remove uncertainty on robot resource usage
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2014 12:59 pm
when having scarce resources on a network robot allocation follow uncertain rules
if you have more logistic robot than construction robots (I have 5 to 1 ratio and I think it is common) construction robots starve, especially for inserters and other products of the science pack chain
when I build some section using blueprints, there are usually some thing missing from the storage which I can go and craft - but I always have to overcraft inserter otherwise the logistic robots steals them all before the construction robots have a chance to use it.
it would be nice if non placed object on a blueprint made 'reservations' on object on the logistic network so that only construction bots could claim them
if you have more logistic robot than construction robots (I have 5 to 1 ratio and I think it is common) construction robots starve, especially for inserters and other products of the science pack chain
when I build some section using blueprints, there are usually some thing missing from the storage which I can go and craft - but I always have to overcraft inserter otherwise the logistic robots steals them all before the construction robots have a chance to use it.
it would be nice if non placed object on a blueprint made 'reservations' on object on the logistic network so that only construction bots could claim them