In Fallout Shelter, Mr. Handy is the fantastic mobile survival sims best answer to managing resources and keeping your vault running smoothly but there are a few things you need to know about what he can really accomplish in those conditions before investing hard-earned caps.
Resource Collection Mechanics
Gameplay Active Requirement: Mr. Handy can only collect resources if you are actively playing the game 2 If a player leaves the game or its minimazed – resource production stops and any pack making in Vault also doing nothing_PROXY_RECEIVED 13 However, that only applies when the game is in play — Mr. Handy will not collect resources from Power, Food, Water, Stimpaks or Radaway production rooms otherwise no matter how many hours pass waiting for them to produce more stuff.
Downtime: When your game is not on, Mr. Handy does NOT respond to new dwellers in the radio room, Nor will he go through and complete all levels / stat training on a human being Together, these factors highlight how crucial time-management is for players to gather the best resources in order to improve overall Vault productivity25.
Strategic Use of Mr. Handy
Best Placed: Players are forewarned to best place Mr. Handy in rooms with high production levels – so that it may collect the maximum possible amount of resources while the game is running – this way, ensuring maximal efficiency But because he can collect resources in one floor only, it is more effective to use many Mr.Mr. Handy (ad) Handys into different floors which might help the user increase productivity on all phase26.
Combat & Incident Management: In addition to being used for resource gathering, Mr. Handy are also deployed in managing incidents within the Vaults. He can help with threats such as when you are attacked by Radroaches and fires, but he is not immune to these attacks. He will be seated a potential raid or incident and that’s where players need to recognize his placement to dodge costly repairs14.
So to wrap up, Mr. Handy is a nice way to get some additional resources in Fallout Shelter but his usefulness lies upon you not being AFK and managing him around the Vault properly as well.