[Suggestion] CC SAT Support

[Andrew2070]

Hi.

There are no mods that allow us to bounce signals for computercraft off of sattelites. There is however a range setting in the mod to control the extent of wireless communications. Although that exists, most servers have it set to default 64 blocks to keep off wireless hackers. Anyhow, if there could be sattelites, we could bounce of signals to our own private channels.

Thus I am requesting if you can add CC support to all your blocks/items. Particularly for the Satellite itself, as that is a very useful tool especially for ICBM defense. Radar's dont have the best range, and even so im working on a Lua AI, I need more range. The only possible way I can get more range for my radar is if satelites exist with cc support.

Im basically programming an early warning system, with mutually assured destruction within. This works by creating a wireless and large grid of radars with 500 block radius ranges each. Each radar is hooked up to a computer and sends back data to the main server computer. This then can pinpoint the origin of a missile and feed it to my countermeasure server. The countermeasures (ABM Server) then track and destroy the incoming targets. After all targets are destroyed, the Launch Server is given coordinates of the origin. Then a missile swarm is fired back at the origin, to destroy the sender as retaliation.

All this is possible if satellites can be given CC/OC support. Without that, it would be impossible to guarantee mutually assured destruction. Particularly on servers with town/faction plugins that limit the extent of claims. Limiting the placement of hundreds of radars around the server.

It would be very appreciated on behalf of most CC/OC programmers. IF you could provide us the means to bounce of our own programs on your Sats.

~Thanks!

[zmaster587]

I'm not 100% sure that is possible but I'll give it a try once I finish implementing core features.

[DarkGuardsman]

It's doable by just redirecting the command calls threw a block on the ground to a block in the other location. You just use the sat as a requirement for the block to work but not actually a logic piece.

[GazbonicAcid]

Please tell me this idea hasn't died out... i would LOVE to have OC support added to AR satellites. For the land-side interaction I suggest a "satellite up-link" block that looks like a satellite dish. And use satellite id chips to tell the satellite up-link which satellite it connects to. This should work for both satellites and space stations. With the space-station side having larger (possibly multi-block) satellite dish facing downwards. You might also be able to look at a wireless redstone mod's private redstone frequency source-code for inspiration on how to handle connections.

[DarkGuardsman]

@majix560 As far as I know it has not died but not sure if it has been fully thought out yet. I would just give zmaster some time to work on it and it might happen in the distant future.

[CTH999]

I think there should also be support for open computers, since Computer Craft isn't being updated to 1.12.2

And, open computers doesn't have wireless technology

Edit- Computer Craft Has been updated to 1.12.2 (Still Think You Should Have Open Computers Though)

[Jummit]

There is a work in progress version of CC: https://minecraft.curseforge.com/projects/computercraft/files/2478952 I don't know if it will be finished, but maybe when it is you could make support for it.

[CTH999]

@Jummit, I saw that it had been updated but I would still lick OC support if possible Because, some pople prefer open-computers, while others prefer CC.

I also realized, it would be cool if you could use open computers/ CC to alter be able to interact with the multiblock GUIS

Thanks

[connerfick]

I would love opencomputers integration.