Horse Mill - unforbidable/tfcplus-bids GitHub Wiki

Description

Horse Mill is a device which can provide power for TFC+ mechanisms using horse power.

Recipe

Crafting a Horse Mill requires 4 plank blocks, 4 ropes and 1 iron plate.

Usage

Place a Horse Mill between two vertical Axles. Two blocks of air underneath are needed for valid placement.

An eligible animal brought underneath the Horse Mill gets automatically attached and will turn the Horse Mill as long as they have been fed. Hungry animals will attach to the Horse Mill but will not pull until they are fed.

To be eligible, animals also need to conform to the following:

• Adult
• Familiarity 25% or higher
• Tamed
• Not leashed
• Not wearing a saddle
• Not ridden by a player

Powered Horse Mill always rotates at a constant speed, which is 1/16 of that of a waterwheel. The power provided by the Horse Mill is variable and it depends on the kind of attached animal.

By default a powered Horse Mill rotates in right-handed direction. The direction can be changed by right clicking the Horse Mill using a hammer if needed.

Power generation

The following table lists animals which are eligible to pull a Horse Mill, as well as how much power they generate.

Name	Power
Horse	1.0
Wild Horse	0.5
Donkey	0.8
Wild Ass	0.4
Mule	1.2
Zebra	0.2

The power listed above applies to animals which have familiarity 100%. If an animal has lower familiarity than 100% the power is reduced to up to 25% of the base value. The power is also adjusted using the genetic disposition of each individual animal.

Notes

• Power ratio contribution of an animal simulates its ability as well as its willingness to pull the Horse Mill.
• A captured wild horse (first generation) can only contribute about 0.5 * 0.34 = 0.17 effective power. This should be enough for welding iron.
• A fully domesticated and familiarized horse can generate enough power to melt steel.

Known Issues

• Animal movement speed is not very well synced with the rotation speed of the horse mill.