Another possible idea for defining a combat zone. Roboport type buildings could have a combat zone defined, which links into the logistic network for roboport point to point travel, so must be placed inside the logistic network zone to "link up" to other roboports for travel between zone....

So maybe a general patrol point for all robots. This could work with the new updates to circuit logic and could have conditions, like the green inserters, and also could specify types of robots.

I was thinking maybe you could use something like a blueprint to designate a zone for them to guard. EDIT: For clarification, like a zone of interest and you'd say "have 20 robots keep an eye on this" and it's a boxed area. Maybe a tower or outpost or miniroboport that the military robots ...

There should be robots that have attack/ defence uses, and don't die, like a combination of a laser turret and a construction robot. Also like the already available personal robots, but permanent and use roboports. I believe I've read that a developer intends to have a "personal roboport" ...

TL;DR : Make the biters into more of a civilization with the endgame being the conquering of that civilization. Explanation: I've read the sticky posts and they say keep it short, but I had this idea kind of late at night so being concise was difficult. The general theme of the idea is that some mec...