Comments on: Etho Plays Minecraft – Episode 402: Code Cataloging

By: Jacob Catch

Jacob Catch — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 13:41:46 +0000

Hey etho, I think you should use the silverfish to make an automatic mining
quarry. But you lose the stone. It leaves the ores and other blocks other
than stone so you can mine it!

By: Eric Broadway

Eric Broadway — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 13:31:33 +0000

Etho, rather than using a binary code for all the items, you should just
use the numerical code instead. For example, 24678 rather than 01010111, or
156 for 10001100. May be easier to remember for your shot term memory ;)

By: Samsam9876

Samsam9876 — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 13:29:31 +0000

if you have problems traveling with recourses all the time, what you could
do is setting up little “nexus stations” around the area, that are
basically the same as the controll room at the nexus, but then make a chest
minecart get the items from the nexus to your little nexus outpost. This
would be great for a range of a couple of hundred blocks. you could for
example place one in the mancave and you can ask for supplies there, and it
will arive at max a few minutes later. If you dont want to wait that long
you could even set up instant dropper transportation lines!

By: Frederic Böhm

Frederic Böhm — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 13:28:12 +0000

I’m wondering Etho, when the Nexus is finished will you remove every single
chest and store the items in the Nexus? It would not be very practical but
otherwise the Nexus would be useless
Keep up the good the good work!

By: Garret m

Garret m — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 13:26:08 +0000

Etho, are you able to have any items pre-programmed, such as redstone or
food? By that, I mean can you hit a button that will automatically trigger
the correct wires to send you a stack of said item?

By: Bulbakip

Bulbakip — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 13:25:49 +0000

Not sure if you already decided that or you’re still wondering about it
but in my opinion the quartz behind the glass looks better :)

By: DoubleMeTwo

DoubleMeTwo — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 13:24:52 +0000

16:07 You heard it hear here folks Etho is Gay

I’m joking.

By: EthosLab

EthosLab — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 13:24:24 +0000

By: Frisbee Follower

Frisbee Follower — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 13:24:10 +0000

Etho, asign each leaver a number, then to the side have a chest(s) full of
every item in the system. Then rename (let’s say rename a diamond 167) as
the code. Thumbs up so he can sew :D

By: Charlotte Brown

Charlotte Brown — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 13:23:04 +0000

You can use hexadecimal in your list just cause it’s easier to remember and
you can translate from hex to binary on the fly without much effort. You’d
have to remember 2 characters per item instead of 8:

In your examples:
Steak – 01001101
Chicken – 10010100

Translating those into hex is very simple, you start by splitting the
binary into chunks of 4:
Steak – 0100 1101
Chicken – 1001 0100

You then simply write each value in hex. 4 digits in binary is 0-15 in
decimal, and 1 digit in hex is 0-15 in decimal ($ just here denotes hex):
Steak – $4D
Chicken – $94

When you later read through the list, all you need to do is remember the 2
hex digits in order to enter the code, instead of the 8 binary digits (4x
less to remember!). Translating from hex to binary is SUPER fast once you
get used to it.

For example, to convert $D3 from hex to binary you literally just write $D
in binary and $3 in binary beside each other. $D is 13, which is 1101; and
$3 in binary is 0011; so $D3 is simply 11010011.

This comment makes it seem a bit convoluted, but really once you do 5-10
conversions you’ll realize how ridiculously fast it is and going from
having to remember 8 digits down to 2 is super useful.