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[40d11] Miner can't make up his mind about pick
« on: May 17, 2009, 11:58:49 am »
I know why this is happening, but it's still obnoxious and strange behavior.  I had two miners working on a 1 tile wide tunnel.  The first miner was working hard, digging the tunnel out.  The second miner, who for some reason had put down his pick in a stockpile, was trying to grab it and get back to work.  Unfortunately, the first miner would dig out whatever tile the second miner was considering, and he would change his mind about grabbing the pick.  He kept this up until there was some break in the mining routine.

I know it's a 'minor' issue (I hate puns), but it seems like dwarfs should seek out job-related items like picks and axes even if they don't have the job and the items are available.  Same with any weapons, really.
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Re: [40d11] Miner can't make up his mind about pick
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2009, 10:09:43 am »
It sounds like he can't wield it. If he's walking over to the item, doesn't pick it up, goes back a distance and tries again, he can't pick it up for some reason. They DO get their stuff even if theyre doing nothing.

Check his hands for wounds and/or held items. Dump the items.
Another possibility is that you have modded either the picks or the dwarves. If the weapon requires two hands to use, you must set 'number of weapons' to '2' for them to wield one 2h-weapon.
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Re: [40d11] Miner can't make up his mind about pick
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2009, 09:44:07 pm »
Having the same problem.

I did check for injuries.  Not only are there no injuries, but the miners do this the most when there aren't any tiles designated for mining.

[edit]I do have several mods in place.  It's not a bug I've run into before.
« Last Edit: May 20, 2009, 12:00:22 am by Volfram »
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Re: [40d11] Miner can't make up his mind about pick
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2009, 10:08:45 am »
Did you check for held items in his inventory?
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