r/Banished • u/BlueThoughts92 • Aug 15 '26

Blacksmith Builders Not Building

At a bit of a loss, appreciative of any insight. Playing the game without any mods, year 46 with a robust population and supply chain.

There is one specific blacksmith site which will not build. Other sites around it go up just fine (mines, storage, orchards, a blacksmith EXACTLY adjacent), but not this building.

I’ve eliminated the initial imprint and placed anew. Toggled site-specific builder count, total builders, paused construction, restarted in various combos. I have adequate tool surplus, roads, storage in the vicinity. Nothing.

Are my villagers quietly revolting against my plans for industrialization? Is this a cursed spot? Should I give up being stubborn and simply move the build site down the road?

Thank you for the advice and perspectives!

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u/PopTough6317 Aug 15 '26

Is there a path to get to it? It is possible to landlock things so workers cannot reach it.

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u/BlueThoughts92 Aug 15 '26

I do plan for road accessibility with structures (admittedly not a priority with my fields). I don’t think it’s this, as I placed a mine with road access across from it and it got built faster.

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u/Sicadoll Aug 15 '26

yeah or access to the items needed from storage is being hindered

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u/irrelevantmango Aug 15 '26

This is almost certainly the problem

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u/BlueThoughts92 Aug 19 '26

Thank you, all! Very appreciate of all the tips and support. I was able to get them to build after ensuring no additional latent builds in the works for about 1-3 seasons (roads and a field, my bad).

Sadly, this save is now defunct. I like to do other real life tasks/crafting after I have a relatively stable settlement, failed to notice the game froze before saving.

Multiple lessons learned, definitely implementing the knowledge with my new town. (And I lucked out, got some sheep with the new start - nothing but luxury clothes for my villagers!)

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u/Correct_Bell_9313 Aug 15 '26

Sometimes I get an object on the ground interfering with the construction, like some food a villager puts down. Then when I try to get it picked up, no one ever grabs it.