RCNT -Reinforced Concrete

Acts like regular concrete, except that it is more stable:

 

normal concrete (C) requires particles in all 3 spaces under it, or it will fall: (unless it is on top of other concrete)

_C_

_C_

EEE

 

Reinforced (R) concrete will not fall as long as there is anything in the 3 spaces below it.

For example:

 

R

E

 

R

_E

 

__R

EE

 

or if there is a particle next to it, and one diagonally below that one:

 

_ER

E

 

RCNT will slowly turn into CNCT and a little bit of BRMT if there is water/salt near it. (the reiforcing steel will rust) This will also happen if the pressure is too high.

 

Its melting point is a little bit higher than CNCT's, and it is heavier.

 

Reinforced concrete will be very useful, as it will allow you to create buildings that can be destroyed more realisticaly; it will gradually crumble rather than collapsing instantly.

 

Example building:

 

CRRRC

C___C

CRRRC

C___C

 

Removing one particle from the bottom:

CRRRC

C___C

CRRRC

C___X

 

CRRRC

C___C

CRR__

C__RC

 

CRRRC

C____

CRR_C

C__RC

 

CRR__

C__RC

CRR_C

C__RC

 

(assuming there is no pressure, and Concrete and Reinforced Concrete are the same weight (they're not))

the_new_powder99999:

It would be a bit wierd because it would form upside down cone shapes, and how would it work in 0 gravity or radial gravity? Anyway, nice idea, +1

 

In 0 gravity, it would... hmm IDK...

But in any other type of gravity, it would check the 3 spots "below" it, based on the pull of gravity.

 

Anyway, I had an idea for way to allow flat celings. Make this:

_ER

E

 

be stable. So basically, if there is an element to the left or right, and one diagonally below that one, it will be stable. Then you can make skyscrapers like this:

 

CRRRC

C___C

CRRRC

C___C

CRRRC

C___C

 

in a repeating structure.

KydonShadow:

This is really cool. So, if, lets say, you had:

 

(empty)-DUST-RCNT

DUST-(empty)-(empty)

 

The dust next to the RCNT is held in place?

 

Hmm... I haven't really thought about that... I guess the dust would fall, but the RCNT would stay because the fallen dust would be underneath it.

Do you think I should make it so the dust stays?

 

Anyway, I want to make a mod that adds this, so I could see if it works well, and test new ideas for it, but I don't know how. This seems pretty simple, just to check 7 positions around the RCNT:

 

_CRC

CCCCC

 

C=pixel that needs to be checked

 

but I've never made any mods for TPT before, so IDK where to start.