This idea is aimed primarially at the mining bots, but it can be applied to the other kinds too in some way.

The idea is having a single location that can hold a number of bots and control when they are deployed or not - Perhaps with wire connection?

The main reasoning behing this idea is to make placing large numbers of, say, mining bots a less painful process than it is now. The idea is that the controller would have a small inventory (2-3 slots, maybe?) where bots could be placed and a deploy/recall button (or funtion with wires). Additionally, perhaps it could have a special slot set for equipment upgrades? Maybe even going so far as to have craftable mining area/mining speed upgrades to make them mine either faster or more than one block at once - If only because they have some.. Issues at lower levels when mining.

Also, please please PLEASE make it so that the mining bots go to the NEAREST hopper to drop things off, perhaps having a hopper placed every three/four levels or so. It's annoying having bots do nothing because they are busy jumping all the way up the mineshaft because they want to put stuff in the top-most bin.


..And maybe make it so they replace silt/gravel/bones/eyes/other loose terrain with the blocks that they put down when there is no floor - If only because the gaps made are messing with my OCD. @-@