Got some corpses in my fortress that aren't being taken outside to the stockpile. Any ideas?

[NiveusT]

I've got 3 naked mole dog corpses in my fortress.
I have a stockpile outside set to refuse/corpses. Everything is checked in those categories besides bones.
There are "free" dwarves that have no jobs.

I've tried marking them for "dumping" in their menu, but it doesn't do anything.

I did notice an icon showing up that said "marked for a task" and it has a little check on it, but then it disappears.

What'm I doing wrong here?

[The Trashman]

Turn on all job cancellation notifications and see whether you're getting job cancellation spam

The tick appearing then disappearing means they're starting the job then cancelling it, you might get more info in the notifications

[NiveusT]

Originally posted by The Trashman:

Turn on all job cancellation notifications and see whether you're getting job cancellation spam

The tick appearing then disappearing means they're starting the job then cancelling it, you might get more info in the notifications

Unfortunately there is no notifications :(

[The Trashman]

Originally posted by NiveusT:

Originally posted by The Trashman:

Turn on all job cancellation notifications and see whether you're getting job cancellation spam

The tick appearing then disappearing means they're starting the job then cancelling it, you might get more info in the notifications

Unfortunately there is no notifications :(

Do you have show cancellations set to all, some or none?

[NiveusT]

Originally posted by The Trashman:

Originally posted by NiveusT:

Unfortunately there is no notifications :(

Do you have show cancellations set to all, some or none?

Looking for this setting now.

Is this in the announcements .txt?

[The Trashman]

Ahh, sorry no, I think it's in the labours screen, under preferences. You can definitely do it in game. Don't have the game open atm to confirm

[NiveusT]

Originally posted by The Trashman:

Ahh, sorry no, I think it's in the labours screen, under preferences. You can definitely do it in game. Don't have the game open atm to confirm

Found it, it was set to "Some". Setting it to "All" to see what it says.

I also adjusted a setting in there that said.

"Dwarves will save corpses". I changed it to "Dwarves will dump corpses". I'm unsure if I should do that though.

Update: The little check mark that marks it for a task shows up still and nothing shows up on the cancellation notif.

[Doctor Zalgo]

Look under tasks, if you've queued up 1000 build and move tasks they might just be 'getting to it'.

When I first start up a fort, I create a 'dump all the ♥♥♥♥ here' stockpile and a 'dump all the rocks here' stockpile and it takes a while for the handful of dwarves not mining or making stone chairs to work through all the stockpile tasks.

The tag means that its on the list of things to do, just give them time.

[The Trashman]

Originally posted by NiveusT:

Originally posted by The Trashman:

Ahh, sorry no, I think it's in the labours screen, under preferences. You can definitely do it in game. Don't have the game open atm to confirm

Found it, it was set to "Some". Setting it to "All" to see what it says.

I also adjusted a setting in there that said.

"Dwarves will save corpses". I changed it to "Dwarves will dump corpses". I'm unsure if I should do that though.

I think that sets them to automatically dump all corpses, which probably isn't what you want if you want to butcher anything. Another useful setting in there is under the refuse tab, something like 'gather refuse from outside'

Now you have it set to all (probably worth setting it back after to some after to avoid spam), are you getting any cancellation notifications?

[NiveusT]

Originally posted by Mazovian Socio-Economist:

Look under tasks, if you've queued up 1000 build and move tasks they might just be 'getting to it'.

When I first start up a fort, I create a 'dump all the ♥♥♥♥ here' stockpile and a 'dump all the rocks here' stockpile and it takes a while for the handful of dwarves not mining or making stone chairs to work through all the stockpile tasks.

The tag means that its on the list of things to do, just give them time.

Yeah, there's no more stuff to move, and all the queued up tasks are done. Turned it all off, and 4 dwarves are at "no job" :(

[NiveusT]

Originally posted by The Trashman:

Originally posted by NiveusT:

Found it, it was set to "Some". Setting it to "All" to see what it says.

I also adjusted a setting in there that said.

"Dwarves will save corpses". I changed it to "Dwarves will dump corpses". I'm unsure if I should do that though.

I think that sets them to automatically dump all corpses, which probably isn't what you want if you want to butcher anything. Another useful setting in there is under the refuse tab, something like 'gather refuse from outside'

Now you have it set to all (probably worth setting it back after to some after to avoid spam), are you getting any cancellation notifications?

Alright I swapped it back to save.
Yeah, I see the gather refuse from outside one. I'll do that as well.

I'll leave it set to all for a while, I'm getting a few like "Needs to collect 1 more cave web" or something. Otherwise nothing.

[The Trashman]

Originally posted by NiveusT:

Originally posted by The Trashman:

I think that sets them to automatically dump all corpses, which probably isn't what you want if you want to butcher anything. Another useful setting in there is under the refuse tab, something like 'gather refuse from outside'

Now you have it set to all (probably worth setting it back after to some after to avoid spam), are you getting any cancellation notifications?

Alright I swapped it back to save.
Yeah, I see the gather refuse from outside one. I'll do that as well.

I'll leave it set to all for a while, I'm getting a few like "Needs to collect 1 more cave web" or something. Otherwise nothing.

Okay, nice. Hopefully you'll get a cancellation that'll explain what's going on.

