diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/gui/Drone.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/gui/Drone.scala
index cda05537a..183d181fb 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/gui/Drone.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/gui/Drone.scala
@@ -5,10 +5,14 @@ import java.util
 import li.cil.oc.Localization
 import li.cil.oc.client.Textures
 import li.cil.oc.client.gui.widget.ProgressBar
+import li.cil.oc.client.renderer.TextBufferRenderCache
+import li.cil.oc.client.renderer.font.TextBufferRenderData
 import li.cil.oc.client.{PacketSender => ClientPacketSender}
 import li.cil.oc.common.container
 import li.cil.oc.common.entity
+import li.cil.oc.util.PackedColor
 import li.cil.oc.util.RenderState
+import li.cil.oc.util.TextBuffer
 import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.GuiButton
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.Tessellator
@@ -16,16 +20,27 @@ import net.minecraft.entity.player.InventoryPlayer
 import net.minecraft.inventory.Slot
 import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11
 
-class Drone(playerInventory: InventoryPlayer, val drone: entity.Drone) extends DynamicGuiContainer(new container.Drone(playerInventory, drone)) {
+class Drone(playerInventory: InventoryPlayer, val drone: entity.Drone) extends DynamicGuiContainer(new container.Drone(playerInventory, drone)) with traits.DisplayBuffer {
   xSize = 176
   ySize = 148
 
   protected var powerButton: ImageButton = _
 
-  private val bufferWidth = 80
-  private val bufferHeight = 32
-  private val bufferX = 10
-  private val bufferY = 10
+  private val buffer = new TextBuffer(20, 2, PackedColor.SingleBitFormat)
+  private val bufferRenderer = new TextBufferRenderData {
+    private var _dirty = true
+
+    override def dirty = _dirty
+
+    override def dirty_=(value: Boolean) = _dirty = value
+
+    override def data = buffer
+  }
+
+  override protected val bufferX = 9
+  override protected val bufferY = 9
+  override protected val bufferColumns = 80
+  override protected val bufferRows = 16
 
   private val inventoryX = 97
   private val inventoryY = 7
@@ -46,6 +61,9 @@ class Drone(playerInventory: InventoryPlayer, val drone: entity.Drone) extends D
 
   override def drawScreen(mouseX: Int, mouseY: Int, dt: Float) {
     powerButton.toggled = drone.isRunning
+    bufferRenderer.dirty = drone.statusText.lines.zipWithIndex.map {
+      case (line, i) => buffer.set(0, i, line, vertical = false)
+    }.contains(true)
     super.drawScreen(mouseX, mouseY, dt)
   }
 
@@ -55,15 +73,30 @@ class Drone(playerInventory: InventoryPlayer, val drone: entity.Drone) extends D
     add(buttonList, powerButton)
   }
 
+  override protected def drawBuffer() {
+    GL11.glTranslatef(bufferX, bufferY, 0)
+    RenderState.disableLighting()
+    RenderState.makeItBlend()
+    GL11.glScaled(scale, scale, 1)
+    GL11.glPushAttrib(GL11.GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT)
+    GL11.glDepthMask(false)
+    GL11.glColor3f(0.5f, 0.5f, 1f)
+    TextBufferRenderCache.render(bufferRenderer)
+    GL11.glPopAttrib()
+  }
+
+  override protected def changeSize(w: Double, h: Double, recompile: Boolean) = 2.0
+
   override protected def drawGuiContainerForegroundLayer(mouseX: Int, mouseY: Int) {
+    drawBufferLayer()
     GL11.glPushAttrib(GL11.GL_ALL_ATTRIB_BITS) // Me lazy... prevents NEI render glitch.
     if (func_146978_c(power.x, power.y, power.width, power.height, mouseX, mouseY)) {
       val tooltip = new java.util.ArrayList[String]
       val format = Localization.Computer.Power + ": %d%% (%d/%d)"
-//      tooltip.add(format.format(
-//        ((drone.globalBuffer / drone.globalBufferSize) * 100).toInt,
-//        drone.globalBuffer.toInt,
-//        drone.globalBufferSize.toInt))
+      tooltip.add(format.format(
+        drone.globalBuffer * 100 / math.max(drone.globalBufferSize, 1),
+        drone.globalBuffer,
+        drone.globalBufferSize))
       copiedDrawHoveringText(tooltip, mouseX - guiLeft, mouseY - guiTop, fontRendererObj)
     }
     if (powerButton.func_146115_a) {
@@ -78,8 +111,7 @@ class Drone(playerInventory: InventoryPlayer, val drone: entity.Drone) extends D
     GL11.glColor3f(1, 1, 1) // Required under Linux.
     mc.renderEngine.bindTexture(Textures.guiDrone)
     drawTexturedModalRect(guiLeft, guiTop, 0, 0, xSize, ySize)
-//    power.level = robot.globalBuffer / robot.globalBufferSize
-    power.level = 0.5
+    power.level = drone.globalBuffer.toDouble / math.max(drone.globalBufferSize.toDouble, 1.0)
     drawWidgets()
     if (drone.inventory.getSizeInventory > 0) {
       drawSelection()
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/gui/Robot.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/gui/Robot.scala
index 841837ff9..e111465b2 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/gui/Robot.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/gui/Robot.scala
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import org.lwjgl.input.Keyboard
 import org.lwjgl.input.Mouse
 import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11
 
