If you build a slide tunnel and convince a strong wildstock to follow you in, it will kindly push you to the end of the tunnel. Both you and the strong wildstock will fit in a 1x2 hole. Larger wildstock will not fit.
Backstory
At first I wanted to build an “Oortian Rifle.” I wanted to stand at one end of a tunnel and be knocked through the tunnel by a powerful wildstock. I built a 100m long tunnel on a T6 world expecting the ride of my life. I have yet to summon an elite wildstock there, but a mighty wildstock only knocked me 30m to my disappointment.
I have some questions.
Is there something with low friction AND no speed damage (like trampoline?)
What is the lowest friction material?
Sometimes when I was hit by the wildstock I was launched toward (rather than away from) the wildstock. What gives?
Yo! I tested this also on a T2 planet, I did an ice track so I’d get pushed the furthest, I lined the walls with sponge as that is the block in which you take least impact damage from. I found trampolines to be inconsistent and very rarely the Wildstock would charge through you
Low friction would simply be Ice and also you take slightly less impact damage. Trampoline is a good shout but sometimes it bugs out and you will hit it at an angle and bounce off course (I’m guessing this is due to hitting a corner hitbox of a trampoline that’s besides/beneath?)
Lowest friction is Ice/Slide. I haven’t found any difference between them tbh other than Lava not destroying Slide
Probably lag. I guess it calculates what direction to push you, on collision. And if you lag through the wildstock a but, you’d be on the other side it when I think decides the direction? Who knows lol
Thanks for sharing your full tests of the transportation tunnel (I have to admit I’m still stuck on the “Oortian Rifle” :P) and your answers to my questions!
Currently I’m playing with a tunnel with the following cross section:
SSS
TAT
TAT
SSS
S = Slide, T = trampoline, A = air.
It sounds like your cross section was different. Anything you can share about it (and design motivations/reasons) would help me as a novice tunnel builder
My cross section was:
SAS
AIA
S = Sponge, A = Air, I = Ice
I was testing some stuff with ice when I angered a Wildstock and it hit me and i went zooming lol, so thought about whether or not I could make this some sort of transportation, but I concluded it not worth the effort of herding a Wildstock and also kinda buggy
@DutchOfSorissi If you mean down a sloped slide then it wouldn’t be able to catch up with you
