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[Nonsequitorian]

I've set up a fortress, and it's doing quite well. I just got my second wave of migrants just now, but I still only have the original 7 in my population. All the other migrants, and any migrant who arrives, is represented as a @ and will not do anything but dick about my fortress walls. They don't eat or drink, just stand perfectly still.

And they wont become part of my community. What should I do?

[kaijyuu]

Weird. What jobs do they have?

I occasionally get some migrants with the "Trader" job that act like that, though it's rare. Never had more than 4 at the same time.

[Nonsequitorian]

pretty standard jobs, engraver, waxworker, fish cleaner. I can't look at anything more about them, however. Can't see their invent

[Argonnek]

Well, I've always believed that all migrants were misanthropes anyway.

[kaijyuu]

Have any mods installed?

[Nonsequitorian]

Nope. Nothing.

[kaijyuu]

I'd say you came across a wacky bug. Take your save and throw it up on the bug tracker.

[Urist Da Vinci]

Nope. Nothing.

Upload a save file.

[thegoatgod_pan]

Edit: I don't think it is a bug, I think it means there is no designated meeting area. Migrants will mill randomly wherever they showed up until they do. I also find there is a big delay at getting them to work until they do visit your meeting area. I've seen this dozens of times (I am surprised others have not)

You can designate one over empty space with zone menu (i), or designate a dining room or well as one through the q menu

It is also possible a bunch are "traders" which is a confirmed bug or merchant type creatures fake-joining your fort

[Stefrist]

It is not a bug people, it just means he has no designated meeting area. Migrants will mill randomly wherever they showed up until they do. I also find there is a big delay at getting them to work until they do visit your meeting area. I've seen this dozens of times (I am surprised others have not)

You can designate one over empty space with zone menu (i), or designate a dining room or well as one through the q menu

He was referring to '7 in his population' tho.. Migrants without a meeting area will still count as population, or not?

[thegoatgod_pan]

It is not a bug people, it just means he has no designated meeting area. Migrants will mill randomly wherever they showed up until they do. I also find there is a big delay at getting them to work until they do visit your meeting area. I've seen this dozens of times (I am surprised others have not)

You can designate one over empty space with zone menu (i), or designate a dining room or well as one through the q menu

He was referring to '7 in his population' tho.. Migrants without a meeting area will still count as population, or not?

Good point, now I am starting to wonder

[TheLinguist]

I'm pretty sure that if they're showing up as @ and can't be interacted with in any way, then it's NOT just a lack of a meeting area (although that could be a contributing factor, potentially).

Bug! Upload the save and file a report.

[khearn]

If they're purple @s, they are buggy traders. Just ignore them. If an ambush shows up near them, they'll do a nice job of getting the ambush to decloak early and then keep the ambush occupied for a while with Benny Hill antics. You might want to go ahead and make a couple of coffins for them ahead of time, since you'll probably need them eventually.

If they're normal looking dwarves with flashing gray Xs, my guess is a lack of a meeting area. Migrants don't become part of your fort until they report to a meeting area. Try putting one in your military the moment he shows up at the edge of the screen, he won't be on the list. If there is no meeting area, they don't know what to do and just hang out where they show up.

[Keldane]

As he said, they're @ symbols, but have normal migrant professions. I encountered this too some time ago. Still not sure what to make of it, myself.