Mining turtle command question ( solved )

[heecks]

Hi, I have a question related to the mining turtle. I want to make a cobblestone farming process with lava / water and piston. I want the mining turtle not moving but just mine the cobblestone pushed by the piston. Is it possible and if yes what is the command to make that ?

 

[Guswut]

Hi, I have a question related to the mining turtle. I want to make a cobblestone farming process with lava / water and piston. I want the mining turtle not moving but just mine the cobblestone pushed by the piston. Is it possible and if yes what is the command to make that ?

The command is turtle.dig() to break the block in front of the turtle. It will place the block into its inventory.

Also, a turtle-free (and, sadly, better) way to make a cobblestone generator is using an igneous extruder. It requires a bucket of lava to start, and a constant supply of water (an aqueous accumulator would solve that) to constantly produce cobblestone.

 

[heecks]

turtle.dig() telling me no such program

 

[Guswut]

turtle.dig() telling me no such program

You are attempting to run an LUA command in the console interface. Type this:

LUA

To open the LUA interface. From there, type that command, and it should return "true".

 

[heecks]

ok its working but its only do 1 block and I have to re-enter the command ... turtle.dig() Ideally I want the turtle non stop working without moving.

 

[Guswut]

ok its working but its only do 1 block and I have to re-enter the command ... turtle.dig()

Yes, because that command is just going to dig the first block in front of it. Because that is the entire idea as to what a cobblestone generator does (removes a cobblestone block).

If you want it to repeat the command, you will need to make a custom script ("exit()" in the LUA command window, then "edit startup"), and then enter something like this:

while true do
turtle.attack()
sleep(0.1)
end

Then press CTRL and then save it, then close it, and then type "startup".

You may also want to review the turtle programming walkthroughs out on the internet to give you some more data on how LUA programming of turtles works.

 

[heecks]

ok thank you I will look at it.

 

[bodaciousbilly]

If your end goal is just the cobble farm (not necessarily messing with turtles, there are far easier ways to do it. I did a RP2 block break setup once that worked really well. But even easier is the igneous extruder from TE.

 

[Guswut]

If your end goal is just the cobble farm (not necessarily messing with turtles, there are far easier ways to do it. I did a RP2 block break setup once that worked really well. But even easier is the igneous extruder from TE.

Already mentioned the extruder. It does not appear that he wants to go about it that way. So it goes, eh?

 

[heecks]

The post maybe old by now but...I found my solution by hazard when browsing the ftb mindcrack items in game. The block breaker. Instead of using a turtle I use that to break the cobblestone automated with a timer.

 

[SkyBoy96]

Build the thing I attached the recipe for. Right click on it with a bucket or other such container of lava. Then right click on it with a bucket or container of water. Ensure there is no red stone signal being applied to it. Attach a pipe to one of the sides with the orange ring on it, and attach the pipe to a chest. You now have a cobble generator.

 

[heecks]

I have already the igneous extruder...I prefert to use lava from the nether to generate power than wasting it to make cobblestone. My system is a infinite lava source and dont waste lava. Basically its 2 block of lava and infinite. Water + lava = cobblestone pushed by piston then block breaker.

 

[Bickers]

I have already the igneous extruder...I prefert to use lava from the nether to generate power than wasting it to make cobblestone. My system is a infinite lava source and dont waste lava. Basically its 2 block of lava and infinite. Water + lava = cobblestone pushed by piston then block breaker.

cobble is free in the extruder only stone and obsidian uses lava/water just put a bucket of water and lava in and it makes cobble and never uses lava

 

[heecks]

cobble is free in the extruder only stone and obsidian uses lava/water just put a bucket of water and lava in and it makes cobble and never uses lava

Thank about the info I didnt know about it .

 

[Harvest88]

cobble is free in the extruder only stone and obsidian uses lava/water just put a bucket of water and lava in and it makes cobble and never uses lava

and way less lag even if you have more going for their quite slow 2 second per cobble, combine that with AE then you got no worry for overflows. Cause even RP2 tubes can clog up and cause major lag.