Brick Connector/Optimiser Tool

[alex dude]

I don't think this exists yet, or I haven't found one.
A tool which when fired at bricks the same color, connects them together, lowering the brickcount, a bit like how trench wars does it, but as a tool.

Example Video of what I mean here
Possible Features
RTB prefs for a radius for the tool to affect would be nice, or a maximum amount of bricks connected.
RTB prefs for player, admin, or super-admin use.

thanks in advance if anyone decides to do this.

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[Zeblote]

Certainly possible. Don't know how complicated it is to implement though

[MARBLE MAN]

I've been working on this..
I can give you something that only 1/2 works if you're okay

[otto-san]

drendran made some kind of script or tool that did this, but i think it worked on entire saves

[Zeblote]

I've been working on this..
I can give you something that only 1/2 works if you're okay

wait what you're working on some actually fancy and useful add-on
stop writing cliffs of useless code and finish it!!

[MARBLE MAN]

wait what you're working on some actually fancy and useful add-on
stop writing cliffs of useless code and finish it!!

I've been trying to do this in so many different ways it's not even funny..

It's a lot harder than you think

[alex dude]

I've been working on this..
I can give you something that only 1/2 works if you're okay

If you could finish it and release it when it's stable, it would be amazing.

[MARBLE MAN]

If you could finish it and release it when it's stable, it would be amazing.

It will never be entirely stable

[Zeblote]

It's a lot harder than you think

I'd say

step 1: find all nearby bricks of same color
step 2: use math to find way to fill it with least possible bricks
step 3: plant bricks

But I have no idea how to do step 2 with code

[MARBLE MAN]

I'd say

step 1: find all nearby bricks of same color
step 2: use math to find way to fill it with least possible bricks
step 3: plant bricks

But I have no idea how to do step 2 with code

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[Greek2me]

There's been several of these made. I'll post here if I find any of them.

[alex dude]

Bump.

[Lugnut]

this is a prime example of a computationally hard problem

at least, i think it is. judging by the fact that port and marble man are both stumped, anyway.

[st8terblock]

this'd be cool

[Treynolds416]

drendran made some kind of script or tool that did this, but i think it worked on entire saves

It was red_guy, and his script worked pretty well, but not perfectly