Missing pickaxes?

[Stoor Sooker]

Ok, so here's my problem. I have set up 2 outposts a bit away from my village, one for tin mining one for copper mining. I put a simple pickaxe in each storage plot and left a strap in each so the outpost inhabitants could repair them when needed. Problem is that they keep "losing" their pickaxes, the "pickaxe missing from mining camp x" announcement comes up and when I go there the pickaxe is nowhere in sight. At one strap each time to replace/repair it's getting quite expensive. Any ideas?

[William]

Does the pickaxe eventually show back up or does it stay gone?

[Stoor Sooker]

Stays gone.

[William]

Originally posted by Stoor Sooker:

Stays gone.

Lovely little bug... I have the same issue when it comes to a bow. They have it for a short time then it disappears

[tomjo66]

Originally posted by Stoor Sooker:

Ok, so here's my problem. I have set up 2 outposts a bit away from my village, one for tin mining one for copper mining. I put a simple pickaxe in each storage plot and left a strap in each so the outpost inhabitants could repair them when needed. Problem is that they keep "losing" their pickaxes, the "pickaxe missing from mining camp x" announcement comes up and when I go there the pickaxe is nowhere in sight. At one strap each time to replace/repair it's getting quite expensive. Any ideas?

My npc dumps shields, and 1st weapon if they work diffrent job. I wish I could, set an load out on weapons if attacked, and if they change to work tools they go to weapon rack and change but they dont. They dump stuff at the first storage even if you set no equipment in that storage.

[RicWalker]

Not a bug. or at least i dont think so from experience with the logging camp.

check your minions inventories. someone is running around with that pickaxe. From what i gathered, they dont repair but craft a new one. at least thats how it is with my wood choppers.

you might check the inventory of their houses too. they might store weapons there?

[crazyorse]

Originally posted by William:

Originally posted by Stoor Sooker:

Stays gone.

Lovely little bug... I have the same issue when it comes to a bow. They have it for a short time then it disappears

Yep equip them with a bow and as soon as they pick up a hoe or shovel it disappears. Thinking the only solution is to pretty much ban archers from farming and the likes.
This however does not fix disappearing shields. :(

[TwoCombsHolmes]

Originally posted by crazyorse:

Originally posted by William:

Lovely little bug... I have the same issue when it comes to a bow. They have it for a short time then it disappears

Yep equip them with a bow and as soon as they pick up a hoe or shovel it disappears. Thinking the only solution is to pretty much ban archers from farming and the likes.
This however does not fix disappearing shields. :(

Dont put weapons bows and shields) or tools into their inventories if they need to haul logs etc theyll drop em for the logs put the tools and weapons in their quick slots the 3 slots top left, bows,shields two handed etc go into the right hand side slot one handed weapons and one handed tools in the other two.
You also need to decide whos a worker and whos a guard, companion they all cant be equipped and function as workers and companions. they use what tools are needed for whatever role youve assigned them too. Its not the game its people not understanding how it works. The items they drop do not disappear they put them in storage, stockpiles, building storage, housing storage and the like.

[Stoor Sooker]

Thank you all for the positive answers, I'll try actually puting the pick axe into her quick slot and see if that helps, if this doesn't help it I'll fill out a bug report. Thanks folks.

[Stoor Sooker]

Solved the mystery guys. There were 3 broken pick axes in the simple workbench local storage, they must break really easily after 10-15 uses.

[William]

Originally posted by Stoor Sooker:

Solved the mystery guys. There were 3 broken pick axes in the simple workbench local storage, they must break really easily after 10-15 uses.

Ahh they must of been waiting to be repaired then...

[Electric6601]

Noticed the same thing, broken tools will end up back in the repair bench if you don't have the items needed to repair them in your storage somewhere.

[ShortSteps TTV]

No I still am seeing this problem. Set up a logging camp. Within a day or two the axes I give them are just gone. Nothing in their inventory, nothing in the stockpile, nothing in the camp, nothing in the workbench. Even I equipped there bag and but it back on them. Frustrating.

[RvB Churchaboose]

I love this game but yea I'm having this problem too. The devs seem quite inactive or hands off when it comes to the community.