Art crafting station "busy and can't talk right now"

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Art crafting station "busy and can't talk right now"

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I've noticed this happen a few times during the last few days. After opening and closing an art crafting station, the crafting dialogue window doesn't pop up. Instead, I get a combat log message saying "This object is busy right now and can't talk" or something similar. It doesn't seem to affect all stations at once. If I switch towns I can use their art station just fine. Resting or relogging doesn't seem to work.
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The fixture bugs out. Use -pickup and put it back down (if possible) and it should work.
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I believe this occurs when someone is using the object and then disconnects while still 'talking' to the object, but don't quote me on that one though.
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Happened to me as well. It seems to affect also some other crafting stations like alchemy tables.

edit: one of the affected crafting stations yesterday, the one in Skaljard Trade Post, cannot be picked up with -pickup_fixture.
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I can add some info to this. I have accidentally broken crafting stations to this state repeatedly. It happens when you have the crafting-stations inventory open and enter into another unrelated interface-dialogue.

Example Sequence:
1.) have the cooking station open with cloth, strideleaf, salt
2.) notice you do not have nuts in your inventory and use your herbalism-bag while the cooking-station inventory is still open
3.) herbalism-bag interface opens and you take out a few nuts - when the dialog pops up the cooking station-inventory closed (which should prompt the cooking-station-dialog but cannot)
4.) the cooking station is now "busy and can't talk" because it never managed to initiate dialog after the inventory was closed


Pickup_fixture, if it is a movable station does repair this as mentioned already.
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Cheers, all -- I'll try picking it up next time one bugs out and see if that can fix it.
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Working on fixing the source.
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Just a quick update, I came across a broken art station and tried to pick it up to try and reset and I received the following error when standing right next to it.

-pickup_fixture: No matching fixture found nearby. You may need to get closer.

Tried twice getting even closer, still same error.
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biggest issue seems to be cordor mechantile stations constantly having this happen
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CHBanger wrote: Sun Jul 17, 2022 12:34 pm Just a quick update, I came across a broken art station and tried to pick it up to try and reset and I received the following error when standing right next to it.

-pickup_fixture: No matching fixture found nearby. You may need to get closer.

Tried twice getting even closer, still same error.
Was it a player-made fixture? The pickup trick only works if it's player-made, since the permanent fixtures can't be picked up.
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MRFTW wrote: Sun Jul 17, 2022 3:52 pm
CHBanger wrote: Sun Jul 17, 2022 12:34 pm Just a quick update, I came across a broken art station and tried to pick it up to try and reset and I received the following error when standing right next to it.

-pickup_fixture: No matching fixture found nearby. You may need to get closer.

Tried twice getting even closer, still same error.
Was it a player-made fixture? The pickup trick only works if it's player-made, since the permanent fixtures can't be picked up.
Ah, this was in the skal bank area, so probably a permanent one then.
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The on in Skaljard Trade Post cannot be picked.

Just go upstairs there and there should be another one that can be picked though.
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Ah, this was in the skal bank area, so probably a permanent one then.
50/50 shot. I know the forge in there is player made, as I've picked it up by mistake, but I think some are permanent.
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I know that if you absent-mindedly open a container or other conversation with the crafting station conversation still open you'll bug out a crafting station, so it's best to avoid doing that if you can.
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Fix is in the works.
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Just tested it out after the fix, and it works! Thanks :)
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Art crafting station by Chelyrra in the Hub (UD) is "busy and can not talk to you right now" :/

EDIT: Also the one in the Inner Hub, next to the entrance from the Hub.
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