How do you assign employees to games?

[ZedClampet]

My employees are all sitting around with "ZZZ" coming out of their heads.

Due to a vision problem, I'm having issues with the UI and am generally confused about a lot of things here, and I can't figure out how to get them to work on the active game. I've got two studios, but one of them is empty (I just moved and hired two employees), but as far as I can tell this new studio is the active studio listed with the game, so I'm not sure what is going on.

[Binogure]

Hey,

So to get your employee work on a game you either assign the studios when creating a New game.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3354330310
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3354330272

Or if it's already in the making, click on the game in dev, on the left menu, click on "select studios", in then select the studios and you're good to go.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3354330204

However if you've assigned an HR to the studio, you might want to set employees' schedule. Click on the staff button, go to the HR panel, then set the schedules.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3354330146

Cheers

[ZedClampet]

Thanks. I can't get my people to work, though. The studio is assigned properly, so far as I can tell, but everyone is just sitting there with Zs coming out of them. I guess I'm going to give up and just refund it since you have it as solved. I haven't hit 2 hours yet. I just can't figure it out.

[ZedClampet]

I still can't get anyone to work on my game....

Apparently I asked the wrong question in the other thread. The studio was already assigned to the game. Just no one is doing anything. I have two employees and all three of us just sit there with Zs coming out of us, and there is no progress shown on the game.

[eanahmias76]

Employees sitting with Z's in studio view DOES NOT MEAN that they are not working,this is the normal view of the studio and only when you give them holiday Z's disaapears.
If you decide to make a game or contract and in the appearing menu if it writes no stodio available that means all your studios are working properly.Allternatively,on the left side panel it lists all your games,contracts.engine works.If you move your mouse cursor on it and see the related studios working on it,then there is no problem.

[eanahmias76]

if you want to see the progress dont look at studio,just look at the left side panel which lists all your games,contracts,consoles,engines etc..
on top of of the game name,a white bar is advancing from left to the right which shows your progress.

[eanahmias76]

also you assign employees to studios not directly to the games, then you assign the studios to the games,contracts etc.. so first be sure that your studios are filled with employees.

[Binogure]

Originally posted by eanahmias76:

Employees sitting with Z's in studio view DOES NOT MEAN that they are not working,this is the normal view of the studio and only when you give them holiday Z's disaapears.
If you decide to make a game or contract and in the appearing menu if it writes no stodio available that means all your studios are working properly.Allternatively,on the left side panel it lists all your games,contracts.engine works.If you move your mouse cursor on it and see the related studios working on it,then there is no problem.

In addition to that:

• If an employee if tired he is gonna go on vacation until his energy bar is full.
  
• If you set the schedule of an employee to Vacation for the Design step, then this employee is going on vacation during the Design step
  
• If all of your employees are "sleeping", then it pauses the game development

[ZedClampet]

I apologize. I see what my problem was. Time was moving too slowly. Ugh, I'm sorry for the problems. Thanks for helping.

[Binogure]

Originally posted by ZedClampet:

I apologize. I see what my problem was. Time was moving too slowly. Ugh, I'm sorry for the problems. Thanks for helping.

Anytime. You can press 1, 2, 3 or 4 to change the time speed, space bar to toggle pause.