Field dispatch · Early Access live
Dungeon Settlers guide.
Start with the symptom.
Find why a skill is unavailable, why work has stalled, and the one next action that should make the game respond.
01Inside the settlementworker · queue · farm02Before the expeditionskill · gear · supplies03Colony in declinefood · sleep · mood
10 blockers traced · 1 current research route
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The obstacle atlas
Three places a run goes wrong.
Not a database. Not a wiki. Pick the state you are in and move one step forward.
IWork orderSettlementA worker, queue, room, farm, or unlock has stopped responding.
Work order
What stopped inside the walls?
01A craft stays queued while its assigned settler sleeps, and another available worker does not take over.Crafting queue is stuck behind a sleeping workerThe reserved job may still belong to the sleeper; reset the assignment before rebuilding.Answer02Settlers go to bed, but crafting and construction stop even when jobs remain available.Prioritize Sleep stopped all useful workTreat it as a mode switch, not a small priority boost: disable it before testing jobs.Answer03Basic Farming is grey or Farm is missing from Build → Agriculture even though the settlement has a Research Station.Research books unlock Basic FarmingOpen Research, select the node that unlocks Farm, follow the prerequisites shown in your build, then confirm Farm appears under Build → Agriculture.Answer04A planted Farm appears frozen, has no sow action, or shows no crop/work progress after the settlement roster changes.Farm plots are not growing — check research, sowing, and task stateConfirm Basic Farming, valid ground, a supported crop (the current player lead is Oats), and an active Farm task; growth timing and caretaker rules remain unconfirmed.Answer
IIRoute orderExpeditionYour party cannot use, carry, fund, or sustain the next dungeon run.
Route order
What blocks the next descent?
01Dragging ointment, rations, or another stack moves the entire pile instead of a smaller amount.Split an item stack without moving the whole pileCtrl + drag moves half a stack. Shift + drag lets you choose the quantity.Answer02A settler has a fire, nature, or healing skill, but the combat skill stays unavailable or never appears usable.Magic skill is learned but unavailableA learned magic branch is not enough; the settler needs a compatible staff and its material chain.Answer03A settler has finished expeditions but no level-up button appears on the normal character panel.XP looks full, but the settler will not level upCheck XP in the portal screen, then return to the settlement. Use the Wooden Goddess Statue with the full-XP settler: choose Prayer, press Pray, select an Inscription, and press Accept. If the statue is missing, unlock it through Wood Processing → Carpentry → Wood Planks → Special.Answer04The party has to return before reaching the intended room because its expedition supplies or recovery loop collapses.Party cannot stay in the dungeon long enoughTreat rations and camp supplies as pre-departure requirements; the exact Camp Fire interaction is not release-verified.Answer05You have dungeon loot, but collecting ordinary materials has not increased the gold counter needed for your next purchase.You need gold for recruits or buildingUse a coin only if its tooltip explicitly grants gold, or sell a spare item through a merchant’s Trade window. Check the displayed amount and confirm that your gold counter actually increases; using a coin and selling it are different actions.Answer
IIIWatch orderSurvivalFood, sleep, mood, or time is pulling the whole colony downward.
Official research screen · atmosphere onlyHow answers are checked
An answer is ready when all three checks connect.
- 01Current build
The action works in the live Early Access build.
- 02Two independent sources
Cause, action, and feedback agree across separate evidence.
- 03Clear player need
The answer fills the gap a player meets when searching for the fix.