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Nobak

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Rogue block won't move
« on: May 13, 2017, 09:49:02 am »
I guess this is a common issue, but I think I've gone through a few similar topics and checked the suggestions I've found there and still can't figure out what's wrong. I figure it has to be something stupid, but here goes:

I built a floor somewhere, then I removed some of the tiles because I wanted holes for a pump stack and walls next to them. Some of the blocks got hauled away, but one stayed stuck on a tile (which was also designated for deconstructing) where I need a wall. It is lying on a floor and below another floor, but is on the same z-level as most of the surface. It does not get hauled, it is not counted when I try to build floors or walls, but is counted in the stocks screen. It also gets ignored when I mark it for dumping as well. I have haulers available, the block is not forbidden, my dwarves are set to gather from outside, and I do have a zone for dumping garbage.

On a possibly related note, a caravan left some junk on the surface that behaves in the same way. The only thing I can add is that the metal items I unforbade and marked for melting *did* get molten, which I find interesting because the other items do not get hauled or dumped.

In both cases, I've tried to claim and forbid a few times to try and jog the game into gear, but nothing's happening. I've also reloaded the game several times since this happened. I don't care much about the caravan items, but the block is in my way. Any ideas what could be wrong?
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Nobak

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Re: Rogue block won't move
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2017, 11:03:38 am »
Aaaand of course, after days of staying there, the block disappears as soon as I post.
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Re: Rogue block won't move
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2017, 08:07:39 pm »
If the block was not counted when you try to build walls or floors, then it was already assigned for another task. Probably not a hauling task since that would have happened quickly, but something like a bridge or workshop construction that required a certain labor, and all the guys with that labor were busy, so the job took a while.
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Re: Rogue block won't move
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2017, 08:42:24 pm »
That could be, but it lasted for in-game years and I don't remember ordering anything but walls and floors with microcline blocks. It also didn't have a J next to it, but maybe that only appears when someone actually picks it up to use for a job?

I tried playing around with cancelling and restoring the deconstruct designation of the floor it was on when I posted. I wonder if that may have helped.
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