Dublicants not researching water not delivered to Super Computer -SOLVED

The solution is in your last screenshot.

Your scientists (i assume they have the trait to operate super computers?), are currently gofers and groundkeepers. 

Now to conditions apply at the same time, preventing them to research:

1. you set supply to equal priority as research. 

2. the job they are doing currently.

Job priority always overrides task priority, if set to equal.  A gofer will always move things around, it he can, and not forced to do otherwise. 

In your scenario, they would do research only, if there is nothing to carry around, clean, store... in other words, almost never.

The solution is simple, lower the priority for supply, and keep research at max priority. This should work.

Could you provide a screenshot of Job/Role screen esp. Research Assistant job?

They are Tenured Scientists and they currently do only research and care (no sick people). I built a new super comp next to water source, where it is warmer. Now they do research and deliver water to it. Either my first SC location became too cold for my high-moraled scientist or the old SC was glitched. Apparently rebuilding it w/o reloading the game first in the same spot did not clear the glitch

I did an experiment, I rose the temp to yellow... STILL they prefer the SC downstairs

OHMYGOD!!! I FOUND THE ISSUE!!!!

 

Tried to do glitch-test, deconstruct and rebuild after a reload, then I found this:  OMG I AM AN IDIOT did not remember at some point I was planning conserving some energy with automation *facepalm*

 

 

Edited February 4, 2019 by Cattrina

ISSUE SOLVED

 

here she is happily researching again

34 minutes ago, Cattrina said:

The pitcher pump takes issue with mixed liquids, I imagine this may have been the cause - this is a known issue, I'm guessing you mopped that little bit out and everything went back to normal?

3 minutes ago, The Plum Gate said:

The pitcher pump takes issue with mixed liquids, I imagine this may have been the cause - this is a known issue, I'm guessing you mopped that little bit out and everything went back to normal?

No, that mop is unreachable. I had an automation line inactive, my bad  had forgotten the line existed. Geez this game is complex!

Edited February 4, 2019 by Cattrina

Just now, Cattrina said:

No, that mop is unreachable. I had an automation line inactive, my bad  had forgotten the line existed. Geez this game is complex!

Aye, fair warning - mixed liquids can cause hitching at the pump - so if you encounter an issue with it - it's a known issue. I've accidentally disabled buildings like that - can be hard to spot a single tile of unconnected automation line on a building port even in the overlay. Luckily it turns red when there's an off signal on the port. 

Just now, The Plum Gate said:

Aye, fair warning - mixed liquids can cause hitching at the pump - so if you encounter an issue with it - it's a known issue. I've accidentally disabled buildings like that - can be hard to spot a single tile of unconnected automation line on a building port even in the overlay. Luckily it turns red when there's an off signal on the port. 

Yeah, no kidding XD thanks for the heads up