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Allow the Stone Generator Upgrade to do more. #585

Open JitterySkywalker567 opened 9 months ago

JitterySkywalker567 commented 9 months ago

Describe the feature you'd like

On a server, my friend and I wanted to create an automatic dirt factory (yeah, I realize how stupid that is), but we were unable to find a means to obtain stone without the use of other mods. Perhaps we could allow the crusher to use the SGU?

Describe alternatives you've considered

An improved version of the primary concept would be a new block that would enable the automatic generation of cobblestones by producing it on its own or by placing itself in front of a cobblestone farm.

Additional context

If I'm mistaken and there is already a means to automatically make stone, let me know.

FinnTheWizard commented 7 months ago

Mekanism does allow for lasers to break and collect blocks through a Laser Tractor Beam - setting that up next to a standard vanilla cobblestone generator will permit for infinite cobblestone as long as the laser is powered. Then you can convert that cobblestone to gravel in a crusher, gravel to sand in a crusher, and sand to dirt with biofuel in a metallurgic infuser. It's not the most elegant generation, but it is entirely automatic, unlike vanilla minecraft's azalea moss-farming dirt generation system.

I do agree that it would be nice of the stone generator upgrade had more purpose, but if you only seek to make dirt, there's definitely ways. The only issue there would be placing the dirt, for which Mekanism has no way (to my knowledge) to automate the placing of blocks.