Is there a guide to getting the captured npcs working??

[AlduinTWE]

I knock down an npc, then take them to a cage I built. After crafting a logging sit and placing it, how do I get the npcs to work on it or any other workstation?

[arcth]

Did your NPCs get enough territory for work??
They might have to move along to the workstation
Just make sure that they are more area of territory including the workstation for work
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[S.H.I.V.]

You need to set up a few things inside the worker's territory. (white circle)

1) a Workplace (Logging, pig farm, mining etc.)
2) Harvest Box
3) a well
4) a Food Box
5) a Native hut or any type of house with either a Leaf Bed or Wood Bed for sleeping inside. (One bed for each worker.)

Have all these? Left Click on your worker, go to Status>Orders Choose a Job Ex. Log. Expand their territory to cover everything.

That's it.

[AlduinTWE]

Originally posted by Xynth:

You need to set up a few things inside the worker's territory. (white circle)

1) a Workplace (Logging, pig farm, mining etc.)
2) Harvest Box
3) a well
4) a Food Box
5) a Native hut or any type of house with either a Leaf Bed or Wood Bed for sleeping inside. (One bed for each worker.)

Have all these? Left Click on your worker, go to Status>Orders Choose a Job Ex. Log. Expand their territory to cover everything.

That's it.

Appreciate it! Is there an in-game guide I'm missing, by chance? Because that's a lot, and I haven't had all that explained to me at any point in the game yet. Although, I'm just sandboxing right now so, I guess I could've missed something.

[flannan]

Originally posted by AlduinTWE:

Originally posted by Xynth:

You need to set up a few things inside the worker's territory. (white circle)

1) a Workplace (Logging, pig farm, mining etc.)
2) Harvest Box
3) a well
4) a Food Box
5) a Native hut or any type of house with either a Leaf Bed or Wood Bed for sleeping inside. (One bed for each worker.)

Have all these? Left Click on your worker, go to Status>Orders Choose a Job Ex. Log. Expand their territory to cover everything.

That's it.

Appreciate it! Is there an in-game guide I'm missing, by chance? Because that's a lot, and I haven't had all that explained to me at any point in the game yet. Although, I'm just sandboxing right now so, I guess I could've missed something.

No. This game is sorely lacking in in-game guides, tutorials or anything.
The most you have, is job descriptions which list what the jobs needs for proper functioning.

But Steam community has some guides, of varying levels of trustworthiness.

[clockwalker]

The game itself only have basic guides like basic controls, and lacking the topic of game mechanics, thankfully there's third party wiki ongoing, just search "mad island wiki" and you will find it.