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New Mode(s) for Copper Golems | Operator and Sorter Mode

As many know, Copper Golems original purpose was not what it is today. In the initial trailer, Copper Golems main use was to press copper buttons randomly. And another difference that could be seen in this initial trailer is the design itself: Before the Copper Golem lightless eyes, but now, the Copper Golem has lit up eyes. These two differences gave me an idea for a feature that could be added to the Copper Golem.

Introducing Operator Mode
If a player shift right-clicks the Copper Golem, the Golem's eyes will shut off and will no longer interact with Copper Chests. Instead, it will now interact with Copper Buttons, a new block that would come with this addition. And the more oxidized the Golem, the more delayed it will be:

  • No oxidation: Every 1-5 seconds (20 - 100 ticks)
  • Exposed: Every 4-8 Seconds (80 - 160 ticks)
  • Weathered: Every 7-11 Seconds (140 - 220 ticks)
  • Oxidized: Every 10-14 Seconds (200 - 280 ticks)

Delays would be adjusted to what dev's see fit.

Along with the delay that comes with the Golem's Oxidation, the buttons would also add on to the delay based on how much they are oxidized. Each level of oxidation except the base level adds 1 seconds (20 ticks) of delay, meaning you can increase the delay up to 3 seconds more. This new feature would be known technically as golem_button_preference.

The current "mode" as I like to call them, that of course being the item sorting mode. Would be renamed to: Sorter Mode.

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    I really believe that this feature could help make randomized contraptions more compact and controlled.

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    This is actually such a cool idea!

    And it gives the player the option for lit up eyes or darker eyes to keep them in their house as just a pet or something. Not just as a machine.

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    Yes! I would love to see this functionality added. I personally loved the original concept for the copper golem to a degree, specifically I loved that it would interact with the world through copper buttons but I didn't like the randomization aspect of it. I think that having a set speed for when a copper golem would perform the task would be an excellent addition.

    And then for those that DO want the randomization of a crazy copper golem pressing buttons I think a cool idea would be to super charge them with a lightning strike. For this a player would need to deliberately move or set up some scenario for the golem to be struck by lightning similar to a super charged creeper. Redstoners would go wild for these additions to the copper golem, they can choose to either have a set timer or randomized chaos. 

    Perhaps this is used to make the sorter mode faster as well. Overall though, I personally love both the original concept of the copper golem, and the idea being presented here, along with the new concept for sorting chests and would love for both to be implemented in the game!

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    This desperately needs to be upvoted. I know that the new sorting feature for the copper golem will be popular with casual and survival players, and it's a great feature, but the reason why the copper golem was so immensely popular in the first place was it's initial redstone mechanic.

    Anyone who has used things like chicken randomisers etc knows how unreliable they are. Having an AI in the game that's purposeful towards making this happen would be such a positive game changer for the buildstone community and also survival minigame creators. Mojang please don't ignore these other parts of your community!

    If this little guy isn't given the feature his fanbase supported him on, I'll always have a twinge of sadness when I see him in my survival worlds.

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    One word for you ya' absolute genius: YES