Mod Feedback [By Request] RotaryCraft Suggestions
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Here's a stupid thought. What about allowing clay as an output for running sand through an extractor? Maybe that's a bit of a high-tier machine for it...
From the article you linked (yes, I did take the time to nose through it, at least at a brief skim) your typical English brick clay is largely silica, aluminum oxide, trace elements, and water. I could see making a very solid case for Extracted sand turning into a sand-colored silica dust item, then clay, then a "solution" clay, then brick. A bit unrealistic, perhaps, but maybe not so much at the level of abstraction at which Minecraft typically occurs.
Shame. The only other method I could think of would be to have a silica dust item that could be ground from sand in a Grinder, then combined with water to make clay. I can't think of any other RoC machine that really qualifies as the sort of fluid-mixing device you'd need.
No worries at any rate if there's no way to achieve the effect without adding something new. Just a bit off the ol' personal wishlist.
Aluminum is currently something that doesnt have much use in just RoC unless you like fire, so you could just mix sand and aluminum dust to make a block of clay.
Also, many soils contain clay, so a renewable alternative could be centrifuging dirt into, among other things, clay.
Also, many soils contain clay, so a renewable alternative could be centrifuging dirt into, among other things, clay.
You know, I never thought about centrifuging dirt. I was kind of bent on finding some kind of machine to mix water with something else (hence the extractor thought before Reika clarified that it can only handle ores).
Frankly I've no idea what items the centrifuge or drying bed can actually handle. I saw that you can centrifuge wheat for extra seeds, but beyond that? I've no clue what it's good for beyond cross-mod compatibility.
Frankly I've no idea what items the centrifuge or drying bed can actually handle. I saw that you can centrifuge wheat for extra seeds, but beyond that? I've no clue what it's good for beyond cross-mod compatibility.
hmmmm...maybe .nbs files? That shouldn't be too hard to code (as if I actually knew anything about coding).
Hmm, I didn't realize Botania did. I've never actually played with it.
Know any other techmods that have a clay output besides MFR? None I'm familiar with.
I think Factorization has something that can be made into clay as a byproduct of its ore processing mechanics. That said, said processing mechanics are SLOW, so be prepared to wait a while. Unless DartCraft has hit 1.7, in which case, use time torches. Use them like a boss.
In the past, Clay (sand and plantballs) could be obtained in gregtech by centrifuging Dirt. Now it returns clay dust witch can't be turned into normal clay. Dirt can be obrained by macerating plantballs crafted out of all sorts of plants like wheat or saplings.
Now i usually make Clay with Thaumcraft.
Now i usually make Clay with Thaumcraft.
Unless you have the created clay be part of a crafting recipes. Have it be an industrial clay. Not sure if that fits in with the theme here though
Just now checking out RotaryCraft, having fun...and forgot I have MeteorCraft installed. Nice little reminder landed in the next chunk over, though...and scared the ever-living @&$% out of me in the process. Frikkin' awesome.