# Hearthlings refuse to get promoted

**URL:** <https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/hearthlings-refuse-to-get-promoted/33158>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** combat\
**Created:** [December 28, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/hearthlings-refuse-to-get-promoted/33158 "2017-12-28T15:43:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![TheHellLord472](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/thehelllord472/32/59637_2.png) [@TheHellLord472](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/TheHellLord472)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/hearthlings-refuse-to-get-promoted/33158/1 "2017-12-28T15:43:40Z")

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I started a new game and got my first footman.I needed more so I told another hearthling to be a [footman.No](http://footman.No) matter what I do, this won’t happen.The hearthling will do what he wants and not what I tell him to do.I restarted the game twice and nothing happened…I had all the requirements for him to be a footman. This game is on hard mode and I never experienced the same bug earlier.Please help

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**Author:** ![Hieronymous](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/hieronymous/32/28530_2.png) [@Hieronymous](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Hieronymous)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/hearthlings-refuse-to-get-promoted/33158/2 "2017-12-28T16:39:46Z")

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Can you post a screenshot? Did you have a second sword for the second footman, or was the sword still being used by the first footman?

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**Author:** ![TheHellLord472](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/thehelllord472/32/59637_2.png) [@TheHellLord472](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/TheHellLord472)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/hearthlings-refuse-to-get-promoted/33158/3 "2017-12-28T16:42:56Z")

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I have 2 swords.Otherwise the game would not allow me to promote him

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**Author:** ![Hieronymous](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/hieronymous/32/28530_2.png) [@Hieronymous](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Hieronymous)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/hearthlings-refuse-to-get-promoted/33158/4 "2017-12-28T17:16:47Z")

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Hrm. What’s the hearthling doing instead? Can he path to the sword?

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**Author:** ![Relyss](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/relyss/32/41785_2.png) [@Relyss](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Relyss)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2018, 6:42pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/hearthlings-refuse-to-get-promoted/33158/5 "2018-01-03T18:42:30Z")

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Belated welcome to the forum, @TheHellLord472 🙂

Do you have the savefile where this was happening? Could you upload it?

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**Author:** ![ainthrea](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/ainthrea/32/59677_2.png) [@ainthrea](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/ainthrea)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2018, 6:56pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/hearthlings-refuse-to-get-promoted/33158/6 "2018-01-04T18:56:54Z")

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Here is my suggestions:

1. Create a new item for promoting, use console to remove all unreachable item: _ **dump\_inaccessible\_items** _
2. Try using console command: _ **ai\_reconsider** _
3. Go to Citizens Panel (Press C), pause all following work types: Build, Mine, Job. Leave Haul on continue. After the hearltings finish restocking items, turn all back on.
4. Reset game.
5. Also remove any the queue tasks if they can’t be finished. If you wanna make sure, remove all queued tasks. (try this step before step 2 if it still doesn’t work after step 4)