How do I keep turtles from messing up forward movement?

I am trying to figure out a code so that turtle.forward() within a loop is not interrupted by an entity such as a mob being in the way. I have programmed a turtle for branch mining and usually the first 3 or 4 branches are fine, but then after that it does not go deep enough into the branches.

I can include all of my code if I need too, but right now all I am going to post is this:

function go()
repeat
turtle.forward()
until turtle.forward() == success
end

This was my attempt at making sure the turtle did not lose count, it failed.

Sorry if this has been asked before but I looked and did not come up with anything when I searched.

turtle.forward() will return true or false depending if it moved forward.

For a mining example:

while not turtle.forward() do
  turtle.dig()
end

A counting movement example:

while turtle.forward() do
  count = count + 1
end

Hopefully that helps give some ideas how to structure your code!

dissy, on 17 December 2012 - 07:08 AM said:

turtle.forward() will return true or false depending if it moved forward.

For a mining example:

while not turtle.forward() do
  turtle.dig()
end

A counting movement example:

while turtle.forward() do
  count = count + 1
end

Hopefully that helps give some ideas how to structure your code!

Thanks, I think that might help a lot actually.

also just while not turtle.forward() do end to keep trying until it works

if you are using CC1.4 you can also command your turtle to attack if it cant move, digs and still cant move, using turtle.attack()

My favorite way of doing it is like this

	local moved=turtle.forward()
	if not moved and turtle.detect() then
	 repeat dig() until turtle.forward()
	 local moved=true
	elseif not moved and not turtle.detect() then
	 repeat turtle.attack() until turtle.forward()
	end

if it doesn't move and it detects a block then it digs
if it doesn't move and it doesn't detect a block then it attacks

Henness, on 17 December 2012 - 02:33 PM said:

My favorite way of doing it is like this

	moved=forward()
	if not moved and turtle.detect() then
	 repeat dig() until forward()
	elseif not moved and not turtle.detect() then
	 repeat turtle.attack() until forward()
	end

if it doesn't move and it detects a block then it digs
if it doesn't move and it doesn't detect a block then it attacks

obviously forward is a function you have made? or else you would need to call turtle.forward()

TheOriginalBIT, on 17 December 2012 - 02:36 PM said:

Henness, on 17 December 2012 - 02:33 PM said:

My favorite way of doing it is like this

	moved=forward()
	if not moved and turtle.detect() then
	 repeat dig() until forward()
	elseif not moved and not turtle.detect() then
	 repeat turtle.attack() until forward()
	end

if it doesn't move and it detects a block then it digs
if it doesn't move and it doesn't detect a block then it attacks

obviously forward is a function you have made? or else you would need to call turtle.forward()

ya its a function I made I'll change that

Henness, on 17 December 2012 - 02:37 PM said:

TheOriginalBIT, on 17 December 2012 - 02:36 PM said:

Henness, on 17 December 2012 - 02:33 PM said:

My favorite way of doing it is like this

	moved=forward()
	if not moved and turtle.detect() then
	 repeat dig() until forward()
	elseif not moved and not turtle.detect() then
	 repeat turtle.attack() until forward()
	end

if it doesn't move and it detects a block then it digs
if it doesn't move and it doesn't detect a block then it attacks

obviously forward is a function you have made? or else you would need to call turtle.forward()

ya its a function I made I'll change that

cool, just checking :)/> and just incase someone who reads it doesn't realise ;)/> :P/>