Production assembly lines - How ?

[Mini Mushrum]

How to make pals work on them ? Do they have to be outside a building ?
When i throw my pals on them, it says " no work suitability "

( They have the ability for it )

[The Waco Kid]

Im having trouble keeping my pals on task as well as assigning them. Sometimes it even says "no Cooling suitability" when throwing them at an assembly line lmao
Additionally, Im having a LOT of trouble with pals getting stuck during transport. It seems to have started with this last update

[Talon]

do you have a electric power source to it?

[Mini Mushrum]

Yeah lol, they just won't work, I had to place it outside but i lack space so much ..

[Fortigan]

- They need clear access to the station
- They need to not be sick, hungry, injured, or low SAN
- If they take a break to eat or relax, that leaves the station open for another pal to take over, thus removing the original from the assignment.

Ways to minimize this issue
- As open concept of a base as is possible. Keep stations outside and away from each other. This ensures they have access, don't get assigned to the wrong station, and don't get stuck as often.
- Upgrade their beds to ones that provide more SAN. This helps keep them healthy.
- Upgrade their food (salad is best cost to benefit ratio) so that it provides more nourishment and SAN, so they don't have to break to eat as often or get sick as often.

Doing these things greatly improved Pal Assignment behavior.

[Mini Mushrum]

Yeah I destroyed my entire house and I now live on a ugly platform .. Pathetic ..

[Rhyono]

The only success I've had with pals helping inside of a house is for construction of something and if they have extremely easy pathing to it. I've never gotten them to work on something long term. It seems like if there's a ceiling, it becomes a sweat shop and they don't work in those conditions.

[Fortigan]

Originally posted by Gleipnyr:

Yeah I destroyed my entire house and I now live on a ugly platform .. Pathetic ..

I built my main base on a very flat and open beach with nice views. I still have a main building for my incubators, bed, and storage. I even have some stations on the main floor (I left a wall space open instead of installing a door, so the Pals can still access the stations.)

[Fortigan]

Originally posted by Rhyono:

The only success I've had with pals helping inside of a house is for construction of something and if they have extremely easy pathing to it. I've never gotten them to work on something long term. It seems like if there's a ceiling, it becomes a sweat shop and they don't work in those conditions.

Make the walls 2 tiles tall and you will not have as many issues with them not using the main floor. Also, leave a wall open instead of installing a door they can't fit in.

As for pals sticking to a job, a lot of that has to do with SAN, Hunger, and Illness. Combat that with higher quality beds and food.

[AcceptYourDeath]

Originally posted by Gleipnyr:

Yeah I destroyed my entire house and I now live on a ugly platform .. Pathetic ..

Yeah try to avoid putting anything inside your house your Pals need access to.

Build a house where you keep your materials with value etc. and a few things like egg breeding or that statue where you upgrade. Make sure you give everything some space. Avoid putting work benches against walls.

Lets hope they improve pathfinding and such in the near future. Pals really have alot of trouble with height and verticality, be it combat or homebase.

[Fortigan]

Originally posted by AcceptYourDeath:

Originally posted by Gleipnyr:

Yeah I destroyed my entire house and I now live on a ugly platform .. Pathetic ..

Yeah try to avoid putting anything inside your house your Pals need access to.

Build a house where you keep your materials with value etc. and a few things like egg breeding or that statue where you upgrade. Make sure you give everything some space. Avoid putting work benches against walls.

Lets hope they improve pathfinding and such in the near future. Pals really have alot of trouble with height and verticality, be it combat or homebase.

Pathing and AI for Pals is actually on their immediate action list for upcoming improvements.

Personally, I would prefer to be able to assign pals from a list in a crafting station UI.

[Khamal]

Use Anubis

[The Former]

Originally posted by AcceptYourDeath:

Originally posted by Gleipnyr:

Yeah I destroyed my entire house and I now live on a ugly platform .. Pathetic ..

Yeah try to avoid putting anything inside your house your Pals need access to.

Build a house where you keep your materials with value etc. and a few things like egg breeding or that statue where you upgrade. Make sure you give everything some space. Avoid putting work benches against walls.

Lets hope they improve pathfinding and such in the near future. Pals really have alot of trouble with height and verticality, be it combat or homebase.

Originally posted by Fortigan:

Originally posted by Rhyono:

The only success I've had with pals helping inside of a house is for construction of something and if they have extremely easy pathing to it. I've never gotten them to work on something long term. It seems like if there's a ceiling, it becomes a sweat shop and they don't work in those conditions.

Make the walls 2 tiles tall and you will not have as many issues with them not using the main floor. Also, leave a wall open instead of installing a door they can't fit in.

As for pals sticking to a job, a lot of that has to do with SAN, Hunger, and Illness. Combat that with higher quality beds and food.

Exactly this. First base, hardly anyone was using my baths and everyone was losing SAN. I made the entrance to the bath house 2-tiles tall in the second base and the baths are being used smoothly.

[Fortigan]

Originally posted by Khamal:

Use Anubis

This is irrelevant to the OP's topic. This about assignment mechanics, not about the Pal skill levels.

[Mini Mushrum]

Originally posted by Fortigan:

Originally posted by AcceptYourDeath:

Yeah try to avoid putting anything inside your house your Pals need access to.

Build a house where you keep your materials with value etc. and a few things like egg breeding or that statue where you upgrade. Make sure you give everything some space. Avoid putting work benches against walls.

Lets hope they improve pathfinding and such in the near future. Pals really have alot of trouble with height and verticality, be it combat or homebase.

Pathing and AI for Pals is actually on their immediate action list for upcoming improvements.

Personally, I would prefer to be able to assign pals from a list in a crafting station UI.

I gotta say I'd love that aswell, that and no freakin' weight limit unless I leave my base area !

[Khamal]

Originally posted by Fortigan:

Originally posted by Khamal:

Use Anubis

This is irrelevant to the OP's topic. This about assignment mechanics, not about the Pal skill levels.

Anubis main work mode is handiwork, mining,transport
So when auto it works, even if cannot assign
Adding direct pathing and building will allow pals access aka straightforward
Mine have zero issues after I ensured stairs and entrances were direct and not Freeformed
What I meant by Anubis is find pals with limited work traits so they can focus purely on the tasks at hand instead of many or in the case of getting stuck back to auto or because of too many tasks switching inconsistently