Editing Hauling

* Empty egg boxes. (Note that pawns will only automatically do this when the egg box is full)

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Hauling is largely automatic and does not require player interaction outside of the aforementioned chunks so long as some haulers are present. [[Colonists]] or [[slaves]]{{IdeologyIcon}} can be designated as haulers by enabling the [[Work#Haul|Haul]] work type in the [[Work]] menu - they will haul constantly when their work priories say they should prioritize the Haul work over out work types. See [[Work]] for further details. Note that the Haul job includes a number of tasks besides hauling to stockpiles, and most of those tasks have a higher priority than it.   

Animals trained to haul are considered haulers. Unlike humans, they only occasionally haul, with a mean time before of 1.5 hours. [[Carrier]] dryads and [[lifter]]s are also considered haulers, and will haul items continuously as long as they are not sleeping/recharging and not otherwise occupied (e.g. drafted or receiving medical attention/repairs).

Haulers must be able to move and must have a non-0% [[manipulation]] capacity in order to haul. A [[human]] with no arms, or a dog with no jaw, cannot haul.

No type of haulers will haul outside of their allowed [[area]], but they may cross forbidden areas while if two allowed areas are not attached.   

Haulers will take the max amount they can carry, based on their [[Carrying capacity]], up to a maximum of one complete stack of that item (e.g. a pawn will never haul more than 75 wood or 500 silver at a time, even if their carrying capacity allows for more). If the target stockpile cell can't hold it all, they will drop the extra nearby.

Hauling a specific item can be prioritized by selecting a pawn, right clicking on a valid (as above) target item, and selecting the ''Prioritize hauling <x>'' order. Only [[colonists]] or [[slaves]]{{IdeologyIcon}} can be ordered to haul.  

Note that if no stockpile exists that both accepts the item and has space, it will not be hauled. Also note that the priority of the stockpile does not dictate the order in which items will be hauled - e.g. an item destined for a critical stockpile will not necessarily be hauled before an item to go in a normal stockpile. Instead it only dictates which stockpile the item will be hauled to when it is hauled. Pawns will haul items from a lower priority stockpile to a higher priority stockpile, even when both accept the item.

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Hauling interacts with a large portion of the mechanics of RimWorld. Effectively optimizing haul times is key to avoid wasting pawn time. Players should generally place stockpiles close to where the items they contain will be used so that pawns spend less time walking back and forth and more time producing useful things.

* See section [[Animals#Haul|Haul]] on ''Animals''.