-class Robot(playerInventory: InventoryPlayer, val robot: tileentity.Robot) extends DynamicGuiContainer(new container.Robot(playerInventory, robot)) with TextBuffer {
+class Robot(playerInventory: InventoryPlayer, val robot: tileentity.Robot) extends DynamicGuiContainer(new container.Robot(playerInventory, robot)) with traits.InputBuffer {
   override protected val buffer = robot.components.collect {
     case Some(buffer: api.component.TextBuffer) => buffer
   }.headOption.orNull
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ class Robot(playerInventory: InventoryPlayer, val robot: tileentity.Robot) exten
   private val maxBufferWidth = 240.0
   private val maxBufferHeight = 140.0
 
-  private def bufferWidth = math.min(maxBufferWidth, TextBufferRenderCache.renderer.charRenderWidth * Settings.screenResolutionsByTier(0)._1)
+  private def bufferRenderWidth = math.min(maxBufferWidth, TextBufferRenderCache.renderer.charRenderWidth * Settings.screenResolutionsByTier(0)._1)
 
-  private def bufferHeight = math.min(maxBufferHeight, TextBufferRenderCache.renderer.charRenderHeight * Settings.screenResolutionsByTier(0)._2)
+  private def bufferRenderHeight = math.min(maxBufferHeight, TextBufferRenderCache.renderer.charRenderHeight * Settings.screenResolutionsByTier(0)._2)
 
-  override protected def bufferX = (8 + (maxBufferWidth - bufferWidth) / 2).toInt
+  override protected def bufferX = (8 + (maxBufferWidth - bufferRenderWidth) / 2).toInt
 
-  override protected def bufferY = (8 + (maxBufferHeight - bufferHeight) / 2).toInt
+  override protected def bufferY = (8 + (maxBufferHeight - bufferRenderHeight) / 2).toInt
 
   private val inventoryX = 169
   private val inventoryY = 155 - deltaY
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ class Robot(playerInventory: InventoryPlayer, val robot: tileentity.Robot) exten
       BufferRenderer.drawBackground()
       GL11.glPopMatrix()
       RenderState.makeItBlend()
-      val scaleX = bufferWidth / buffer.renderWidth
-      val scaleY = bufferHeight / buffer.renderHeight
+      val scaleX = bufferRenderWidth / buffer.renderWidth
+      val scaleY = bufferRenderHeight / buffer.renderHeight
       val scale = math.min(scaleX, scaleY)
       if (scaleX > scale) {
         GL11.glTranslated(buffer.renderWidth * (scaleX - scale) / 2, 0, 0)
@@ -260,10 +260,10 @@ class Robot(playerInventory: InventoryPlayer, val robot: tileentity.Robot) exten
   override protected def changeSize(w: Double, h: Double, recompile: Boolean) = {
     val bw = w * TextBufferRenderCache.renderer.charRenderWidth
     val bh = h * TextBufferRenderCache.renderer.charRenderHeight
-    val scaleX = math.min(bufferWidth / bw, 1)
-    val scaleY = math.min(bufferHeight / bh, 1)
+    val scaleX = math.min(bufferRenderWidth / bw, 1)
+    val scaleY = math.min(bufferRenderHeight / bh, 1)
     if (recompile) {
-      BufferRenderer.compileBackground(bufferWidth.toInt, bufferHeight.toInt, forRobot = true)
+      BufferRenderer.compileBackground(bufferRenderWidth.toInt, bufferRenderHeight.toInt, forRobot = true)
     }
     math.min(scaleX, scaleY)
   }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/gui/Screen.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/gui/Screen.scala
index d58f601ad..3b69326ca 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/gui/Screen.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/gui/Screen.scala
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import li.cil.oc.util.RenderState
 import org.lwjgl.input.Mouse
 import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11
 
