About this guide and its assumptions

Version-sensitive behavior

The 1.0.5 behavior covered here includes free building moves, full removal refunds, Garage output explanations and fixes for packing failures on large bases. For J.O.O.N.A.S. delivery, the robot selects the emptiest Catcher in the nearest group, with Catchers within 100 m of each other grouped together. Delivery moves to the next group when every Catcher in the current group is over 80% full.

The 100 m condition concerns Catcher grouping. It does not state a robot’s maximum launch range or define every possible grouping boundary case. Check the receiving Catcher in your installed version when a placement is near a grouping boundary.

The selling route described here covers dust and stone arriving at the intake by belt. Verify payment for the material you are testing; a disconnected pile beside the base does not prove delivery.

Recipe values have separate limits

The recipe menus used for this guide were shown without a visible game build number. Compare the displayed recipes and rated power with your installed game before sizing a large factory.

The chamber value used is up to 5 kg of dust per 12 seconds at 10 kW. The press value used is 1 kg dust plus 1 kg sand producing 2 kg stone per 6 seconds at 18 kW. These describe potential processing rates, rather than measured continuous output.

In particular, 5 kg per 12 seconds gives a maximum dust-processing rate of 25 kg per minute. It does not by itself establish the mass of sand leaving the chamber. Equal-mass dust-to-sand yield has not been measured for this guide.

Read the comparison as a conditional model

The factory comparison assumes continuous full power, usable material routing and uninterrupted operation. The dust-to-sand mass yield is an explicit input; its equal-mass example is an assumption, not a verified universal rule.

Keep mass and item counts separate. A conveyor limit in capsules per minute cannot replace kilograms per minute without knowing capsule mass. Incoming dust supply and output capacity should represent your actual route.

Rated demand in kW does not determine nighttime endurance. The model does not simulate stored energy, delivery timing, robot routing or a linear relationship between insufficient power and machine speed. No fixed panel count guarantees a full night here.

Use an estimate to choose the next check. Then inspect actual delivery, inventory changes and payment to determine whether an adjustment helped. Warm-up stock can briefly hide a shortage; it cannot increase the long-term material supply.