Fix a Grow A Colony Worker not gathering Food by checking the unit, order, target, movement, return, and nearby threats in one clear, controlled sequence.
Confirm a Worker, confirm the current gathering order, choose one visible Food target, watch movement, watch the return, then check for threats. Do not rebuild the colony before identifying which of those six observable prerequisites is missing.
Stop at the first step that does not match what you see.
The official description assigns Workers to Food. Read the current unit label and do not substitute a Major or Drone just because it is nearby.
A gameplay snapshot dated August 22, 2026 shows Follow, Scavenge, and Attack labels. Use the live gathering label if an update changes that interface.
Keep the selected Worker visible and try the nearest clear target first. A distant or obstructed route introduces more uncertainty than a short controlled test.
Record whether the Worker moves, never starts, or begins and then stops. Those are different states and lead to different next actions.
Do not call the route successful only because the Worker moved outward. Watch whether Food returns to the colony before redirecting the unit.
The official description names Bugs, Creatures, and Colonies as combat targets. If a visible threat interrupts the route, use a fighting unit to protect it before retesting.
Reselect the Worker, reissue the visible gathering order, click one closer target once, and wait for a clear response.
Use a shorter route and watch the exact stop point. Current public material does not describe hidden pathfinding rules.
Retry the same Worker on a closer target and separate the pickup observation from the return observation.
Rapidly switching Follow, Scavenge, and Attack makes it hard to know which command the Worker is following.
Start with a close visible target. Only lengthen the path after a complete cycle works.
A stopped route can come from role, order, target, movement, return, or threat state. The visible sequence is more useful than a single universal fix.
Revision: this route was reviewed for Update 6. Official descriptions establish only the claims explicitly labelled official; live prompts and dated observations supply the remaining checks.
Check the Worker, current order, visible target, movement, return, and nearby threats in that order.
Scavenge appears in a gameplay snapshot dated August 22, 2026. Follow the live interface if the label changes.
No. It uses six answers you select in the browser and does not ask for a username.
Check the update page for interface changes, then retry one short route in a fresh server before changing the whole colony.
