Winch block Request
Adding a winch block to the game would result in safer multigrid structures due to not requiring nested pistons in order to extend them a respectable distance where for every 4 blocks extended you need to have 2 blocks occupied, rather than going for what everyone assumes we want (A hyperrealistic rope and cable winch system). We just want a two block structure that functions similarly to the preexisting pistons in the game but with less of a limitation on length and stability.
And in addition to prevent a specific angle of attack about this idea being pointless because space, we have gravity generators, why don't we just slap a really small on onto our little winch here to make it have its own little gravity well. We don't want something that might invoke Klang or be too much for the engine to handle, we just want what basically boils down to a piston that can extend far more than a standard piston.
Also a proof of concept does exist I'm just asking for the middle ground between the harpoon and piston.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2104723957&searchtext=harpoon
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