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Posted 28 February 2013 - 12:19 PM
I have an idea: Configurable PCs!
Access their small inventories and add components to them to add to their capabilities! They will be made of iron (the metal of adaptability) and will let players allocate a computer more or less RAM, change their CPU clock speed, add ROM, and even increase their graphical capabilities! There is a trade-off, though: their beginning hardware is pathetic. Still, if they are upgraded sufficiently, they can become powerhouses of processors!
But wait, how will these add-ons be made?
First, craft an Integrated Circuit:
@ -redstone
# -iron
Now you need to make some components!
@ = Integrated Circuit P = Painting
# = Iron B = Book £ = Paper
GPU
@
@P@
@
Putting this in will increase the number of columns+rows of text, and speed up jobs related to drawing text.
Add red, green and blue dye to add colour support (shapeless recipe)
Processor
@
@#@
@
Increase speed of non-graphical jobs (math, ifs, ands, ors)
8K RAM unit
@
@£@
@
Increase RAM by 8K per unit, up to perhaps 48K.
Don't flame me for borrowing an idea from Redpower, please.
HDD
@
#B#
@
Adds to the availble memory by 1 MB or so.
Or maybe increase the file limit. I do not know yet.
So that's it. I think this could be accompanied by a 'specs' program and API.
Access their small inventories and add components to them to add to their capabilities! They will be made of iron (the metal of adaptability) and will let players allocate a computer more or less RAM, change their CPU clock speed, add ROM, and even increase their graphical capabilities! There is a trade-off, though: their beginning hardware is pathetic. Still, if they are upgraded sufficiently, they can become powerhouses of processors!
But wait, how will these add-ons be made?
First, craft an Integrated Circuit:
@ -redstone
# -iron
Now you need to make some components!
@ = Integrated Circuit P = Painting
# = Iron B = Book £ = Paper
GPU
@
@P@
@
Putting this in will increase the number of columns+rows of text, and speed up jobs related to drawing text.
Add red, green and blue dye to add colour support (shapeless recipe)
Processor
@
@#@
@
Increase speed of non-graphical jobs (math, ifs, ands, ors)
8K RAM unit
@
@£@
@
Increase RAM by 8K per unit, up to perhaps 48K.
Don't flame me for borrowing an idea from Redpower, please.
HDD
@
#B#
@
Adds to the availble memory by 1 MB or so.
Or maybe increase the file limit. I do not know yet.
So that's it. I think this could be accompanied by a 'specs' program and API.
