Construction bots doing like one task at a time

[Z0MBE]

I have all of the conditions met to build a large blueprint but what happens instead is like maybe 5 bots will go out, place the object, and then go back to the port, charge, and then head out again at just a few at a time - I have all of the conditions met for them to just build the whole blueprint

[Fel]

It could be several things, lacking power for your personal roboports or being in a logistics network that has construction robots as well would be the main suspects.

[knighttemplar1960]

Not having the research done to increase the bot's cargo size may also be part of the issue.

[Hurkyl]

I know there's some sort of threshold where if you have too many outstanding bot tasks, new tasks won't be allocated. I assume it applies to your personal bots as well.

I don't really know how this manifests, but your description sounds like it could be that; you have too many outstanding tasks so the game gives up assigning tasks after sending out one or two of your personal ones.

[Vyndicu]

Construction bots can do more than one task at a time.

You need to have finished the Worker robot cargo size research (1 to 3) and sufficient power/material for the construction bot to draw on to build more items at once.


You can build a single robot port with a single construction bot in the network and lay down a few concrete tiles at once to see it in action.

[Z0MBE]

I guarantee that it has something to do with lag and not the games mechanics - I expect the bots to build everything out of my inventory, I have all the stuff for the build and the bots and the charge -- usually it does work extremely fast - I think it's my terrible ups

[Overeagerdragon]

Originally posted by (っ◔◡◔)っ ♥ Maax ♥:

I guarantee that it has something to do with lag and not the games mechanics - I expect the bots to build everything out of my inventory, I have all the stuff for the build and the bots and the charge -- usually it does work extremely fast - I think it's my terrible ups

Personal robots and logistical construction bots do NOT work the same... Logistical construction robots will NOT take from your inventory and vice versa... so that also means that if only 5 bots are going out from your inventory....you might only HAVE 5 IN your inventory? If your logistical network has more capacity (and more physical bots...) maybe throw all the stuff you need for that blueprint in a yellow (or green/red) logistics box or take stuff from those boxes and put them in your inventory?

TL;DR; unless you have that option enabled; Robots in your inventory don't work in your logistical network and vice versa

[PunCrathod]

Is the entire blueprint inside an already constructed roboport network. If parts of it is outside for example because the blueprint contains roboports but those have not been built yet it can seriously slow things down.

the algorithm for what gets built is really simple. All ghosts(And I mean all ghosts. Even those outside of robot networks) get put into a single list. And each tick it will keep checking the first item on the list.

If it is inside one or more robot networks it will check those robot networks one at a time to see if there is the correct item in the storage and a free robot. If yes then it will send the robot and move the item to a in progress list where it can be retrieved if something happens to the robot or the network before the item makes it to its intended place.

If no network had the item and a free robot to deliver that item then it will move it to the end of the list and it will put a map notification that lasts up to 600 ticks or until the algorithm gets to that same item again.

It will keep checking until either 5 ghosts got an item sent to it or 1 failed to be sent an item to.

[Cheapmax]

If you are talking about personal bots, the number of bots that can work don't depend on the number of bots you have in your inventory but limited by personal robopart (mk1 & mk2 each have their own maximum robots)