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CAMP | Construction & Assembly Material Processor

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🔧 CAMP Constructor 🔧
V1.5 • Major Update
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• Auto-Pickup System

• CAMP now vacuums nearby floating objects when idle (up to 25% of its own inventory).
  
• Toggle in the terminal: Auto Pickup Items.

• Automatic Inventory Push-Through – after welding, grinding or item pickup, CAMP dumps its cargo into the grid so it never locks up.

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• Mode Priority respected

• Re-written target selection →
  Weld Before Grind
  really welds first,
  Grind Before Weld
  really grinds first – distance ordering no longer overrides your choice.

• Colour Detection reliability – HSV checks use packed integers, eliminating float inaccuracy (no more “almost red” misfires).

• Settings Persistence – storage wrapper auto-adds itself when missing; your options are never lost.

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• CAMP now refuses to start welding if required components aren’t present (saves spam of half-built blocks).
  
• Damaged or deformed blocks + projections are valid weld targets; healthy blocks are skipped.
  
• Weld & grind rates exposed as constants for easy server tuning.

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Controls:


Bounding-box preview now uses semi-transparent faces with bright cyan edges – drawn only when the Show Work Area switch is on.

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• Only one inventory/parts scan every 100 ticks.
  
• Re-used list buffers to cut garbage-collector spikes.
  
• Early exit when the welder is off or unpowered.

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CAMP is an enhanced Ship Welder block designed for large-scale, automated construction and deconstruction tasks within a configurable area. Place it on your station or large ship, configure its settings, and let it handle the heavy lifting.

• Automated Welding & Grinding: Automatically finds and processes blocks needing welding or designated for grinding within its operational radius.
  
• Massive Adjustable Radius: Define a cubic operational area with a radius from 100m up to 1000m via a terminal slider.
  
• Color-Coded Grinding: Designate blocks for grinding by painting them with a specific color (see details below). CAMP will automatically find and dismantle them, returning components to its inventory.
  
• Configurable Operation Modes: Choose the priority: Weld Before Grind, Grind Before Weld, Weld Only, or Grind Only.
  
• Target Priority Setting: Select whether CAMP targets the Nearest or Furthest valid block first.
  
• Multi-Grid Support: Optionally enable "Help Other Grids" to allow CAMP to work on any grid within its range, not just its own.
  
• Visual Work Area: Toggle a visual cyan bounding box to see CAMP's operational area. Automatically hides when the grid starts moving to reduce visual clutter!
  
• Performance Friendly: Uses optimized update logic (UpdateBeforeSimulation100) to minimize performance impact, especially when using multiple CAMP blocks.
  
• Integrated Terminal Controls: All settings are easily accessible via the block's terminal menu. Hides the vanilla "Help Others" control to avoid confusion.
  
  
  How It Works
  1. Build the "CAMP" block (found under the same category as Ship Welders).
  2. Access its terminal (K menu).
  3. Configure the desired Radius, Operation Mode, Target Priority, and other settings.
  4. Ensure the CAMP block is powered and turned on.
  5. For Welding: CAMP will automatically find unfinished blocks within its radius (respecting the "Help Other Grids" setting) and attempt to weld them using components drawn from its own inventory or any connected inventories (via conveyors).
  6. For Grinding: You must paint the blocks you want CAMP to grind with a very specific color. See the "Important Grind Color Note" section below! CAMP will find these colored blocks, grind them down, and deposit the recovered components into its own inventory.
  
  
  Configuration Options
• Radius: Slider (100m - 1000m) defining the half-extent of the cubic work area.
  
• Help Other Grids: On/Off switch to allow working on grids other than the one CAMP is attached to.
  
• Operation Mode: Combobox (Weld Before Grind, Grind Before Weld, Weld Only, Grind Only).
  
• Target Priority: On/Off switch (Nearest/Furthest).
  
• Show Work Area: On/Off switch to display the cyan bounding box visualization.
  
• Grind Color Info: Button that displays the exact HSV color needed for grinding targets.
  
• DEBUG: Scan Grind Color: Button for modders/testers to scan the area and log blocks matching the grind color (check game log).
  
  
  Important Grind Color Note

  For CAMP to recognize a block for grinding, it MUST be painted with the exact color: (0,100,100)
  
  How to Paint:
  1. Press 'P' to open the color picker.
  2. Ensure the HSV sliders are visible.
  3. Set HSV to (0,100,100)
  4. Select the color swatch and paint the blocks you want CAMP to grind.
  
  Only blocks painted with this exact HSV value will be targeted for grinding. Use the "Grind Color Info" button in the terminal for a reminder.

  
  
  Performance
  This mod uses `UpdateBeforeSimulation100`, meaning its core logic runs only once every 100 game ticks (approx. 1.6 seconds) instead of every frame. This significantly reduces the performance impact compared to scripts or mods that perform heavy checks constantly, making it suitable for larger servers and complex builds. The visual bounding box is drawn more frequently but only when enabled and the block is working.
  
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  Enjoy automated construction and maintenance!