Really simple fix for maps

[Brotherly_bro 7]

I've yet to be able to craft a map, as I haven't found both cinnibar and iron, and I find it extremely annoying to get lost. This is especially frustrating due to the simplicity of real-life maps. I believe an easier recipie using paper, ink, and a feather would be awesome. If you want to get interesting later, maybe make a "quill and map" item that has a slot for ink that is used as you explore, eh?

Just throwin the idea out there.

[mrpwase 66]

I like the quill and map idea. It introduces a cost for having a decent map of the area, which can be pretty precious.

In the meantime, I know it might be considered cheating, but Rei's minimap is a good stopgap, and you can explain it away as your character having a good idea of the area, or an intuition with regards to landscapes and so on.

[Brotherly_bro 7]

I like the quill and map idea. It introduces a cost for having a decent map of the area, which can be pretty precious.

In the meantime, I know it might be considered cheating, but Rei's minimap is a good stopgap, and you can explain it away as your character having a good idea of the area, or an intuition with regards to landscapes and so on.

Oh, I dislike gadget-like mods like rei's, I play hardcore xD

Any time you get lost, you can find your way back if you dont give up. I've searched for the better part of an hour once before.

[EternalUndeath 1,208]

When I start up my TFC LP, I'll be using rei's, but I'm going to have it disabled to start. At one point, I'm gonna craft 8 bits of paper around an ink sac, toss the ink and 7 paper into a lake or whatever to despawn, and keep the one bit of paper, which will be my map. As long as I have that 1 bit of paper in my inventory, I will allow myself to use Rei's - if I lose the paper, I have to 'craft' another one before I can enable rei's again.

Love the OP idea tho - would make things much simpler.

[bsb23 303]

Same thing for compasses an actual magnet would be nice.

[EternalUndeath 1,208]

Same thing for compasses an actual magnet would be nice.

We already have it - magnetite

you didn't think they called it that for shits and giggles did you?

[bsb23 303]

it doesn't actual make magnets though it wouldn't be that hard to do, hell i could do it.

[EternalUndeath 1,208]

it doesn't actual make magnets

"Magnetite is the most magnetic of all the naturally occurring minerals on Earth.^[6]"

^-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetite

Also

http://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/ancient_inventions/compass2.html

[bsb23 303]

Not what i meant i worded that poorly, I meant in-game it doesn't make magnets yet and I was it would be easy to code so why isn't it already in.

[Sasqaucth 45]

On magnetite, you'd have to have... god what's it called... shit. Ferromagnetic materials. Those are iron, nickel, and cobalt.

[EternalUndeath 1,208]

On magnetite, you'd have to have... god what's it called... shit. Ferromagnetic materials. Those are iron, nickel, and cobalt.

The only ferromagnetic metal you'd need is the magnetite itself. That, crafted with a chisel, should yield a compass magnet. And THAT, crafted with a water bucket, should yield a rather shaky compass

Now ferroFLUIDS are a different story entirely, but I'm fairly certain Steve should not be able to make those at ANY point in time. Ever.

I can in my garage though :3 Ferrofluids are fucking awesome.

[Brotherly_bro 7]

Today, I learned about magnets.

What I want to see now is a "map and quill item" with a gui containing 2 slots, one for a compass and one for ink. The compass would add the marker!

[EternalUndeath 1,208]

Today, I learned about magnets.

Motherfuckin' miracles.

[fred da kiko 28]

I'd like to see more positioning tools, as that was really a big part of exploring. maybe we could even make sextants. Also, what if you could hang the maps on a wall. Maybe you could create a chart out of multiple maps that you could only see by hanging on a wall, but it would by as big as a large painting.

[bsb23 303]

Hangable maps mod, its compatible as far as I know.

[fred da kiko 28]

Hangable maps mod, its compatible as far as I know.

the difference is that it'd be cool to have some kind of larger map that showed a larger area.