Other options for charging include:
-[AV] Mechanoid Spots (Github)
-Universal Mech Charger (has wireless charging)

@Sylum: Well, I never used 'WVC - work modes' before, but by the description, if you give the waiters a break of 5 hours with the 'Work and recharge' workmode, they will always be at almost full charge. So, putting two Waiters with different shifts, you will always have at least one Waiter waiting.

I didn't know about that mod, I might try it in the future. Thanks for bringing it up.

It's kind of awkward having mech waiters wasting energy, idling around your restaurant. Highly recommend using the "WVC - Work Modes" mod with this so they can power down when not needed.

WARNING: "Work and Recharge" mode from "WVC - Work Modes" by default will not allow the mech waiter to wake up from shutdown quickly enough to take orders, but you can fix it yourself by going to Patches > 01_Patches_WorkModes_Main ;)

<!-- Shutdown long -->
<li Class="WVC_WorkModes.JobGiver_GetEnergy_SelfShutdown">
<tickInterval>625</tickInterval>
<forced>true</forced>

Alternatively you could just use both types of cash registers, and leave your mech waiters on shutdown, manually turning them back on when your human workers are unavailable.

@Pasaway Yea, but they are only sent 1 or 2 people every 10 or so days despite the 100% ratings. It might just be how it is now. I hadn't played it in a while on account of lag cause I'd have multiple groups of 12+ showing up every few days. But I got a new rig and wanted to play the things I couldn't before ;)

@Jaargo2000: Have you invited factions with the comms console?

I am having positive results for both Gastronomy and Storefront. I did start a new game though.

And today... the autoregister is now showing a shop tab. I did nothing, I just logged in after work and there it was.

Now to see if anyone will actually buy anything... I'm running Gastronomy, Hospitality, and Hospital, so I'm constantly full of patients and hardly any actual visitors despite the rave reviews lol

@jaargo2000: There is any error on the console? I really don't know what may it be, it's working fine on my end... maybe rebuild the cash register?

Store Front was after, so I moved it to before and saw no shop tab on the auto register, even rebuilt the register. Made a new waiter and it is not available to work at the normal register either

@jaargo2000: No, that's weird, it should also show the storefront tab... Maybe it's the load order? Is Storefront after or before this mod in your modlist?

Trying to test the store front update
I rebuilt the waiters which restored their ability to work the restaurant.
But the only option with the autonomous register is the restaurant.

Does the store front use the normal register?

Update: I added support for storefront... I guess? It's quite hard to test it, but the store sold 2 eggs? And one waiter is always waiting to sell, so I would assume it's working...

As a side note, due to the way tasks are assigned to pawns in on-going games, the Mechanoid Waiters are able to do Selling jobs but they are not assigned to do them. The solution is disassembling/destroying the mechs and rebuilding them. This is unless you have installed a mod like "Mech Work Tab" that lets you enable or disable worktypes for your mechs (I can't say if it works, I do not use it).

Cool idea. I like Gastronomy but I always play small colonies. Having someone be a waiter is very inefficiant. Having a Mechanoid do it is perfect.

Since this thing know how to use a cash register, can it also work the "Store Front" or provide "Hospitality"

Don't need it in the hospital since the paramedic mech can already do that. ;)

Whoever gives this cute little mecho a maid headband will have my blade in the coming times.

Now to wait for the inevitable Kerfus retexture

The first time i ever wanted to be a mechinator

@NonExistantFlower just replace the textures in the files

somebody make a kerfus retexture NOW

@GonDragon: That would be awesome.

@Pasaway: I can check over the week if I can make this robot also work for storefront.

@GonDragon: I love this mod. Do you think you might do the same for Storefront? If not, this is awesome enough.

It isn't Kerfus, but it is a Swan. I think that's what it is meant to be.

Kerfus when

I love this because how terrible mechs is in game. This thing gonna wait on 1 person charge for 3 day and then drop 150 toxic wastepacks for the trouble.

walter

Very nice art style. Its really brilliant

YES AT LAST FINALLY FINALLY TYSM FOR THIS

So close to greatness, would've loved to see a Kerfus-Mechanoid mix retexture.

There is also the universal mech recharger mod that has wide range wireless recharging, if keeping mechs charged up is a concern.

https://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3330287994

You could always make it so that the Waiter Robots simply have more energy that depletes slowly.

@TurtleShroom: The other Cash Register only let you select colonists. I COULD make a patch to make it also show mechanoid waiters, but since the mechanoids are robots, I thought a computer cash register would be more fitting. Also, my initial intention was to make Stand By waiter mechs to have reduced discharging rate (as if they were connected to the register), but I'd have to rewrite the whole Stand By job for that, so I discarded that idea...

@Omegaprime02: You can check the source code directly from Github [github.com] if you want. The black magic is that this mechanoid have skills and a background, as any colonist. But the background is blank (so, it does not add any traits) and the mechanoid skill-checks are hardcoded to 10 (so having the mechanoid level up it's social does not do anything).

@Zaljerem: Cool!

Nice work! Added to "The Hospitality Suite" collection!

This is EXACTLY what I've been wanting for years, it's getting hot-dropped into my modlist right now.

(Calmly breaks into files to learn whatever black magic you've discovered)

Why does it need a NEW Cash Register?

Kerfus retexture when?

@GonDragon
Thank you, Mr Chad. o7

Update: Updated requirements to use Standard Mechtech instead.

Nice, thanks for making. Any chance you can make a mech for store clerk as well :)?

Hello GonDragon, that's an interesting mod. So I created a mod "Mechanoid Waiter_zh" that adds a Chinese translation for your mod and published it on the workshop. Thank you for your contribution! Keep on keeping on!

Fantastic stuff. This way, I can save on colonist labor in my Bolt Bisney Park and Resort playthrough.
Reserve human manpower for stuff that requires intelligence and creativity.
Use robots and mechanoids for the hard labor and the boring stuff.
And have less colonists and therefore less lag!

I think fabricor is much more complex and unified.

Waiter should not be high imo

thank you for your mod!)

Oh Yay!!!

@Eclipse: I guess I could change it to Standard Mechtech, I just copied the Fabricor.

Why high

They are in Japan today

Very cool