MDR > Cargo Truck > Cargo Dock?

[Tekcruzer]

MDR on spot mining.
1. Assign Truck to pick up resources
2. Truck comes back and get announcement package delivered.
3. Go to Tab on screen and assign the unload point as the cargo Dock.
4. Some trucks come back empty? (shouldn't they wait for a load?)
5. Periodically go to MDR's and select start mining. Why do they stop on abundant resources? I get that when they are full they might but to manually restart them? - Hmm!
6. Move and MDR and assigned truck doesn't move with it? Why?

Now this maybe my fault - I'd love to know why if it is.

If not this really needs automating a lot better.

[sbhink805]

I've noticed after loading a saved game the MDR has to be told to mine again and the trucks picking up resources have to be told to do that again. Even though, the MDR and the trucks say they are mining and going to pickup resources.

Also, I have seen the trucks going to where the MDR was instead of where it is, after the MDR moved at some point.

[Al]

3.) You dont need to click this Msg. Trucks unload themself.
4.) They come back empty when there is nothing to pick up from MDR.
5.) MDR stops when you command them to or Miningarea is empty or you movend it without Mining-Command.
6.) Pls specify that Question.

[Al]

Originally posted by sbhink805:

Also, I have seen the trucks going to where the MDR was instead of where it is, after the MDR moved at some point.

You SEE that.

But when you click on the Truck on way home, you will see that he picked up from MDR.

[Tekcruzer]

Originally posted by Al:

3.) You dont need to click this Msg. Trucks unload themself.
4.) They come back empty when there is nothing to pick up from MDR.
5.) MDR stops when you command them to or Miningarea is empty or you movend it without Mining-Command.
6.) Pls specify that Question.

4. If I dont they just sit on the moon surface where they entered.
5. They stop even when I do this..I have to click to get them to restart.
6. If I send and MDR to a new spot using "Dispatch to Minie". The truck already assigned to that MDR doesn't move with it...it just goes IDLE

[dwbennett55]

Ok, My question is: How do you assign a cargo truck to pick up the resources from the MDR?

Sorry if this has been answered numerous times before but I haven't found it yet.

Thanks in advance.

[Tekcruzer]

Originally posted by dwbennett55:

Ok, My question is: How do you assign a cargo truck to pick up the resources from the MDR?

Sorry if this has been answered numerous times before but I haven't found it yet.

Thanks in advance.

1. Select Cargo Truck to assign
2. Right click on the circle with X for the desired MDR and click on Pick Up Resources.

Done

[sbhink805]

Originally posted by Al:

Originally posted by sbhink805:

Also, I have seen the trucks going to where the MDR was instead of where it is, after the MDR moved at some point.

You SEE that.

But when you click on the Truck on way home, you will see that he picked up from MDR.

I have verified this. Hopefully will be fixed but low priority for sure.

[dwbennett55]

Originally posted by Tekcruzer:

Originally posted by dwbennett55:

Ok, My question is: How do you assign a cargo truck to pick up the resources from the MDR?

Sorry if this has been answered numerous times before but I haven't found it yet.

Thanks in advance.

1. Select Cargo Truck to assign
2. Right click on the circle with X for the desired MDR and click on Pick Up Resources.

Done

Ha! I knew it would be easy! Thanks much!

[dwbennett55]

My original problem was when I was trying to click on the Cargo Truck which was in the base crater and the MDR was outside the crater. Once I moved the Cargo Truck out of the crater, the above method to get the MDR cargo back to the crater worked.