Builders not building

[Pukebeard]

I just bought the game and am loving it. However, I have a problem with my builders not building some buildings. I have a massive stockpile of resources, yet my builders won't stop gathering resources. How can I stop that?

[Elgar]

Hi, use the Priority tool. Select the structure you want them to build with the Priority tool.

[jensenthecat]

Reset your builders. Give them the flick - and then re-employ them.

See if that works.

[Havryl]

I have also found that using the Cancel Resource Collection tool helps in case there were any spots you designated for removal and the workers ended up prioritizing that instead.

[Blackadar]

It's not your builders, it's your laborers that are the problem. Except they're not the problem, the orders you gave them are. Laborers are the ones who clear the space for buildings. Only once the space is cleared do the builders actually come in and build.

The laborers do things in the order you told them to. If they "won't stop gathering resources", then you've told them first to gather resources and most likely selected a giant area of resources. So they're busy toiling away gathering the huge amount of raw materials you've asked them to get. Once they're done, they'll move on to clearing your building sites. Alternatively, cancel the gathering jobs and they'll get to clearing the building sites now. Or set the building to a priority job.

Helpful hint - keep your clearing jobs relatively small. That way they can be done quickly and move on to your other tasks.

Helpful hint #2 - unless you have heavy winter clothing, either gather DIRECTLY around your camp or use the winter to build. They'll need to come in and get warm from time to time and sending folks on remote gathering missions in winter is extremely inefficient. Use winter to build, summer to gather.

[Pukebeard]

Thank you for the help.

[Culli]

Originally posted by Elgar:

Hi, use the Priority tool. Select the structure you want them to build with the Priority tool.

whats that priority tool there steven?

[OhhJim]

It looks like a wheel with gears, then an upward arrow. Click on it and then highlight the footprint of the structure. This will tell your laborers to come do that first.

[Green's Gaming]

I'm having the same issue, and I tried that mulitple times, but it doesn't do anything! All of my builders just idle. Why?

[Ed]

I've noticed this too

[pdoan8]

Open the structure window and look for the following info:
- Ground clearing (if needed): was this completed?
- Materials: number of logs, stones, irons.
- Percentage completed.

[Green's Gaming]

Yeah, everything looks like it's cleared too, but it just stops at a certain percentage point (sometimes anywhere from 29%-49% complete). All that sits there is the footprint of the building, and nobody does anything. The builders just stop buliding, and they seem like they have long forgotten about their jobs. I even tried deleting the strcuture (that wasn't even built), and try rebuilding it elsewhere, but I still get the same issue! Nobody wants to work anymore! Please explain to me as to why this happens. If you can't tell my patience has run on thin ice (but I'm trying my best to watch it). Am I doing something wrong?

[Green's Gaming]

aw wait, nevermind I think I may have found the issue. I think I didn't have enough resources. Sorry for the trouble. :-\ Have a good day.

[Grace1957]

I was just going to suggest that.Glad you figured it out.

[ABoyNamedTom]

Originally posted by Pukebeard:

I just bought the game and am loving it. However, I have a problem with my builders not building some buildings. I have a massive stockpile of resources, yet my builders won't stop gathering resources. How can I stop that?

Build a stock pile, about 6x6.

[Goweigus]

use the cancel resource gathering button and drag it across the map and theyll stop collecting and do other stuff for sure