Topic: How do I get more workers?
Sevitaus
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Joined: 2025-03-26, 09:39
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Posted at: 2025-03-26, 09:42
Hi. Just started playing this game with my S2 experience and I noticed my lumberjack huts were empty. I had axes but I had no lumberjacks left. I searched for some information on how to get more workers but there is none in manual I guess. How do I get more lumberjacks then? 
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kaputtnik
Joined: 2013-02-18, 19:48
Posts: 2649 OS: Archlinux Version: current master  One Elder of Players Location: Germany |
Posted at: 2025-03-26, 11:34
Hi Servitaus and welcome to the forums Workers are "made" on demand if:
Hope this helps. If this does not help, please provide information about the used widelands version and where do you get it from.
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Sevitaus
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Joined: 2025-03-26, 09:39
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Posted at: 2025-03-26, 14:40
Yeah, I was missing felling axe. So many axes I couldn't find the one.
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Ron_of_Nord
Joined: 2024-04-20, 22:43
Posts: 171 OS: Windows Version: 1.3  At home in WL-forums Location: Land_down_under |
Posted at: 2025-03-26, 22:43
felling axes are produced by metal workshops or toolmakers, depending on the tribe. If you are missing one,check that the The aussies are coming, ya ho! ya ho!
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Ron_of_Nord
Joined: 2024-04-20, 22:43
Posts: 171 OS: Windows Version: 1.3 At home in WL-forums Location: Land_down_under |
Posted at: 2025-03-26, 23:05
If you are unsure what building/worker produces what product/tool, the in game help is excellent The aussies are coming, ya ho! ya ho!
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Lawrence
Joined: 2020-05-01, 01:20
Posts: 37 OS: Apple and Linux Distros Version: 19 and 1.1  Pry about Widelands |
Posted at: Today 10:12
I have discovered a "trick" to get new workers a little quicker. Sometimes when a worker doesn't seem to exist I go to the Headquarters and click on the worker I need and change the green arrow at the bottom of the window that chooses to "Preferably store the the selected wares here". I leave this worker highlighted with the Green arrow until the "Missing Worker" problem has gone away. Accept the challenge to excel with the humility to receive help.
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Lawrence
Joined: 2020-05-01, 01:20
Posts: 37 OS: Apple and Linux Distros Version: 19 and 1.1 Pry about Widelands |
Posted at: Today 10:20
Another "speed up" trick is to open the window of a production worker such as "Tool Smithy" and with the shift key pressed, use the mouse on the < and > icons to reduce and increase the wares held. This seems to "Wake up" the worker so they start to produce their products. This trick is very useful when the building says "Did not start because xxx is not needed" when there is definitely none of the named products available. Accept the challenge to excel with the humility to receive help.
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Lawrence
Joined: 2020-05-01, 01:20
Posts: 37 OS: Apple and Linux Distros Version: 19 and 1.1 Pry about Widelands |
Posted at: Today 10:21
Changing the wares held with the shift key pressed, and using the mouse on the < and > icons to reduce and increase the wares held will solve many issues where the workers seem to have "fallen asleep" Edited: Today 10:35
Accept the challenge to excel with the humility to receive help.
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hessenfarmer
Joined: 2014-12-11, 22:16
Posts: 2802 One Elder of Players Location: Bavaria |
Posted at: Today 13:46
Neither of the "tricks" described by Lawrence really helps to create any wares any quicker.
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