What is this?

[MadSuperHero]

Hey!

I'm playing FTB Direworld 1.7.10 and I found this...thing and it moved like sort of bent over. I have found nothing on the internet of what it could be. Anyone know what it could be?

Here is another screenshot: http://imgur.com/0h9gLSc

 

[asb3pe]

It has to be some kind of glitch. Except for Botania Mana Spreaders, I don't think I've ever seen a block that isn't oriented N-S-E-W-up-down. All those blocks are at a 45 degree angle?!

Wait... you said it was moving?!!

 

[gold49]

That would be a Factorization sentinel, it is at that weird angle because it is activated. Once a sentinel is activated it becomes a entity (yes, that includes the large chunks of dirt/stone/various-world-blocks that were touching the sentinel structure before activation) that has a good number of angles/positions it can move into, hence the ~forty-five degree angle.

As for what to do with this giant robot, I have no idea. Only even know the thing exist because of a youtube vid, and I have no idea if they do much past the "debug dance" they did when I saw that vid

 

[MadSuperHero]

It has to be some kind of glitch. Except for Botania Mana Spreaders, I don't think I've ever seen a block that isn't oriented N-S-E-W-up-down. All those blocks are at a 45 degree angle?!

Wait... you said it was moving?!!

Yep I stumbled upon it, it looked like a normal hill then I wanted to mine the purple blocks on top. A boss healthbar appeared, so i pulled out my sword and that thing bends over and faces that direction and it also dropped crystalline dark iron. :S

 

[asb3pe]

Factorization is a weird mod. It seemed unfinished for years (no textures on the whole solar mirror/boiler blocks), and then all of a sudden, they add some mega robot thing? LOL Ah well, it's all good - I'm happy to see Factorization making some progess after a long time in limbo. The Factorization Router is still the best way to automate the insertion of bee frames into Alvearies (after all these years, it still is best unless you want to go with AE2 cable and export/import busses everywhere). The mod needs to stay in the game just for that one block!

 

[MadSuperHero]

That would be a Factorization sentinel, it is at that weird angle because it is activated. Once a sentinel is activated it becomes a entity (yes, that includes the large chunks of dirt/stone/various-world-blocks that were touching the sentinel structure before activation) that has a good number of angles/positions it can move into, hence the ~forty-five degree angle.

As for what to do with this giant robot, I have no idea. Only even know the thing exist because of a youtube vid, and I have no idea if they do much past the "debug dance" they did when I saw that vid

When I first saw this this thing, it kind of spooked me as I had no idea what to expect lol

 

[SpitefulFox]

From what I've seen of it in livestreams, you mine out the cracked bit, and it activates and has a boss healthbar. Then, it either glitches the hell out, or you keep fighting it by mining out more cracked parts that appear on its body. It's kind of like the colossi from Shadow of the Colossus in that you have to hit the glowing weakpoint. Except with a pickaxe?

It's not even remotely documented, and from what I've seen, still very glitchy, so results may vary.

 

[ThatOneSlowking]

Factorization is a weird mod. It seemed unfinished for years (no textures on the whole solar mirror/boiler blocks), and then all of a sudden, they add some mega robot thing? LOL Ah well, it's all good - I'm happy to see Factorization making some progess after a long time in limbo. The Factorization Router is still the best way to automate the insertion of bee frames into Alvearies (after all these years, it still is best unless you want to go with AE2 cable and export/import busses everywhere). The mod needs to stay in the game just for that one block!

Factorization has lots of progress, like the new item system thingy I forgot the name of.

 

[gold49]

Factorization has lots of progress, like the new item system thingy I forgot the name of.

I'll be honest, I had to google to remember this robot's unofficial/official name (I have no idea if it is called a sentinel or a colossus now that SpitefulFox mentioned Shadow of the Colossus)