Alright so I just not finally got the resources and time to create a rail line; and I was pretty pumped. The rail system in Terraria is one of my favorite things; and I remember when they first implemented Sky hooks in this game is when I stopped playing Early builds... so... Wait what happened here? You made skyhooks unpowered? So basically if I'm not going down hill... I can't use sky hooks. Alright well maybe the platforms will be better... except there are only platforms that move slowly - that you can't control - and that you can fall off of. No carts, no powered mobility. What is the point of this system? Please; if you do nothing else, put the acceleration and deceleration function back on the Sky Hook. Right now I have a really resource intensive way to get around slowly and frustratingly and that is not how I should feel about the transportation systems in this game.
I'd like the platforms to not be gathered into one's inventory if you miss a button and "activate" them instead (which for some reason is AoE). It's retarded. They should be mineable only, not removable because someone pressed [E] in their general vicinity. If there is some obvious solution to this that I missed, please feel free to share it. Rail detectors that provide output for a far shorter time would also be nice. With how long it takes now, one can't even make foolproof automatic doors on shorter elevators. Alternatively - an optical tripwire that detects anything, including blocks and platforms in front of it. That'd be a wonderful. P.S. Not really related to rails directly, but it would also be great to have something with functionality of this, but with no sound. If there already is one, again, feel free to share. ^^
Nah that's fine. I'm fine with improvements to existing platform mechanics. I just want a cart I can't fall out of; and a skyhook that works properly. :0
