Workers / Farmers - how you get them to work :)

[Dude0815]

Farmers:
Sooo, after some crappy hours i think i found a way how they work and finally give you some back for the food that you gave them :D

here some hints:
- you dont need the crops that you want to be planted, just some tools and a bag in the barn.
- there is something like a active circle around you where other npc`s get calculated. dont know how big, but if you go to far away they wouldnt get calculated anymore and stay on that position. (this doesnt count for other workers like lumberjack!)


Dont`s: (IMPORTANT)
- let the worker do theyr work, dont help them, dont harvest anything or do anything thats related to their field
- use only one sort of crops at one field - dont mix it (especcially for the big fields)!!!

How to:
If you done anything on one of the field, create a new one, looks like they got confused if you have done anything on a field. You can use your already existing field with the workers in the season after your harvest them.

clear all fields in the management tab that you had till now. Save, Load and look if all fields without any setup. If there are any crops planned, again, delete the setup, save and load till its gone.

Choose a small Size, max 5x5 (btw. its easier to handle some small then one big, because of the dont mix strategy ;)) create some new one and set what you want in the management tab, but only on the newer one. Now, let they do their work :)

Maybe one is a litle bit confused because of the old field, but that should be gone soon. Sometimes it helps to save and reload again, if not, then you have no other choice as to wait till the field is done.

if you want to change the crops, do it in the morning as they harvest or before they harvest. If you wait to long, they maybe just stay their and do nothing, on this point you can save and load and they go back to work.

this works for me now since 2 seasons.

sorry for the bad language :D
fragen dazu sonst auch gerne auf deutsch :)

[Spanky]

Thanks so much for this post Dude! I finally got my farmers farming thanks to you!

[Dude0815]

Originally posted by GeneralKayoss:

Originally posted by Naaram:

It's necessary to leave any hoe at the barn or something? My civ it seems to do the work, but doesn't have anything on their hands. And thanks so much for the guide!

Yes you need hoes in the chest.

actual, they dont need tools in their chests, this is disabled in one of the last updated for now, will come back later.

Originally posted by Steely:

Do you still get farmer points if you won't farm yourself but let your workers do the job?

yes gout get farming points. same for other workers like lumberjack. to be completely honest, at least the tech-points raise, not sure if these count for your personal skills aswell.

[blackhawk01x]

Thank you so so much for this topic!
Helped me alot to figure out what I was doing wrong.

[Edit]
Kleine Frage noch:
Um ein Feld "für mich" zu haben (etwa wegen Farming-Skillpunkten aufbauen) dem Feld dann einfach keine Pflanzenart zuweisen?

[blackhawk01x]

Originally posted by Dude0815:

Originally posted by GeneralKayoss:

Yes you need hoes in the chest.

actual, they dont need tools in their chests, this is disabled in one of the last updated for now, will come back later.

...

Actually it seems the need at least the plow in the barn chest.
Didn't have it there (had it in the ressource storage) and the field worker was stuck in the plowing-animation without actually doing the work. And no tool in his hands.
I put the stonehoe into the barn chest and the worker suddenly had it in his hands and did the plowing.

[Dude0815]

Originally posted by blackhawk01x:

Thank you so so much for this topic!
Helped me alot to figure out what I was doing wrong.

[Edit]
Kleine Frage noch:
Um ein Feld "für mich" zu haben (etwa wegen Farming-Skillpunkten aufbauen) dem Feld dann einfach keine Pflanzenart zuweisen?

also die pflanzenart wird automatisch zugewiesen sobald du es bepflanzt, solltest es dann nur einfach wieder löschen. wobei ich gemerkt habe, wenn du es komplett anpflanzt, gehen die auch bei und ernten es, meistens ohne probleme - solange der plot nicht zu groß ist. hab meisten 5x6 etc.

tec points bekommst du auch wenn die farmer das anbauen/ernten etc. müsstest einmal nachschauen ob das auch für deine skillpunkte gilt.

[Dude0815]

Originally posted by blackhawk01x:

Originally posted by Dude0815:

actual, they dont need tools in their chests, this is disabled in one of the last updated for now, will come back later.

...

Actually it seems the need at least the plow in the barn chest.
Didn't have it there (had it in the ressource storage) and the field worker was stuck in the plowing-animation without actually doing the work. And no tool in his hands.
I put the stonehoe into the barn chest and the worker suddenly had it in his hands and did the plowing.

i think there was another bug, look into the 1.04 patch, they dont need tools and i actually dont have them in there and they work. sometimes a quicksave and reload helps if they stuck, f5 and f9.

[blackhawk01x]

Originally posted by Dude0815:

Originally posted by blackhawk01x:

Thank you so so much for this topic!
Helped me alot to figure out what I was doing wrong.

