Tunnel program turtle

Log in. Search Everywhere Threads This forum This thread. Search titles only. Search Advanced search…. Everywhere Threads This forum This thread. Search Advanced…. New posts. Search forums. Looking for a customizable mining turtle tunneling program! These are the sites- where culverts exist between two wetlands- that we may be able to direct turtles safely under roads and through the culverts! This solution is called an underpass, or as we like to call it; a turtle tunnel.

Directing turtles is not easy, because they are intimidated by tunnels, and because they will resist moving off course at any significant distance. However, we can point to a few key design features to explain how turtle tunnels are chosen and structured.

A successful design will has these basic requirements: First, the culvert has to be quite large; at least 1 metre in diameter. Also, the culvert cannot be blocked or completely flooded or too long either. This is because turtles need to see enough light at the other end to feel safe enough to go through the tunnel. Secondly, the wetland needs to be free from interruptions such as driveways or small hills and upland areas that meet the roads- this is because the wetlands need to be fenced off entirely and completely.

Turtles will look for alternatives before going through an underground tunnel, and will look to areas that they can "jump out". Therefore, a driveway or island in the middle of a wetland or the edge of the aquatic habitat are tempting and easy alternatives for them to choose rather than going through a relatively dark tunnel. Finally, and as a precaution, fencing should be set back far enough from the road, or should be designed in such a way that it will not restrict turtles or other wildlife that find their way onto the road, from getting off the road!

This simply ensures that any design failures will not result in further harm to wildlife- especially to our slow moving friends.

This safety measure is one of the many reasons we have chosen an arch shape fence that can be installed below grade below the level of the road , and can be backfilled so that it is flush with the area above it, or entirely invisible and permeable to wildlife that are on the roads.

Even snakes should be able to escape the pavement with these designs! The other reason we have chosen an arched or concave shape solution is because this shape is extremely strong and durable, resisting heavy loads. We are also experimenting with new materials! Traditional arched turtle fencing is made from a large pvc pipe and is all one long piece that requires installation. With over potential tunnel culvert crossing sites on county roads in the region, the cost would be extremely high!

Therefore, we are innovating! We have sourced food-grade steel drums. These are durable, weldable, less expensive, and they can be put in one by one, by hand or with smaller equipment. The pickaxe does not have durability - it can be used infinitely. Since it mines every mineable block at the same speed, the mining turtle is also very useful for quickly mining obsidian, as long as you're familiar with the controls.

There are also other commands that are not listed here. Note that the commands do not have a capital at the beginning. This is a way to get complicated and long strings of code on your turtle without having to type it up.

This is also a useful place to find out many more commands to use on the turtle by reading the commands written. Also this action requires an internet connection to retrieve the commands from Pastebin. For the turtle to retain any programs it has downloaded when the turtle is broken and picked up, it must've been named by the command: 'label set yourturtlename'.

A great place to get started with this is by right clicking on the Mining Turtle once placed, to open the GUI. In the GUI, type in excavate then a number e. By typing excavate 3, you are telling it to mine a 3x3 hole down to bedrock.