[BETA] IC2 Recipe Program

Impossible4 · Mar 24th 2013

Hey guys what's up!
A couple days ago my friend Qerobrine and myself were playing Ic2, and I was building solar panels. I was complaining about how, if you want to build more than one, you have to do a bunch of math for how much cable you have to use. While the math isn't that bad, I wanted it to be easier. We sat down, and developed an algorithm to give you a detailed recipe list for the solar panels, including the ingredients for the individual pieces ( , , etc. ). Taking this program, I finished the "solar aspect" of it, and am now expanding it to other components, and will have a more dynamic interface.

What's the best part? you ask.
It's completely functional in COMPUTER CRAFT, which means you don't even have to leave your game to use it!
I will update the program regularly, and include suggestions in the comments!
Thanks guys.
--Impossible4.

Downloads:
Version 0.0.2a: www.pastebin.com/tbY3Mdyy

SpwnX · Mar 24th 2013

Thats cool, now you should make an alternate version for GregTech solar (it changes the recipe a bit, making it more expensive) .

Impossible4 · Mar 24th 2013

Will do!

_Tim_ · Mar 24th 2013

Neat! Feel free to validate your code with my resource calculator *cough* shameless plug, etc *cough*

SpwnX · Mar 24th 2013

Quote from _Tim_

Neat! Feel free to validate your code with my resource calculator *cough* shameless plug, etc *cough*

May i suggest you to also have GregTech on your resource calculator?
Also another option "have GregTech recipe modification?"

_Tim_ · Mar 25th 2013

Quote from SpwnX

May i suggest you to also have GregTech on your resource calculator?
Also another option "have GregTech recipe modification?"

You wouldn't be the first

It's large and complex, with the many, many different recipes avaliable .. I wouldn't hold your breath to be honest, free time is scarce, and I'd prefer to spend what little I already have not pulling my hair out.

Besides, there's already a good Gregtech one about (despite it's inability to do multiple items ).

SpwnX · Mar 25th 2013

Quote from _Tim_

You wouldn't be the first

It's large and complex, with the many, many different recipes avaliable .. I wouldn't hold your breath to be honest, free time is scarce, and I'd prefer to spend what little I already have not pulling my hair out.

Besides, there's already a good Gregtech one about (despite it's inability to do multiple items ).

Fair enough, Gregtech have tons of recipes and it adds new recipes everyday.

GregoriusT · Mar 25th 2013

I think the only way of doing such a Resource Calculator is ingame (like my ComputerCube-ReactorPlanner). Things like that could be a great Feature of NEI btw, so Chickenbones could add such Calculators.

_Tim_ · Mar 25th 2013

I'm amazed nobody has done one already to be honest, the interface and interaction has great potential. There must be something holding 'em back.

Jagoly · Mar 26th 2013

This, my friend, is an excellent idea. However, perhaps it would be easier to include a seperate CSV file to store a database of the resources needed for various items? Then write a function to search for the item you want to find?

Perhaps even make it able to load from multiple csv's, that way people would be able to add there own items in.

Overall, good work!

Impossible4 · Mar 26th 2013

I"m looking to turn this into an IC2 addon, if anyone wanted to help me. I have the code pretty much done, but I have no clue how to mod.

Impossible4 · Mar 26th 2013

Quote from Jagoly

This, my friend, is an excellent idea. However, perhaps it would be easier to include a seperate CSV file to store a database of the resources needed for various items? Then write a function to search for the item you want to find?

Perhaps even make it able to load from multiple csv's, that way people would be able to add there own items in.

Overall, good work!

I actually redid the program to do all kind of material, I got t1 machines and generators and am working on t2 machines right now. there is a resource bank, and sperate files for now.

Impossible4 · Apr 16th 2013

TO anyone who still cares, I have a base code for almost everything done now, and I am looking for someone to help me code an addon.

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