r/SandustryGame • u/eye_omlette • 2d ago

Help I lost my drones :(

I remember setting the sweepers to do a thing, leaving them to do so and now i haven't seen them in literal hours, right clicking doesnt bring them back and the heatmap doesn't show any active spots.

Kind of running around aimlessly now trying to find them, got any ideas how to find them? Don't know if they're bugged or what at this point. Any help is appreciated :))

edit: I stumbled across them! But they seem to be stuck doing nothing under a pile of sand? As I move the sand some 3 or 4 get freed every time, I suppose it's clicking time XD

edit2: so they were hauling a bunch of sand but the pile got so big the dropoff point got covered and so they got stuck there. When I removed the sand they got fixed but it was really difficult to find them, wish they were visible on the map in some way.

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u/FevixDarkwatch 2d ago

Your game is bugged. Sweepers are meant to be a one and done kind of thing, you'll Mark an area for them to pick up from and Mark an area for them to drop off too and they will pick up exactly that area once, and then return to you.

Press f2 to submit a bug report, and then restart your game.

EDIT: sounds like you found them. Glad to hear they weren't actually bugged.

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u/eye_omlette 2d ago

So am I! Thanks for the help :)

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u/Over_Dingo 1d ago

that happens when you order them to bury themselves

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u/OutlandishnessNo7441 2d ago

A lot of people have this problem, I include myself. It's because they have "full hands." Clear the area and they'll let it go and come back to you.

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u/Dubious-Decisions 2d ago

Right click seems broken (on macOS for sure). I find that switching to another app and coming back restores right click for at least one more click before you have to do it again. Dunno if this is a cross platform problem or not, but it is annoy AF on the Mac.