This is my first ever tutorial, for this we will be making a TNT cannon! If you find this helpful, please +1 it.
Suggestions, requests, comments and poll votes are greatly appreciated!
First, you will need an area of flat land approx. 12x6.
Next, make a trench 9 blocks long, with a full block closing one end, and a half block closing the other. (use whatever block you want, i just like the way obsidian looks.)
Next, put some water at the end without the half block. also, make a little row of 4 blocks or so, as shown in the picture
The following picture is pretty self-explanatory.
Now, place a RSD on top of the staircase-thing, and a block on top of it [THIS IS IMPORTANT]
Now just add these 2 blocks, this is important so you don't die in an explosion related accident.
Put some redstone down the staircase, and a block with a button at the bottom.
Put RSD along the side, as shown.
Place a block with button connected to the RSD.
Now, to load and fire it!
Hit this first...
Then immediately turn around and hit this one!
Have fun blowing stuff up!
Here's another one, this time with blue wool, because it has good contrast with the RSD, so you can see it better.
Cannon with auto fire, suggested by Canoby
Note: TheGrimReapr is not responsible for property damage or physical injuries.
Did you forget the water? if tnt goes off in water it doesn't destroy blocks. Or, are you hitting the buttons in the right order? you need to hit the one connected to the water area first, then you have approximately 3 seconds to turn around and hit the other.
way to complicated for a "Basic" cannon
look at mine
9 full repeater is the optimum delay to fire the cannonball
Cool! I agree my cannon is far from basic, but it's basic in comparison to other cannons I make that fire multiple shells and have a charge chamber bigger than my house, lol. I dont usually make auto cannons, so the repeater firing is new to me.
Thanks for the feedback!
Suggestions, requests, comments and poll votes are greatly appreciated!
First, you will need an area of flat land approx. 12x6.
Next, make a trench 9 blocks long, with a full block closing one end, and a half block closing the other. (use whatever block you want, i just like the way obsidian looks.)
Next, put some water at the end without the half block. also, make a little row of 4 blocks or so, as shown in the picture
The following picture is pretty self-explanatory.
Now, place a RSD on top of the staircase-thing, and a block on top of it [THIS IS IMPORTANT]
Now just add these 2 blocks, this is important so you don't die in an explosion related accident.
Put some redstone down the staircase, and a block with a button at the bottom.
Put RSD along the side, as shown.
Place a block with button connected to the RSD.
Now, to load and fire it!
Hit this first...
Then immediately turn around and hit this one!
Have fun blowing stuff up!
Here's another one, this time with blue wool, because it has good contrast with the RSD, so you can see it better.
Cannon with auto fire, suggested by Canoby
Note: TheGrimReapr is not responsible for property damage or physical injuries.
Here's a link to my Piston death trap tutorial.
If you want to be extra cool, make one with a repeater that will automatically trigger your shot after it triggers the primer :smile.gif:
I just might do that. shouldn't be too difficult!
Did you forget the water? if tnt goes off in water it doesn't destroy blocks. Or, are you hitting the buttons in the right order? you need to hit the one connected to the water area first, then you have approximately 3 seconds to turn around and hit the other.
Cool! I agree my cannon is far from basic, but it's basic in comparison to other cannons I make that fire multiple shells and have a charge chamber bigger than my house, lol. I dont usually make auto cannons, so the repeater firing is new to me.
Thanks for the feedback!
Glad you liked it! also, down ath the bottom of the post, theres a link to a piston death trap i made, which could be pretty useful on SMP also!