Under these conditions, a construction robot will hover over a storage chest indefinitely, while periodically returning to a roboport to recharge: The Storage chest is filled with one kind of damageable item (Laser Turrets, Walls, buildings, etc) in every slot, and not all of the slots have full sta...

I seem to recall a crash similar to this in 0.11. I took a few minutes and was able to reproduce it in 0.12. http://imgur.com/p4IIA7R There is a junction with straight and curved tracks. The front engine is fully on the straight track. The rear engine is just starting to turn onto the curved track. ...

The thing where my personal 'bots will take my last item and prevent me from ghost-placing any more of that item is really, really, really annoying. My #1 peeve with the personal roboport. I don't build absolutely everything with blueprints, and they don't really help when snaking a long belt throug...

I think there's some merit to the idea, if you frame it as a positive instead of a negative: Instead of having machines wear out, allow them to have a small bonus for being properly lubricated. The early game is unchanged. Upon the discovery of Oil Processing, a "Lubricant Pack" tool is un...