-class Screen(val buffer: api.component.TextBuffer, val hasMouse: Boolean, val hasKeyboardCallback: () => Boolean, val hasPower: () => Boolean) extends TextBuffer {
+class Screen(val buffer: api.component.TextBuffer, val hasMouse: Boolean, val hasKeyboardCallback: () => Boolean, val hasPower: () => Boolean) extends traits.InputBuffer {
   override protected def hasKeyboard = hasKeyboardCallback()
 
   override protected def bufferX = 8 + x
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/gui/traits/DisplayBuffer.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/gui/traits/DisplayBuffer.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8a0ea1a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/gui/traits/DisplayBuffer.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package li.cil.oc.client.gui.traits
+
+import li.cil.oc.client.renderer.gui.BufferRenderer
+import li.cil.oc.util.RenderState
+import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft
+import net.minecraft.client.gui.GuiScreen
+import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11
+
+trait DisplayBuffer extends GuiScreen {
+  protected def bufferX: Int
+
+  protected def bufferY: Int
+
+  protected def bufferColumns: Int
+
+  protected def bufferRows: Int
+
+  protected var guiSizeChanged = false
+
+  protected var currentWidth, currentHeight = -1
+
+  protected var scale = 0.0
+
+  override def initGui() = {
+    super.initGui()
+    BufferRenderer.init(Minecraft.getMinecraft.renderEngine)
+    guiSizeChanged = true
+  }
+
+  protected def drawBufferLayer() {
+    val oldWidth = currentWidth
+    val oldHeight = currentHeight
+    currentWidth = bufferColumns
+    currentHeight = bufferRows
+    scale = changeSize(currentWidth, currentHeight, guiSizeChanged || oldWidth != currentWidth || oldHeight != currentHeight)
+
+    RenderState.checkError(getClass.getName + ".drawBufferLayer: entering (aka: wasntme)")
+
+    GL11.glPushMatrix()
+    RenderState.disableLighting()
+    drawBuffer()
+    GL11.glPopMatrix()
+
+    RenderState.checkError(getClass.getName + ".drawBufferLayer: buffer layer")
+  }
+
+  protected def drawBuffer()
+
+  protected def changeSize(w: Double, h: Double, recompile: Boolean): Double
+}
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/gui/TextBuffer.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/gui/traits/InputBuffer.scala
similarity index 69%
rename from src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/gui/TextBuffer.scala
rename to src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/gui/traits/InputBuffer.scala
index 0552c6edb..ce51835b1 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/gui/TextBuffer.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/gui/traits/InputBuffer.scala
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-package li.cil.oc.client.gui
+package li.cil.oc.client.gui.traits
 
-import li.cil.oc.api
+import li.cil.oc.api.component.TextBuffer
 import li.cil.oc.client.KeyBindings
 import li.cil.oc.client.Textures
-import li.cil.oc.client.renderer.gui.BufferRenderer
 import li.cil.oc.integration.util.NEI
 import li.cil.oc.util.RenderState
 import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft
@@ -14,64 +13,28 @@ import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11
 
 import scala.collection.mutable
 
-trait TextBuffer extends GuiScreen {
-  protected def buffer: api.component.TextBuffer
+trait InputBuffer extends DisplayBuffer {
+  protected def buffer: TextBuffer
+
+  override protected def bufferColumns = if (buffer == null) 0 else buffer.getWidth
+
+  override protected def bufferRows = if (buffer == null) 0 else buffer.getHeight
 
   protected def hasKeyboard: Boolean
 
   private val pressedKeys = mutable.Map.empty[Int, Char]
 
