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MachinaBuilder

MachinaBuilder lets the player build a Machina that moves forward and drops blocks below its iron heads.

Features:

  • Activated by right-clicking a lever
  • Rotate by right-clicking the lever with a stick in hand.
  • Moves forward
  • Drops blocks from its chest under the iron heads.
  • If there are rails in the chest, lays those rails behind it as it moves.
  • Extended version can make roads, replacing existing blocks below it with those from its chest.
  • Can be directed left or right through signs reading: <-, left, ->, right
  • Uses fuel in its furnace to run.
  • Maximum depth of 6. (configurable)
  • Respects protection from region protection plugins such as WorldGuard, depending on which player activated it.
  • Fuel usage and pickaxe usage (only for removing blocks while roadbuilding) can be configured on or off.

How to make a builder

Materials:

  • 1-4 Wooden Planks
  • 1-3 Iron Block heads
  • Furnace
  • 1-2 Chests
  • Lever

Three kinds of builders

Three kinds of builders

The builder requires fuel, so put a fuel item into the furnace's fuel slot. It also requires blocks to build, put those into the builder's chest. Rightclick the lever to activate it.

Three builders after they've done some work

The extended version has an extra wood block and chest on the main module.

Extended version of the builder

Extended version of the builder making a road with a rail track on it

In addition to rotating with a stick, the builder can be directed to left or right with a sign that reads: <-, left, ->, right

Direction sign for the builder Resulting wall

Advanced: Bridge/Pattern Builder

The advanced pattern builder uses a moving headpiece that enables it to build a bridge.

Features:

  • Builds a bridge with a maximum depth of 3 blocks.
  • Builds with a pattern you specify in the back chest. (up to 3x3)
  • Supports rail building like the other builders!
  • Supports rotation with signs like the other builders!

How to make a bridge builder

Materials:

  • 2-6 Fences
  • 3-7 Wooden Planks
  • 1-3 Iron Blocks
  • 2 Chests
  • 1 Furnace
  • 1 Lever

Place the blocks as in the image below. You can leave the left and right side out for a thinner builder.

Bridge Builder

Place the pattern you would like to build in the back chest, on the left side. The pattern can be anywhere from 1x1 up to 3x3.

A build pattern in the back chest

Materials used for the actual building go in the front chest.

Building materials in the front chest

Provide some fuel in the furnace and rightclick the lever to make it build your pattern!

Bridge builder after some building

Permissions

permissions:
    machinabuilder.*:
        children:
            machinabuilder.all: true
    machinabuilder.all:
        description: Gives full access to using a builder, including deactivating another player's builder.
        children:
            machinabuilder.activate: true
            machinabuilder.deactivate-own: true
            machinabuilder.deactivate-all: true
    machinabuilder.activate:
        description: Allows activating a builder.
        default: op
    machinabuilder.deactivate-own:
        description: Allows deactivating the player's own builder.
        default: op
    machinabuilder.deactivate-all:
        description: Allows deactivating any builder.
        default: op

Configuration

If you've run the plugin at least once, see the config.yml file in the plugin's subdirectory.

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