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0008293Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Stockpilespublic2014-09-13 17:192014-11-18 10:32
ReportergamzeeLover 
Assigned ToFootkerchief 
PriorityhighSeveritymajorReproducibilityalways
StatusresolvedResolutionunable to reproduce 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version0.40.11 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0008293: Dwarves not using bins
DescriptionI have about 50 bins made, and they just go straight to furniture stocpiles and are never touched again. they are all accessible, and now it is getting to the point where I have all my stockpiles set up and full, and not a single bin is used. I have furniture hauling on, and for the settings, i have max bins turned all the way up, and they will still not use it.
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has duplicate 0008406resolved Knight Otu Dwarves not using bins 
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Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2014-09-13 17:19gamzeeLoverNew Issue
2014-09-13 21:08FootkerchiefNote Added: 0030186
2014-09-13 21:08FootkerchiefAssigned To => Footkerchief
2014-09-13 21:08FootkerchiefStatusnew => needs feedback
2014-09-14 11:06gamzeeLoverNote Added: 0030191
2014-09-14 11:06gamzeeLoverStatusneeds feedback => assigned
2014-09-14 17:43FootkerchiefNote Added: 0030195
2014-10-06 03:56Knight OtuRelationship addedhas duplicate 0008406
2014-10-06 06:34ptb_ptbNote Added: 0030551
2014-10-06 14:19ptb_ptbNote Added: 0030554
2014-10-08 14:22LociNote Added: 0030581
2014-10-08 14:39ptb_ptbNote Added: 0030582
2014-10-09 14:50Tom013Note Added: 0030587
2014-10-09 16:55LociNote Added: 0030589
2014-10-09 17:34Tom013Note Added: 0030590
2014-11-18 10:32FootkerchiefStatusassigned => resolved
2014-11-18 10:32FootkerchiefResolutionopen => unable to reproduce

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(0030186)
Footkerchief   
2014-09-13 21:08   
What kind of items are in the stockpiles?

http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2014:Bin [^]
"Stockpiles that use bins are ammo, armor, bars/blocks, cloth, coins, finished goods, gems, leather and weapons. Food stockpiles use barrels and large pots instead of bins. Other stockpiles do not use anything at all."
(0030191)
gamzeeLover   
2014-09-14 11:06   
i have stockpiles for everything, but no bins used, except for those from trading
(0030195)
Footkerchief   
2014-09-14 17:43   
Please upload a save that reproduces the problem to http://dffd.wimbli.com/ [^] and post the link here.
(0030551)
ptb_ptb   
2014-10-06 06:34   
Sometimes bins work as well as they ever do. Sometimes dwarves seem very reluctant to use them. If I spot a clear case, I'll upload a save. :)
(0030554)
ptb_ptb   
2014-10-06 14:19   
Got one (Phoebus' Graphics Set save)

http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=9869 [^]

The 'bar/blocks' stockpile was changed just after creation to allow one bin. As you can see the dwarves have filled it up with blocks, but not used a bin, even though there are seven empty bins in the furniture stockpile.

After I changed it to allow the full number of bins they started to use them.
(0030581)
Loci   
2014-10-08 14:22   
The one bin you've allocated is indeed in the stockpile (a saguaro rib bin in the upper left corner). The only bug I see here is that your dwarves placed an additional block on the tile with the bin, "hiding" it.

Also, a bookkeeper would be quite useful for identifying if bins have been assigned to your stockpiles (on the "bins" details screen, bins assigned to a stockpile will show the stockpile's number).
(0030582)
ptb_ptb   
2014-10-08 14:39   
Oops! False positive then.
(0030587)
Tom013   
2014-10-09 14:50   
I believe I am encountering this same bug. I have uploaded a save here: http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=9888 [^]
(0030589)
Loci   
2014-10-09 16:55   
@Tom013:

You've reserved 25 of your 13 bins for use in jobs that require a bin (e.g. "process plant to bin"), none of which exist in vanilla. Removing your reservation (in the stockpile menu) caused your dwarves to immediately start collecting crafts in the no-longer-reserved bins.

You also apparently assigned a bin to several furniture stockpiles, despite there being no binnable furniture.
(0030590)
Tom013   
2014-10-09 17:34   
@Loci:

Ah, well that explains that. Thanks! Sorry for the (extra) false alarm.

(The 1 bin assigned to furniture was me futzing with things trying to figure out why I couldn't get bins elsewhere)