turtle.refuel
 Function turtle.refuel | |
| If the currently selected slot contains fuel items, it will consume them to give the turtle the ability to move. If the current slot doesn't contain fuel items, it returns false. If a quantity is specified, it will refuel only up to that many items (if 32 is specified and 16 is present only 16 will be consumed), otherwise, it will consume all the items in the slot. As of ComputerCraft 1.6, turtles may no longer store practically unlimited amounts of fuel. Attempting to refuel past a given turtle's limit with this command will destroy the items regardless, but fails to raise the fuel level higher than maximum and returns no error. | |
| Syntax | turtle.refuel(number fuel item consume quantity (optional)) |
| Returns | boolean true if fueled, else false. |
| Part of | ComputerCraft |
| API | turtle |
Examples
 Example | |
| Checks if the item in the current slot can be used as fuel without consuming it | |
| Code |
local valid = turtle.refuel(0) print(valid) |
| Output | If the current slot is valid fuel |
| Example | |
| Consumes only 4 items in the current slot if the item is a valid fuel | |
| Code |
local success = turtle.refuel(4) print(success) |
| Output | whether it successfully refuelled |
| Example | |
| Loops through the turtle's inventory checking if the item is valid fuel and then consuming half of the stack when it is | |
| Code |
for i = 1, 16 do -- loop through the slots
turtle.select(i) -- change to the slot
if turtle.refuel(0) then -- if it's valid fuel
local halfStack = math.ceil(turtle.getItemCount(i)/2) -- work out half of the amount of fuel in the slot
turtle.refuel(halfStack) -- consume half the stack as fuel
end
end
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Fuel Values
Fuel values for some different items. Note that other items are accepted (including both vanilla / mod items) - generally, if an item can be used in a furnace it'll provide fuel equal to the number of items it could smelt, multiplied by ten.
Every movement a turtle performs consumes one fuel unit. Actions that can be performed while the turtle is stationary do not consume fuel.
Turtles can be configured to not require fuel. As of ComputerCraft 1.6, turtles may have limits to the amount they can store at a time.
| Item | Movement gained | Added by |
|---|---|---|
| Biofuel Can | 520 | IndustrialCraft |
| Scrap | 15 | IndustrialCraft |
| Coalfuel Can | 1520 | IndustrialCraft |
| Wooden Scaffolding | 15 | IndustrialCraft |
| Peat | 80 | Forestry |
| Sugar Cane | 0 | Vanilla |
| Wooden Tools | 10 | Vanilla |
| Lava | 1000 | Vanilla |
| Blaze Rod | 120 | Vanilla |
| Wood Blocks | 15 | Vanilla |
| Sticks | 5 | Vanilla |
| Coal/Charcoal | 80 | Vanilla |
| Mushroom Blocks | 15 | Vanilla |
| Coal Coke | 320 | Railcraft |
1.41:
The formula for calculating the movement gain from a fuel is "((fuel / 100) * 6)". Where fuel is the items burn time in ticks in a regular furnace and "/" is integer division.
1.42+:
Formula changed to ((fuel * 6) / 100). This will give more accurate movement values.
1.48:
Formula changed to ((fuel * 5) / 100)
