Talk:Turtle (API)

Is there a way to detect a block's type? Preferably without picking it up; it would be nice to be able to write a function to check the block about to be broken against a list of "Do not break" blocks, such as Industrial craft's MFSU, which loses all held power when picked up.

Also I request a way to set server-wide list of blocks immune to the turtle.dig() functions, such as say personal safes (Industrial Craft again).— Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.131.199.48 (talk • contribs)

As far as I know, there's no way to check the block type with the current API. Could be a feature in the future though, never know. ( Scarfacial | Talk ) 22:17 - 8 March 2012

Would be interesting to see if one could write a function for that. ( Banane9 | Talk ) 22:43 - 9 March 2012

i would see it too please. But i dont think that you can make that in a function

Dude 22:13, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

turtle collect ?

i understand that the turtle can drop items from its inventory with turtle.drop( [amount] ) but is there a way to make the turtle collect items (like a player would do) around and store it in inventory ? (from what i understand right now the turtle collects items taken from a digged block ? thanks

treefarm

i have write a big programm (120 lines) that destory the tree full (with the leaves) when the tree is grown. so the turtle can plant an new tree an beginn at the start. My problem: the programm dont work and i cant find the faults... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dude (talk • contribs)

Turtle range

I've made a simple program that takes the turtle 30 spaces up into the air, and then drives X number of times forward, then X number of times backwards then lands.

It works fine for small values of X (5, 10, 30, 100).. But when I put it to 300, my turtle never returned. I could not find it when walking along it's course either

Is there a way to make minecraft process chunks that has a turtle in it, or is this a limitation to minecraft it's not possible to work around?— Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.16.170.203 (talk • contribs)

Minecraft only tracks mobs within so many chunks of the player. To see this in action, play in Creative Mode and fly around very fast -- you'll notice there's no mobs until you stop, at which point you'll usually be able to see them load. What's happening, I believe, is that your turtle is going so far away, it's unloading, which is to say, Minecraft is essentially deleting it. I don't believe there's any ad-hoc workaround -- you'd have to make your own mod or edit the ComputerCraft mod to make Minecraft track turtles persistently.

~~ Mooch (talk) 21:07, 26 May 2012 (UTC)