-  protected def bufferX: Int
-
-  protected def bufferY: Int
-
-  protected var guiSizeChanged = false
-
-  protected var currentWidth, currentHeight = -1
-
   private var showKeyboardMissing = 0L
 
-  protected var scale = 0.0
-
   override def doesGuiPauseGame = false
 
   override def initGui() = {
     super.initGui()
-    BufferRenderer.init(Minecraft.getMinecraft.renderEngine)
     Keyboard.enableRepeatEvents(true)
-    guiSizeChanged = true
   }
 
-  override def onGuiClosed() = {
-    super.onGuiClosed()
-    if (buffer != null) for ((code, char) <- pressedKeys) {
-      buffer.keyUp(char, code, null)
-    }
-    Keyboard.enableRepeatEvents(false)
-  }
-
-  protected def drawBufferLayer() {
-    if (buffer == null) return
-    val oldWidth = currentWidth
-    val oldHeight = currentHeight
-    if (buffer != null) {
-      currentWidth = buffer.getWidth
-      currentHeight = buffer.getHeight
-    }
-    else {
-      currentWidth = 0
-      currentHeight = 0
-    }
-    scale = changeSize(currentWidth, currentHeight, guiSizeChanged || oldWidth != currentWidth || oldHeight != currentHeight)
-
-    RenderState.checkError(getClass.getName + ".drawBufferLayer: entering (aka: wasntme)")
-
-    GL11.glPushMatrix()
-    RenderState.disableLighting()
-    drawBuffer()
-    GL11.glPopMatrix()
-
-    RenderState.checkError(getClass.getName + ".drawBufferLayer: buffer layer")
+  override protected def drawBufferLayer() {
+    super.drawBufferLayer()
 
     if (System.currentTimeMillis() - showKeyboardMissing < 1000) {
       Minecraft.getMinecraft.getTextureManager.bindTexture(Textures.guiKeyboardMissing)
@@ -86,12 +49,18 @@ trait TextBuffer extends GuiScreen {
       t.addVertexWithUV(x, y, 0, 0, 0)
       t.draw()
       GL11.glEnable(GL11.GL_DEPTH_TEST)
-    }
 
-    RenderState.checkError(getClass.getName + ".drawBufferLayer: leaving")
+      RenderState.checkError(getClass.getName + ".drawBufferLayer: keyboard icon")
+    }
   }
 
-  protected def drawBuffer()
+  override def onGuiClosed() = {
+    super.onGuiClosed()
+    if (buffer != null) for ((code, char) <- pressedKeys) {
+      buffer.keyUp(char, code, null)
+    }
+    Keyboard.enableRepeatEvents(false)
+  }
 
   override def handleKeyboardInput() {
     super.handleKeyboardInput()
@@ -135,8 +104,6 @@ trait TextBuffer extends GuiScreen {
     }
   }
 
-  protected def changeSize(w: Double, h: Double, recompile: Boolean): Double
-
   private def ignoreRepeat(char: Char, code: Int) = {
     code == Keyboard.KEY_LCONTROL ||
       code == Keyboard.KEY_RCONTROL ||
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/renderer/TextBufferRenderCache.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/renderer/TextBufferRenderCache.scala
index 8bb168164..d28a9a3d9 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/renderer/TextBufferRenderCache.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/renderer/TextBufferRenderCache.scala
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import com.google.common.cache.RemovalNotification
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.eventhandler.SubscribeEvent
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.gameevent.TickEvent.ClientTickEvent
 import li.cil.oc.Settings
+import li.cil.oc.client.renderer.font.TextBufferRenderData
 import li.cil.oc.common.component.TextBuffer
 import li.cil.oc.util.RenderState
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.GLAllocation
@@ -23,23 +24,23 @@ object TextBufferRenderCache extends Callable[Int] with RemovalListener[TileEnti
   private val cache = com.google.common.cache.CacheBuilder.newBuilder().
     expireAfterAccess(2, TimeUnit.SECONDS).
     removalListener(this).
-    asInstanceOf[CacheBuilder[TextBuffer, Int]].
-    build[TextBuffer, Int]()
+    asInstanceOf[CacheBuilder[TextBufferRenderData, Int]].
+    build[TextBufferRenderData, Int]()
 
