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iamthelol

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Miner won't mine. I have mining as the only task, and areas designated to be dug
« on: August 15, 2013, 03:45:44 pm »
what the title says. >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
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smjjames

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Re: Miner won't mine. I have mining as the only task, and areas designated to be dug
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2013, 04:17:32 pm »
Do you have any picks? Also can the miner access the designated areas?
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Re: Miner won't mine. I have mining as the only task, and areas designated to be dug
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2013, 04:36:24 pm »
or sleeping/on break?  or eating or attending a meeting or drinking ... every once in a while I suspect it is the software and I do a save/restart
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Re: Miner won't mine. I have mining as the only task, and areas designated to be dug
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2013, 04:39:54 pm »
Also, is it not in a burrow?
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Re: Miner won't mine. I have mining as the only task, and areas designated to be dug
« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2013, 04:43:45 pm »
How's it designated? If it's a lower z, then make sure you have down stair or channel designation above and a up stair or uo/down one below ( or leave at least one tile unmined for channels ).

If the miner have a pick and still have No Job for them, then it's either inaccessible, your miner's in a burrow or something broke.
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Re: Miner won't mine. I have mining as the only task, and areas designated to be dug
« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2013, 04:55:54 pm »
the picks are certainly not broken, i had two on embark, and immediately two miners i assigned dug out a two wide, eight long hall. I designated rooms to be dug out, on the same z level, certainly accessible, because the floor plans are attached to the hall already dug.
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Re: Miner won't mine. I have mining as the only task, and areas designated to be dug
« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2013, 08:50:35 pm »
So... sounds like problem solved?
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Re: Miner won't mine. I have mining as the only task, and areas designated to be dug
« Reply #7 on: August 15, 2013, 10:48:46 pm »
Silly question perhaps but are you sure you designated the new rooms in such a way that your actualy pokeing a hole through the wall to get there and not just designated on the other side of the wall?  If you just designated in the black hidden area and not a section on the wall itself the designation may look correct depending on your tileset and the materials of the wall/floor but isnt.   Try designating a path from the new branch hallway/room you are creating that crosses from that room to the far side of the dug hallway and see if that starts things digging.

also make sure your miners are not bussy doing something else, if you just made your first general stockpile they may be hauling stuff in off the wagons or something.
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Re: Miner won't mine. I have mining as the only task, and areas designated to be dug
« Reply #8 on: August 15, 2013, 11:30:52 pm »
problem solved goodbye thanks 8) 8) 8) 8) :D :D :D :D :D :D
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Re: Miner won't mine. I have mining as the only task, and areas designated to be dug
« Reply #9 on: August 16, 2013, 05:08:43 am »
it would be nice to know what the problem actually was, if you're not too emberrassed
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Re: Miner won't mine. I have mining as the only task, and areas designated to be dug
« Reply #10 on: August 16, 2013, 07:07:05 am »
Quote from: Garath on August 16, 2013, 05:08:43 am
it would be nice to know what the problem actually was, if you're not too emberrassed

Judging from timing, tile issues that made it looks like exposed tiles was already designated to be mined. It's happened to me from time to time by accident!
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Re: Miner won't mine. I have mining as the only task, and areas designated to be dug
« Reply #11 on: August 16, 2013, 10:28:44 am »
... that rascally sandy loam ...
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Re: Miner won't mine. I have mining as the only task, and areas designated to be dug
« Reply #12 on: August 16, 2013, 10:59:13 am »
Quote from: AutomataKittay on August 16, 2013, 07:07:05 am
Quote from: Garath on August 16, 2013, 05:08:43 am
it would be nice to know what the problem actually was, if you're not too emberrassed

Judging from timing, tile issues that made it looks like exposed tiles was already designated to be mined. It's happened to me from time to time by accident!

Ya thats why I mentioned it.  I've had it happen a couple times where I came back and found only half my floorplan dug out and had a brief WTF moment folowed by a facepalm.
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