New Eyebot Pods, how do they work?

[Juzt_Lernin]

I have built 2 and have them out scouting for items. They never come back on their own? And if I recall them, I get no options to get whatever they found. Obviously I am doing something wrong, any suggestions?

[xabungle]

You send them out , then after a bit of time passes they will mark on your map where to go and find the item you requested. Travel there retrieve and done. They won't return unless you recall them or go and get the item. It takes awhile for them to find what you requested , so don't wait around . Do some side quests and it will eventually show up on your map.

[Polyphemus]

Once they find what they're looking for, you get a notification and a map marker. They won't come back until you've gone and collected the stuff they found. It can take them quite a while to find what you want.

[bobczes]

Eyebot Pods are mechanical versions of Preston. Let me mark it on your map. Go fetch.

[Juzt_Lernin]

Oh ok, thanks, I appreciate the info.

[thephoenix1984]

I built the eyebot pod, powered it up and it keeps saying "Scan failed to detect that resource" to everything I try to send it for, even for more common things like ammo

Anyone else encounter this?

[Juzt_Lernin]

1 of mine has come back, but I get nothing from it. Not sure if it just automatically goes to your inventory but so far it seems pretty pointless.

[Reborn]

Originally posted by Juzt_Lernin:

1 of mine has come back, but I get nothing from it. Not sure if it just automatically goes to your inventory but so far it seems pretty pointless.

you have to physically go and get from where they found it, check your quests.

[Juzt_Lernin]

Oh ok, that makes more sense. Thanks

[Bored Peon]

Quite honestly they suck ♥♥♥♥ through a silly straw.

1. Find a station or build one.
2. After five minutes or so eyebot marks the map of where to go and gives misc quest.
3. Go find the chest in that area to retrieve the materials you requested.
4. Receive like 4-5 scrap of the type you chose. Yippee!?

Each station can one send out one eyebot and you can only have one active scrap material at a time.

Time wise you are FAR better off just making a trip to whatever vendor sells a shipment of that type.

This is definitely a feature people that did the beta obviously did not say "Hey wtf is this ♥♥♥♥?" or "This is a complete waste of time" and slap the devs around to increase the reward to at least 20-30 of the scrap.