[in planning] IC2 microblocks and coverable cables

fabricator77 · Dec 8th 2012

Thanks to the release, and terms of use, its now possible to have a free to use for various uses micro blocks.
See Immibis Core with microblocks

Planned features:
1. Microblock versions of Re-enforced glass/stone, bronze block, tin block, uranium block, and anything else that would make a nice decrative block.
2. Microblock coverable version of various IC2 cables, except for the 3x insulated HV cable (its almost a solid block anyway)
3. Overrides existing cables and uses the same ID

Current mod status:
1. Decompiled Immibis Core to investigate data structures of covers.
2. Write up list of extends/inplements header changes for cable blocks.
3. Pondering how best to deal with Construction Foam, in and around cables. Should it co exist with microblock covers, behave as if a cover itself, or be disabled when a cover is in place.
4. Wrote method to take ItemStack (eg mod blocks) directly, its untested until I manage to compile the code.

Epic Lulz · Dec 8th 2012

Quote from fabricator77

Thanks to the release, and terms of use, its now possible to have a free to use for various uses micro blocks.
See Immibis Core with microblocks

Planned features:
1. Microblock versions of Re-enforced glass/stone, bronze block, tin block, uranium block, and anything else that would make a nice decrative block.
2. Microblock coverable version of various IC2 cables, except for the 3x insulated HV cable (its almost a solid block anyway)
3. Overrides existing cables and uses the same ID

Current mod status:
1. Decompiled Immibis Core to investigate data structures of covers.
2. Write up list of extends/inplements header changes for cable blocks.
3. Pondering how best to deal with Construction Foam, in and around cables. Should it co exist with microblock covers, behave as if a cover itself, or be disabled when a cover is in place.

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Immibis is here on this forum, you could try PM'ing him to find out how he does his coding and ask for his advice.

Thutmose · Dec 8th 2012

If greg allows it, would you also be able to get this to work with the storage blocks in gregtech?

I would love to have aluminium covers that I can plate all over the place.

GregoriusT · Dec 8th 2012

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If greg allows it, would you also be able to get this to work with the storage blocks in gregtech?

I would love to have aluminium covers that I can plate all over the place.

Ahem, if Eloraam permits it, then I'm doing it myself.

fabricator77 · Dec 9th 2012

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Ahem, if Eloraam permits it, then I'm doing it myself.

Its nothing to do with Eloraam, Immibis has made his own version of microblocks. Its almost the same but has more blocks to choose from, and stores its data in a different format.

GregoriusT · Dec 9th 2012

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Its nothing to do with Eloraam, Immibis has made his own version of microblocks. Its almost the same but has more blocks to choose from, and stores its data in a different format.

But they are/should be compatible with Redpower (according to Immibis).

Dragonmoon07 · Dec 10th 2012

How do you plan on making the recipies for varying hollow cover sizes for the different wires?

immibis · Dec 11th 2012

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But they are/should be compatible with Redpower (according to Immibis).

When did I say that?

GregoriusT · Dec 11th 2012

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When did I say that?

I read that somewhere in your Thread. Maybe it was a misunderstandable phrasing.

Necrosel · Dec 11th 2012

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I read that somewhere in your Thread. Maybe it was a misunderstandable phrasing.

In Immibis thread it said "like redpower microblocks" doesn't mean it uses any of RP2s code.

fabricator77 · Dec 11th 2012

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How do you plan on making the recipies for varying hollow cover sizes for the different wires?

Nope, no plan to do this at all. Fibre, insulated Gold and Copper cables all have roughly the same diameter, and its just not possible to make different sizes of hollow covers.

fabricator77 · Dec 13th 2012

Finally got the BlockCable and TileEntityCable out of IC2 in a state where is possible to compile, but I still need to look at the rendering code as well. When I can get the cables working in my mod, then I can add the microblock code.

Dragonmoon07 · Dec 13th 2012

Congratz hope we can get a beta release in the near future

Lazerus · Jan 3rd 2013

sounds very interesting, i would love to see my underground house covered with some CF panels^^

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