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Wild West Pioneers Migration No New Settlers: Check the Timer Bug

Wild West Pioneers Migration No New Settlers: check happiness, the population cap, and the timer, with developer guidance on reporting and restoring arrivals.

Known bug

Quick answer: The Wild West Pioneers migration no new settlers bug can make the countdown reach zero and restart without anyone arriving. Check that happiness is above 60 and your settlement is below the 250-resident cap; if arrivals still fail, submit a bug report from the pause menu while it is happening, then restart the game for a temporary recovery. A developer says a hotfix addressed a timer issue that could block arrivals, but a permanent fix for this report is not confirmed yet. Arrival conditions · Developer advice · Hotfix update

Players also call it New settlers not showing up during migrations. The supplied alias 玛格丽特源源不断的兄弟们（bug） is the title of a different report where the population increases automatically, the opposite of this problem.

Quick facts

  • Symptom: The migration countdown resets at zero with no new settlers at the town hall. Player report.
  • Arrival conditions: Happiness above 60 attracts new people; the developer also cites a 250-resident cap. Gameplay subtitles · Developer reply.
  • Temporary recovery: Restarting the game usually gets settlers arriving again for a while. Developer reply.
  • Status: A hotfix addressed a timer fault that could prevent arrivals; resolution of the original report is not confirmed yet. Hotfix update.

Get settlers arriving again

Check happiness and population

Keep settlement happiness above 60, the level described for attracting new people. Check whether you are at the developer's stated cap of 250 residents. Empty homes and workplaces did not prevent the reported countdown failure, so they do not rule out the bug. Gameplay subtitles · Developer reply · Player report.

Report the failure while it is happening

If the timer reaches zero, restarts, and no one arrives despite those checks, open the pause menu and submit a bug report before restarting. That is the developer's requested sequence. Developer reply.

Restart for a temporary recovery

Restart the game after reporting. The developer says this usually restores arrivals for a while; whether it permanently fixes your save is not confirmed yet. Developer reply.

Do not assume spare housing alone guarantees an arrival: the reporting player had empty homes and jobs, yet the migration timer still restarted without settlers. The developer later reported a hotfix for a timer that could climb too high and stop arrivals, but the thread does not confirm that this resolved every affected game. Player report · Hotfix update.

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Related

Status as of September 29, 2026: The developer acknowledged the missing-arrivals bug and said a hotfix addressed a timer issue that could block settlers; whether the original report was fully resolved is not confirmed yet. Sources: developer troubleshooting reply, hotfix update.