Unseen Assistant
The Unseen Assistant is a invisible, intangible, indefatigable being that can help a wizard achieve amazing and otherwise time-consuming tasks. Each wizard can only call forth a single Unseen Assistant, and that assistant can only perform a single task at a time.
The Unseen Assistant magical effects use signs to help guide the assistant because these effects are much more complex than simple Magic Spells and Magic Patterns.
Unseen Architect allows the wizard to copy or move structures to another place in the world. By marking an area with two signs, the wizard defines the structure. Additional signs can inform the Unseen Assistant where to copy or move the structure.
To make a sign for Unseen Architect, you must create a sign that precisely reads [UnseenArchitect] in the first line, then sets a project name in the second line, and a command for the Unseen Assistant in the third line. Here's an example of a sign in-progress, with the project name Example and the command point1:
If the sign was created properly, the magic invoked will reformat it with colors, add your username as the 4th line, and it will look something like this:
To mark the area to be copied or moved, signs for two points must be created. It doesn't matter the order or precise placement of the signs - so long as point1 and point2 signs are set up for the same project, the area between them (both horizontally and vertically) is defined as the structure.
The point1 and point2 signs exist outside the structure horizontally, so the structure falls in between them in the horizontal directions. In the image below, for example, the diamond blocks are inside the structure, but the redstone blocks are not:
In the vertical (up and down) direction, the signs are even with the top and bottom of the structure. So, in the image above, the signs are on the same level, and the structure is 1 block tall. If we moved either of the signs up 1 block, then the structure would be two blocks tall (Y), but the same size in the north/south (Z) and east/west (X) directions.
Does that sound complicated? Wait until you get to how directions work for the clone and move commands! It's probably best to test it out a few times before you try to do a major project using Unseen Architect.
Important Note: The project name is case-insensitive, so example and Example and ExAmPlE all refer to the same project. Project names can only include the letters A-Z and the numerals 0-9.
These two commands will define the signs that outline the structure that will be copied or moved by the other commands. If you wish to remove a project, destroy both signs. If you want to change the structure of a project, just create a new point1 or point2 sign.
The clone command is how a structure can be copied to a new location. When cloned, the structure is placed diagonally from the point of the clone sign (making the sign a sort of "outside corner" for the structure), so a direction of clone is always set. If no direction is set, then clone will become clone SE (which means it will be copied to the south-east of the sign).
Vertically, the level of the sign is treated as the bottom of the structure, thus the bottom layer of the structure will be placed at the same level as the sign, and then go up from there.
We recommend you think carefully about placement, pick the direction to copy the structure, and specify it in the command! The following commands can be used to specify the direction:
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clone SE(copy to the southeast) -
clone NE(copy to the northeast) -
clone SW(copy to the southwest) -
clone NW(copy to the northwest)
The orientation of the new structure will be the same as the orientation of the original (north will be north, etc). The Unseen Assistant will start building in the northwest corner of the new structure and builds southeast-ish from there.
To use the clone sign, you only need to hold your Magic Wand in your main hand and hit the clone sign. But wait, don't do that yet! Unseen Architect needs to use chests when building your project. These chests can be placed in the spaces horizontally surrounding the sign, EXCEPT for the single space that exists inside the working area! So, if your clone command is "Clone NE", the Unseen Architect won't look in the space NE of the sign for a chest (and will likely destroy any chest there when cloning the project!).
Below is an example of a clone sign for a project named "Example". Note that the player is facing north, so the space without a chest is in the NorthEast direction (matching where the Unseen Assistant is going to build the project):
The chests are there for an important reason - your Unseen Servant can't just make blocks out of thin air! To make the clone, you'll have to fill the chests with the blocks necessary to create the structure. If the chests don't have the item the Unseen Assistant needs, you'll get a message about that, and the Unseen Assistant will continue to build what it can.
If you need to fill the chests multiple times, not to worry! You can invoke the magic over and over again. And, because the cost in Wizard Power is based on blocks copied, it doesn't cost any more Wizard Power to invoke it multiple times.
If the area where the new structure is to be placed is already full of blocks, the Unseen Assistant will break those blocks (if they don't match the structure) before placing the blocks that should be there. So watch for flying items! This means the Unseen Architect pattern can be used as a rudimentary digging tool, but note that the broken blocks won't be affected by Fortune, Silk Touch, etc, so it might not be how you want to mine!
The move command is not yet implemented.
Unseen Architect will cost 1 Wizard Power per 100 blocks copied (cloned), moved or broken. This is charged up front, so the Unseen Assistant needs the Wizard Power before it will copy, move, or break a block.
Currently, Unseen Architect is good at copying boring old blocks like dirt and cobblestone. When it comes to doors, beds, and other things, it is very bad at copying them. We're still working on figuring out how best to tell the Unseen Assistant what to do with these irregular blocks.