Pals are not mining or transporting when away from the base.

[Laciel]

(SINGLEPLAYER) So i built a base on really good spot that has ore and coal. But when i'm in my main base or doing dungeon pals don't do anything. When i had a base in the deser area near Anubis they were mining the coal just fine.
Anyone else has encountered this ?

[wildbill]

This also occurs in multiplayer. Seems the game is not keeping that chunk (technical term for that part of the map being loaded into server memory with associated code running) of the map loaded. This is likely a limitation of the game currently. They will probably need to optimize the game code more, as currently it seems to only load chunks where a player is present.

[Laciel]

Originally posted by wildbill:

This also occurs in multiplayer. Seems the game is not keeping that chunk (technical term for that part of the map being loaded into server memory with associated code running) of the map loaded. This is likely a limitation of the game currently. They will probably need to optimize the game code more, as currently it seems to only load chunks where a player is present.

Pretty much what i thought. Oh well back to manually gathering :D

[wildbill]

Originally posted by Laciel:

Originally posted by wildbill:

This also occurs in multiplayer. Seems the game is not keeping that chunk (technical term for that part of the map being loaded into server memory with associated code running) of the map loaded. This is likely a limitation of the game currently. They will probably need to optimize the game code more, as currently it seems to only load chunks where a player is present.

Pretty much what i thought. Oh well back to manually gathering :D

Best option is to try and find a base location with nearly everything you need in one location. There are a few like that. At a minimum, pick (move if needed) to one that has lots of ore. I'd suggest a thread about that very topic. I know a few good spots. Quite a few videos on this topic also.

[SwissPipo]

Same here just stay at the ore farming base and it works perfect. ! hour away from the base i got 15 ore. Stnding tehre at the base for 5 minutes and i got 50+ ore

[Laciel]

Originally posted by qsnoopyjr:

Was they mining something else?
Does the pals you have doing transport do other tasks?
Is there something blocking them?

I think feed box location and maybe the palbox location matters too, thinking pals like to be next to them.

A lot of trial and error, they are nothing but code too, so you just gotta figure out their code, how they work, etc.

But yeah can be better with mining, I would like prioritization update to the Pals, like tell them what to prioritize, if there is ores go mine before anything else.

Gathering issue is I think you need someone that does nothing but gather, if they got other tasks they like to do other stuff.

I had specific pals for mining (digtoise) and transport (ragnahawk) and they work just fine when i'm around. Problem is they do not move at all when i'm away from that base.

[wildbill]

Originally posted by qsnoopyjr:

Was they mining something else?
Does the pals you have doing transport do other tasks?
Is there something blocking them?

I think feed box location and maybe the palbox location matters too, thinking pals like to be next to them.

A lot of trial and error, they are nothing but code too, so you just gotta figure out their code, how they work, etc.

But yeah can be better with mining, I would like prioritization update to the Pals, like tell them what to prioritize, if there is ores go mine before anything else.

Gathering issue is I think you need someone that does nothing but gather, if they got other tasks they like to do other stuff.

The OP is not talking about how the AI works when he is at base. When you leave the base, the pals often stop working altogether. This I think is a basic problem with the UE5 engine that this game uses. Chunks are unloaded when a player is not present. A game can compensate by crafting stuff when the chunk is loaded based on time passed since last loaded, but this does not work for stuff not crafting in a bench like this game uses for the most part.