Cannot prioritize deep drill?

[DotaGpt]

I command the colonist to prioritize deep drill and they all end up drilling awhile and go other place even i close all priorities in the work task left only mining?

[test]

I believe deep drilling has lower priority than normal mining, but since they are both under mining job, you can't force them to deep drill instead of mining unless they don't have any other mining jobs. Some mods on the workshop allow you to break down work priorities to each possible job (e g mining to deep drilling and mining tiles, and then you can set deep drilling to higher priority). WorkTab mod can do that

[DotaGpt]

Originally posted by test:

I believe deep drilling has lower priority than normal mining, but since they are both under mining job, you can't force them to deep drill instead of mining unless they don't have any other mining jobs. Some mods on the workshop allow you to break down work priorities to each possible job (e g mining to deep drilling and mining tiles, and then you can set deep drilling to higher priority). WorkTab mod can do that

I see. Thanks :)

[i_like_spagett]

Originally posted by test:

I believe deep drilling has lower priority than normal mining, but since they are both under mining job, you can't force them to deep drill instead of mining unless they don't have any other mining jobs. Some mods on the workshop allow you to break down work priorities to each possible job (e g mining to deep drilling and mining tiles, and then you can set deep drilling to higher priority). WorkTab mod can do that

Hey i couldnt find any that do this, do you maybe have a link?

Honestly tho its ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ crazy how you physically cannot use a deep drill unless you have other mining going on. What were they thinking

[sooshon]

search for complex jobs if you wanna break up some jobs into subjobs

[Astasia]

Originally posted by i_like_spagett:

Hey i couldnt find any that do this, do you maybe have a link?

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=725219116

Originally posted by i_like_spagett:

What were they thinking

They were probably thinking normal mining is significantly more rewarding and limited and so it makes more sense for colonists to prioritize that over a functionally infinite slow-burn task like working a drill.

[Jigain]

It smells a bit musty in here.

[hardy_conrad]

I had the exact same issue, it isn't just you. Ultimately I just decided deep drills are more trouble than they're worth since you can always trade for stuff.