01Most likely cause
Why it happens
Demo reports indicate that a queued job can remain reserved to the sleeping worker instead of being reassigned.
Primary lead: Games discussion: sleeping worker blocks craftingEarlier reportNeeds live-build checkStill checkingPlayer questionsettlement
Quick fix / Settlement work order
Crafting queue stuck behind a sleeping worker?
Symptom / what you seeA craft stays queued while its assigned settler sleeps, and another available worker does not take over.
Try this firstThe reserved job may still belong to the sleeper; reset the assignment before rebuilding.
Earlier report · live-build check needed · open primary source ↗
02Do this now / immediate action
Run one clean test
Try these checks in the current Early Access build.
- 01Pause and identify the first stalled task and the settler currently associated with it.
- 02Check whether that settler is asleep, unavailable, or missing reachable materials; restore only that condition first.
- 03Watch whether progress resumes or another eligible worker claims the task before cancelling or reordering the queue.
03Success feedback
Know when it worked
An awake worker walks to the station and the progress indicator starts moving. If it does not, leave the queue cancelled and record the station, recipe, and worker state for the release-build recheck.
What still needs checking
Open the evidence yourself
- communityGames discussion: sleeping worker blocks crafting ↗
Independent player reports describe the sleeping-worker queue lock.
- communitySteam playtest feedback ↗
A separate report documents crafting progress stopping when plans are reordered.