My two miners in Dwarf Fortress dropped their pickaxes
My two miners dropped their pickaxes on the floor below right on the stairs. And now they can't mine the area I wanted them to. It's the start of the game and I don't want to have to make a new world.
Best Answer
Couple of options:
Assign two other dwarves the mining labor, they should go grab the picks. If so, then something has happened to your miners - perhaps they're injured somehow?
Make sure the picks are forbidden/marked for dumping or smelting or something.
Make sure the miners didn't get activated as soldiers with kits that prevent picks.
As a final option you can try building a weapons stockpile and get the picks moved there - if they don't go, then something is preventing dwarves from interacting with the picks themselves.
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Why are my dwarves not mining Dwarf Fortress?
This is easiest if you have an exposed hillside on the map. If not you may need to go down a z level and designate ramps up ( d , r ) next to your mining area. The dwarves must be able to path to this digging area. If it is separated by z-levels, you must add stairs or ramps.How do you stop mining in Dwarf Fortress?
If you placed a designated area for mining but want to cancel the mining (for example if you approached damp stone) simply go to Designations d and select Remove Designation x. Then select the starting point of the area you want to cancel with enter, move to the ending point and confirm again with enter.Dwarf Fortress for New Players ~ 34 Tools and Weapons
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