How to Mine and use auto haul

[Asassinx1]

How do I mine an iron ore and have my chars move the ore into a metal chest I have near??

[Aurelia]

Should be automatic, once the iron mine's output fills up, and an order is placed on the mine again (autojobs should do that automatically).
Just make sure your miners have inventory space to be able to haul the goods.

[Asassinx1]

I have space. when the iron mine is full (5 ores) my characters dont empty it. I tried shift right clicking on the metal chest so it says auto haul to chest.

heres a screenshot

http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/82591828984787828/9619215CBBEC96D65250497F86C9EA62A07611EF/

[Aurelia]

Sorry, i didn't catch it before, when you said "metal chest", i just thought you meant an appropriate container. You cannot haul to a metal chest. You need to a specific container for autojobs to haul to. I think the container you need is simply named Storage: Ore, though It's been a while, and i don't recall.

[Asassinx1]

I dont see that in the storage building section... am i missing something..??

[Shidan]

You likely haven't researched the storage containers yet. It's a tech level 2 Industry tech named "Storage Boxes: Ore".

[Asassinx1]

aha thank you.. I am working my way to the tier 2 bench right now

:D

[Kitterfanny]

5 years later, I have an appropriate container right next to the mine. I have 3 people mining and one assigned to hauling. nothing is happening all 4 of them are just standing around (mine is full)

[Synopse]

Have you checked, if the container is reachable?
This happens If they can't find a path to the container.

[Kitterfanny]

Originally posted by Synopse:

Have you checked, if the container is reachable?
This happens If they can't find a path to the container.

yes it is definitely reachable

[Kitterfanny]

just want to add if the materials are in their inventory then they will pass it over. but they are not taking it from the machines

[Synopse]

The only other thing I can think of is to check if there is enough space in their inventory to haul the full stack of the full mine.

Strange thing is, if you assigned a dedicated hauler, it should work anyway. If the autohauler don't do anything there is something broken: either the pathing or the AI.

You can try to build another storage elsewhere and check if they use this one.
You can also try to same the game and do an import to check if the error consists.

Hard to tell what is going on.

Edit: With your last post, this post is no longer helpful, because I was thinking into a different direction.

[Synopse]

Originally posted by skewbularstudios:

just want to add if the materials are in their inventory then they will pass it over. but they are not taking it from the machines

That is a helpful observation. In this case the mine maybe is broken.
Here an import will result in a new instance of the mine. Maybe this will fix your problem.

Edit: Just an idea. Are you using mods that modify that type of mine you are having the issue with?

[Aurelia]

Autohaul will only work if you have the exact specific designated container for the item being hauled. So for mining, the list of containers are:


Storage: Copper
Storage: Ore
Storage: Stones

So figure out precisely what you're mining, and make sure you have the correct container for that mine.

[Odin]

I got it!

You need the resource specific container. Then while holding the shift key, hold rmb on the container for "auto haul." That will add it to the jobs. Put the job at the top to haul every first ore, or below mining to get 5 at a time.

To get the ability to build these containers, build a research desk and research the three "storage" options. They should be free and are recommended at the start of games.

[Almasty]

Took you 7 years to get it.

Keep an eye on that storage box, when it is full they will stop mining.. If you want build the athletics and strength skill place the storage a distance away or inside a building a short or long distance away. Running while carrying weight will build one, and running back while empty will build the other.
You can also set some to body guard the hauler or follow the hauler and they will build some skills as well.
I will have the animals follow them so they build up the speed. Sometimes I have some fighters bodyguard them, as I have them outside Squin or Hub and storage is inside a house in town.

Cheers