Max number of duplicant on a job

[Yannick Vachon]

I started a new base on the preview branch and after a while, I am at 16 duplicants, feeding them with a mix of "delicious" Mush Fry with some Liceloaf and then some Gristle Berry made on the grill for desert

But a few minutes ago, I noticed that some of my dupes maxed out a level of a job but that I could not transfer them to the next tier because there is no "Unassigned" line there, as it is displayed in the two screen shots in attachment. On the first one, I cannot have a third Electrical Engineer and on the second one, I cannot have a fourth Seasoned Farmer.

Is it a bug or a limitation of the job system? Or maybe a limitation while being in the preview branch?

I was planning once I have my first steam geyser found to continue increase the size up to 50-60 to see how big I can go with the job system but if I cannot in time upgrade all duplicants to their max level, it may become harder to do so. With that kind of base, I could potentially have 5-6 farmers, 3-4 cooks and a lot of diggers, builders and sweepers to sustain that base to max efficiency.

[Hechicera]

I noticed this too. You could still get a larger number in an overall role, but by filling all the tiers. Just like the real world in much of academic research institutions. Many horribly overqualified junior member just waiting on the guy above them to die or retire! You could rotate them through the tiers (what a micromanagement) to perhaps maximize the skill gain (not the bonus which is per tier). That is assuming you get skill ups on the underlying skill faster in higher job tiers (unknown). Rotating would also make sure that should the higher tier guy die that the underlings could step in.

Imagine that in real life. You have now learned all you can as the department head. So, you are demoted to coffee boy, where your learned skills are still useful, but you are powerless. We need a mid-level guy to now also know how to be department head, just in case. Not that we expect you to have an "accident" soon, of course!

Though it does sort of go to many managers and not enough workers. But that would make sense more if the higher tier jobs, once maxxed, staffed and slot filled, gave a bonus to all dupes in the lower tiers. But right now the top tier gives self bonus only. So not a manager, just a really specialized worker.

[chemie]

seems very limiting since I might want more than 3 dups to dig through hard materials all at the same time....