10 replies to this topic

[tribalthomas]

im making a mob grinder using turtles, but i cant get my program to work

while true do
turtle.attack()
sleep(2)
end

can anyone tell my what i did wrong

[Sammich Lord]

What error are you getting and are you using a melee turtle?

[tribalthomas]

im not getting a error the turtle just isnt attacking

yes im using a melee turtle

[Kingdaro]

The turtle only actually swings its sword if there's something to attack in front of it.

[tribalthomas]

i changed the code alittle

while true do
  while turtle.detectDown() = true do
    turtle.attack()
  end
end

now it says

[string "startup"]:2: 'do' expected

any ideas on how to fix it

[Viproz]

tribalthomas, on 14 February 2013 - 05:43 AM, said:

i changed the code alittle

while true do
  while turtle.detectDown() = true do
	turtle.attack()
  end
end

now it says

[string "startup"]:2: 'do' expected

any ideas on how to fix it

to compare two objects, you need to put "==" and not "=" so :

while true do
  while turtle.detectDown() == true do
	turtle.attack()
  end
end

But you don't need to put this, just do :

while true do
  while turtle.detectDown() do
	turtle.attack()
  end
end

Edit : the turtle.detectDown() func only return true when there is a block down

[mrbaconbitts]

All you need to have is

while true do
	 turtle.attack()
end

This will have your turtle attack only when there is a mob/person on the block directly in front of it. The sleep you have in your original code in unnecessary.

[Skullblade]

mrbaconbitts, on 14 February 2013 - 11:35 AM, said:

All you need to have is

while true do
	 turtle.attack()
end

This will have your turtle attack only when there is a mob/person on the block directly in front of it. The sleep you have in your original code in unnecessary.

U need the sleep or it will error

[Doyle3694]

No it won't. Turtle functions yield.

[theoriginalbit]

Doyle3694, on 15 February 2013 - 01:40 AM, said:

No it won't. Turtle functions yield.

Only some turtle functions yield. but yes you are correct in this instance, this one yields.

[Ninjarhh]

In my opinion you should put a pressure plate infront on the turtle and do

while true do
    if redstone.getInput("front") then
	    turtle.attack()
    else
	    os.pullEvent("redstone")
    end
end

Viva la efficient coding ;P