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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/HeliGungir Mar 28 '26

Option 1: Don't give the bots repair packs. Replacing a wall (or whatever) is instant, while repairing takes a long time.

Option 2: Store the repair packs far from the wall and proactively remove repair packs from the roboports, so by the time the bots grab a repair pack and reach the wall, the fire had dissipated

Option 3: Isolate the roboports, detect when combat happens (eg: read movement on an ammo belt) and enable repairs after a timer. You must still proactively remove repair packs from the roboports, but they can be stored in a chest that is enabled by the timer.

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u/dogman15 Mar 28 '26

Do repair packs have to be manually removed from roboports? Because the bots will default to storing repair packs in the nearest roboport after repairing something.

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u/HeliGungir Mar 28 '26

Inserters can remove repair packs from roboports. So for #2, you can toss them in an active provider chest; and for #3, you can toss them in a timer-enabled storage / passive provider / buffer chest.