One more question. How do I implement an on/off lever or button because when I try, it only turns it on and off once then it won't turn on again unless I break the circuit to reset it.
I haven't fully figured it out yet. Like you said I also have to break a circuit myself. I tried with a pressure plate, one step on it and you get a smooth rotation, two steps it's basically all on, that's where I get stuck. I usually break one redstone and let the power 'drain' out. But sorry I don't have a clear answer for you, I wish I knew a way.
Aaaw, nice job though, maybe you could try out Minecraft PC to get a better framerate for your designs?
I have a mac version of minecraft. When I tested two layers of glowstone on a lighthouse it didn't do anything to frame rate. Rotation was smooth and didn't affect gameplay at all. PC/Mac version is night and day with xbox version.
Hmm is there a way to make this work with sand infront and just normal pistons? A friend of ours is hosting the server and hes refuses to put it on easy or up... Made a slime farm and everything but on peacefull there isn't going to be much action there
Thanks a ton for the guide though, i just finished a lighthouse and was wondering what todo with the lights!
Hmm is there a way to make this work with sand infront and just normal pistons? A friend of ours is hosting the server and hes refuses to put it on easy or up... Made a slime farm and everything but on peacefull there isn't going to be much action there
Thanks a ton for the guide though, i just finished a lighthouse and was wondering what todo with the lights!
First of all, slap your friend who is refusing to put it on easy! But to answer your question, YES, you can make it work with regular pistons and sand or gravel. First is replace the glowstone with sand blocks.
In this picture here, replace all glowstone with sand blocks or gravel.
Your second and final step is add glowstone where I have black wool in this next picture.
Hope that helped. But yeah, slap your friend again and tell him to put it on easy.
For those interested in making a two layer rotating lighthouse, here's a quick tutorial on how to accomplish just that.
I'm going to start off where we finished it last.
Step 1. We have to make a small adjustment to our previous layer. Take out these 8 blocks I painted in green.
It should look like this if you did it right
(quick note, delete those 4 redstone torches in the middle, we're going to put blocks in their place in the next step)
Step 2. Add four blocks in the center with redstone torches on top.
Step 3. Another layer of blocks in the center
Step 4. And another layer of center blocks
Step 5. Build on to the center platform like this
Step 6. Add redstone
These next steps are a repetition of original steps 6-10.
Step 7. Then another platform
Step 8. Add redstone
Step 9. Extend by one block
Step 10. Add redstone repeaters like so ( numbers 0, 1, 2, and 3 represents the amount of ticks )
Step 11. Add the rest of redstone repeaters
Step 12. Add sticky pistons facing down
For the last step just add glowstone to those sticky pistons.
Here is what it looks like from a side
I added some black wool on the inside. Here it is in action.
Anyways, I wouldn't attempt to build this on the xbox because you will get frame rate drop from the second layer.
I like the fact that your not just trying to copy and paste other peoples designs. I have one criticism though. In step 4 on the first post you have redstone dust connected torch to torch. By this I can tell you are a beginner of sorts so I thought I would point that out to you. If your not sure what I am referring to then I will try and explain it more.
Edit: Don't take this as bad... This was just a helpful tip about the functionality of redstone.
I like the fact that your not just trying to copy and paste other peoples designs. I have one criticism though. In step 4 on the first post you have redstone dust connected torch to torch. By this I can tell you are a beginner of sorts so I thought I would point that out to you. If your not sure what I am referring to then I will try and explain it more.
I had to go back and take a look. I think I know which part you are talking about, but that part is used for timing of the center blocks. Please let me know if that's what you were talking about or not. I'm interested in hearing back from you.
Btw, I'm a no pro in minecraft, I've been playing a mac version since only march of this year. So I learn as I go and try to share what I learned.
First of all, slap your friend who is refusing to put it on easy! But to answer your question, YES, you can make it work with regular pistons and sand or gravel. First is replace the glowstone with sand blocks.
In this picture here, replace all glowstone with sand blocks or gravel.
Your second and final step is add glowstone where I have black wool in this next picture.
Hope that helped. But yeah, slap your friend again and tell him to put it on easy.
Whoaw thanks dude, working on it now
And yeah i have (literally) slapped my friend for it multiple times but he was tired of creepers blowing up his chests/whatevers etc. Nothing i can do really, the rest of the party is in the same boat as him too so that doesnt help
Ah well, that won't stop me from enjoying the 360 version any less!
I had to go back and take a look. I think I know which part you are talking about, but that part is used for timing of the center blocks. Please let me know if that's what you were talking about or not. I'm interested in hearing back from you.
Btw, I'm a no pro in minecraft, I've been playing a mac version since only march of this year. So I learn as I go and try to share what I learned.
What I mean is that if redstone is connecting a torch to a torch nothing will happen. Redstone only affects a torch if power is being sent through the source block.
Edit: After studying more of your machine I realize that the whole middle section is not doing anything. I want you to build this without that middle 2x2 tower and see what I mean.
Edit 2: By middle tower I mean the eight torches in the middle.
What I mean is that if redstone is connecting a torch to a torch nothing will happen. Redstone only affects a torch if power is being sent through the source block.
Edit: After studying more of your machine I realize that the whole middle section is not doing anything. I want you to build this without that middle 2x2 tower and see what I mean.
Edit 2: By middle tower I mean the eight torches in the middle.
I started by making a two layer lighthouse first, and the middle part is used for timing to transfer the power to the second layer of sticky pistons up above. I worked backwards from there to create a single layer version.
Beginner or not, he's been a very big help to us Xbox users. Man, I wish that second layer didn't mess up the frame rate. It just makes a great design even better.
