the Hopper

[killster550 401]

so, ive seen some snapshot videos with an item referred to as the hopper (not sure if its been officially named that yet) which basically dispenses items thrown in the top, into a chest that the hopper points to.

IMO this is BS, if only because a pickaxe wouldnt fit into a chute

however, i see a possibility to hijack the item and turn it into a hopper for a mill system /upgrade to the quern, where you can throw items in the hopper and having to do nothing but manually use the quern to grind your foods, or even a possible flour system. it'd automate the entire food grinding process by just throwing a absolute shitton of food in the hopper, and it automatically throwing it in the quern, so you just have to keep clicking that, sort of like a bloomery a minor form of automation.

should any form of mechanical power be implemented, ever, it could be operated via waterwheel, allowing for a fully automatic mill, (although that'd require either wind, or a flowing water system being possible for the scale of the wheel, unless we wanna go miniature)

(possible ideas for this: quern upgrade, milling system, flour/plant oil systems, guided dispensing of items *in chests* <<< vanilla feature)

* is optional adaption*

any ideas or questions?

[Sda215 8]

so, ive seen some snapshot videos with an item referred to as the hopper (not sure if its been officially named that yet) which basically dispenses items thrown in the top, into a chest that the hopper points to.

IMO this is BS, if only because a pickaxe wouldnt fit into a chute

however, i see a possibility to hijack the item and turn it into a hopper for a mill system /upgrade to the quern, where you can throw items in the hopper and having to do nothing but manually use the quern to grind your foods, or even a possible flour system.

(possible ideas for this: quern upgrade, milling system, flour/plant oil systems, guided dispensing of items *in chests* <<< vanilla feature)

* is optional adaption*

any ideas or questions?

I see little sense in using a hopper as an upgrade to the quern, unfortunately.

[killster550 401]

hmm, upon rereading it, whats the suggestion about? ima edit it

[Srgnoodles 1,030]

well, having looked into the uses of hoppers, they can effectively be used as long distance item pipes like in buildcraft and the like, by hooking up several hoppers to eachother in a line, it makes a one way tube that items flow through, not sure if that helps at all though

[killster550 401]

well it'd be a stair-like tube, since the items have to be dispensed in the top according to the current system, if its recoded to work like a dispenser without need for power, it could be a tube

[Srgnoodles 1,030]

well it'd be a stair-like tube, since the items have to be dispensed in the top according to the current system, if its recoded to work like a dispenser without need for power, it could be a tube

nope it actually works in a line, it will transfer item from hopper to hopper without throwing it out

[killster550 401]

well i havent played with the item myself so i wouldnt know if that works