Update: getting on with statue project and have now managed to train two builders by putting them to fixing huts. Things going well at the moment, loving the game.

I am really wondering what is going on now, it has been days and the statue is now up there, within inches of its final resting place and you can hear the processor of my computer whirring on and on, this is obviously taking a great deal of energy worldwide to complete this task! Can't help thinking I should switch it off, but I want to see the statue task completed.

For me at least, the chief was able to continue directing work - always from the same spot. So try putting the chief in the same spot on the level ground - a short distance out from where the statue originally was, rather than putting him/her on the statue where it is now.

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Also, I too was worried my builders would die off and Id have no good way to make more. But - as the statue moves up the ramp, there isnt much time left and there is only "room for" a few to work on it at once.

-- Another thing I did (becuase I was worried about builders dying off before I finished) was I left it on slow most of the time - because if someone gets sick or dies - the chief leaves to tend to that. Plus, people leave (to wash their face and slurp water!) even if the chief is directing.

This way, only a short time was passing until I got them back on task.

ANother thing I did (because I had got the idea from this forum that running out of builders could be an issue) was I kept anyone who was already a builder AWAY from building the clothing hut as much as I could - so that all of htat work was avialable for others .... and speciically choose the youngest able-to-work people to do it.

I just barely had "Trainee Builder's" and they were allowed to Help move the Statue! But then the Statue got to a weird angle, and their was only room for about 5 Builder's, so of course I put my Master's on that, but when you just need Body's? Trainee Builder's will help move Statue! :):)