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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Improving planter performance
« on: August 18, 2009, 09:05:09 am »
Hello. I'm new here, though having lurked for a longish time now.
I'm not actually sure if this is a bug, so I'm posting it here. My searches did not yield any information on this. Mods can of course move this if it's in the wrong place.
My growers seem to have a habit of planting a seed, then walking away with the "no job"-indicator, and only then returning to plant another seed. In all other jobs, the dwarves do not take sudden pauses. They just get materials, work, then immediately get materials again until thirst, hunger, snatchers, flooding magma, getting married or something else stops them.
The growers' behaviour is not constant, the distance they walk away between each seed planted varies. Sometimes they walk only a few steps and then return, sometimes they reach the dining hall and hang around for a while before going back.
If this is intended behaviour, I can only think of one thing, which is that they're trying to "stagger" the plant growth so all plants don't mature within a few seconds. But this seems impropable. So, do other experience this and what is the reason for it?
I'm not actually sure if this is a bug, so I'm posting it here. My searches did not yield any information on this. Mods can of course move this if it's in the wrong place.
My growers seem to have a habit of planting a seed, then walking away with the "no job"-indicator, and only then returning to plant another seed. In all other jobs, the dwarves do not take sudden pauses. They just get materials, work, then immediately get materials again until thirst, hunger, snatchers, flooding magma, getting married or something else stops them.
The growers' behaviour is not constant, the distance they walk away between each seed planted varies. Sometimes they walk only a few steps and then return, sometimes they reach the dining hall and hang around for a while before going back.
If this is intended behaviour, I can only think of one thing, which is that they're trying to "stagger" the plant growth so all plants don't mature within a few seconds. But this seems impropable. So, do other experience this and what is the reason for it?