   // To allow access in cache entry init.
-  private var currentBuffer: TextBuffer = _
+  private var currentBuffer: TextBufferRenderData = _
 
   // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- //
   // Rendering
   // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- //
 
-  def render(buffer: TextBuffer) {
+  def render(buffer: TextBufferRenderData) {
     currentBuffer = buffer
     compileOrDraw(cache.get(currentBuffer, this))
   }
 
   private def compileOrDraw(list: Int) = {
-    if (currentBuffer.proxy.dirty) {
+    if (currentBuffer.dirty) {
       RenderState.checkError(getClass.getName + ".compileOrDraw: entering (aka: wasntme)")
 
       for (line <- currentBuffer.data.buffer) {
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ object TextBufferRenderCache extends Callable[Int] with RemovalListener[TileEnti
 
       val doCompile = !RenderState.compilingDisplayList
       if (doCompile) {
-        currentBuffer.proxy.dirty = false
+        currentBuffer.dirty = false
         GL11.glNewList(list, GL11.GL_COMPILE_AND_EXECUTE)
 
         RenderState.checkError(getClass.getName + ".compileOrDraw: glNewList")
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ object TextBufferRenderCache extends Callable[Int] with RemovalListener[TileEnti
     RenderState.checkError(getClass.getName + ".call: entering (aka: wasntme)")
 
     val list = GLAllocation.generateDisplayLists(1)
-    currentBuffer.proxy.dirty = true // Force compilation.
+    currentBuffer.dirty = true // Force compilation.
 
     RenderState.checkError(getClass.getName + ".call: leaving")
 
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/renderer/font/TextBufferRenderData.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/renderer/font/TextBufferRenderData.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..288396f91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/renderer/font/TextBufferRenderData.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package li.cil.oc.client.renderer.font
+
+import li.cil.oc.util.TextBuffer
+
+trait TextBufferRenderData {
+  def dirty: Boolean
+
+  def dirty_=(value: Boolean): Unit
+
+  def data: TextBuffer
+}
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/component/TextBuffer.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/component/TextBuffer.scala
index 9a31b1660..661e21802 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/component/TextBuffer.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/component/TextBuffer.scala
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import li.cil.oc.api.machine.Context
 import li.cil.oc.api.network._
 import li.cil.oc.api.prefab
 import li.cil.oc.client.renderer.TextBufferRenderCache
+import li.cil.oc.client.renderer.font.TextBufferRenderData
 import li.cil.oc.client.{ComponentTracker => ClientComponentTracker}
 import li.cil.oc.client.{PacketSender => ClientPacketSender}
 import li.cil.oc.common._
@@ -513,9 +514,17 @@ object TextBuffer {
   }
 
   class ClientProxy(val owner: TextBuffer) extends Proxy {
+    val renderer = new TextBufferRenderData {
+      override def dirty = ClientProxy.this.dirty
+
+      override def dirty_=(value: Boolean) = ClientProxy.this.dirty = value
+
+      override def data = owner.data
+    }
+
     override def render() = {
       val wasDirty = dirty
-      TextBufferRenderCache.render(owner)
+      TextBufferRenderCache.render(renderer)
       wasDirty
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/entity/Drone.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/entity/Drone.scala
index 2e1af915c..e31db2cf5 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/entity/Drone.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/entity/Drone.scala
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class Drone(val world: World) extends Entity(world) with MachineHost with intern
   var bodyAngle = math.random.toFloat * 90
   var angularVelocity = 0f
   var nextAngularVelocityChange = 0
+  var lastEnergyUpdate = 0
 
