[0.17.66] Construction Robot Cargo Size - Only carry one item when building
Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2019 3:44 pm
So, I have recently started use of construction robots en masse, and I have discovered something that confuses me. With the cargo capacity upgrades, the game says that my constructions robots have a cargo size of 4; so why don't my construction robots carry more than one item at a time while building? When they are emptying a chest or belt prior to removal, they carry multiple items; but whenever they are placing or removing objects, each robot only carries one item at a time. I don't know if this is a bug, a quirk in the determination logic behind the tasking of the robots, or a purposeful choice.
So Devs, is it a bug or not a bug? For that is the question...
The setup is as follows:
-Sandbox Mode, All Research Unlocked, Cheat Mode Enabled.
-Solar Array, for power purposes.
-Two large power poles, within range of each other but disconnected.
-Steel chest with stack of copper cable, to connect power poles.
-Roboport with 50 construction robots, unpowered.
-Passive provider chest with 200 walls.
-Two storage chests.
-200 wall ghost entities, within range of the roboport.
Steps to recreate:
-Take copper cable from chest and connect the large power poles.
-Each robot has a cargo size of 4, so: 50 robots x 4 cargo each = 200 walls.
-Watch as each robot takes multiple trips to the chest and only carries one wall at a time.
-After all robots have recharged, use the deconstruction planner to select and order deconstruction of all 200 walls at once.
-Watch as, once again, each robot takes multiple trips to the chest and only carries one wall at a time.
-After all robots have recharged, again, use the deconstruction planner to select and order deconstruction of the storage chest with the walls in it.
-Be astounded at the speed at which the robots transfer all items from one chest to the other with only one trip.
If it turns out that this isn't a bug, that's fine. It just seemed that since each robot can carry four walls when emptying a chest, they should be able to carry four walls when building or removing said walls.
Thanks for all you do!
So Devs, is it a bug or not a bug? For that is the question...
The setup is as follows:
-Sandbox Mode, All Research Unlocked, Cheat Mode Enabled.
-Solar Array, for power purposes.
-Two large power poles, within range of each other but disconnected.
-Steel chest with stack of copper cable, to connect power poles.
-Roboport with 50 construction robots, unpowered.
-Passive provider chest with 200 walls.
-Two storage chests.
-200 wall ghost entities, within range of the roboport.
Steps to recreate:
-Take copper cable from chest and connect the large power poles.
-Each robot has a cargo size of 4, so: 50 robots x 4 cargo each = 200 walls.
-Watch as each robot takes multiple trips to the chest and only carries one wall at a time.
-After all robots have recharged, use the deconstruction planner to select and order deconstruction of all 200 walls at once.
-Watch as, once again, each robot takes multiple trips to the chest and only carries one wall at a time.
-After all robots have recharged, again, use the deconstruction planner to select and order deconstruction of the storage chest with the walls in it.
-Be astounded at the speed at which the robots transfer all items from one chest to the other with only one trip.
If it turns out that this isn't a bug, that's fine. It just seemed that since each robot can carry four walls when emptying a chest, they should be able to carry four walls when building or removing said walls.
Thanks for all you do!
