A way of automate the mining of redstone ore as with silk touch.

[EvilOwl]

Hi there tekkit community.

 

Here's my first topic so I'm open to suggestions.

 

Is there a way of automate mining of redstone ore as with Silk Touch pickaxe?

My first idea was a laser drill with red focus but it's a power hungry device on my game level.

Edited April 30, 2014 by bochen415

[disconsented]

Well you could use a mining turtle with an autonomous activator

[EvilOwl]

Well you could use a mining turtle with an autonomous activator

Can you elaborate on that?

 

My first ideas about it are trickery and magic but can a turtle have an activator in its inventory and place it... and work with it?

[disconsented]

Turtle will move the autonomous activator, place said pickaxe into it and apply a redstone signal if need be

[EvilOwl]

Thanks. Will definitely try it out. Hmm... Needs some programming. No thing's for free. Pickaxe durability will have to be in the code.

Edited April 30, 2014 by bochen415

[Curunir]

Well, you can always quarry the Nether, and smelt-pulverize the Nether Redstone Ore. Worked alright for me, and with Cryotheum pit cooling it is quite painless to run unattended.

[EvilOwl]

Oh no. Not that pesky fluid again. Already hate it. Tried to swim in it... Not a good idea. Don't we have any other fluid for this use?

[randomchance]

Oil (with the usual burning effects), sludge or sewage might do it too.

[EvilOwl]

Oil in the nether? Doesn't it blow up? Sludge, sewer? I was thinking kinda milk, chocolate, coffee.

 

Edit: Oil blows up. Milk evaporated along with chocolate.

Went with cryotheum for the moment but that fluid is a silent murderer.

Edited May 1, 2014 by bochen415

[Curunir]

I have not tried other fluids once I mastered Cryo. It's nasty, but I enjoy the fact that hell freezes over at my command. Also, snow blankets.  :-D