Can turtles be use to wrench a machine?

[Furious1964]

I'm using a steam generator to make distilled water, but I don't like to micro-manage it because of the Calcification build-up. What do I need to do to make a turtle pick-up and replace the generator?

Using Infinity Evolved.

 

[lenscas]

Unless there is an addon for Computercraft that I am not aware off this is currently not really possible (assuming that using the turtle.dig function will destroy the machine)
Maybe you can instead use solar distillers? http://wiki.industrial-craft.net/index.php?title=Solar_Distiller
Granted they aren't exactly fast but for as far as I know they don't Calcification build-up.

 

[Furious1964]

They're slow as hell. Would need to make a mystcraft world with perpetual daylight.

 

[KingTriaxx]

Does it get destroyed if it's pick-axed? If not, a mining turtle would do the job.

Misc Peripherals used to be able to do that with an engineering turtle, but as far as I know it's a dead mod.

 

[lenscas]

Does it get destroyed if it's pick-axed? If not, a mining turtle would do the job.

Misc Peripherals used to be able to do that with an engineering turtle, but as far as I know it's a dead mod.

IC2 machines get destroyed when mined with an pickaxe and yes, sadly enough it is a dead mod (Though plenty of mods exist to replace it the wrenching turtle has not yet been copied for as far as I know and the only mod that had it on the todo list removed it due to the amount of wrenching API's that exist.)

 

[Furious1964]

Yes, it gets destroyed. Bummer about that mod.

 

[KingTriaxx]

Ah, wasn't aware you were playing IC2. In that case, try the tablet from Thaumcraft, which can right click, and simulate a player using a wrench. The same with an autonomous activator, set to round-robin so it uses the slots in order, and it can pick it up then set it down and do nothing for 7 laps of the sequence, before picking up and replacing it.

Golems could also do it, but they can't be redstone controlled.

 

[Furious1964]

And I just found this, so Mics Peripherals might not be dead after all:

http://www.computercraft.info/forum...cludes-speakers-and-pocket-computer-upgrades/

 

[lenscas]

And I just found this, so Mics Peripherals might not be dead after all:

http://www.computercraft.info/forum...cludes-speakers-and-pocket-computer-upgrades/

It isn't misc peripherals (as in it doesn't have all the features misc had but also added some new ones. It is an awesome mod though, that is for sure.)and it was the mod I talked about when I mentioned the removed todo of the wrneching turtle. MOAR peripherals also started to replace miscperipherals (Though sadly that mod is now dead as well )

 

[Inaeo]

Golems could also do it, but they can't be redstone controlled.

They kind of can, with a Golem Fetter, but I doubt it would be effective here. It would take a few of them for the task, without guarantee that they wouldn't just derp out and get lost.

 

[lenscas]

I do know of a mod that allows turtles to rightclick, I must say I never used it and I am not sure if it can be used to wrench things
http://www.computercraft.info/forum...icking-smashing-ranged-and-explosive-turtles/

 

[Furious1964]

OK, so I used the KnightPeripherals and I can't figure out how the use the lua. I created a start program with the following:

turtle.inspect()
if metadata = 10 then
turtle.place()
end

It doesn't work. What am I doing wrong?

 

[lenscas]

it is because you need to use variables. also if you want the turtle to click on a block:
https://github.com/KnightMiner/KnightPeripherals/wiki/Clicking-Turtle

 

[Furious1964]

Will go with the Thaumcraft thing as I can't figure out how to use lua. Is there any way to detect the level of calcification in the steam boiler?

Actually, I figured out a better way of doing this with Project Red Block Placer. Does it perfectly with an electric Wrench that I have set up to recharge itself. Just need to get the timing right for 100% calcification.

 

[KingTriaxx]

Comparator? Or just a timer set to run when a certain length of time has passed.

 

[lenscas]

maybe a buildcraft gate that checks the amount of liquid in a tank that normally would feed into the boiler?

 

[Furious1964]

Will have to check up on the gate thing. But timers are a likelihood.

What would be the best gate to use?

 

[KingTriaxx]

Basic Gate should be fine, since all it needs to do is provide a redstone signal.

 

[Furious1964]

Is it possible to have the condenser be auto-set? Namely, having the amount of mB of Water be set to a certain number?