How to get resources into the various production items (Fermentation Barrells, Drying Rack, etc)

[Tripp]

This game has the worst pathing,handling I've ever seen. How do you get your survivors to put grain into the fermentation barrel, hides into the drying rack or to use skinbark to make leather?

I currently have more than 100 of each resource sitting in storage. I set Nova's delivery/handle to 1 and even tried turning off the resources in the storage. No luck in getting these resources into the machines to turn them into higher tier crafting resources.

This is not my first survival game, but this one is so frustrating in figuring out how to get my survivors to actually be productive instead of idling.

What am I doing wrong? Is there a mod to fix this perhaps?

[huebnerrl]

Have you set up the fermentation barrel to do something? You can't just build it. Have you set up an order for leather on the workbench? Do you have a couple survivors set up with crafting as a priority. As for the drying rack any hides they pick up automatically go to the drying rack unless you have unticked the box on the drying rack to have it take leather.

[Daiska]

grain into the fermenter, be sure you have the settings on the barrel selecting antibiotics or ale, and a number of times set, or a "until" a set amount. as long as someone is handling other things, they'll do that no issues.

Hides on the drying rack... this is a common problem. The hides that show as being in your base inventory, are probably actually sitting out in the field somewhere. You can either find them and direct order someone to haul them back, and they put them in the drying rack by default unless it's filtered to not allow them,or temporarily set all your survivors to a 1 on delivery as the *only* 1, and everything will get cleaned up quickly.

Skinbark into leather is on the workbench. You can raise the priority on the bench menu, moving it to the top of the list so it's done first over other things. Be aware crafting is separated from tailoring in survivor assignments, so make sure you have someone assigned to craft.

You can always do a direct order by clicking a survivor's face at the top so they're selected, don't draft them. Just have their face selected then right click the object you want them to do something with. They'll drop whatever they're doing to immediately do what you tell them.

[Tazmo]

First thing I do is make sure there is a storage place for the new item you are trying to make. If your trying to make metal you need a place to store that metal. No one will put sticks and scrap into the forge unless there is storage for the end product.

Second is the handle skill. Set at least one person to level 1. You can't control which handle task they will perform so you may need more than one to get all the jobs done. Fire pit, torches, servicing the forge and cook stove all need a handler to service them.

Third is the deliver skill. Someone must take the end product out of the forge and deliver it to the storage location. (I give everyone a level 1 in deliver skill) If your people are too busy with other tasks production stops. If no one takes the metal out of the forge then the handler can't continue servicing the forge.

Finally, don't over burden your people with micro management tasks (do this / do that / then do this other thing) as it will hurt the process. Time moves quickly in this game and if you don't watch the clock your people will miss meals or lose sleep. They get cranky and their mood will change.

Skip one step and everything stops.

This applies to all production lines. I think you missed something somewhere.

Hope this is helpful.

[Ignolf]

I think these machines do not go with the "handle" ability. They go with the ability "craft"
sorry for my english :)

[Addamz]

Publicado originalmente por Tripp:

This game has the worst pathing,handling I've ever seen. How do you get your survivors to put grain into the fermentation barrel, hides into the drying rack or to use skinbark to make leather?

I currently have more than 100 of each resource sitting in storage. I set Nova's delivery/handle to 1 and even tried turning off the resources in the storage. No luck in getting these resources into the machines to turn them into higher tier crafting resources.

This is not my first survival game, but this one is so frustrating in figuring out how to get my survivors to actually be productive instead of idling.

What am I doing wrong? Is there a mod to fix this perhaps?

There is no problem, it's not broken and doesn't need a fix. If you have say 1 person on handling and 6 furnaces, 10 barrels, 4 drying racks, 2 printers.... for instance, that's 22 items that need handling, and they will prioritise them by amount available and amount you set to craft. So you have 2 printers with 10 chips being made, and 2 barrels with 100 fuel being made, but you have zero chips and 30 fuel, they will do the chips until finished.

The way around this is to limit the amount of handling needed, you have 10 barrels? 5 different things to ferment, get rid of 5 barrels, and only ferment say wine and beer to 4 at a time. Get rid of 4 of the furnaces and only use 2, 2 drying racks, one for meat one for leather and only craft 8 meat, 10 leather.

The crafting settings make a big difference too;

Until = they will craft until your set amount, and will wait till that amount drops before making another to that set amount.
forever = self explanatory
Amount = They will craft only the set amount, and even of the level drops will no longer craft anymore.

[Tripp]

Publicado originalmente por huebnerrl:

Have you set up the fermentation barrel to do something? You can't just build it. Have you set up an order for leather on the workbench? Do you have a couple survivors set up with crafting as a priority. As for the drying rack any hides they pick up automatically go to the drying rack unless you have unticked the box on the drying rack to have it take leather.

For Fermentation barrels, yes. I have it set to Until and 10 antibiotics. None in the stockpile. I have 2 other survivors (Laara & Nova) with handling at 1.

Publicado originalmente por Spirit:

I think these machines do not go with the "handle" ability. They go with the ability "craft"
sorry for my english :)

I will try to tinker with the craft skill. Thank you!

Publicado originalmente por Tazmo:

Third is the deliver skill. Someone must take the end product out of the forge and deliver it to the storage location. Skip one step and everything stops.

This is very helpful. Thank you. Maybe it's the delivery skill I need to adjust.

Publicado originalmente por Dahmz:

Publicado originalmente por Tripp:

There is no problem, it's not broken and doesn't need a fix. If you have say 1 person on handling and 6 furnaces, 10 barrels, 4 drying racks, 2 printers.... for instance, that's 22 items that need handling, and they will prioritise them by amount available and amount you set to craft. So you have 2 printers with 10 chips being made, and 2 barrels with 100 fuel being made, but you have zero chips and 30 fuel, they will do the chips until finished.

It absolutely can be improved. In a game where time matters before my survivors die, it would help if the game would explain handling, or offer a priority setting for goods or even a manual draft & direct survivor. Having to leave the game and go research basic functions is frustrating.

[Elgar]

Publicado originalmente por Tripp:

It absolutely can be improved. In a game where time matters before my survivors die, it would help if the game would explain handling, or offer a priority setting for goods or even a manual draft & direct survivor. Having to leave the game and go research basic functions is frustrating.

- The game explains handling and offers priority settings for goods. Did you do the tutorials ? You can see how to fine tweak the priorities, and you have both "handling" and "delivering" categories.

- You can give manually direct orders to survivors. Select a survivor, then right-click a good or a device.

- You have a manual in-game where you can find explanations for basic functions.