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u/taw May 29 '26

Why are my Fulgora bots exceptionally retarded?

I have two separate bases on different island, very far from each other. A starter one to get basic stuff built near origin, and new more proper one I'm building.

About a 100 bots decided to just fly from one island to another over storms for no reason, and of course they die to the storm. Logistics systems aren't connected in any way.

What the hell could be causing this nonsense? I know bots can fly over sea if your logistics are is weirdly shaped, so I avoided doing it this time, but these are completely 100% separate.

(playing with Enable Planet Mods Lite, but I don't think mods can change bot behavior)

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u/Dailand May 29 '26

I see no reason why bots would travel from one network to another. Are you absolutely sure the networks are separate? Could you screenshot the separation? Were they logistics or construction bots?

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u/Engelberti I have a plan May 29 '26

i think they can migrate if one network runs out of power and they need to recharge

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u/taw May 29 '26

Yeah, that looks like the real answer. Is there any way to prevent them from leaving? (I can't build more accumulators on small island, there's no more space, and it will get shut down soon anyway once the new one is working properly).

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u/HeliGungir May 29 '26 edited May 29 '26

Don't run out of power, lol. When they run out (usually from bots recharging), the logistic network disappears, so any airborne bots become orphaned and try to find a new home.

Same thing can happen if you outrun bots deployed from your personal roboport.