Repair building / robot?

[N00byEdge]

Any chance of having a building wich can for example send out repair robots or just repair nearby buildidngs, maybe requireing a lot of power? Repairs are already free, by breaking and replacing something, so could you implement some way to do this automatically? I can imagine the research requireing like 300 of each science pack, since it would make defending much easier, maybe too overpowered, but nothing can't be balanced, maybe something super endgame?

[orbito]

Robotic Helpers would probably be the next highest attack priority for Creepers, next to the player. I like the way repairing is done currently, but maybe someday it will be more involved; like a Wrench icon to repair when you click on it (and it would take X seconds to repair per damage bar). The Robotic Helper could move to repair any damaged building as soon as it is loses a health bar, at least until it gets swarmed by Creepers.

[N00byEdge]

Robotic Helpers would probably be the next highest attack priority for Creepers, next to the player. I like the way repairing is done currently, but maybe someday it will be more involved; like a Wrench icon to repair when you click on it (and it would take X seconds to repair per damage bar). The Robotic Helper could move to repair any damaged building as soon as it is loses a health bar, at least until it gets swarmed by Creepers.

If the only thing you are worrying about is targeting for the creepers, I would almost like to say that it would be like:

1. Things that attack back (including players, if they are attacking)
2. Repair robots /buildings
3. Afk players (lol I do that alot)
4. The rest

But maybe make so they attack repair robot / buildings and turrets, etc. at the same prioity as the things that attack the creepers?

The repair icon also would be a nice addition, I don't like having to pick up and replace my factory over and over again I bet they figure somethign neat out!

[Cordylus]

I dig it out, because it should be moved to "Implemented"

[ssilk]

Good idea.
Ps: At first read I thought: wtf, that is just a roboport... then I saw the date...

[Cordylus]

There are more of those old implemented suggestions.
Let's find them out to prove that devs really listen to vox populi.