[2022] Settlers not purifying water

I am encountering an issue with the purify water auto-job, and I cannot determine if it's a bug or if I'm not doing something right. I have the auto-job to purify water enabled in the kitchen, I have settlers assigned to the kitchen with the cook skill enabled, and I have more than enough well water available nearby. There is a red flashing job icon above the cauldron, indicating that the job is trying to get done, but cannot be done for some reason.

I should mention this game is the most recent itch.io build, if that matters.

Pictures for reference:

More than enough water, and the purify job is enabled

Multiple cooks attached to the kitchen

An idle cook and water not being purified

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First off, thank you for taking the time to provide the screenshots and detailed bug report. :)

When you select the block (tab+left click it) and hover over the red Water (Purified) job in the tooltip, does it show you what the error is. It should say something like missing skill or missing item.

My best guess is that they can't reach the coal that's required for the job. Could be somewhere in a cave/mine and the settler just can't path to it.

If the coal is available nearby, try remove the job from the cauldron (opening the job menu and right-click the cauldron.)

If none of that helps, I'd love to take a look at the save file. You can email it to me at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).

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