Actions without Priorities

[MeatsOfEvil]

I've played two games so far, and felt inclined to abandon both because there's a lot going on that I can't control. I feel like 90% of my duplicants are constantly "busy" without doing any of the tasks I've assigned them, even if it causes their own death. It's also hard to figure out exactly what they're all up to. In my current game though there are 3 dead bodies, and 3 empty graves, and tons of people run by but nobody is stopping to pick up the bodies.

[mr_anderson]

Try using the "jobs" menu on top right of the screen. You can select specific dupes for specific tasks. For example, i run only 6 dupes all the time so i have 4 dupes that do everything (base maintenance) and 2 dupes that do only digging and construction. The dupes that are only assigned to digging will train up their skill faster and become really fast in time. Also for building, try using materials that are nearby, it will make things heck of a lot faster.