Items Enhanced Wiring

[Deesaster]

Everyone knows that wiring can get messy and can cause problems with other wires. Well... this could change that. These ideas could help how we make these crazy inventions.

Quick note, I'm sorry if some of these things have already been thought of and suggested on the forums. Please tell me if they have.

More Wire Colors
A lot of us have wanted these for a while, almost since they added the blue and green wrenches to Terraria.
Bought from the Mechanic.

etc.
(Changed for people with color blindness)

Spectre Wrench and Wire Cutter
Just like the normal wrench and wire cutter, but with +6 range.
Made with a wrench (color does matter, the color you craft it with will be the color wire it places) or wire cutter, 5 ectoplasm, and 4 chlorophyte bars.

2 & 4 Second Timers
For more machines that requires different delays? I dunno...

Wire Intersection Block
When you have to get a wire, lets say red, past another red wire. You could replace an existing red wire blocking the red wire with a red wire intersection block.
Bought from the Mechanic, it would allow two red wires to pass but not interfere with either one.

Simple diagram of how it would work.

Trans-color Connector (Idea from @WhoAteMyCQQkie)
For those people who find the wire intersection blocks to confusing, they could use these to get across without connections, but having to use another color of wire along side the, lets say red, wire.

Huge diagram of how it would work.
Red wire goes into the Trans-color Connector and the yellow wire connects to the red wire, carries the signals, and the signals go back out the other red wire.

 

[SnailsAttack]

Sounds awesome to me! These would definitely help people who like building really confusing things!

 

[WhoAteMyCQQkie]

i like it, i dont really think we need more timers though, 1 sek timer can do everything you need.
and for the spectre tools: the tools allready have +3 range.

how about adding a colour-connector. something placed like an actuator that will connect different coloured wires when both/all wires are connectet to it. that should be able to do anything the intersection block does.

 

[Deesaster]

i like it, i dont really think we need more timers though, 1 sek timer can do everything you need. and for the spectre tools: the tools allready have +3 range. how about adding a colour-connector. something placed like an actuator that will connect different coloured wires when both/all wires are connectet to it. that should be able to do anything the intersection block does.

Smart ideas are smart! And I do agree about the 2 & 4 second timers but there is people how may be iffy and want them for no aparent reason when you can just use 1, 3, 5. You know?

 

[MegaMage314 🌳]

I feel like the wire intersection block would be useless, especially if there was more wire colors or a way for a signal to go from one wire color to another.

 

[Sigma90]

I like the idea of more wrench colours, but I feel the developers should consider colour-blind* users. Instead of colours of the rainbow, it may be better for more contrasting colours, for example black and white wires/wrenches in addition to the RGB wrenches.

Also note that wrenches and cutters already have +3 range. So the Spectre Wrench(es) / Cutters would need +6 range or similar.

* I personally am not colour-blind, but my father is. I sort of understand what's it like from experience interacting with him, but I don't have personal experience with it.

 

[Deesaster]

I like the idea of more wrench colours, but I feel the developers should consider colour-blind* users. Instead of colours of the rainbow, it may be better for more contrasting colours, for example black and white wires/wrenches in addition to the RGB wrenches.

Also note that wrenches and cutters already have +3 range. So the Spectre Wrench(es) / Cutters would need +6 range or similar.

* I personally am not colour-blind, but my father is. I sort of understand what's it like from experience interacting with him, but I don't have personal experience with it.

I didn't really considered the people with color blindness when I made the colors for the wrenches, I'll make it more suitable for everyone.

 

[Sigma90]

I didn't really considered the people with color blindness when I made the colors for the wrenches, I'll make it more suitable for everyone.

It would be interesting if someone who is colour-blind could comment and indicate if they have problems with the current RGB wrenches / wires. My father, for example, cannot distinguish red, yellow and green at all. To him, they are all just grey. He can't tell what the colour is, only that there is a colour.
I assume black and white (for example) would be very contrasting and easier to distinguish, but I can't really say for sure. If we're adding more colours, it just seems like such an easy change for the developers to make.

Trans-colour connectors would be great! I don't think there is a way for a signal to pass from one wire to another without an intermediary like a Timer.

 

[chuck240706]

download?

 

[Laluzi]

download?

I'm unsure what you mean. If you're looking to download this, this is a suggestion, not a mod. That said, it's from four years ago, and there were some improvements that make some of these suggestions redundant.

Trans-color connectors can already be pretty easily made with simple dart mechanisms (or in the case of a teleporter, just putting a teleporter where the two wire colors meet and having it be a midway stop.) But new wire colors would be excellent and drastically improve functionality - four might be better than one, but it still turns complex circuits into a jumbled mess, and limits the number of states for things like barrel shifters.

 

[Acamaeda]

This is a very old suggestion, we have the Grand Design (unlimited range), Junction Boxes and Yellow Wire, so it's partway there already.

 

[chuck240706]

I'm unsure what you mean. If you're looking to download this, this is a suggestion, not a mod. That said, it's from four years ago, and there were some improvements that make some of these suggestions redundant.

Trans-color connectors can already be pretty easily made with simple dart mechanisms (or in the case of a teleporter, just putting a teleporter where the two wire colors meet and having it be a midway stop.) But new wire colors would be excellent and drastically improve functionality - four might be better than one, but it still turns complex circuits into a jumbled mess, and limits the number of states for things like barrel shifters.

i cant find a working mod that adds more wire colours

 

[BrusselSprouts693]

i cant find a working mod that adds more wire colours

That's because every color needs a new layer (foreground, background, blue wire, etc). However, junction boxes are great to counter this issue on your wiring