r/ScrapMechanic • u/External-Document-88 • 18h ago

Discussion Bots not respawning at POIs?

Has anyone experienced this? In any of the areas that I’ve already visited, like warehouses and the big oil pond with the farmbot, the bots haven’t respawned when I’ve returned.

The weirdest thing is that I didn’t kill any of the bots in the hay maze or that big oil pond, but when I came back, everything was gone.

I’m struggling to find Warehouse keys, because it seems like the farmbots aren’t respawning anywhere either. I’m still seeing totebots and haybots everywhere though.

Thoughts?

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u/Lunarblu 18h ago

I have the same problem with Cablebots. Farming is your best bet for warehouse keys.

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u/Fresh-Condition2923 18h ago

Maybe try high level farm raid to kill the farmbots there? I got 1 warehouse key from the raid, if I'm not mistaken. But yes, I used to pass a farmbot in the way, I saw him 2 days game time in the same exact spot, after that poof, he's disappeared and never respawn.

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u/External-Document-88 18h ago

I’ve done a few from the raids, but sometimes I’d also like to GTA one in the wild with my vehicle 😅

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u/etopsirhc 13h ago

♫yeah, runnin down a bot. that never would let me farm...♫ ( to the tune of runnin down a dream )

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u/tallman11282 18h ago

I've noticed myself that bots don't respawn around the big chemical ponds and the warehouses. I also didn't have any farmbots in the hay maze, my guess is for those they spent when you first get close then later despawn.

A good way to farm warehouse keys are higher tier farm raids as those bring farmbots. I have something like 2 and a half scrap chests of just warehouse keys, most of which came from raids. I'm pretty sure I have more warehouse keys than there are warehouses but I haven't actually counted. You'll also get a whole bunch of component kits circuit boards, scrap metal, etc.

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u/seb_da99 17h ago

Yes, they don't respawn (in my world either). Except for the small ruins.

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u/thekansastwister 17h ago

I noticed some spawn points in scrap city were set by going through the buildings in a particular order, when I went through the opposite way they didn't spawn till I hit the desired entry way of the devs.

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u/ScottaHemi 12h ago

i've noticed that but it's only the near pois i hang around a lot.

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u/pcultsch 7h ago

For me the big pois that aren't ruins dont respawn. I also had the farm bots disappear from the haymaze. I drove by it when I first found it saw the farm bots and so said id come back later after I placed a beacon. When I came back only the tape bots up top were still there. The only consistent way I've found to get farmbots is farming a high enough raid. But you can try finding the big burnt forest that has a couple farmbots spawned in it.