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Has anyone tested what exactly available robots measures? I noticed my available robots was 0/68 but I had 200 construction bots between two roboports right next to me so I am not sure what exactly it is measuring or what info it is showing ?_?

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It shows the available robots :D
Meaning if your 200 are occupied flying around doing stuff, theres no one ready to be used, until one of the flying ones goes back to the port.

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I'd say it's only showing the logistic bots, not the construction bots.

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bonob wrote:I'd say it's only showing the logistic bots, not the construction bots.
Hm. When i was running back to my outpost with my damaged car, 1 construction robot was coming to repair me, and the port always showed 1 less available, while he was repairing and in transit. So im sure it includes the construction ones.

EDIT: Unless of course, both of you mean what it shows on the logistic chests, in that case bonob is right.

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It shows the available robots :D
Meaning if your 200 are occupied flying around doing stuff, theres no one ready to be used, until one of the flying ones goes back to the port.
When I had my 200 bots flying around it said I had ~160 bots then when all 200 bots went into one of the ports the number went down to 0/68. When I had all my bots flying around it say 0/~160. Then later on I had 0/~120.
I'd say it's only showing the logistic bots, not the construction bots.
Perhaps... However my number increases and decreases by hundreds at a time, it doesn't really make much sense.

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Hm, I'd provide a guess that the first number is how many are currently doing a job related to that entity (or perhaps do not have a job assigned to them), and the second are how many are flying about...but that could be wrong I haven't played in a while :)
edit: Oh, and yeah my guess would also be that it only shows the logistic bots, not the construction bots.

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I tested it once, didn't pay that much attention though; as far as i know the number only shows the logistic bots, not construction bots.

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