If cellars are more insulated, it should be able to block out the outside climate completely
In my save I have 2 cellars:
my first is only 1 block underground, wooden roof, single door, single block thick walls, and at it's worst is 0.3x spoilage rate
my second is 7 blocks underground, stone everything, 2 "airlocks" (having to use 3 doors) to get in, thick walls, but at it's worst still has 0.3x spoilage rate
I have a hard time believing the warmth of day vs night would affect the second cellar as much as the first, or even at all, and it would be nice if it could take into account how thick the walls, floor, and roof are of the required insulating blocks, and maybe how many doors it took to reach the outside, so you could have 0.1x all year round or even better for putting that much more effort into a cellar
It would also make more sense (unless this is no longer true, but it says so on the wiki) the suggested cellar size is 7x7x7, which is a 343 block volume. But any other shape is limited to a 150 block volume, should the limit not be the same?
my suggestion:
- make cellars take into account how many insulating blocks are around it, especially above
I'm not the most knowledgeable with code, but if the check system could first check if the room is a cellar, then made a box around the room, 3 blocks larger in every direction, and counted any blocks that were insulating such as stone dirt, and sealed doors, but also included air blocks if they were in a room considered a cellar (to include having some kind of "airlock", and include the cellar itself). Then the ratio of insulating blocks and cellar room vs non insulating blocks and outside air (say 390/450) can be converted into a percentage (86.67%) and this can be how much of the outside temperature is blocked out (possibly with an optional minimum for if the room passes a cellar check but doesn't have many insulating blocks)
- increase the volume limit to 345 to match the suggested 7x7x7 cellar size
This allows more cellars of different sizes to be made, I find myself never needing a room to be 7 blocks tall
This would encourage cellars to be either deeper underground, have thicker insulating walls and "airlocks", or stay in cold areas for better food preservation in all seasons
Note: sorry if this or similar has been suggested, I didn't see anything anywhere, but the cellars interest me a lot, and i was very disappointed that my late game cellar I put a lot of effort into was no better than the quick early game one I made.
