Wandering Workers

wildminion wrote:
I had this problem too.

I have no road outside.

Allowing the characters complete their "task completed animation" completely solved it for me. Thanks guys!

This! This is what I was trying to say!! It's so simple, why wasn't my message getting across?! Argh!!!!!

Annette, no I'm not using the character finder at all, I've not mentioned it once, it's odd that's what people keep thinking I'm saying. I'd like to be able to do as you do, but I'm going too fast, as it seems Wildminion is doing, and when we've assigned everybody the task, Otto is still doing his, as Wildminion put it, "task completed animation", because his, like Grandpa Abe and Legs (who I think is being muddled for Louie in this thread) are longer than everybody else's. This disrupts something about the character, and delays them knowing they've been assigned a task, so they go walkies, before suddenly realising they've been assigned a task.

I hope this finally makes sense!! :)

I don't think anyone's having problems understanding your method, it's just that either A) they have an alternate method they feel works as well or better, or B) it's not working quite as well for them as for you. It's B in my case. My method during an intense session of max collecting was doing exactly what Annette recommends: tap-taptap- taptaptaptaptaptap. But her results and mine were at odds-- Otto, even though he's on top of the list, would go wandering off. Tapping everyone else first, as someone above recommended, required more effort and attention than I wanted to expend during such a session. Your method of waiting a beat or two works better for me, but it allows more characters to wander-- not as far, but it does add to the time. My (and Annette's) original method works just fine at the Body Works, Phar-mer John's, IoT, and the theater. I'm experimenting with building placement with mixed results, but for now have settled on banishing Otto from Shøp, and using your method at the coffee shop. Thank you one and all for your suggestions and assistance!

AOFIGO009 wrote:

wildminion wrote:
I had this problem too.

I have no road outside.

Allowing the characters complete their "task completed animation" completely solved it for me. Thanks guys!

This! This is what I was trying to say!! It's so simple, why wasn't my message getting across?! Argh!!!!!

Annette, no I'm not using the character finder at all, I've not mentioned it once, it's odd that's what people keep thinking I'm saying. I'd like to be able to do as you do, but I'm going too fast, as it seems Wildminion is doing, and when we've assigned everybody the task, Otto is still doing his, as Wildminion put it, "task completed animation", because his, like Grandpa Abe and Legs (who I think is being muddled for Louie in this thread) are longer than everybody else's. This disrupts something about the character, and delays them knowing they've been assigned a task, so they go walkies, before suddenly realising they've been assigned a task.

I hope this finally makes sense!! :)

Okay, thanks. We are definitely having different things happen to us. I feel lucky!

I'm not even getting them all the way out of the building, so there's no task animation to wait for. I see a couple start to emerge, (Homer and Lovejoy, with others in a blur stacked behind them) By then, ive done my double taps on the chairs and the popup obscures the front of the building. By the time I finish my assigning, all I see is Luigi and Lovejoy backing into the building together.

You must be getting hung up needing to wait while watching them exit the building before the green chair responds to you. One of us has a glitch going on. If it's me, I'm fortunate for sure!!!

BTW, mine works exactly the same way on all 6 of my buildings. ...

If I were you, I'd ask about it. It would drive me nuts. :(

annettemarc wrote:

AOFIGO009 wrote:

wildminion wrote:
I had this problem too.

I have no road outside.

Allowing the characters complete their "task completed animation" completely solved it for me. Thanks guys!

This! This is what I was trying to say!! It's so simple, why wasn't my message getting across?! Argh!!!!!

Annette, no I'm not using the character finder at all, I've not mentioned it once, it's odd that's what people keep thinking I'm saying. I'd like to be able to do as you do, but I'm going too fast, as it seems Wildminion is doing, and when we've assigned everybody the task, Otto is still doing his, as Wildminion put it, "task completed animation", because his, like Grandpa Abe and Legs (who I think is being muddled for Louie in this thread) are longer than everybody else's. This disrupts something about the character, and delays them knowing they've been assigned a task, so they go walkies, before suddenly realising they've been assigned a task.

I hope this finally makes sense!! :)

Okay, thanks. We are definitely having different things happen to us. I feel lucky!

I'm not even getting them all the way out of the building, so there's no task animation to wait for. I see a couple start to emerge, (Homer and Lovejoy, with others in a blur stacked behind them) By then, ive done my double taps on the chairs and the popup obscures the front of the building. By the time I finish my assigning, all I see is Luigi and Lovejoy backing into the building together.

You must be getting hung up needing to wait while watching them exit the building before the green chair responds to you. One of us has a glitch going on. If it's me, I'm fortunate for sure!!!

BTW, mine works exactly the same way on all 6 of my buildings. ...

If I were you, I'd ask about it. It would drive me nuts. :(

More than a glitch it actually sounds a matter of reflexes, as I'm disabled I could never tap them as fast as you! And if it is a glitch, I think it's you with a beneficial one that's enabling you to bypass the need for the "task completed animation". It really isn't much slower, you don't even wait one second if I'm honest. Just burp, fart, breathe or whatever else takes your fancy, and you're all set!!

shaygitz wrote:
I don't think anyone's having problems understanding your method, it's just that either A) they have an alternate method they feel works as well or better, or B) it's not working quite as well for them as for you. It's B in my case. My method during an intense session of max collecting was doing exactly what Annette recommends: tap-taptap- taptaptaptaptaptap. But her results and mine were at odds-- Otto, even though he's on top of the list, would go wandering off. Tapping everyone else first, as someone above recommended, required more effort and attention than I wanted to expend during such a session. Your method of waiting a beat or two works better for me, but it allows more characters to wander-- not as far, but it does add to the time. My (and Annette's) original method works just fine at the Body Works, Phar-mer John's, IoT, and the theater. I'm experimenting with building placement with mixed results, but for now have settled on banishing Otto from Shøp, and using your method at the coffee shop. Thank you one and all for your suggestions and assistance!

Do they really travel THAT far?

It happens to me on iOS devices, but not Android. So if it's an option, try a different device.

AOFIGO009 wrote:

Do they really travel THAT far?

It's remarkable how far they'll go before coming back. I think I've got it figured now, with the combination of building layout and a bit of road in front of the door as suggested by Annette. Now I can speed-collect ALL my factories, and just maybe I'll get Lake Springfield in this lifetime

Yeah it happens with Otto for me too. Sometimes it does for about 4 times the. Not for 3 then go backs in cycle.

Oh well.

It still seems weird this is a big problem. They don't travel far for me, and Otto's task completed animation isn't that long. Maybe you should all be a little more patient, do you think you can do that? ;)

Tried on iPad. Now I see the problem. Android workz fast!

annettemarc wrote:
Tried on iPad. Now I see the problem. Android workz fast!

Annette!! Are you finally converted?!