Idea: containers processing their content and fuelled workshops

[SirAstrix]

@Pawel_Malecki

The problem is the AI would have to load the workshop with fuel if it’s empty and they want to craft something using that workshop. I know right now the recipes use fuel as in ingredient but in case of a kiln or oven there could be several objects processed at once to save fuel (and time because the recipes would take only crafting time into account while maturing time of objects sharing a kiln/oven would overlap).

This can -ish be done now. Think of how the gold flakes work. You could have the blacksmith make “Fuel Pellets” or something simular from a single piece of wood or coal. I’ve tested it before and can confirm that you can produce multiple items from a single recipe. Then just add how many ever pellets you want to said recipies.

Not quite the same as what you want…but it’s mostly there.

@Pawel_Malecki

While there may be some workarounds using new container features I think it is not possible without an entirely new component which has a UI displaying its contents in a grid, so one can see how much time is left for an item to mature.

So bring Minecraft’s crafting menus to Stonehearth?

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@nikosthefan

a workshop converts materials, so it might be in an action somewhere, where the crafter stands next to a workshop, and the action code tells the game to convert the materials. If true, this is what you’re gonna use.

I was actually thinking this same thing. Doing EXACTLY this wouldn’t be hard, but it would cause the cook to be stuck at the workbench till it was done, kinda defeating what we’d really want to happen. As far as giving the workbench a soul…that’s above my paygrade.