   // Logic stuff, components, machine and such.
   val info = new ItemUtils.MicrocontrollerData()
@@ -141,12 +142,21 @@ class Drone(val world: World) extends Entity(world) with MachineHost with intern
   // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- //
 
   override def entityInit() {
+    // Running or not.
     dataWatcher.addObject(2, byte2Byte(0: Byte))
+    // Target position.
     dataWatcher.addObject(3, float2Float(0f))
     dataWatcher.addObject(4, float2Float(0f))
     dataWatcher.addObject(5, float2Float(0f))
+    // Max acceleration.
     dataWatcher.addObject(6, float2Float(0f))
+    // Selected inventory slot.
     dataWatcher.addObject(7, byte2Byte(0: Byte))
+    // Current and maximum energy.
+    dataWatcher.addObject(8, int2Integer(0))
+    dataWatcher.addObject(9, int2Integer(100))
+    // Status text.
+    dataWatcher.addObject(10, "Hello\nWorld!")
   }
 
   def isRunning = dataWatcher.getWatchableObjectByte(2) != 0
@@ -155,6 +165,9 @@ class Drone(val world: World) extends Entity(world) with MachineHost with intern
   def targetZ = dataWatcher.getWatchableObjectFloat(5)
   def targetAcceleration = dataWatcher.getWatchableObjectFloat(6)
   def selectedSlot = dataWatcher.getWatchableObjectByte(7) & 0xFF
+  def globalBuffer = dataWatcher.getWatchableObjectInt(8)
+  def globalBufferSize = dataWatcher.getWatchableObjectInt(9)
+  def statusText = dataWatcher.getWatchableObjectString(10)
 
   private def setRunning(value: Boolean) = dataWatcher.updateObject(2, byte2Byte(if (value) 1: Byte else 0: Byte))
   // Round target values to low accuracy to avoid floating point errors accumulating.
@@ -163,6 +176,9 @@ class Drone(val world: World) extends Entity(world) with MachineHost with intern
   def targetZ_=(value: Float): Unit = dataWatcher.updateObject(5, float2Float(math.round(value * 5) / 5f))
   def targetAcceleration_=(value: Float): Unit = dataWatcher.updateObject(6, float2Float(math.max(0, math.min(maxAcceleration, value))))
   def selectedSlot_=(value: Int) = dataWatcher.updateObject(7, byte2Byte(value.toByte))
+  private def globalBuffer_=(value: Int) = dataWatcher.updateObject(8, int2Integer(value))
+  private def globalBufferSize_=(value: Int) = dataWatcher.updateObject(9, int2Integer(value))
+  def statusText_=(value: String) = dataWatcher.updateObject(10, Option(value).map(_.lines.map(_.take(10)).take(2).mkString("\n")).getOrElse(""))
 
   @SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
   override def setPositionAndRotation2(x: Double, y: Double, z: Double, yaw: Float, pitch: Float, data: Int) {
@@ -204,6 +220,11 @@ class Drone(val world: World) extends Entity(world) with MachineHost with intern
       machine.update()
       components.updateComponents()
       setRunning(machine.isRunning)
+
+      if (math.abs(lastEnergyUpdate - globalBuffer) > 100) {
+        globalBuffer = machine.node.asInstanceOf[Connector].globalBuffer.toInt
+        globalBufferSize = machine.node.asInstanceOf[Connector].globalBufferSize.toInt
+      }
     }
     else if (isRunning) {
       // Client side update; occasionally update wing pitch and rotation to
@@ -326,6 +347,8 @@ class Drone(val world: World) extends Entity(world) with MachineHost with intern
     targetY = nbt.getFloat("targetY")
     targetZ = nbt.getFloat("targetZ")
     targetAcceleration = nbt.getFloat("targetAcceleration")
+    selectedSlot = nbt.getByte("selectedSlot") & 0xFF
+    statusText = nbt.getString("statusText")
   }
 
   override def writeEntityToNBT(nbt: NBTTagCompound): Unit = {
@@ -341,5 +364,7 @@ class Drone(val world: World) extends Entity(world) with MachineHost with intern
     nbt.setFloat("targetY", targetY)
     nbt.setFloat("targetZ", targetZ)
     nbt.setFloat("targetAcceleration", targetAcceleration)
+    nbt.setByte("selectedSlot", selectedSlot.toByte)
+    nbt.setString("statusText", statusText)
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/server/component/robot/Player.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/server/component/robot/Player.scala
index 992838c3a..9f4dba18b 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/server/component/robot/Player.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/server/component/robot/Player.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package li.cil.oc.server.component.robot
 
-import java.util.UUID
-
 import com.mojang.authlib.GameProfile
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.ObfuscationReflectionHelper
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.eventhandler.Event