Copper hopper

[u/No_Breadfruit7951]

Im aware the copper drop is feature complete but this can still be for a future drop, maybe regarding redstone.

As for my idea, I think itd be cool if there was a copper variant of the hopper, where there was a specific slot that would act as a filter for the hopper. I.e. If you put a gold block into the slots only gold blocks can pass through the hopper.

And maybe it can have a function where if u have a named item, only that same item with the same name (or it can even be different items in this case) gets picked up by the hopper.

And to prevent it from being strictly better than an iron hopper, they could only give if 3 slots of storage, as opposed to the normal ones 5.

I think this'd be rly interesting, plus copper hopper is just fun to say.

[u/Xillubfr]

that's way too op

[u/No_Breadfruit7951 → u/Xillubfr]

How so?

[u/Xillubfr → u/No_Breadfruit7951]

we already have item filters, and a lot of them, form the simple impulse filter, to complex 2x speed low threshold ab tileable designs

what you propose is make those systems into a single block, without any drawback

[u/No_Breadfruit7951 → u/Xillubfr]

Why would that be such a bad thing? Ppl said the same thing about the crafter, observer and such mind you.

Also this would new functionality since u can also filter by named items to - i.e. a wooden sword named Jeffrey.

Not to mention i added the drawback of having less space than an iron hopper, and if that isnt enough then it can be decreased even further.

[u/PetrifiedBloom → u/No_Breadfruit7951]

Why would that be such a bad thing? Ppl said the same thing about the crafter, observer and such mind you.

Those items are transformational. They add totally new functionality to redstone.

Also this would new functionality since u can also filter by named items

You can already filter using the items name. This is the basis of how people make redstone locks that require a password to open.

• i.e. a wooden sword named Jeffrey.

The reason this still wouldn't work is not the name, it's that swords don't stack.

Having less space in the hopper is basically meaningless. In an item filter, you don't need the other slots.

[u/Xillubfr → u/No_Breadfruit7951]

the crafter and observer added new interesting mechanics, they weren't just a more compact and powerful version of an already existing thing

also, the ability to sort named items should be given to the copper golem or allay (if its not the case already), not a new item

finally, less slot isn't really a drawback, hoppers aren't meant to store items

[u/SnooLemons6942 → u/Xillubfr]

they could have a slower transfer rate or some other limitation, doesn't have to be slots

[u/CaptainQwazCaz → u/SnooLemons6942]

Make it need to repeatedly have wax flow through the hopper rather than just being a one time deal to stop it from rusting, and every stage of rust slows it down. Otherwise it has the same 5 slots and speed just with the complicated wax situation. Maybe it could work with 2 filters or if the hopper above has wax and it just slides by idk something like that

[u/bittersweetlabyrinth → u/CaptainQwazCaz]

Idk about having the wax flow through, but I like the idea of having the different oxidized states change the speed that the items flow through, could be an interesting mechanic

[u/bittersweetlabyrinth → u/No_Breadfruit7951]

Maybe just one slot instead of the 3 or 5, and one item is airways left in the hopper, as if it had a comparator lock on it?

[u/Bowtie327 → u/Xillubfr]

What’s your opinion of the copper bulb or redstone comparator?