]

I am getting the same problem in the construction of my archery range, and I have never used Runesmith - the only remotely cheaty thing is a bit of dfcleanmap to keep the framerate up. Definitely no actual creatures on the site either. Solutions?

Use magma.

Flood the room with magma, then drain it out. This should remove anything long-term blocking the site. Alternatively, flood with magma, then pump water in. Dig the room out of obsidian. Make obsidian archery targets. Training should get done faster in a dwarfier setting.

[spook54321]

try casting that square out of obsidian.