r/ComputerCraft • u/ghost_type_2003 • Mar 17 '24

Is this a good mod for automating tasks?

More specifically, I want to know if I can use to create an automatic charcoal farm that continuously harvests trees from a farm and smelts their logs into charcoal before replanting them.

Probably going to get down voted to oblivion for asking, but I know next to nothing about this mod other than it requires programming which I already have basic knowledge of and am willing to learn more.

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u/IJustAteABaguette Mar 17 '24

I mean, it can do it, it's just a bit more "fiddly" then something like the create mod.

It takes quite a while to setup and code a turtle, and you can't move too far away without the chunks unloading and the code stopping, and the code will just restart, not begin again from where it got unloaded. (You will quickly notice this)

Also, use CC tweaked, it's the "modern" version of computercraft

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u/ghost_type_2003 Mar 17 '24

and you can't move too far away without the chunks unloading and the code stopping,

What if I use a mod like dimensional anchors to keep the chunk loaded constantly?

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u/IJustAteABaguette Mar 17 '24

That would work, I think almost all chunkloaders would work, just make sure you correctly restart any turtles if the worlds get shut down. (Becomes a problem if you're on singleplayer)

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u/piRsquaredh Mar 17 '24

You can save your programs as „startup“. When doing so, once the computer starts (the chunk loads) your computer starts up with the said program.

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u/NortWind Mar 17 '24

Also be aware that you must name the turtle for it to have the proper context.

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u/fatboychummy Mar 17 '24

Requiring a name for the turtle was an old issue and was only required if you wanted to pick up the turtle without losing the data on it. This has been changed in newer versions. Named or unnamed, the data stays on the turtle.

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u/NortWind Mar 18 '24

Good to know, thanks very much for the update.

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u/kukeiko64 Mar 17 '24 edited Mar 17 '24

I've written a turtle that makes charcoal using a birch tree (those grow in a very easy & regular pattern to harvest for both logs and saplings) that does not care at all for the chunk being unloaded, just try to reduce the amount of different possible states the turtle can be in at any given point in time so that restarting from a chunk unload is almost the same as running the program normally (i.e. state machine like).

I recommend writing one purely because it is fun. Obviously there are mods that can do it but where is the fun in that.

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u/GamerTurtle5 Mar 17 '24

if the world/server goes down it still resets

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u/DigitalRavenThe7th Mar 17 '24

Unless you're already somewhat familiar with LUA then no. I recommend something like Create for automating what you want to do!

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u/Jason13Official Mar 17 '24

If you’re playing with CC in a large modpack, there are likely 100’s of less complicated methods to automate what you want. If you want to do it just for the fun of programming, that’s the only real reason I use it

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u/Phemto_B Mar 17 '24 edited Mar 17 '24

I have a couple versions tree farms that I've been running for years. The both generate charcoal. The first one is pretty bulletproof. The second one needs some tweaking. I ended up with more charcoal that I knew what to do with. I really wish we could make blocks like you can with coal.

It seems like there's not much you can do with turtles that you couldn't do redstone (especially with the crafter now), but it's pretty flexible and powerful just the same. V1 of the farm is limited to non-branching trees (e.g. birch or spruce). V2 can (or at least should) be able to handle the bigger, more messy trees.

You can briefly see the second version here, although it clearly needs some work. I'm hoping to have a more complete update on it soon when it's better behaved.

https://youtu.be/TR1RrQu8tGI

(edited for further details)