I can't tell you how much I REALLY would like the ability to do this. The litter of pods on the surface with a small number of things in them because the drones seem to ALWAYS go to storage underground first is UGLY.
#Prioritize emptying PODS first
scenic cairn
shell mist
you can set the priority on those pods with the priority tool to high and they'll get emptied out.
it's a little hard to find the spot but you'll see the priority icon pop up when you find it.
dusty rain
yeah, this is already in game
gritty gust
you can set the priority on those pods with the priority tool to high and they'l...
Well this is good to know, thanks!
flat kestrel
in my case this usually happens only when my storage is full below, or i dont have any storage for a particular item. But yeah in that case it is annoying when they take materials from storages first over loose items up in the world. I think it may have something to do with the devs believing its better to empty storages so that production will continue perhaps, but that's just a guess.
One way to work around this is to have an input box that only has bot inputs, no belts, and it then feeds into your normal storage. That way unless you have a ridiculous amount on the ground, the bots should always have someplace to put it, and it will get pushed into the normal rotation when there is room for it.
gritty gust
Maybe in the future there will be a way to prioritise what the drones should be doing if idle
Picking up loose items being the main one
dusty rain
you can prioritize any loose item pile you can see
half ember
Or have an option to see the entire priority list and change it