Imagine we have two request containers: RC1 and RC2, and a general storage container GC with filter set to “All”. RC1 is filled with resource. RC2 is empty and has no filter. GC has space inside.
To make it easier, RC1 here is clay table with flowers, RC2 - an empty basket, GC - a clay pot.
If we want to move items from RC1 to RC2,
RC1 -> RC2
(table -> basket)
we set filter in RC2 to “resource” and in RC1 to “none”. However, Hearthlings currently can’t just move resources this way. Instead they do it like this, using GC as a “buffer”:
RC1 -> GC -> RC2
(table -> pot -> basket)
Is there a reason why they can’t move items directly from RC1 to RC2? Here on my screenshot all three containers are close to each other, but imagine RC1 and RC2 are close while GC is far away. It will force hearthlings to go all the way (twice!), when all they had to do was just take flowers from the table and put them in the basket.
Additional questions:
- Assume there is a RC, a GC and an item on the ground. What is hearthling’s path?
a) item -> GC -> RC
b) item -> RC - Previous example, except GC is full (no space)
- Our situation with full RC1, empty RC2 and GC, except GC is also full. Will the items be transported directly here, or will they not be transported at all?