Feature request: detector+breaker (observer+piston alternative)
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The observer and piston combo is a very popular and lag friendly solution for automated farms.
I'd love to see these two blocks combined in a single block:
- It is activated on a changing blockstate
- It acts as a piston extending, breaking the updated block
- This would only work for blocks that would pop off when pushed (crops, bamboo, kelp, sugar cane, ...)
- This block wouldn't emit a redstone signal
- Optionally, this detector/breaker could work in all 4 cardinal directions, allowing for small vanilla-style farms.
This entire suggestion is based on the assumption that the block breaker is a ticking block, checking regularly for something to break. If the block breaker is only triggered on the statechange of the neighbouring block, then this tick/lag friendly solution already exists.
The crafting recipe for this block would include either the detector and piston(s), or need the materials (quartz, redstone, iron) required to craft those.
Interesting idea but what would it be used for? The farmer can already be used for crops, kelp etc. Combine that with the mob farm block with a skeleton in it and hook it up to a crafter or crusher to convert it to bonemeal and then it's unbeatable.
You're right, in the context of your mod it does make little sense. Here's my way of thinking:
While I love the concept and machines, they feel OP compared to the collection of mods added to my server. Because of that, I have nerfed the speed of the farmer and mob farm block, so they can't be used to create a net positive power system. By default, a single blaze rod can create 3 others. This nerf makes vanilla-style farms a better choice for certain use-cases.