deepgrain-foundry/tasks/t4_hopper_blocks_instead.md

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t4	Hopper blocks instead of fixed-size hoppers	Review	2026-10-24	2026-10-24T20:06:51Z	discussion	1	(agent) Built. Grinder ($60) and Saw ($90) are 1-block pieces in the Machines tab. Grains resting on top are worked and the result drops out underneath, so a row of them between two walls is a hopper of any width, and each block adds speed (two Grinders = one old Refiner, one Saw = one old Stone cutter). A Saw stacked on a Grinder cuts the stone and grinds everything else. If the space underneath fills up the block stops; hover it to see why. The Refiner and Stone cutter are gone from the menu; ones already built keep working. Please try a wide grinder hopper fed with the nozzle, a Saw on a Grinder, and an old save that has a Refiner.

Context

• instead of buildings like the refiner which have a fixed size hopper, just make a block the same size as a wall tile that looks like grinding wheels where the user can place multiple side by side to create a wide hopper. the same thing should be done for the other buildings like that.

Subtasks

• Grinder block (does what the Refiner does) and Saw block (Stone cutter), 1 block each; side by side they make a wider, faster hopper
• Refiner and Stone cutter leave the build menu; built ones in old saves keep working