In the meantime, you could check a couple of things to troubleshoot. Idk how many of these you've tried, but you could:
-check you have no burrow restrictions
-check dwarves can move between the corpses and the dump by moving a squad between the two places
-try dumping another random item
-give a dwarf the hauling detail (keep it set to everyone does this, think assigning someone changes it) and turn off general labours for them. If the issue is that your dwarves are too busy, this could help

[NiveusT]

Originally posted by The Trashman:

Originally posted by NiveusT:

Alright I swapped it back to save.
Yeah, I see the gather refuse from outside one. I'll do that as well.

I'll leave it set to all for a while, I'm getting a few like "Needs to collect 1 more cave web" or something. Otherwise nothing.

Okay, nice. Hopefully you'll get a cancellation that'll explain what's going on.

In the meantime, you could check a couple of things to troubleshoot. Idk how many of these you've tried, but you could:
-check you have no burrow restrictions
-check dwarves can move between the corpses and the dump by moving a squad between the two places
-try dumping another random item
-give a dwarf the hauling detail (keep it set to everyone does this, think assigning someone changes it) and turn off general labours for them. If the issue is that your dwarves are too busy, this could help

As of thus far, no cancellations besides that one that cave web one, which isn't showing up anymore :(

No burrow restrictions. Haven't set up burrows yet.
Just checked if they can move between the two- Can for sure.
Trying to dump a rock now. They've apparently all decided to pray now... LOL... I'll let you know with this one. (As of so far they're ignoring the dump rock).
I set two dwarves to haul/orderlies.
Rotten food isn't getting taken out either despite miasma now.

Troglodyte corpses are getting put in the refuse/corpse stockpile now though.... Just not the things I need...

[NiveusT]

Originally posted by The Trashman:

Originally posted by NiveusT:

Alright I swapped it back to save.
Yeah, I see the gather refuse from outside one. I'll do that as well.

I'll leave it set to all for a while, I'm getting a few like "Needs to collect 1 more cave web" or something. Otherwise nothing.

Okay, nice. Hopefully you'll get a cancellation that'll explain what's going on.

In the meantime, you could check a couple of things to troubleshoot. Idk how many of these you've tried, but you could:
-check you have no burrow restrictions
-check dwarves can move between the corpses and the dump by moving a squad between the two places
-try dumping another random item
-give a dwarf the hauling detail (keep it set to everyone does this, think assigning someone changes it) and turn off general labours for them. If the issue is that your dwarves are too busy, this could help

1. Confirmed no burrow restrictions.
2. They can move between the two for sure. Double checked now. They also dump bones and things, but not corpses.
3. The other random item did not dump, but they are dumping other rotten things now. (I tried dumping a rock, didn't work.)
4. The hauling detail worked, but NOT for the corpses.
5. The second that the corpses turned to bones, they moved the corpse.

[The Trashman]

Originally posted by NiveusT:

Originally posted by The Trashman:

Okay, nice. Hopefully you'll get a cancellation that'll explain what's going on.

In the meantime, you could check a couple of things to troubleshoot. Idk how many of these you've tried, but you could:
-check you have no burrow restrictions
-check dwarves can move between the corpses and the dump by moving a squad between the two places
-try dumping another random item
-give a dwarf the hauling detail (keep it set to everyone does this, think assigning someone changes it) and turn off general labours for them. If the issue is that your dwarves are too busy, this could help

1. Confirmed no burrow restrictions.
2. They can move between the two for sure. Double checked now. They also dump bones and things, but not corpses.
3. The other random item did not dump, but they are dumping other rotten things now. (I tried dumping a rock, didn't work.)
4. The hauling detail worked, but NOT for the corpses.
5. The second that the corpses turned to bones, they moved the corpse.

Is there a setting in the stockpile to allow rotten? I'm wondering whether your corpse stockpile is set to only accept non-rotten items. That doesn't explain them not dumping, though

Maybe if this happens again, create a couple of stockpiles near the corpses. Set one to refuse, the other to corpses and don't do any customization. That would tell us whether there's something configured that's getting in the way

[NiveusT]

Originally posted by The Trashman:

Originally posted by NiveusT:

1. Confirmed no burrow restrictions.
2. They can move between the two for sure. Double checked now. They also dump bones and things, but not corpses.
3. The other random item did not dump, but they are dumping other rotten things now. (I tried dumping a rock, didn't work.)
4. The hauling detail worked, but NOT for the corpses.
5. The second that the corpses turned to bones, they moved the corpse.

Is there a setting in the stockpile to allow rotten? I'm wondering whether your corpse stockpile is set to only accept non-rotten items. That doesn't explain them not dumping, though

Maybe if this happens again, create a couple of stockpiles near the corpses. Set one to refuse, the other to corpses and don't do any customization. That would tell us whether there's something configured that's getting in the way

I don't see anything regarding rotten stuff aside from "rotten raw hide". :(

It also takes rotten food no problem too. Just not... Corpses. Whether the corpses are rotting or still clean. (It wouldn't even take the mole dogs to butcher the carcass).

I set up a stockpile for corpses, then I set up a stockpile for refuse.
Then I set up a stockpile for corpses and refuse both. (All were available at the same time).

Neither would take 'em :(