Check out this Turtle-Built House! :)

Hey guys,

I'm new to the forums so this post might be… inexperienced :P/>

We have a really cool programming project at our school where we design and create autonomous communities in minecraft, in groups of 4, that deal with housing, feeding, communication, mining etc… all organized by turtles! :)/>

My task was to provide the living space for, eventually, 50 people. I have to evaluate my product as part of the project, and thought there would be no better place than the computercraft forum :P/>…

Here are some pictures of my product, and below are some questions, I would greatly thank you if you guys could answer my questions :)/> have fun and keep computing.

Pictures:

https://lh5.googleus...7upkWQJSrYqqHuo
https://lh5.googleus..._7pJjmRb83FswHY
https://lh6.googleus...JdqH7YzsePX9Z8s

And here are the questions:



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Do you believe this housing mechanism can house up to 50 people, assuming more are built
Do you categorize this as a high rise or a house
Do you think there is enough space for you to furnish it as they please
Does this building have windows/good visibility
Is there space for a ladder
Can it be built with a turtle (it was)
Was it built on a flat area
How many turtles do you think were used to build it
How long do you suppose it took to build this structure[/indent]

Thanks for the support and time you took,

TheComputerCraftNinja :D/>

(i lyk dat name)

Not sure if this should be in Programs, since I don't see any code. Your topic is a bit difficult to understand. Are you needing assistance in completing a project, working on code, or are you just showing us your building program?

1. the 3rd link errors
2. I would build the houses wider since you need a staircase or you could connect several house and only use 1 stair for 2 houses
3. High rise
4. No, there is not enough space
5. Enough windows
6. See above and there is space for a ladder but you want to separate the rooms from the ladder
7. Of course you can use a turtle see NitrogenFingers' Turtle 3d printing
8. It was built on a flat area
9. 1 is enough altough it wouldbe faster with several
10. Less than 24 hours (real life ;)/>)

ComputerCraft, on 09 June 2015 - 05:49 PM said:

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It IS a cool-looking structure, but I definitely agree that it should be a bit wider and should probably be structured more like apartment buildings. Just suggesting something. I don't really work with turtles, but I pretty much get how they work. ;)/>

Moved to Media.

As for structures in minecraft there are some rules to consider to create a good structure.

One of the most important rules is depth. A flat wall usually is not very nice to look at. So you need a foreground and a background for your wall. Use stairs and fences to make a pattern in front of your wall.
Another part would be the choice of colors. The contrast shouldn't be the main focus. Search for colors which work well together and just add a little variety to the building.

I would go for a tiny villa type of style with a garden (leaf bushes and flowers) in front and three to four rooms. Maximal two floors connected through a staircase.

Thanks for your quick responses guys :)/> I'll be sure to improve on the topics mentioned ;)/>

Ah what a cool school project! Always nice to see computercraft being used educationally.

Yeah it looks pretty slim. A chest and a bed (and a computer of course ;)/> ) and good lighting is usually enough in Minecraft but if you're building is mimicking real housing it'll need to have space for kitchens, tables, chairs, bathrooms etc. Doors between rooms would be a nice touch too. For furnishings, minecraft has a few decorative features like frames, pot plants and paintings so having at least some non-window wall space might be a good idea.

An easy rule of thumb for the practical number of turtles you need to build a structure is the number of materials the structure uses divided by number of slots a turtle has in its inventory, rounding up. Your building has 7 or 8 different kinds of materials by my count which can easily fit into a turtle's inventory so you just need the one, providing it can be restocked whiled it works. So you should just need the one, but if you had a more complex structure with, say 20 materials, you'd need 2 and so on. But of course, rather than have one turtle build the entire building, you could have one turtle for each floor running the same program, which would be much faster.

Good luck with the project!