Builders and villagers doing nothing at game start

[✪ Matt]

It is happening a lot to me when i start a new game. I create the builder camp, place houses and building but all of the villagers/builders just stay doing nothing, no matter what i do

[Minotorious]

Silly question but did you actually assign workers to the builder's hut as builders? Could you maybe post a screenshot?

[✪ Matt]

Originally posted by Minotorious:

Silly question but did you actually assign workers to the builder's hut as builders? Could you maybe post a screenshot?

Yes i did it
https://ibb.co/WNhmLLLL

Sometimes they wait almost a week to start building something or leaving the starter area

[Minotorious]

You have cropped the screenshot so i cannot see the UI and general village information, but that looks to work normally, they could have been on free time try putting it on 3x for a bit they should go to work almost immediately.

[✪ Matt]

Originally posted by Minotorious:

You have cropped the screenshot so i cannot see the UI and general village information, but that looks to work normally, they could have been on free time try putting it on 3x for a bit they should go to work almost immediately.

yes but they seems to be on free time until day 2-3-4 starts. I dont think they are supposed to start working days after because there was games they went to build the moment i place a building

[mansman]

Do not assign workers to a building while on pause. Also, build the builders camp first before you do anything else. Don't draw housing areas, don't draw woodcutting areas, and definitely don't even place a ghost of another building until that first building is complete and staffed. If you follow these rules, at least your builders won't get stuck the first week. :)

[Minotorious]

It is not common but it can happen especially if you wait a bit and don't place the builder's hut immediately upon game start.

If they "go on free time" and then you assign them to work their free time has to first end and only then will they go to work so if the timing is bad it can happen that their work time will only start 2-3 days later and not immediately when you assign them.

To clarify Foundation's work time/free time loop works on a weekly basis for the most part with a few days of work and a few days of need-filling/free time.

[✪ Matt]

Originally posted by Minotorious:

It is not common but it can happen especially if you wait a bit and don't place the builder's hut immediately upon game start.

If they "go on free time" and then you assign them to work their free time has to first end and only then will they go to work so if the timing is bad it can happen that their work time will only start 2-3 days later and not immediately when you assign them.

To clarify Foundation's work time/free time loop works on a weekly basis for the most part with a few days of work and a few days of need-filling/free time.

Got it, thank you so much for all your patiente. Im glad its working now, cuz this game is so good and relaxing.
First i thought it was because i use to pause the game and place all things before starting counting the days