Issue Description

Fulfilling development projects in the Workshop requires a constant delivery line of materials from your automated processing grid. If your Workshop forklift stops dead in its tracks, refuses to fetch inventory bundles, or completely freezes near the loading pad, your logistics pipeline has encountered a routing deadlock. This mechanical halt is caused by order priority conflicts, outdated material requests, or storage capacity constraints.

💡 Dual Logistics Systems Check: Before troubleshooting, remember that Lumber Inc manages two completely separate storage structures. The Sawmill Warehouse holds primary wood assets (cants, rough lumber, and squared lumber), while the Workshop Warehouse stores finished house-building hardware (nails and paint buckets). Ensure you are inspecting the correct storage facility relative to your current production roadblock.

Troubleshooting Steps & Logistics Overhauls

To clear the physical jam and get your forklift operators moving cargo back to the assembly pads, execute the following technical checks:

1. Enforce the Priority Queue Rule

The Workshop forklift operates on a strict single-task routine. It will completely ignore building sites if other logistical contracts are clouding its processing queue:

• Open your primary shipping order board.

• Locate the specialized Workshop construction contract (represented by the man wearing a safety helmet).

• ⚠️ Strict Pipeline Requirement: This specific helmeted contract must be positioned as the absolute first active order at the top of your ledger. If any standard commercial cash orders are sitting ahead of it in line, you must cancel them immediately to force the forklift back to work.

2. Flush Outdated Material Requests

When you upgrade your factory's sawing machines to higher technology tiers, your old material production lines are permanently replaced. However, an active Workshop order generated before your upgrade will continue to demand old resource types:

• Inspect the exact timber type requested on your active construction card. If it requires a grade of cant or rough lumber that your modernized machines no longer manufacture, the forklift will stall indefinitely.

• The Solution: Hit the red trash can icon to cancel the stuck order. Accepting a freshly generated contract forces the system to align with your current machinery output, requesting only the materials you can actively produce.

3. Clear Warehouse Storage Bottlenecks

Your logistics team will refuse to move any materials if your local receiving bays are overloaded:

• Check the total volume of materials required to finish your current house project against your maximum storage thresholds. If the target delivery amount exceeds your total warehouse limits, the forklift cannot drop off the cargo.

• The Solution: You must either cancel the massive contract in favor of a smaller build, or immediately invest in expanding your local footprint by upgrading your logistics manager, Ms. Karen, to boost total warehouse capacity limits.

Tips and Strategies

• Keep Ms. Karen Upgraded: Do not let your warehouse capacity lag behind your machinery tiers. Upgrading Ms. Karen early ensures that your storage bays can always accommodate the massive timber quotas demanded by high-tier advanced house blueprints.

• Aggressively Purge the Board: There is no penalty for cancelling a stalled construction order. If your forklift sits idle for more than a few seconds after you accept a project, cancel it immediately to refresh the system line rather than waiting around for a stuck script to clear itself.