TIS-3D: Low-tech Computing for Minecraft
TIS-3D is a Minecraft mod inspired by the brilliant game TIS-100 (buy it, seriously). It takes the concept of minimal, programmable nodes (called "modules" in the mod) and expands it to the third dimension. This allows building multi-block computers from different modules in a super-flexible manner. Some generally useful modules include the executable module, which can be programmed in an ASM dialect (as introduced by TIS-100 but with a few more quality-of-life instructions), and the redstone module, which allows reading and writing redstone signals, enabling basic interaction with the world. More specialized modules include the stack module, providing a small data storage, the infrared module, allowing for wireless transmission of data between TIS-3D computers, and the terminal module, providing rudimentary text in- and output. And there's plenty more.
Getting Started
To get started, craft a controller and a few casings. For looking up recipes I strongly recommend grabbing JEI. To get a copy of the in-game manual, use a book on a placed controller (i.e. right click the block with vanilla book in hand). You should find all further information you require in the manual.
Programming TIS-3D Computers
To program a TIS-3D computer, you can either use a vanilla Book & Quill or the TIS-3D Code Bible. To install a program from one of the two onto an execution module, simply use the book on the installed module (i.e. right-click it while holding the book in hand). When using the Book & Quill, each book will be treated as one long program, i.e. all pages will be concatenated when the program is installed on an execution module. When using the Code Bible, each page is treated as an individual program, and the program on the currently selected page will be installed on the module. You can also copy programs from execution modules back into the Code Bible by using it on an execution module while sneaking.
What now?
So what do you actually do with the mod? Have fun with it! Use it as a means of automating things you'd otherwise automate using complicated redstone circuitry. Create a music machine. Design a machine-code interpreter and run even larger programs (programmed into a ROM module). Go nuts!
Anyway. Here's a short video explaining some of the basics if you don't like reading. It's from an early development stage, but the core concepts still apply.
>here's a video on how the mod works
there is no video...
inb4 this is dev saying "welp you're on your own!"
Will there be a forge variant for 1.14.4?
Hey there, I was wondering if you had intentionally removed the "fabric" category from the project page or if it had gotten reported as incorrect category or something?
Only noticed the update because I forgot to sort by fabric.
I realize this isn't a fabric only mod, so maybe another project page for "TIS-3D (Fabric)" would alleviate any confusion and users missing updates?
@Sangar Hello, what 1.14 snapshot, Fabric API and Fabric Modloader versions were used with your 1.14 release. Just curious. Thanks.
In reply to SuntannedDuck2:
In reply to Sangar:
is there anyway you can get the machines to use RF or energy in general?
i can't run this mod, is crashing my game on the start!
edit:(And i on the 1.13)
In reply to pedrorijo200_33243919:
I can not get this to work with Rift 1.0.4-63
Just letting you know I've been using this mod for a while, much to my friend's amusement, because I'm too lazy to learn LUA but I played TIS-100 so I feel fine using TIS-3D. He finds it really funny. :D
Can you make some other way to input code to module? Using book for this is uncomfortable.
In reply to Axeler:
In reply to Sangar:
I think he means using like uhn the screen of the computer? Imo using the book sounds unconfortable (also the bible)
I am not a code expert, this is Assemble? Also there it's strong differences apart the language from other mods like Opencomputers (lua) or Retrocomputers than uses Forth?
In reply to Dreamlash:
Hey, I'm introducing myself to the programming world. Would you help me to find useful documentation so I can start playing with your mods OC and TIS to learn easily?
I would like to see some examples of code to learn how to make the components interact with themselves.
I have a bit of experience with C but the only thing I've been able to do is a .lua program to ask for a password and then open a door and close it with redstone. I want to know how to use wireless connections and such things. By the way thanks for your work it's amazing to see things like this.
And other little question: wich Minecraft version will guarantee compatibility with most mods including OC, Computronics, CC and others related to building and logics?
In reply to aethtr:
Simply, wow! This is amazing. Completing all TIS-100 puzzles and hidden, then seeing this! I just have to thank you. Makes me wonder if you finish this, maybe we'll see a SHENZHEN I/O mod from you. ;)
Keep up the great work!
I haven't used this before, but something I think would be very useful is a Deque module. My thinking is for something like a snake game you would have to push movement positions, then pop them off to reset the end of the snake on the screen.
If this is easily implemented using existing components I'd be interested to hear. Maybe using RAM and having the indices loop around.
Hmm, how to select the end to push to/pop from tho. Using sidedness would set a precedent I'm not sure I want (actually I'm pretty sure I don't want :P), and using a protocol would make it too clunky to differentiate it much from RAM.
As there's a FILO structure with the stack module already, it might be a compromise to add a FIFO one (buffer module? queue module?) and then use a mix of those for any particular usecase.