New Features in ComputerCraft 1.4:

TODO: UPDATE ME WITH CHANGES INTRODUCED ABOVE r461

. LuaJ no longer leaks threads when computers get unloaded or timeout
. computers stalling for a long time no longer prevent others from operating
. http API now supports https URLs
. Turtles can no longer walk off the edge of the map and dissapear
. Computers/Turtles no longer crash in redpower frames
. Fixed bugs with fs.getDrive() and fs.isReadOnly()
. Turtles can no longer walk off the edge of the map and dissapear
. Ported to Forge Mod Loader. ComputerCraft can now be ran directly from the .zip, and only requires forge to run
. Turtles no longer get replaced by tree leaves
. Computers can now power blocks indirectly, in the same way as levers and buttons
. Shift + right click when holding a disk or record will put it directly into a disk drive without opening the GUI
. New API: keys
. Turtles now work in SMP beyond 32 kilometers from the origin
. turtle.place() works for all types of Items now, including non-block types like bonemeal, shears and buckets, and can even interact with inventories
. Computers can be crafted to Turtles and Turtles can be crafted into other kinds of Turtles without losing their ID or Label
. Increased the inventory size of all turtles from 3x3 to 4x4
. Increased the default size of the turtle display and the computer display
. Added Farming Turtles
. Added Felling Turtles
. Added Digging Turtles
. Added Melee Turtles
. Added combinations of the above
. Added a "Turtle Upgrade API" for mod developers, allowing modders to create tools and peripherals for new kinds of turtles
. Added turtle.attack(), turtle.attackUp() and turtle.attackDown(). Usable by all tool types, but especially effective with the Melee Turtle
. turtle.drop() and turtle.place() now only consider the currently selected slot
. turtle.dig(), turtle.suck() and turtle.attack() now fill the turtles inventory starting with currently selected slot
. turtle.drop() will now place into chests, furnaces, storage minecarts, or other inventories if there is one adjacent
. Added turtle.dropUp() and turtle.dropDown() with same behaviour
. Added turtle.suck(), turtle.suckUp() and turtle.suckDown(). Will pull item stacks off of the ground or out of adjacent inventories, and into the turtles inventory
. Added turtle.compareTo(slotNum). Will compare the currently selected item to another item in the inventory
. Added Crafty Turtles
. Added turtle.craft() and "craft" program, usable only by Crafty turtles. Will craft items using the turtles current inventory
. The range of wireless modems now increases linearly with altitude above height 96, up to a maximum of 6 times normal at the world cap (build radio masts and GPS satellites!)
. Turtles can now be used as gps hosts
. When placing a sign with a turtle, turtle.place( text ) can be used to set the text
. "excavate" program will now kill mobs which block its path, return items when its gets full, and continue all the way to bedrock
. Added optional "hardcore" mode, where turtles consume fuel on each movement, and must be refueled with standard fuel items to move. Added turtle.getFuelLevel() and turtle.refuel() methods to manage this
. Added optional disk space limits for computers and floppy disks. Added fs.getFreeSpace(path) to manage this
. Added disk.getID( side )
. Fixed lag when rebooting computers