0008534: Hauling bins to collect multiple items outside means dwarves only pick up one item each trip

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0008534

Dwarf Fortress

Dwarf Mode -- Jobs, Hauling

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2014-11-09 11:09

2014-11-09 14:22

Reporter

thraxarious

Assigned To

Footkerchief

Priority

normal

Severity

minor

Reproducibility

always

Status

resolved

Resolution

duplicate

Platform

Windows

OS Version

Win 7 Ult x64

Product Version

0.40.15

Target Version

Fixed in Version

Summary

0008534: Hauling bins to collect multiple items outside means dwarves only pick up one item each trip

Description

If an outpost was abandoned and the items strewn around, the dwarves often carry an entire bin of items, usually clothes, to pick the item up. Problem is they often make one trip for each item, negating the reason for even lugging around the bin.

Steps To Reproduce

Abandoned fort with many MANY clothing and other objects strewn around the outside.

Reclaimed and starting to claim items, but items are all given individual hauling jobs.

Dwarves often carry the bin with them, increasing travel time and only picking up one item at a time.

Additional Information

It would be nice to have hauling do some cost calculations to group jobs that would be low cost to group together (making one trip for multiple items instead of each item). And figure if the weight being asked to pick up would slow them down too much, use a wheelbarrow or just keep the hauling jobs separate.