as notch said he wants to add some of zipline mod, but the strings has another use, here's my suggestion, basely i didn't suggest it for that.
my idea is to make the strings unplaceable, but, write clicking a trip wire hook by a string creates a line like the one of the fishing rod, and right clicking another one will tie the together and now the trip wire works.
also after tying the string, the other side could be released onto air (and it will fall) for another uses.
a string is consumed for every 1 block length from the inventory, and by releasing the entire stack will get consumed, so before releasing use a stack with the number of strings you want, and another one to be not consumed.
destroying something that a string is attached to doesnt destroy the string, even if its not tied to any thing, but string will fall on ground.
attacking a string will decrease its height by 1 and put string in your inventory.
also a string may be tied to any block that has at least 4 sides with no adjacent block to any of them, but these sides must be .. i mean like that 4 sides of a tree (im not sure if this was enough to understand)and it may be tied to a fence.
related stuff:
Nail : another form of tripwires, that is placeable on any side of a block that doesnt make signal.
Rope : a stronger form of strings that has another uses. also it may be climbed, so it gets useful as a quick ladder while on a cliff, by tying one side and releasing the other side to get climbed. any thing said about strings works for ropes, but it has bolder line (like the one of fishing rod too, but bolder)
Chain : like the rope, but harder to climb but picks more blocks while using the pulley
Pulley : right click with a rope to give it a rope, the more ropes you give, the longer rope it makes, the hold
right click the handle and rotate left or right to ascend or descend the rope, currently its used only for
climbing, the player may add a hook (not tripwire hook) then, right click the descended rope and attach it to
any thing that a string or rope may be attachable to, then ascend and it will pull the block and any
adjacent, the more blocks it pulls the slower it is, and it won't pull a large number of blocks, to not pull the
universe ,it may be added to a minecart as a mobile version, and it may be used from a far by
redstone.the hook may be attached to a mob to descend or ascend, but it deals damage, so work fast.
Grappling hook : throw it, and when it touch the ground it makes temporary attachable thing (that may have a rope or string attached to) with already rope (must have a rope in inventory) so that will help climbing.
Net : climbable, used for decorations, the difference between it and the rope is that its not avoidable, so it works as a cheap moveable (by the pulley) wall, and the difference between it and the ladder is that it doesnt need a block to be placed on. also, destroying the thing that the net was attached to will make it fall, and if it was placed in a way that makes it create a wall round something, by destroying the thing it was attached to, it may be used as a trap, its also hard to destroy and needs sheers to destroy quickly.
Anchor : may be used if ships were added to the game, so it may be descended or ascended with that pulley
and that things from zipline may be attached to tied strings to move, YAAAY.
sorry for stupid words in the wrong place, because i edited what i wrote while writing many times .
Well its kinda allot to take in at once. But I suport having an other method of setting down string for traps, and make it possible to place it in mid air.
the other things aren't my base suggestion, but this may be added in a major or big update, any way im just suggesting what i think of.
I want to offer an opinion on this suggestion, but the OP is super-garbled and difficult to understand to the point where I'm not actually sure what it's saying. Ice000, could you take a crack at rewriting this for clarity and coherence?
I want to offer an opinion on this suggestion, but the OP is super-garbled and difficult to understand to the point where I'm not actually sure what it's saying. Ice000, could you take a crack at rewriting this for clarity and coherence?
sure, and as i said "sorry for stupid words in the wrong place, because i edited what i wrote while writing many times" but what didn't you understand?
my idea is to make the strings unplaceable, but, write clicking a trip wire hook by a string creates a line like the one of the fishing rod, and right clicking another one will tie the together and now the trip wire works.
also after tying the string, the other side could be released onto air (and it will fall) for another uses.
a string is consumed for every 1 block length from the inventory, and by releasing the entire stack will get consumed, so before releasing use a stack with the number of strings you want, and another one to be not consumed.
destroying something that a string is attached to doesnt destroy the string, even if its not tied to any thing, but string will fall on ground.
attacking a string will decrease its height by 1 and put string in your inventory.
also a string may be tied to any block that has at least 4 sides with no adjacent block to any of them, but these sides must be .. i mean like that 4 sides of a tree (im not sure if this was enough to understand)and it may be tied to a fence.
related stuff:
Nail : another form of tripwires, that is placeable on any side of a block that doesnt make signal.
Rope : a stronger form of strings that has another uses. also it may be climbed, so it gets useful as a quick ladder while on a cliff, by tying one side and releasing the other side to get climbed. any thing said about strings works for ropes, but it has bolder line (like the one of fishing rod too, but bolder)
Chain : like the rope, but harder to climb but picks more blocks while using the pulley
Pulley : right click with a rope to give it a rope, the more ropes you give, the longer rope it makes, the hold
right click the handle and rotate left or right to ascend or descend the rope, currently its used only for
climbing, the player may add a hook (not tripwire hook) then, right click the descended rope and attach it to
any thing that a string or rope may be attachable to, then ascend and it will pull the block and any
adjacent, the more blocks it pulls the slower it is, and it won't pull a large number of blocks, to not pull the
universe
redstone.the hook may be attached to a mob to descend or ascend, but it deals damage, so work fast.
Grappling hook : throw it, and when it touch the ground it makes temporary attachable thing (that may have a rope or string attached to) with already rope (must have a rope in inventory) so that will help climbing.
Net : climbable, used for decorations, the difference between it and the rope is that its not avoidable, so it works as a cheap moveable (by the pulley) wall, and the difference between it and the ladder is that it doesnt need a block to be placed on. also, destroying the thing that the net was attached to will make it fall, and if it was placed in a way that makes it create a wall round something, by destroying the thing it was attached to, it may be used as a trap, its also hard to destroy and needs sheers to destroy quickly.
Anchor : may be used if ships were added to the game, so it may be descended or ascended with that pulley
and that things from zipline may be attached to tied strings to move, YAAAY.
sorry for stupid words in the wrong place, because i edited what i wrote while writing many times
the other things aren't my base suggestion, but this may be added in a major or big update, any way im just suggesting what i think of.
Why? whats better?
I don't see WHY this is better, and that's the problem. I don't think it would improve the game a whole ton.
1-make trip wires in midair
2-pulleys
3-some climbing stuff
4-better view.
sure, and as i said "sorry for stupid words in the wrong place, because i edited what i wrote while writing many times" but what didn't you understand?