I pretty much only get pending robots when I'm clearing out a forest or expired mine via personal roboports without realizing that I'm near my border defenses (which I line with roboports filled with construction bots+repair tools, but only sometimes storage chests). Definitely not a big problem but...

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+1 to changing laser beams to travel instantly.
+1 to changing laser beams to start fires.

My first playthrough I appreciated the generous cargo sizes of the character, boxes, and the car because if they weren't so generous I think the gameplay would become a little punishing/grindy while you are still learning the ropes. However, for my future playthroughs I think I would prefer smaller ...

bobucles wrote:High capacity trains are more difficult to load and unload in a reasonable manner.

Why? In 0.12 you would just need to up the time at each station and in 0.13 the "when empty" or "when full" train conditions will accommodate any cargo capacity.