For a project of mine, which will go unnamed, because I don't know how feasible it is yet, I want to know your opinions on CC and OC, as well as any other computer mods that you might have tried. Explaining what you liked and didn't like would also be nice.
Opinions on ComputerCraft/OpenComputers?
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I haven't played with either for a while, though I know old-school CC pretty well. What do you prefer?
Okay, here's my opinion.
CC is good. OC is good. I like neither of them.
CC is very unbalanced. The computers are cheap to make and have no power draw.
OC is balanced. However, it takes far too much space to make something simple. It's also a massive pain to set up.
In addition, I don't particularly like Lua in the first place, and both use Lua.
CC is good. OC is good. I like neither of them.
CC is very unbalanced. The computers are cheap to make and have no power draw.
OC is balanced. However, it takes far too much space to make something simple. It's also a massive pain to set up.
In addition, I don't particularly like Lua in the first place, and both use Lua.
"Unbalanced" is a strange term to use for CC; The blocks that can impact the world in a major way, like turtles, actually do use fuel and are (kinda) expensive to make. The standard stationary computers can do a lot of cool stuff, don't get me wrong, but none of it's gamebreakingly OP.
I've pretty much exclusively "used" (sat in my pack) OC since it came out. It's a nice concept, but I never get around to actually using it. I usually get the urge early on, but never have the resources. It's definitely a later game mod, but I like the look and feel of it.
The standard argument is that computers are way too cheap. I've also heard things about the lack of a power requirement, as well as the classic "magic block" criticism.
I don't use either and rip them out of any pack I use. I don't know or use code.
I think OC computers have a more 'realistic' feeling. They require power and you have to assemble them as you would a real computer (cpu, memory, network card, ...) and even install a BIOS and OS on it. CC computers are more 'ready to use'.
I personally prefer OC.
I personally prefer OC.
CC was balanced around having to actually code, back before you could import script. Now that you can any old schmuck with some redstone and iron can work miracles with a turtle.
That being said I don't find cc that op. Might give you super early quarries but that's really all it does.
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That being said I don't find cc that op. Might give you super early quarries but that's really all it does.
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Don't forget that OC has far more peripherals and features. It's not just a question of balance - OC outgrew "being a GregTechified CC" around OC 1.2.0 or something.
I'd be fine with CC if pastebin didn't exist. As it stands, make 1 super cheap block, type pastebin.get xxxx, and do.... pretty much anything. It is the most magic of magic boxes.
If pastebin did not exist, people would copy-paste. If copy-paste did not exist, people would use autotypers.
You're correct, of course; pastebin is just the easiest. Regardless of the method, it allows virtually anything at essentially no cost, so it is automatically removed from any pack I play, or any server I run.
I like CC. It's a single block, capable of doing a lot of things, but at the same time, I'm a bad coder. And with a couple exceptions, I habitually write all my own code. (Exception one being when I ask for assistance, and exception two being DarkBobo's turtle remote control.)
Most of what I do with CC, are things I can't do with other programs. Combining Rail schedules from various trains, to ensure I know where things are, is something CC is awesome at.
I would like them to be a little more expensive, but OC doesn't have the tablet as far as I know.
Most of what I do with CC, are things I can't do with other programs. Combining Rail schedules from various trains, to ensure I know where things are, is something CC is awesome at.
I would like them to be a little more expensive, but OC doesn't have the tablet as far as I know.
I really haven't played with OC yet. However, I can say that CC can be a little OP. But that said, I actually do use it and have written my own programs for it. However, I need pastebin to write my code. Writing code on the CC terminal screen is a torture. So for me pastebin is a requirement.
BTW: To give you an idea of the OP. My 1st three diamonds always go to making a pick for the turtle. Then insert a simple program and walla instant access to early obsidian with out waiting for it. Just move the turtle around have it instant mine the stuff with out the wait and I won't get into the early game quarries I've setup using a turtle.
BTW: To give you an idea of the OP. My 1st three diamonds always go to making a pick for the turtle. Then insert a simple program and walla instant access to early obsidian with out waiting for it. Just move the turtle around have it instant mine the stuff with out the wait and I won't get into the early game quarries I've setup using a turtle.