Thanks, you are the best!! @Mlie

I stand corrected, thank you! @Mlie

Made an update of this:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2947023388
Hope it helps anyone!

Is this functionality included in Simple Sidearms mod?

1.4...?

@bole, last time I checked, that function is not working for simple sidearms. I brought it to the authors attention a little while ago, although I havent played for a bit, so it may have been patched now.

@Hydrolic yeah in the mod settings there should be a checkmark toggle for Simple Sidearms to automatically equip tools

@AlexJones1776 Wait it does? Is it an option I have to enable?

@Hydrolic use the "Simple Sidearms" mod, it auto uses tools like this mod did.

Every day I go to check, and I'm sad that it hasn't been updated yet nor anyone else is picking up to update the mod.

Man.

@pickpickpickpickpickpickpickpick Thanks for the info! I've been looking for an update daily 💜

Mlie is working on updating this folks

wake up samurai

this mod "works" for 1.4 sometimes i can see my colonists changing from weapons to tools but isn't 100% of the time

Very much hoping for update to 1.4 comes soon. Having to micromanage this is so frustrating.. Appreciate the time and work that you've put into all of your mods, I use quite a few of them.

1.4?

donno capt muscles hasnt been seen for quite a while, maybe you should ask mlie to take it over?

One of my all-time favorite quality of life and immersion mods :) Hope 1.4 update is in the future.

Jumping in with everyone else; here's hoping for a 1.4 update for this mod!

Fingers crossed on an update for this one . Really good mod!

Hmm, does not really work as intended any more..
Pawns, won't swap to tools in their inventory, I had it working for a wee bit, but then it decided to stop so.. eh.
A fix would be lovely :).

1.4?

Love this mod!! Are you still updating this mod?

really hoping this, along with go to sleep, research etc get updated! crossing fingers. your mods have been a staple all these years

Great mod, I would love see uptade for 1.4
ty for your mod

About this bit of the description:

"Update:
This mod now also adds the ability to command colonists to pick up specific items to carry around in their inventory even when not part of a caravan."

I'm assuming this means tools, given the purpose of the mod. Has this been removed? I have no option to make my pawns pick up a tool.

This mod is in need of some polish, VWE tools now just get renamed to "Steel".

《Power Tools》 tool cant use by tool

Hi. I tested a few mods, and bring here a list of issue I've come across. I used 50+ mods, but I believe the most relevant are pocket sand, de-generalize work and tree chopping speed stat. I may provide the full list if need be:
General issues
- If the character is holding weapons/tools that give bonuses to the same stat (and even sometimes when they give no bonuses), they keep switching between them when doing the same task (for example, build a wall with one tool build the next with another, so on).
Primitive tools
- Walking stick - Isn't equipped. I suppose because walking isn't a job, and enabling this would probably require quite a few cycles that would kill performance.
Vanilla weapons exapnded
- Hammer - Isn't used when doing general labour;
Toolmetrics redux

- Pillow, blanket, walking cane, flowers, fan, how to for dummies, coupon book - Same as walking stick from primitive tools. Probably to costly to check the conditions to equip them;
- Toolkit - Bonus labour speed. Character doesn't equip it;
- Thine - Bonus tailoring speed. Caharcter doesn't equip it.
- Fork and spoon - Bonus eating speed. Character doesn't equip it;
- Forge hammer - Bonus smithing speed. Character doesn't equip it.

That's all I found. If I may suggest, and if it is not too taxing, I wager allowing players to choose which tool is equipped for which task (similar to detailed task list on work tab mod), as well as the priority for which ones, could be most helpful.

If I may ask, I'd also like to know the basics of how the mod selects the tools to equip. This is because I'd like to add some tool to toolmetrics redux to fit my needs throughout all tech levels, and I wanna know if they'd be recognized and used as tools.

Take care

Not working when pawn does general labour, like stonecutting, smelting, etc. Pawn doesn't equip hammer from Vanilla Weapons Expanded.

@blank have you seen if its fixed yet, ive been wondering why my guys wont use tools at all, so i need to get rid of simple side arms and replace it with this and pocket sand?

I L O V E Y O U

@Maty the Fluff :3 I would assume this one shouldn't be used together with simple sidearms. Simple sidearms has it implemented to switch tools for different jobs. And the error with removing the selected favorites is an error of simple sidearm currently, as I have it too without this mod yet. I'm gonna switch to this one and pocket sand and remove simple sidearms for the time being, till simple sidearm gets any update or so.

Whenever my pawns use their tools, they set it as their preferred melee weapon, which is bad since I want my colonists to fight with swords and not wooden hammers. Any way to fix that? I am not getting any errors

Should this mod go above or below simple sidearms in the load order?

Hello, i was wondering if you could add compatibility for this mod? https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2704811765 it also does tool buffs and tool debuffs when you are using or not using tools

if it matters, i also have some Quality mods that make it so an items statoffsets vary in potency based on the quality of the weapon. IE high quality drill = bigger buff to crafting speed, low quality drill = lower buff to crafting speed (IE general labor speed)

I had a pawn with a Drill from Powertools. The Drill has a stat offset of +60% to General Labor speed. The pawn goes to craft a crude SMG at a machining bench, which workspeed is governed by General Labor Speed. But the pawn wont equip the drill unless i tell them to.

I use compositable loadouts to get the pawn to put the drill in their inventory.

Usually this works fine with stuff like chainsaws for planting, or chopping trees. Idk why it doesnt work specifically with Crafting. its weird because i thought i saw it working with crafting earlier but then i look now and my pawns arent grabbing their drill when machining.

Log: https://gist.github.com/0cb49cfe09e6bae9e4bc686b192bbfe4

Is this compatible with MineralsCraft SK? Kinda seems like it isn't. No crashes or anything, but Grab Your Tool won't switch to some or all of the tools added by MC SK (unless this a load order issue?). The mod adds neolithic versions of Survival Tools. - https://github.com/zachary-foster/MineralsCraft_SK

Pawns don't equip scalpel (Vanilla Weapons Expanded) when tending to someone, also they don't use hammer when crafting something (stone blocks etc.).

Pawns don't equip scalpel (Vanilla Weapons Expanded) when tending to someone.

My colonists are never switching back to their primary weapon after a job :c

if a pawn has a tool in their inventory (but nothing equipped) then switches to it with this mod, will they automatically unequip it afterwards?

For Gimmicks, my pawn has a chef knife in their inventory but it doesn't get equipped in main hand like power tools does. Also drill from power tool doesn't get used either?

To specify, I'm not reporting a bug with this mod, I'm asking if this mod will help to fix those issues where Simple Sidearm's tool switching feature doesn't work quite right. Is this more reliable?

Is this compatible with Simple Sidearms? My colonists already use tools appropriately most of the time, but a couple times I've noticed them refusing to switch to the right tool for the job and it actually causing them harm. My tamers refused to switch to the whip which gives them +50% tame chance, and one of my crafters isn't switching to the hammer to speed up her work.

I am using this with 'Toolmetrics Redux (Continued) and notice that my pawns are selecting the Jackhammer for construction jobs instead of using the power drill. Is there a way to make it so pawns use the Jackhammer for mining and the power drill for construction?

@Gender Bender: I use this with CE no problem.