toilet - sponge sink tool station pathing.

[stlnegril9]

How does the AI determine pathing for cleaning toilets? Occasionally I see the "there is no path to a sponge station" above a toilet, when there appears to be a clear path from the sponge sink to the front of the toilet (albeit through a door).

I can place a new sponge sink and message goes away, then delete the newly placed sponge sink, and the message doesn't re-appear.

Is there some limit on the distance between the two? or number of doors? or anything else?

Attempted to play with this in sandbox with a (extremely) filthy toilet, but couldn't learn what triggers the pathing message.

[stlnegril9]

a visual example (this happens in another area as well):

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1547677723

[stlnegril9]

placing a wall cleared the pathing message.
Actually, placing anything (wall, fizzy drink, etc.) clears the message. Guessing that those actions force the game to re-evaluate pathing. Not sure why that happens, but at least we can clear it (if we notice).

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1547688350

[Twice Circled]

Oooh interesting, thank you for the update about placing a wall fixing the issue. That gives me a much better idea what might be causing the issue. I will see if I can fix it. Thank you for reporting this. :)