Blacksmith!

[izotron]

I can't solve this, 150 workers and 35 of them have broken tools.
I have 5 blacksmiths, 1 creates around 20 tools per year other 4 create 4-7, now my question, is it normal that blacksmiths are unproductive ?

I am talking about the better tools, every blacksmith is close to resources he needs!

Do I really need like 10 blacksmiths for 150 workers ?

I have 2 free workers and close 30 kids, there is no chance I can spare 5 blacksmiths, just building 1 more forge is a risk.

One more question, i got 3 mines, 1 of them is producing 170 coal a year, but I only get 50 cola a year, so 120 coal just disappears ?



btw; 150 people + 30 kids are eating close to 30k, just lol !

[AlexMBrennan]

People may use coal for heating. I've been fine with one blacksmith making steel tools (and a single miner mining coal) for a population of 200.

[Espadas]

Those citizen do steal your coal and Banished people are just greedy.

[Zarathustra]

Also, the coalminers just leave the coal lying about outside the mine, you need labourers to get it to storage.
Another thing... are your blacksmiths educated? Otherwise that might be why they are so unproductive. Mine make atleast 40 tools per season.

[ButterBiscuit]

Anyone know why no one is working in my mines? there is just a question mark above it as well as the citizens assigned to it...i have iron tools but do i need steel tools or something for them to work in the mine?

[Zarathustra]

Originally posted by VonBrauser:

Anyone know why no one is working in my mines? there is just a question mark above it as well as the citizens assigned to it...i have iron tools but do i need steel tools or something for them to work in the mine?

No, there are no such requirements... Are you sure you clicked the correct category, and not stonecutters or something? Other than that it must be some kind of bug.

[Espadas]

Originally posted by VonBrauser:

Anyone know why no one is working in my mines? there is just a question mark above it as well as the citizens assigned to it...i have iron tools but do i need steel tools or something for them to work in the mine?

They do die in the mines, so are stone quarries. If you haven't notice.

[ButterBiscuit]

no one is dying in them, they just arent working in them. I built it about 5 minutes ago and assigned 3 to the mines, but those who i assigned just walk around with '?' over their heads collecting resources.

[Asane]

Click on the person then hover over the question mark in their interface and it will tell you why.

it sounds like they are jobless though.

[ButterBiscuit]

Zarathrusta thank you! haha I assumed 'miner' would work in the quarry, but its really stonecutter.

Cheers

[izotron]

Originally posted by Zarathustra:

Also, the coalminers just leave the coal lying about outside the mine, you need labourers to get it to storage.
Another thing... are your blacksmiths educated? Otherwise that might be why they are so unproductive. Mine make atleast 40 tools per season.

No they are not, I am trying to get the unaddicted achievement together with isolation achievement.

But really if they are so unproductive because of education just lol !

[stillton]

Do you even lift? (iron(y))