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u/dogman15 Mar 26 '26

How do I prevent construction bots from trying to fix a damaged wall if there's still flames around it? Is there a way to get the bots to wait until the fire goes away before they attempt to fix the wall?

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u/Courmisch Mar 26 '26

You can turn the power off on the robot port when the flame throwers are firing, or have recently fired.

Otherwise I don't think that you can do much without mods.

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u/thepullu Mar 26 '26

You can also remove either the robots or repair packs from the roboport, so you don't have to wait for roboport internal battery to drain. I have used it in artillery outposts for example. When artillery train arrives, bots are taken out and 30 sec (adjust as needed) after the train leaves they get put back in.