Construction workers still congest tight sites and can strand themselves on roofs #4

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opened 2026-08-23 09:39:34 +00:00 by rhelwig · 0 comments

rhelwig commented

2026-08-23 09:39:34 +00:00

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Summary

Loaded villagers still risk crowding each other in narrow staged-construction spaces, and at least one Trademaster has been observed stranded on a workshop roof during construction.

Expected

Workers should approach build tasks without repeatedly colliding in tight doorways or bays
Villagers should not remain stranded on roofs after roof work, shortages, or pathfinding detours
Construction stand positions should prefer reachable ground or interior tiles when possible

Actual

Multiple workers can still stall or collide around small structures
At least one Trademaster has been seen standing on a Roadwright / Carpenter-style roof during construction

Relevant files

src/main/java/com/ronhelwig/livevillages/sim/SettlementConstructionWork.java
src/main/java/com/ronhelwig/livevillages/sim/SettlementRoadwrightWork.java

Already tried

Clamped construction stand positions closer to structure origin instead of directly targeting roof height
Delayed wall-torch placement until the support wall exists
Reserved busy Roadwrights away from generic construction while internal path work is available
Changed carrying workers to choose reachable nearby stand positions instead of aiming directly at the target block column
Added delivery timeouts that return carried items to stock
Changed construction stock visits to navigate beside the Trade Board / Trading Post instead of onto the workstation block
Added and then corrected the Trading Post stair cap to discourage workstation climbing
Added delivery cleanup so stale claims and unused batch remainders return to stock
Added server-side assisted placement to reduce wrong-state player help stalls

Current best leads

Re-test whether reachable stand-position selection actually removed the spinning / carrying stall
Add bounded unstuck or return-to-ground behavior for villagers detected on completed or unreachable roof surfaces
Consider limiting simultaneous workers per small structure or per layer
Add explicit anti-climb entry / exit handling around workstations, fences, benches, and similar one-block obstacles

Migrated from https://github.com/rhelwig/LiveVillages/issues/4
Original author: rhelwig
Original labels: none

## Summary Loaded villagers still risk crowding each other in narrow staged-construction spaces, and at least one `Trademaster` has been observed stranded on a workshop roof during construction. ## Expected - Workers should approach build tasks without repeatedly colliding in tight doorways or bays - Villagers should not remain stranded on roofs after roof work, shortages, or pathfinding detours - Construction stand positions should prefer reachable ground or interior tiles when possible ## Actual - Multiple workers can still stall or collide around small structures - At least one `Trademaster` has been seen standing on a Roadwright / Carpenter-style roof during construction ## Relevant files - `src/main/java/com/ronhelwig/livevillages/sim/SettlementConstructionWork.java` - `src/main/java/com/ronhelwig/livevillages/sim/SettlementRoadwrightWork.java` ## Already tried - Clamped construction stand positions closer to structure origin instead of directly targeting roof height - Delayed wall-torch placement until the support wall exists - Reserved busy `Roadwrights` away from generic construction while internal path work is available - Changed carrying workers to choose reachable nearby stand positions instead of aiming directly at the target block column - Added delivery timeouts that return carried items to stock - Changed construction stock visits to navigate beside the `Trade Board` / `Trading Post` instead of onto the workstation block - Added and then corrected the `Trading Post` stair cap to discourage workstation climbing - Added delivery cleanup so stale claims and unused batch remainders return to stock - Added server-side assisted placement to reduce wrong-state player help stalls ## Current best leads - Re-test whether reachable stand-position selection actually removed the spinning / carrying stall - Add bounded unstuck or return-to-ground behavior for villagers detected on completed or unreachable roof surfaces - Consider limiting simultaneous workers per small structure or per layer - Add explicit anti-climb entry / exit handling around workstations, fences, benches, and similar one-block obstacles --- Migrated from https://github.com/rhelwig/LiveVillages/issues/4 Original author: `rhelwig` Original labels: none

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