Colonists not sleeping or using recreation. [Pretty major bug]

[Maddjon]

So i've got 2 colonists that are refusing to sleep in their rooms (even though ive given them all adequate rooms) and instead just wander round all day unless specifically ordered to do something or drafted. They only stop wandering to get some food and will just fall asleep whenever they're too exhausted (including in the walk in freezer and nearly dying). They also have a recreation starved de-buff yet ive got a huge recreation/dining room with loads of stuff and i cant force them to use it. I've checked their schedules and there's nothing out of place and their designated work is pretty normal.
They're both unrestricted, and i've swapped bedrooms around, used sleeping spots, even drafted them into their rooms and locked the doors. I've tried making their schedules all recreation and all sleep and still nothing. ive even tried ambrosia and it doesnt seem to do much for them. Any ideas as to what might be wrong?
One of them even left the colony and started walking away and then decided to return.

[Lori37]

are you using mods?

[Maddjon]

Originally posted by Lori37:

are you using mods?

nope no mods, just vanilla

[kevinshow]

I think I've seen this behavior before. It seems to related to not having enough recreation. Even though you did add something, such as the horseshoes, and you think that should be OK, but actually, they need 3 or 4 ways of recreation so that they don't get so bored (which is related to your notice that they need recreation).

Add a table and basic chess set. That should help out.

But I don't know the conditions in which this happens, because many times, we do just have a horseshoe pin for a really long time and people don't go like that all the time.

[Maddjon]

Originally posted by navorskatie:

I think I've seen this behavior before. It seems to related to not having enough recreation. Even though you did add something, such as the horseshoes, and you think that should be OK, but actually, they need 3 or 4 ways of recreation so that they don't get so bored (which is related to your notice that they need recreation).

Add a table and basic chess set. That should help out.

But I don't know the conditions in which this happens, because many times, we do just have a horseshoe pin for a really long time and people don't go like that all the time.

the thing is i've got all the recreation, they just dont use it and walk straight past it. ive put down horsehoes, a chess set, tv, poker table and billiards and they just wander past it, still with the recreation starved -20 debuff. they dont even work anymore, just spend all day wandering aimlessly untill they pass out. im starting to think euthanasia might be an option, which sucks since they're two of my best at shooting.

[Grogwind]

You haven’t set there schedule to something weird like work all the time?

[Maddjon]

Originally posted by Grogwind:

You haven’t set there schedule to something weird like work all the time?

nope, they just have Sleep and Anything like everyone else, i've even tried setting their schedule to nothing but Sleep or Recreation and nothing :(

[Grogwind]

Strange.

I can only think of some long shots to try:

verify your game files and double check that no mods are loaded.

Try arresting them then releasing them.

Send them as part of a caravan then return them straight to the colony.

Past that never had this happen to me in any of my games before.

[crgzero]

Check your zones.

[Grogwind]

Originally posted by crgzero:

Check your zones.

Yeah was thinking this to but they stated the pawns are walking past the rec items so I’m guessing there not restricted atm.

Will pawns go outside of there restriction zones for food?

[crgzero]

Originally posted by Grogwind:

Originally posted by crgzero:

Check your zones.

Yeah was thinking this to but they stated the pawns are walking past the rec items so I’m guessing there not restricted atm.

Will pawns go outside of there restriction zones for food?

Well the title also includes not sleeping. If they're consistently not sleeping confortably maybe they're just so upset they're refusing to play?

Still, I don't think it's a bug exactly, most bugs are more often than not something simple that somoene has overlooked, zoning, mods (even when people swear they're not using mods you later find out they were) etc.

This may very well be a bug, but if it were you'd think more than one person would be complaining about it.

And yeah they'll go outside of their zones for food. I've had pawns go and pick up random meals from sieges and eat way outside of any zone. I've seen them bypass a fridge full of great food to go and eat slop on the ground from a failed attack.

[Grogwind]

I don’t use zones myself so wasn’t sure.

Yeah, quite a few bugs aren’t bugs but player error.

Still not sure what it could be though if the OP has checked there schedule and zones.

[Maddjon]

Originally posted by crgzero:

Originally posted by Grogwind:

Yeah was thinking this to but they stated the pawns are walking past the rec items so I’m guessing there not restricted atm.

Will pawns go outside of there restriction zones for food?

Well the title also includes not sleeping. If they're consistently not sleeping confortably maybe they're just so upset they're refusing to play?

Still, I don't think it's a bug exactly, most bugs are more often than not something simple that somoene has overlooked, zoning, mods (even when people swear they're not using mods you later find out they were) etc.

This may very well be a bug, but if it were you'd think more than one person would be complaining about it.

And yeah they'll go outside of their zones for food. I've had pawns go and pick up random meals from sieges and eat way outside of any zone. I've seen them bypass a fridge full of great food to go and eat slop on the ground from a failed attack.

so ive checked their zones and they arent restricted by anywhere, they walk right past the rec items, even fallinf asleep next to them, ive tried locking them in their rooms and they just pass out on the floor next to their beds. both of them are still eating normally, its about the only thing they do.

I saw someone post on the official forums that one of their people wasnt using rec items either so i think it might be a new bug.

[Maddjon]

i've even tried sending them as a caravan but they dont show up on the caravan forming screen, really confused by this.

[Bunyan]

Make sure your rec/sleeping isn't considered prisoner areas. I accidently did this when I tore down a wall of my jail in my mountain base. I re-made the jail wall, but didn't realize everything else had been converted to jail area now. Set your beds to regular, or if they are regular set them to prisoner and then back. That made the difference for me in a similar situation.

[Maddjon]

Originally posted by Bunyan:

Make sure your rec/sleeping isn't considered prisoner areas. I accidently did this when I tore down a wall of my jail in my mountain base. I re-made the jail wall, but didn't realize everything else had been converted to jail area now. Set your beds to regular, or if they are regular set them to prisoner and then back. That made the difference for me in a similar situation.

my prison room isnt connected to my current sleeping quaters. i tried setting their rooms to prison cells and back to bedrooms but that didnt do anything. i've put one in cryosleep and that hasnt done anything. they just wander around aimlessley not doing work or anything