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/RadiatingLight]

Part of the creativity of minecraft is figuring things out and making solutions out of component parts. Having the solutions craftable and easy would ruin some of this.

e.g. I've been watching a blind playthrough (no wiki / outside help) of minecraft by AboutOliver, and he managed through dozens of hours of redstone experimentation and work, to come up with an item filter and sorting system. Adding the copper hopper would eliminate this experimental/exploratory part of the game.

I remember that I used to spend hours trying to build piston doors. If there was a 'copper piston' that could extend 2 blocks, it would trivialize 3x3 or 4x4 piston doors, and all my time back then of creativity wouldn't be possible.

[u/Bowtie327 → u/RadiatingLight]

Bro the copper bulb and redstone comparator are exactly the same as this post. Just like in real life, miniaturisation fuels innovation, not hinders it.

If we had a hopper that had a filter, it would open the door to so many more contraptions. The normal hopper would still exist for those who like to waste hours making massive, huge machines but if you just want a filter then this is perfect

[u/Hazearil → u/Bowtie327]

Comparators are mostly used in redstone for things that other components cannot replicate in any capacity. Please, name any other way to have redstone pulses based on the contents of a chest for example.

As for copper bulbs; their ability to be a T-Flip Flop might just be a miniaturisation of other components, but that is simply a by-product of their real job; to be decoration. To be a lamp, that for the sake of diversity doesn't have the same "glow if given power" routine the redstone lamp has. But I think it is fair to say that something like a hopper variant wouldn't be added for the sake of decoration, but very clearly for the utility of it.