Followers refusing to build new abodes

[Mossy Undead ֍]

Hi guys!
I've been passing time building new abodes until I have enough stickers to build larger settlements, and then farm settlements, but followers are refusing to build them. I leash them to empty plots, and they get to said plots as best they can, then do a 180 and go back home.
At first I thought they couldn't build an abode on snow/mountain for some reason, but then I tried it on some plains a bit far away, and same thing.
Any ideas?

[Mossy Undead ֍]

(Also, while we're at it, I can't figure out how to build roads, haha)

[earl_parvisjam]

I think there's some sort of fatigue mechanic where builders return to their homes after a certain amount of time. From time to time, my builders will drop what they are doing and return home. Then, there are the ones that just stop working and stand around. Worst is when they stop and stand talking with the generic roaming villagers. It makes me pine for the slap mechanic from B&W. (Not in a good way)

[Mossy Undead ֍]

I've noticed that too, but then they continue after taking breaks. These are well rested workers!
To test it, I crushed a few abodes (that I was going to crush, anyway, because I wanted to make them higher up), and sent out some nearby builders that haven't been used in ages since they are not on a frontier, so to speak. They did the same thing.
Interesting to note is that the blue build icon didn't appear over the abodes nearby, I had to leash.

[Mossy Undead ֍]

Update:
I restarted, and then again, and again, and now it works.
Though now I have the problem you have, where two dudes who are supposed to be helping another dude build an abode, are standing next to the abode and chatting.

[Fawkes]

Originally posted by Zabulon:

(Also, while we're at it, I can't figure out how to build roads, haha)

I assumed roads were broken or unimplemented until I read the update notes that mention placing them.

[earl_parvisjam]

Yep, I nearly flipped out the first time I built a wooden hut. It had a 5 min. timer above it and took nearly 10 since the builders spent half their time at home, chatting with random villagers, or staring off into space. It's bad enough the pacing is so slow without feeling like a powerless spectator.

Hrm, I wonder if that's why we don't have any of the destructive powers early on. Perhaps the developers are worried we'd get so frustrated we'd trash our civilizations in fits of rage or boredom...

[Mossy Undead ֍]

I just got the game a couple days ago, haven't read the update notes, haha. I went to the announcement page just now ant crtrl+f'd "road" and none of the things said anything about how to place them...

Hehe maybe! Though I love my civilization too much to hurt it. Individual villagers, yes, sure, but that's so much effort

[Mossy Undead ֍]

Now there's a follower entirely ignoring my leash, kinda wandering around, even if I just want him to move 10 feet to the left and there's nothing in the way, lol