TL;DR: This is the introduction of a 10 chapter series about the basics and principles of the Mindustry Logic system in v8.
Introduction
Logic is used in a large part of all schematics, providing automated micro-management. It is a very powerful tool that anyone could benefit from using, so the majority of players resort to importing popular schematics.
Most players are only seeking the tower-defence, robot-fighting, planetary-conquest aspects of the game, delegating the schematic and processor design aspects to the opposite side of the community focused on optimization and logistics. But there is a slice of the player base wishing to improve in these exact fields which can feel inaccessible because of the learning curve.
After my own slow start in the vast domain of Logic, I now wish to share my growing passion for it with anyone feeling left out and searching to improve. The entire Logic building category should not be out of reach because of the limited access to easily approachable guides.
From my own experience, no online post paints a complete picture of the topic so this will be my contribution to the Mindustry Logic documentation. I think handholding is necessary for players unfamiliar with programming as a whole and a guide should not just be a documentation. Here are a few of the main ones i could find, feel free to check them out.
- Guide: Logic Basics - Fandom
- Mlog Documentation By Yruei - Github
- Logic 6.0 - Steam Community
- An Overly In-Depth Logic Guide- Reddit
Another online guide is the Mlog Course. It is the most complete documentation I have found and even supports running examples with the logic system directly ported from the game but can feel overwhelming and lose new players. I suggest you go check it out whenever you need a specific answer.
- Mlog Course
Use Cases
This series will cover every aspect of Logic with the goal to render every common use cases and more within the reach of anyone dedicated enough.
- Reactor Safety Monitoring: Shutting down Thorium Reactors before risking a meltdown.
- Building Monitoring: Optimizing resource and power usage by shutting down unnecessary buildings.
- Resource Transport by Unit: Transporting items or even container payloads with any units from a source to a destination, one of them often being the core.
- Automated Warfare: Commanding units to target enemy buildings.
- Custom Display: Custom interface on the logic displays.
Outroduction
I hope my posts will reach the targeted audience and find its niche amongst the already existing documentation. The first chapter will be uploaded tomorrow, starting with the processor building itself and its inner workings.
At the time of writing, this guide covers Mindustry v8. No generative AI was used in the making of this whole project. It was lovingly written by a single passionate human. Comments will be answered and taken into account.
Chapter List
- > Presentation: Logic Usage.
- [Chapter 1: Processor & Variable Behaviour.](Chapter%201)
- Chapter 2: Instruction Basics.
- Chapter 3: Conditional Execution.
- Chapter 4: Looping Execution.
- Chapter 5: "Input & Output" Family.
- Chapter 6: "Block Control" Family.
- Chapter 7: "Operations" Family.
- Chapter 8: "Flow Control" Family.
- Chapter 9: "Unit Control" Family.
- Chapter 10: Advanced Logic.
