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A good mining programm for me

Started by DrakoLSN, 13 March 2014 - 04:23 PM
DrakoLSN #1
Posted 13 March 2014 - 05:23 PM
Hi, this is my first post, so Hello!

I've been using this program http://www.computercraft.info/forums2/index.php?/topic/14723-better-tunnel/ for mining, but now im looking for something more advanced.
I have searched in this forum but i dont understand the programs, im so new to this.
I want to control my turtle/turtles remotely and if possible i want to it digs a tunnel with a selected size and when it finishes it backs and dig another tunnel next to the previous, to dig all the blocks in, for example 64x64 but only in layers 7 to 11.
Is this possible or im drunk? Has to be user friendly program, like i said, im very new.
Thank you very much.
MostwantedRBX #2
Posted 13 March 2014 - 06:08 PM
I don't think this forums are for requests, but you could start with the turtle API on the wiki, if you want to make it yourself. You will also need to know loops and how they work, I suggest the official manual @ lua.org, but others have made good tutorials.

Turtle API:http://www.computercraft.info/wiki/Turtle_%28API%29
Edited on 13 March 2014 - 05:09 PM
ByteZz #3
Posted 14 March 2014 - 02:51 PM
Just to add on, if you want to be user friendly, you should know how tables work so you can create your own little way of executing the program like: turtleAdvanced <length of tunnel> <amount of tunnels>. Also, you could make a system of menus to accomplish what you want. It isn't very hard theoretically and I will try and make one myself.
LoneRangerGuy #4
Posted 17 April 2014 - 08:27 AM
The Computer Craft mod is really designed for programmers and those who want to learn how to program. I'm unsure if that's what you are looking to do. If you just want a turnkey program and don't want to learn how to program Google may be your best bet to search for existing programs. There are links to turtle programs with descriptions available here and in other sites. Yes there are existing programs that can do many interesting things that you may want to do, but if you have very specific requirements then you will need to get your head and hands into the code. It isn't as bad as you might think. Poke around the wiki at this site and you should be able to find some good tutorials for beginners.
Edited on 17 April 2014 - 06:28 AM