MCZ203
 Automatic Chest Collector
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| About | |
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| ID | MCZ203 |
| Self Triggered | Yes |
| Clickable | No |
| Input | No |
| Output | Yes |
| Rail | No |
 Sign Format
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| First line | CHEST COLLECTOR |
| Second line | [MCZ203] |
| Third line | item_id:damage |
| Fourth line | radius:x:y:z |
| Craftbook Page | |
Collects dropped items that are within the specified range into a nearby chest similar to MCX203 but is self-triggered so will always collect nearby items (unless all nearby chests are full) and does not require any input or power.
Details
- Third line (optional)
- Specifies the type of item to be collected, will collect all if left blank. Tip: When using MCZ203 to collect the default type of a block with variations (wool and plank colours, flower types, etc.), don't forget to write ":0" for the damage value after the base block id. For example, 35:0 for white wool. If not done, a MCZ203 sign with 35 as item id may occasionally pick up other colours of wool.
- Fourth line (optional)
- Radius of the collector, must be a number between 1 and 8. If left blank it will be assumed to be 8. A :x:y:z offset after the radius on the last line can be added to select what chest the items go into.
- Radius must be a value from 1 to 8. The x, y, and z offsets can range from -8 to 8.
- NOTE! If you specify the target-chest coordinates, then that block can be a Shulker Box; otherwise MCZ203 will not place items into a Shulker box.
- Output:
- Will create an output when collecting items.
- If there is a lever on the other side of the MCZ203, it will be switched off if the target chest(s) are full when the items attempt to be collected. If the items are successfully, collected, then the lever will be switched on.ref
Examples
To collect stone items within 4 blocks of the sign and place them in a nearby chest:
[MCZ203] 1 4
To pick up all Pink Wool blocks (ID=35 and damage=6) within 8 blocks of the sign, and put them in a chest two blocks above the sign:
[MCZ203] 35:6 8:0:2:0
Centering
The circle is measured for the North-West corner of the block that the sign is located in, regardless of the sign's orientation. This image illustrates the sign placement (just south of the Fence), which blocks are completely inside the circle (Sandstone and Sea Lantern), and blocks partially inside the circle (Magma).
Coverage
You may want to cover a larger area with MCZ203 Signs, to pick up all entities with the least amount of MCZ203 signs required. This illustration shows one method to cover a rectangular space with the least amount of Signs.
- Blue is the rectangular area that the player wishes to cover
- Purple and Yellow show partially overlapping circles to cover the entire area
- Red blocks are the MCZ203 Signs, placed in the South-East block of the center of each circle
To show the vertical dimension, for the size-8 sphere as well as other sizes, you can use this website tool:
- https://www.plotz.co.uk/plotz-model.php?model=Sphere
- Change the size with the bottom-slider to the diameter, so for a radius-8 sphere set it to 16.
- Use the right-slider to view each layer. The "outline" blocks are all partially in the range of the CHEST COLLECTOR, and the interior blocks are fully in range.
Bugs
Yeeted entities: this exhibits in two slightly different ways, but likely has one cause. First, sometimes entities collected are not placed in the target container at all; they appear to be deleted from existence. In my testing, This was only found to happen when using a container with tarteted coordinates, and never found to happen when the target container was a Chest or Trapped Chest. I primarily tested a Dropper or Furnace being the target container, and throwing entities of Granite, Andesite, and Purpur Pillars, which would be yeeted repetitively. Relogging would fix this problem. Second, the container itself, when broken, may be yeeted from existence, presumably be being placed inside itself before the entity is fully removed. This is simple to reproduce, and in my testing happened over 50% of the time with a Dropper or Furnace. (I also lost at least 2 Shulkers this way, along with their contents; rip) I suspect that the second explains the first -- namely that the container, removed from access by the player in the game, still exists as the target for the MCZ203 sign. So even though a new container has been placed where the old one was, the new container will not pick up any items, because they are still being sent to fill the old (deleted) one. Workaround: relog to fix the bug. Or break the Sign; this could be yeeted itself sometimes, but then no further entities will be yeeted by it.
Impossible placement: MCX203/MCZ203 allows placing items into ALL slots of ANY container which it targets. This includes placing any type of item into all 3 slots of a Furnace (only the first slot should have no restrictions), or all 5 slots of a Brewing Stand (all slots should have restrictions).