Eureka!

[Urian]

Is this one last game of screwing with our minds using edited footage and a fictional technical explanation before releasing something totally different to the lens? x.X

Yes. Yes it is. I predict a vertical platform system :)

[BigShinyToys]

it was the lens " twitch..twitch......twitch"
someone pinch me I fell I'm in the wrong parallel universe.

" punched by FC" I said pinch not punch.

As always a cool feature and thank you for all the effort it took to finalize it while pushing through the pain of dental surgery.

[walker_boh_65]

The lens has finally arrived. This will be fun. Nice work FC.

[Itamarcu]

So was the thirsty dog song hint in the first verse? Wire and trenches?

No, every musical hint up to the last was just me fucking with you guys and pulling out random shit that I happen to like :)

...facedesk.

This is plainly awesome, Flowerchild! Oh, but why did you tell us? now I won't be able to sleep for a week...

[ilovekintoki]

brb getting some tissues

[SilvasRuin]

Help grow hemp... maybe not.

Set up light perimeter in underground base to torch enemies... maybe.

Plus, if you're still having trouble growing Hemp by the time you hit the New Age in the tech tree...well, I just don't know what to say :)

Just covering the bases on the uses the light has and how much it can be made to replicate sunlight. Setting things on fire sounds fun.

[Mason11987]

I'm loving how this comes around the same time you're planning integration with the BC 3.x versions. The connections you can make between this and the lasers in buildcraft is great, and it's the perfect addition to ensure smooth progression in the whole tech tree.

Very excited about this, well done!

[Jay42]

Darn, why does such stuff always happen when I'm on a vacation?
Well still got a week of free time left. I haz a happy

[Deepsniper]

Same here.
When I saw a block, with a diamond side, and you fliping that lever, I instantly knew : OMFG ! This bastard made it !

I hear ya batto, I had the same reactions... FC you amaze us once again. Why do I have to study this weekend...

[morvelaira]

Lol! I was beginning to wonder why nobody was recognizing a feature I've been talking about for close to a year ;)

Mainly because, from my observation, the lens conversation usually goes like this:

Could this thing be the lenz?

lol no. Troll, troll. No, really, it's this this new awesomeness!

zomg! New awesomeness! <3 FC

Not that there's anything wrong with that conversation! Just sorts of make me wary of guessing lens until confirmed ;) speaking of which, though....

*chases tail in circles* *squees*
Thank you, FC, you sexy, intelligent hunk of programmer you!

[origsgtpepper]

My brain is exploding with all the possibilities.

Least of all is now I can get rid of that redstone torch ladder for my elevator.

[Gdnite]

I have a question, I vaguely remeber fc say it could, but will the lens be able to detect sunlight?

[Katalliaan]

My brain is exploding with all the possibilities.

Least of all is now I can get rid of that redstone torch ladder for my elevator.

Why use a torch ladder instead of a piston pushing sand/gravel up for a BD to see?

I have a question, I vaguely remeber fc say it could, but will the lens be able to detect sunlight?

I think he said a multi-block solution involving a lens and a DB could detect sunlight.

[origsgtpepper]

@Katallian: Because the elevator goes from the top of a mountain down to level 11 and pistons can only push 16 blocks if I remember correctly.

[Stormweaver]

@Katallian: Because the elevator goes from the top of a mountain down to level 11 and pistons can only push 16 blocks if I remember correctly.

12, and doesn't that just mean you need 9 pistons? 1.5 seconds is a lot faster than almost 6...not that that matters anymore.

[Mac]

Well, just arrived at home. Already saw the lens video over my lunch-break on my mobile.

First things first if I may.
Frigging yeah

Now, there were some people who, for varying reasons, guessed right. Even before the
video.

Now then
* bow's in utter joy, awe and respect *
Thank you flowerchild

and one more thing
Well played man, well played.

[Gormador]

Realized I forgot to thank you FC, for the amazing work you've done for us !
So... thank you !

[Starshifterxen]

Awesome stuff, cant wait to play with that :)

And how amazingly appropriate was that lighting strike?!

Gave me visions of "Mad scientist" FC shouting: "IT'S ALIVE!"

[Panda]

Where does this fall into, age of basic light mastery? age of basic lazer mastery?

TELL ME FLOWERCHILD, panda must know

[Runesmith]

When I found the Lasermod by w3(r4ft a while back and watched the videos showing how it worked, I thought to myself,

"Hey, this guy made a creative method of redstone signal transmission with light beams, and lenses have been a mentioned potential BTW feature for some time. I bet Flowerchild has that feature already underway."

What a coincidence that my guess proved to be true, even though I wasn't actually expecting it to for some time.

FC, by any chance is your light transmission system at all inspired or similar to w3(r4ft's or am I insulting your ingenuity by asking this?

If so, I apologize; I just want to get a grasp on if your system will actually involve visible beams, let alone ones of different color or intensity.

Regardless, awesome new feature! It will make transmitting redstone signals over long vertical distances alot easier and less convoluted. Thanks!

[razar51]

Simply amazing! I've been awaiting the lens for some time now, tho I was convinced this new feature wouldn't be it.

This will make my contraptions MUCH easier, cleaner, and faster to build, and for that I thank you very much.

[Heilkaiba]

When I found the Lasermod by w3(r4ft a while back and watched the videos showing how it worked, I thought to myself,

"Hey, this guy made a creative method of redstone signal transmission with light beams, and lenses have been a mentioned potential BTW feature for some time. I bet Flowerchild has that feature already underway."

What a coincidence that my guess proved to be true, even though I wasn't actually expecting it to for some time.

FC, by any chance is your light transmission system at all inspired or similar to w3(r4ft's or am I insulting your ingenuity by asking this?

If so, I apologize; I just want to get a grasp on if your system will actually involve visible beams, let alone ones of different color or intensity.

Regardless, awesome new feature! It will make transmitting redstone signals over long vertical distances alot easier and less convoluted. Thanks!

It has been planned for ages now. I don't know whose idea it was originally (I believe it came from the thread that inspired this mod) but the implementation is all Flower. I think coloured beams are highly unlikely given that he only recently worked out how to compress all the necessary data into 4 bits

[Runesmith]

Thank you for taking note of that, just please bear with me when I say I wasn't trying to flame anybody or start a "whose idea was it first" argument.

I was simply curious regarding a possible connection, maybe pointing out that w3(r4ft could serve as a resource to help flesh out the system in the future.

As for the light beam color/intensity question, I figured it would be a stretch, but there's no harm in asking. Is there?

[The_Eviltwin]

Can't wait for an update now :D.

I'm thinking I may *eventually* (definitely not for this release) add the ability to start fires with the Lens using the sun, but that won't exactly help you grow Hemp :)

I'm surprised nobodys thought about the idea of Archimede's Death Ray.

[SilvasRuin]

Can't wait for an update now :D.

I'm thinking I may *eventually* (definitely not for this release) add the ability to start fires with the Lens using the sun, but that won't exactly help you grow Hemp :)

I'm surprised nobodys thought about the idea of Archimede's Death Ray.

That was going to be my second question, but he more or less answered that before I even asked.