NPC mixing

[Kerm]

How can i get this chemist to do mixing of the weeds?

I assigned him the station, gave him a bed paid him but he just stands outside there is no other options to assign him to mix from shelving or routes like the packer has?

[Chewie]

There needs to be product there to mix, and you'll need to set up a handler to automate adding mixed in component (stuff you buy from the Gas Mart). Also make sure you configure the mixer to have a destination to move the completed product off (the chemist will do that part).

One other thing to mention if a chemist discovers a new mix, you have to manually select the mixer to set the name. So only try to automate known mixes.

[Kerm]

Originally posted by Chewie:

There needs to be product there to mix, and you'll need to set up a handler to automate adding mixed in component (stuff you buy from the Gas Mart). Also make sure you configure the mixer to have a destination to move the completed product off (the chemist will do that part).

One other thing to mention if a chemist discovers a new mix, you have to manually select the mixer to set the name. So only try to automate known mixes.

ok so i got the mixer mk2 but if my mix has 5 different ingredients (gas mart stuff) how can i automate this to add all ingredients in order they need to be & have the chemist using the new strain of weed after every mix?

[This PC]

Originally posted by Kerm:

ok so i got the mixer mk2 but if my mix has 5 different ingredients (gas mart stuff) how can i automate this to add all ingredients in order they need to be & have the chemist using the new strain of weed after every mix?

currently, you will need 5 machines and two chemists. I would suggest 4 mixing ingredients for simplicity's sake.

Here's a setup that will work for 4, brown squares are storage shelves, black squares are mixing machines mk2, blue arrows are assignments you need to make on a handler, yellow arrows are assignment you need to make a chemist, gray arrows are assignments you need to make in the machines themselves. This setup will cost you one chemist, and one handler:

https://puu.sh/KrMsh/fd86dd631e.png

Each handler can handle 5 tasks, each chemist can handle 4, so with this setup, they are at 100% of what they can do.

Of course, ya need to keep shelves stocked. ^^''

[Kerm]

ahh okay i was trying to only use 1 station :/ ill try this out thank you.

[This PC]

Originally posted by Kerm:

ahh okay i was trying to only use 1 station :/ ill try this out thank you.

hopefully better automation implemented in the future >//<

[Kerm]

Originally posted by This PC:

Originally posted by Kerm:

ahh okay i was trying to only use 1 station :/ ill try this out thank you.

hopefully better automation implemented in the future >//<

Yes would be better if the chemist had routes & a option to select which mix you want to make from a list of discovered mixes from like the products tab.

[JP]

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