Errand

Duplicants can perform Errands around the colony. Errands can be prioritized via the priority panel and sub-priority overlay. High priority errands are always performed before low priority errands. However, a busy Duplicant will continue to work on their current errand until it's complete, even if a higher priority errand becomes available.

Some duplicants are unable to perform certain errands. For example, duplicants with the Uncultured trait cannot perform Decorate errands.

Some errands require a minimal level of a certain skill to perform, either always or for certain tasks. For example, the Decorate errand always needs the Art Fundamentals skill (quality getting better with Aesthetic Design and Masterworks), and while every duplicant can do cooking errands on a Microbe Musher, to do so on an Electric Grill, the Grilling skill is required.

! Most errands are exclusive to duplicants, i.e. they cannot be perfomed by machinery. !

List of errands

Errand	Description	Cannot perform	Skills [confirmation?]
Build	Construct new buildings.	Unconstructive	Mechatronics Engineering (Conveyor Rail System construction)
Care	Treat sick and injured Duplicants.	Squeamish	Bedside Manner (Sick Bay usage), Advanced Medical Care (Disease Clinic usage)
Combat	Fight wild creatures.	Pacifist	Critter Ranching (critter wrangling)
Cook	Operate food preparation buildings.	Gastrophobia	Grilling (Electric Grill usage)
Decorate	Sculpt or paint to improve colony decor.	Uncultured	Art Fundamentals
Dig	Mine raw resources.	Trypophobia	Hard Digging, Superhard Digging, Superduperhard Digging (depending on material)
Farm	Gather crops from mature plants.		Crop Tending (Farm Station usage)
Life Support	Maintain algae terrariums, deodorizers, and water sieves to support colony life.
Operate	Operating heavy machinery for production, fabrication, and utility purposes.		Electrical Engineering (Power Control Station usage)
Ranching	Tame, groom, shear and wrangle critters.		Critter Ranching (Grooming Station usage)
Research	Use research stations to unlock new technologies.	Yokel	Advanced Research (Super Computer usage), Field Research (Geyser analysis), Astronomy (Virtual Planetarium usage)
Storage	Fill non-critical buildings with resources.
Supply	Run resources to critical buildings and high priority storage.
Tidy	Sweep, mop, and disinfect objects within the colony.		Plumbing (Plumbing)
Toggle	Change settings on Liquid and Gas Valves; open, close and lock Doors