[Edit]
Kleine Frage noch:
Um ein Feld "für mich" zu haben (etwa wegen Farming-Skillpunkten aufbauen) dem Feld dann einfach keine Pflanzenart zuweisen?

also die pflanzenart wird automatisch zugewiesen sobald du es bepflanzt, solltest es dann nur einfach wieder löschen. wobei ich gemerkt habe, wenn du es komplett anpflanzt, gehen die auch bei und ernten es, meistens ohne probleme - solange der plot nicht zu groß ist. hab meisten 5x6 etc.

tec points bekommst du auch wenn die farmer das anbauen/ernten etc. müsstest einmal nachschauen ob das auch für deine skillpunkte gilt.

Eben getestet: Scheinbar nur Tech-Punkte keine Skill-Punkte.
Was ja auch irgendwo Sinn ergibt, deren Arbeit kann deine Fähigkeiten ja nicht steigern. ^^
Also darf man sich dann da doch irgendwo was suchen, wo weiter Skill-Punkte gesammelt werden kann.

[Dude0815]

Originally posted by blackhawk01x:

Originally posted by Dude0815:

also die pflanzenart wird automatisch zugewiesen sobald du es bepflanzt, solltest es dann nur einfach wieder löschen. wobei ich gemerkt habe, wenn du es komplett anpflanzt, gehen die auch bei und ernten es, meistens ohne probleme - solange der plot nicht zu groß ist. hab meisten 5x6 etc.

tec points bekommst du auch wenn die farmer das anbauen/ernten etc. müsstest einmal nachschauen ob das auch für deine skillpunkte gilt.

Eben getestet: Scheinbar nur Tech-Punkte keine Skill-Punkte.
Was ja auch irgendwo Sinn ergibt, deren Arbeit kann deine Fähigkeiten ja nicht steigern. ^^
Also darf man sich dann da doch irgendwo was suchen, wo weiter Skill-Punkte gesammelt werden kann.

jein, ich persönlich finde nicht, dass die skillpunkte nach den ersten paar level einen sehr großen einfluss haben, viele davon sind ja noch in arbeit etc.

[Itachi]

1.Werden die leute eigentlich besser wenn sie eine bestimmte arbeit machen oder verändern sich ihre fähigkeiten nicht?
2.Wie kann man den ein Kind zeugen?Bei mir wird nichts angezeigt dazu oder muss man ein bestimmtes Alter erreichen?

[Dude0815]

Originally posted by Itachi:

1.Werden die leute eigentlich besser wenn sie eine bestimmte arbeit machen oder verändern sich ihre fähigkeiten nicht?
2.Wie kann man den ein Kind zeugen?Bei mir wird nichts angezeigt dazu oder muss man ein bestimmtes Alter erreichen?

hab bisher kein zuwach der fähigkeiten bei meinen arbeitern bemerkt. aber da bin ich mir nicht sicher.

Kind: solltest eigentlich die option haben "ich bin bereit für ein kind" bei deiner frau oder so ähnlich.

[Steely]

Originally posted by Dude0815:

Originally posted by GeneralKayoss:

Yes you need hoes in the chest.

actual, they dont need tools in their chests, this is disabled in one of the last updated for now, will come back later.

Originally posted by Steely:

Do you still get farmer points if you won't farm yourself but let your workers do the job?

yes gout get farming points. same for other workers like lumberjack. to be completely honest, at least the tech-points raise, not sure if these count for your personal skills aswell.

Thanks for clarification.

[Dracon]

For me, only one field worker will actually do the work, and usually not get done in time, FORCING me to help them to get it done in time, and thus causing the issue :/.

[Fortus Victus]

Originally posted by Dracon:

For me, only one field worker will actually do the work, and usually not get done in time, FORCING me to help them to get it done in time, and thus causing the issue :/.

Yes, they are SLOW and often hang up. As far as resetting them not sure you must 'save+reload', pretty sure just talking to them and exiting convo will reset them.

As is, Farming the is ONE JOB I insist on doing myself, just because of the economy of it, the cap on workers thanks to Dynasty Points, and the slow rate of XP growth for farming.

Its also worth noting that Field Workers do NOT consume tools, seeds, manure or any supplies other than food and wood from what I can tell.

[Eckhart von Hochheim]

Originally posted by Fortus Victus:

As is, Farming the is ONE JOB I insist on doing myself, just because of the economy of it, the cap on workers thanks to Dynasty Points, and the slow rate of XP growth for farming.

I think that the skill isn't increased by fieldwork but only by being a farmer. My wife has a skill of 10 but is as slow as one with 2 on the fields but works way faster in the barn or stable

[Elm]

Originally posted by Dracon:

For me, only one field worker will actually do the work, and usually not get done in time, FORCING me to help them to get it done in time, and thus causing the issue :/.

Same for me. It seems like they get hung up on fertilizing so I wondered if I had it in the wrong container. I keep it in the storage. It took me forever to realize the seeds have to be in the food storage. I'm still not clear on the flax seeds. Anyway, if they seem hung up, if I do the fertilizing, they'll usually come out and start plowing but I'm always afraid to leave the rest up to them because the seasons are short and if they don't finish planting, I have no precious crops to feed my villagers.