I tried this last night. My settlers were spread out across the settlement, rather than crammed together in front of the gazebo, but most of them still were not at their assigned stations, most of the guards were still near the gazebo (in fact, none of them were at their guard posts), and quite a few settlers were still standing in the pond itself. I don't know if the AI needs some time to actually figure out where the work assignments are. I went to Swan's from Sanctuary less than an hour after I loaded the game with this mod installed.
It is a huge improvement over the whole settlement standing shoulder to shoulder in one spot like they are avoiding a rain storm, however, so I endorsed.
Thus far my settlers look to stay at their assigned task for the most part, sometimes one or two drift around before returning to their assigned task. However, they are often found standing in a group or milling about when first arriving at a settlement (more so should I fast travel to a settlement), but return to their tasks as time progresses. This is common with my game, but then I run a heavily modded / scripted game.
I believe assignments have to refresh each time a cell is reloaded. I would suggest that you try the in-game wait system, and wait for an hour or two after arriving at the settlement. See if they move to their assignments.
I am not a settlement building expert, and it is quite possible that there might be other issues contributing. If you, and especially others, continue to see issues, please post here so I can investigate further. I will monitor this in my games as well.
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It is a huge improvement over the whole settlement standing shoulder to shoulder in one spot like they are avoiding a rain storm, however, so I endorsed.
I believe assignments have to refresh each time a cell is reloaded. I would suggest that you try the in-game wait system, and wait for an hour or two after arriving at the settlement. See if they move to their assignments.
I am not a settlement building expert, and it is quite possible that there might be other issues contributing. If you, and especially others, continue to see issues, please post here so I can investigate further. I will monitor this in my games as well.