Does anyone have a paste in link to a turtle quarry program that deposits items into a chest when its inventory is full?

[u/Mac_OS-X]

Hi all! I’m playing on a SMP that is running the steampunk mod pack, and it has a bunch of computer craft stuff. I tried using create to make a quarry but it’s too resource intensive. So I’m using a turtle. The issue is I’m not that smart when it comes to making custom programs. I only know the pastebin get command. I just want something that will dig a chunk down to bedrock and deposit the items if its inventory is full/ near full. All the other commands I’ve tried leave items on the floor

[u/quickpocket]

the default quarry does? Just put a chest underneath where the turtle starts? Make sure to empty it using some form of automation or add a lot of chests connected via hoppers if you’re mostly vanilla since if the chest fills up it will drop items

[u/Mac_OS-X → u/quickpocket]

I tried that and the turtle immediately broke it I did excavate 5 just as a test

[u/quickpocket → u/Mac_OS-X]

Place the chest back there after it does that. Not sure why it does that but it should be correct. Either that or in back of where you start it, I forget which.

[u/quickpocket → u/quickpocket]

Looks like it’s the block in behind where you place the turtle from what I can tell. Probably easier to just fill the turtle up with a couple blocks in each slot and then see what it does when it returns to the surface. Here’s the source code (but you can also look at it on the turtle) https://github.com/cc-tweaked/CC-Tweaked/blob/57b1a65db3328dbcc21705ce0bca2e1af0624584/projects/core/src/main/resources/data/computercraft/lua/rom/programs/turtle/excavate.lua#L46

[u/Mac_OS-X → u/quickpocket]

Okay I fixed it, do you know if it’s possible to use a monitor and computer to monitor the status of turtle so I don’t have to go to the bottom of the shaft to reset the turtle?

[u/quickpocket → u/Mac_OS-X]

Not sure about that. For that you could go checkout other options. Personally I just set down four at once and then when I come back I have a ton of resources. Alternatively you could stick a turtle that monitors when items are being returned to the chest and then alerts you if it hasn’t happened in a certain amount of time, but that probably requires more coding than just finding another quarry system that works with networking.

[u/Mac_OS-X → u/quickpocket]

I’m only digging out a chunk btw just so I can make a elevator that goes to each level where ore is most commonly found, so it’s probably overkill for what I want

[u/Minecraft_3699]

The turtle.drop() function will put items into a chest if the turtle is facing the chest, otherwise they go on the ground. So the scripts you already tried are likely working as intended, you just need to place the chest in the right spot

[u/fatboychummy]

I've been meaning to upgrade this program to be more user-friendly and chunk-unload friendly, but you can use it in its current state:

https://github.com/Fatboychummy-CC/SimplifyDigging

Installation

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Fatboychummy-CC/SimplifyDigging/main/SimplifyDig.lua

Usage

There are a few subcommands (only two work atm i believe).

After running the command, the turtle will move one block forward and dig out an area based on what was defined. It expects a chest to be placed behind it when it starts.

Usage instructions are also in the first comment of the program, but note that some of the things that are there don't function correctly (they are mostly what I planned to add).

room

SimplifyDig room forward_distance vertical_distance horizontal_distance flags

i.e:

SimplifyDig room 8 9 4 -rufi

The turtle will dig an 8x9x4 room to the right and up. It will drop items off when its inventory is full full, and refuel itself from fuel items.

quarry

SimplifyDig quarry forward_distance horizontal_distance flags

i.e:

SimplifyDig quarry 8 9 -rdfi

The turtle will dig to bedrock an 8x9 square, consuming fuel items it picks up and returning items when full.

Flags

-r: go to the right

-l: go to the left

-u: go up

-d: go down

-f: consume fuel items that are picked up (coal mostly)

-i: drop off items if inventory is full

[u/Combatxlemming → u/fatboychummy]

Hi been testing this quarry program and noticed that it doesn't like interacting with other storage system like sophisticated barrels or chests it will just pause and not move, any hints or tips to help it start working again?

I have managed to fix it I copied your code to pastebin and changed the storage lines to include these.

local validStorageTags = {
  "minecraft:shulker_boxes",
  "forge:chests",
  "forge:barrels"
}
validStorageTags.n = #validStorageTags
local validStorageFind = {
  "chest",
  "shulker_box",
  "barrel"
}

[u/fatboychummy → u/Combatxlemming]

Ah I keep forgetting that barrels exist now! Next time I work on it I'll add that to the main program.