# Basecamp NPC don't do any jobs

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/basecamp-npc-dont-do-any-jobs/25860>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [February 3, 2021, 5:56am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/basecamp-npc-dont-do-any-jobs/25860 "2021-02-03T05:56:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![haceco2758](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f0a364/32.png) [@haceco2758](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/haceco2758)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 5:56am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/basecamp-npc-dont-do-any-jobs/25860/1 "2021-02-03T05:56:23Z")

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They just path into one room and run into eachother non stop not even to sleep

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**Author:** ![Valase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valase/32/6972_2.png) [@Valase](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valase)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 6:02am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/basecamp-npc-dont-do-any-jobs/25860/2 "2021-02-03T06:02:43Z")

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To verify this bug please make sure to include the version of the game you’re playing as well as a list of all loaded mods.

Do you have food in your stockpile?

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**Author:** ![haceco2758](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f0a364/32.png) [@haceco2758](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/haceco2758)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/basecamp-npc-dont-do-any-jobs/25860/3 "2021-02-03T16:57:03Z")

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I have a basecamp food stockpile with food inside. There are corpses they should be butchering but they just dont

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**Author:** ![Valase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valase/32/6972_2.png) [@Valase](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valase)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 10:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/basecamp-npc-dont-do-any-jobs/25860/4 "2021-02-03T22:04:09Z")

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I repeat myself, but…

> [@Valase](#):
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> To verify this bug please make sure to include the version of the game you’re playing as well as a list of all loaded mods.

Without knowing your version and mods, we can’t help. Please provide the necessary information and you might want to read through [this external site so you can report bugs more effectively](https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html). Otherwise, this will just turning into a guessing game and waste both our time, as well as some others on this forum.

If butchering is the problem, check this…:

> [@How does NPC butchery work?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-does-npc-butchery-work/22654/5):
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> > [@Basecamp - what do I need to make butchering job actually work?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/basecamp-what-do-i-need-to-make-butchering-job-actually-work/22565/3):
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> > > 1. make sure the corpses are in a corpse loot zone, thats where the NPC searches for corpses.
> > > 2. make sure the NPC has a butchering implement in their inventory or there is a loot zone with a butchering implement inside it nearby ( within 60 tiles )
> > > 3. if the corpse is big, then they will also need a butchering rack, and a hacksaw.
> > > 4. if its dark, then they cant do the task.
> > > 5. as Valase also said - Im not entirely sure if the NPC can path on top of the rack, so might be worth putting the corpse loot zone adjacent to it.
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> Also, not sure if needed, but place a table (or other flat surface) next to the butchering rack.

Note that the saw and other tools can’t be in use by multiple NPCs at the same time.