[Idea] Generate power from player footsteps

kodemunkey · Apr 27th 2012

I've seen this applied in the real world, but i forget the proper name for it. Basically, in the real world buildings are being designed that can generate electricity when people walk over the specialised flooring.

I suppose this would be OP perhaps in a multiplayer setting, so you could code into it that it will only generate say 20 eu each time someone stands on it, and you can only stand on it once every 2 minutes or so.

I imagine that it would have to be hard coded for players only, as i can potentially see people luring a bunch of animals into an area filled with the generator plates.

CiderCraft · Apr 27th 2012

Can't this already be done with static boots -> bat/lappack -> discharge into machine?

GregoriusT · Apr 27th 2012

Quote from CiderCraft

Can't this already be done with static boots -> bat/lappack -> discharge into machine?

It can be done. And threadmills or something like that were already suggested.

TSlavo · Apr 27th 2012

Quote from kodemunkey

I've seen this applied in the real world, but i forget the proper name for it. Basically, in the real world buildings are being designed that can generate electricity when people walk over the specialised flooring.

The term you might be looking for is KERS

Kenetic Energy Recovery System.

It covers a wide range of devices designed to capture kenetic energy and transform it into potential energy.

From regenerative braking in cars, to small sandwiched materials that generate a charge when pressure is applied ( like in a shoe or a floorplate) To devices that generate a charge through motion ( like a pedometer but with energy instead of counting steps)

This has also been done in IC2 with the static boots, but that's with equipment not a floor block which is different but not by much.

ANATOMICA_3rd · Apr 27th 2012

WE NEED THIS!!!

+1

kodemunkey · Apr 27th 2012

Ah yes, that's the name. Too many acronyms these days.

Deuxtan · Apr 27th 2012

Sounds like a cool thing to add, but with this kind of approach I'd expect very little gain in energy, which means you'd have to build a massive farm just to come close to the output of, let's say a geothermal generator.
Detecting all the mobs footsteps, I don't know. Could that cause some lagging issues?

Anyway, cool idea, but I'm not sure about the gameplay value.

SpwnX · Apr 27th 2012

Quote from Deuxtan

Sounds like a cool thing to add, but with this kind of approach I'd expect very little gain in energy, which means you'd have to build a massive farm just to come close to the output of, let's say a geothermal generator.
Detecting all the mobs footsteps, I don't know. Could that cause some lagging issues?

Anyway, cool idea, but I'm not sure about the gameplay value.

Block detect if there is a valid entity above every X ticks, if YES generate Y EU/t ?

kodemunkey · Apr 28th 2012

I didn't say all mob footsteps, just a player's footsteps

kazerima · Apr 28th 2012

Not really much point when you have the static boots already. Why have power gen for walking in a certain place when you can have power by walking anywhere?

MatLaPatate · Apr 30th 2012

Recipe Idea:

=Cobblestone

=Pressure plate (wooden one or stone)

=Redstone

I think that could be funny on Multiplayer server, for example when using it on very used way.

SpwnX · May 1st 2012

IF this is added, players would abuse their creativity to make a huge array of them , generating good amount of energy. That would be fun to see
[Only if mobs do generate energy]

NuclearStudent · May 1st 2012

No, don't really see the point.

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