Nice work on the lighthouse, although i'm supprised you couldn't work out a way of stopping the clock after building this.
its pretty simple just change the clock to this:
ignore the dispenser circuits in the background
I would have to have a vertical version, because of the outer walls of the lighthouse. My flaw is I always forget that you can push a block with a piston to get power to flow through it.
yeh it would work fine putting it underneath with the piston pushing up, or just put it in the middle?
Tried building this with the piston pushing up and the rest of it in a vertical position underneath. For some reason it refuses to work. I need an example of this build.
I started by making a two layer lighthouse first, and the middle part is used for timing to transfer the power to the second layer of sticky pistons up above. I worked backwards from there to create a single layer version.
I think you don't understand what I am saying. I have been messing with redstone for about 1 1/2 years and I am telling you that the middle eight torches are not doing anything. All the timing is being done by the clock you have set up around the outside of the design along with the final repeaters that touch the pistons.
I am not trying to talk crap or make you feel bad about your design. I am only trying to give you some advice straight from a long time redstoner.
would it be possible at all to have netherrack on fire as the source of the light? Would it be any more luminescent? would it catch anything on fire (I will probably be using stone instead of wool in mine)?
would fire also prevent frame rate drop, or would that still be a problem?
so when I finished mine and turned it on, every single glowstone on the 0 repeater slot does not move. it stays in the retracted position for some reason...anyone know what that is about?
also, all my glowstone goes kinda dark and looks like it isn't lit up. I've noticed other glowstones around my world (attached to pistons or not) also looked like they are burned out. whats up with that??
I haven't fully figured it out yet. Like you said I also have to break a circuit myself. I tried with a pressure plate, one step on it and you get a smooth rotation, two steps it's basically all on, that's where I get stuck. I usually break one redstone and let the power 'drain' out. But sorry I don't have a clear answer for you, I wish I knew a way.
I have a mac version of minecraft. When I tested two layers of glowstone on a lighthouse it didn't do anything to frame rate. Rotation was smooth and didn't affect gameplay at all. PC/Mac version is night and day with xbox version.
Sure, you're talking about two layers, right?
Thanks a ton for the guide though, i just finished a lighthouse and was wondering what todo with the lights!
First of all, slap your friend who is refusing to put it on easy! But to answer your question, YES, you can make it work with regular pistons and sand or gravel. First is replace the glowstone with sand blocks.
Your second and final step is add glowstone where I have black wool in this next picture.
Hope that helped. But yeah, slap your friend again and tell him to put it on easy.
I'm going to start off where we finished it last.
Step 1. We have to make a small adjustment to our previous layer. Take out these 8 blocks I painted in green.
It should look like this if you did it right
(quick note, delete those 4 redstone torches in the middle, we're going to put blocks in their place in the next step)
Step 2. Add four blocks in the center with redstone torches on top.
Step 3. Another layer of blocks in the center
Step 4. And another layer of center blocks
Step 5. Build on to the center platform like this
Step 6. Add redstone
These next steps are a repetition of original steps 6-10.
Step 7. Then another platform
Step 8. Add redstone
Step 9. Extend by one block
Step 10. Add redstone repeaters like so ( numbers 0, 1, 2, and 3 represents the amount of ticks )
Step 11. Add the rest of redstone repeaters
Step 12. Add sticky pistons facing down
For the last step just add glowstone to those sticky pistons.
Here is what it looks like from a side
I added some black wool on the inside. Here it is in action.
Anyways, I wouldn't attempt to build this on the xbox because you will get frame rate drop from the second layer.
But anyways, hope this helps you out Taizz.
Edit: Don't take this as bad... This was just a helpful tip about the functionality of redstone.
I had to go back and take a look. I think I know which part you are talking about, but that part is used for timing of the center blocks. Please let me know if that's what you were talking about or not. I'm interested in hearing back from you.
Btw, I'm a no pro in minecraft, I've been playing a mac version since only march of this year. So I learn as I go and try to share what I learned.
Whoaw thanks dude, working on it now
And yeah i have (literally) slapped my friend for it multiple times but he was tired of creepers blowing up his chests/whatevers etc. Nothing i can do really, the rest of the party is in the same boat as him too so that doesnt help
Ah well, that won't stop me from enjoying the 360 version any less!
What I mean is that if redstone is connecting a torch to a torch nothing will happen. Redstone only affects a torch if power is being sent through the source block.
Edit: After studying more of your machine I realize that the whole middle section is not doing anything. I want you to build this without that middle 2x2 tower and see what I mean.
Edit 2: By middle tower I mean the eight torches in the middle.
I started by making a two layer lighthouse first, and the middle part is used for timing to transfer the power to the second layer of sticky pistons up above. I worked backwards from there to create a single layer version.
I would have to have a vertical version, because of the outer walls of the lighthouse. My flaw is I always forget that you can push a block with a piston to get power to flow through it.
Tried building this with the piston pushing up and the rest of it in a vertical position underneath. For some reason it refuses to work. I need an example of this build.
I think you don't understand what I am saying. I have been messing with redstone for about 1 1/2 years and I am telling you that the middle eight torches are not doing anything. All the timing is being done by the clock you have set up around the outside of the design along with the final repeaters that touch the pistons.
I am not trying to talk crap or make you feel bad about your design. I am only trying to give you some advice straight from a long time redstoner.
would fire also prevent frame rate drop, or would that still be a problem?
also, all my glowstone goes kinda dark and looks like it isn't lit up. I've noticed other glowstones around my world (attached to pistons or not) also looked like they are burned out. whats up with that??