Ok for over 2 months I have been working with red stone and trying to learn how to work it... But I CANT EVEN LEARN THE BASICS!!!..
Yes I have watched countless redstone videos and even tried to copy what I saw so I can learn why it works like that. but but.. BUT!!! It Doesnt work for me. Red stone is evil!! really really really evil. So could some one show me how red stone works and possibly show me why it works like that? I dont know why I cant learn redstone. I have learned computer code. dos code. llinux code. even 3D Video game coding. but Redstone is the Bane of my existence. it is the source of all evil. I swear It was invented by the devil!!
So how about it could some one show me how it works?
Ok for over 2 months I have been working with red stone and trying to learn how to work it... But I CANT EVEN LEARN THE BASICS!!!..
Yes I have watched countless redstone videos and even tried to copy what I saw so I can learn why it works like that. but but.. BUT!!! It Doesnt work for me. Red stone is evil!! really really really evil. So could some one show me how red stone works and possibly show me why it works like that? I dont know why I cant learn redstone. I have learned computer code. dos code. llinux code. even 3D Video game coding. but Redstone is the Bane of my existence. it is the source of all evil. I swear It was invented by the devil!!
So how about it could some one show me how it works?
Do you have a mic, and a world with redstone, pistons and sticky pistons? I will take time out of day to help you now if you are available.
you really just have to play with it, or at least i did. i looked up a tutorial on how to do basic things like inverters and different properties of powering blocks like pistons then i just went and messed around with it until i figured it all out.
i think the hardest part of redstone is understanding how each redstone item reacts with the game world. an example would be repeaters the only transfer power in one direction and how they can transfer power into blocks that they are faceing (not glass or leaves though they don't conduct). took me a while to realize I could have a repeater go into a block and have a connection on any of the other 5 sides of that block.
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The only thing I use redstone wire for is to illuminate the floor with it and some red torch. I know there are many uses for it and awesome ones at that but I am way too impatient to learn it. So i just use it as a decoration.
Ok to know redstone basics you need to get a teacher not a video.
Totally agree. most videos out there just tell you how to build their redstone devices block by block. They don't tell you how the device actually works.
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I had this problem and videos don't help a lot.But if you wanna learn you need to play with it and discover how it works alone.
I would say that depends on how a person learns best. You could play with redstone all day and never realize WHY things were doing what they do. A teacher helps, especially if they can break things down for you. But, for video reference, I would say, as I've said in the past, to look up the "redstone minute" videos by Luclin MCWB..I think is his name. They are literally one minute long videos that show you a small redstone element and kinda explain it.
Otherwise, my offer stands. I'm no pro, but I can certainly detail a few of the basic things for you and show you some devices that you can use in a ton of stuff.
I feel for you, Op. I have been playing Minecraft for a year, and the best logic gate I understand is an RS NOR latch. The only important thing in this game to know is whatever you want it to be, whether it be creativity, Redstone knowledge, or both.
Totally agree. most videos out there just tell you how to build their redstone devices block by block. They don't tell you how the device actually works.
Yes I don't use vids most of the time I use nose-job-for-a-cowboy he is preaty good.
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I feel for you, Op. I have been playing Minecraft for a year, and the best logic gate I understand is an RS NOR latch. The only important thing in this game to know is whatever you want it to be, whether it be creativity, Redstone knowledge, or both.
They all work on a small handful of principles though. Granted, some require genius use of those principles...and others require bugs that you'd never stumble on otherwise, but most things using redstone operate from a very small sample of concepts that are expanded on.
They all work on a small handful of principles though. Granted, some require genius use of those principles...and others require bugs that you'd never stumble on otherwise, but most things using redstone operate from a very small sample of concepts that are expanded on.
And I would be willing to learn all of the logic gates and how to use them if I wasn't always limited to a relatively small land area, e.g, government properties in my city are 32x32 and only allow digging two blocks down.
Hook up a Piston to a source of power (switch, lever, redstone torch for power always on) linked with redstone... If the length of source is longer than power that can be reached, just use a repeater to extend the power. Redstone torches might be what's slipping you up. I usually never use redstone torches.
Now, it of course can get waaaaay way more complicated then just that but, that's the basic foundation of working with redstone, anything more, your going to want to join the club with working hours on end to fiddle around and tweak your redstone and all things involved, just to get pissed when it doesn't work the way you want it to.
I just had a memory jog and remebered the few youtube channels with tutorials I actually liked. I decided to see if either of those guys had some basic tutorials and I found this video on TaviRider's channel hall of circuits. I wish I had watched it when I was beginning. I still believe you can learn more here on the forums but if you need some visual aid with clear vocal explanations this guy is probably one of the best I have seen. The other you should check out is SethBling although he tends to do more advanced tutorials and show off his very innovative creations.
There is also a very good redstone section in the pc minecraft forums where you may learn the basics. I would normally offer to help in game but I am unfortunatly without Xboxlive gold for the next week or so.
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And I would be willing to learn all of the logic gates and how to use them if I wasn't always limited to a relatively small land area, e.g, government properties in my city are 32x32 and only allow digging two blocks down.
i could show you a few things with no more than 10 X 10 area. AND gates, OR gates, XOR gates, BUD switches, and I could easily do simple repeater and torch tutorials too. Basic looping circuits. T-Flips.
i could show you a few things with no more than 10 X 10 area. AND gates, OR gates, XOR gates, BUD switches, and I could easily do simple repeater and torch tutorials too. Basic looping circuits. T-Flips.
Calm down, just because you don't understand how something works, doesn't mean that it is the stem of all evil, it just means you need to either find a better tutorial or try to understand it better.
Totally agree. most videos out there just tell you how to build their redstone devices block by block. They don't tell you how the device actually works.
Not true. captainsparklez has a redstone for dummies video that I used when I first started playing with redstone. It's not a tutorial, it teaches you how redstone items interact with other blocks and with eachother. Things like how torches and repeaters can pull a signal from powered blocks, and how they can push power through blocks. I think we all had a rough time figuring that out in the beginning. He also explains the uses of glass with redstone and things of that sort. Pretty much all of the absolute basics that everyone should know before even attempting to build a circuit, whether you already know about circuitry in real life or not.
but seriously for an example you could have a bud switch beside a furnace and hooked up to a note block. a note would sound when your furnace was done cooking.
you could easily have a circuit set up to have a lock for an iron door. have a button operated iron door that stays open and doesn't slam in your face. you could also have a secret room that only opens when you place something on a certain floor tile...etc
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Yes I have watched countless redstone videos and even tried to copy what I saw so I can learn why it works like that. but but.. BUT!!! It Doesnt work for me. Red stone is evil!! really really really evil. So could some one show me how red stone works and possibly show me why it works like that? I dont know why I cant learn redstone. I have learned computer code. dos code. llinux code. even 3D Video game coding. but Redstone is the Bane of my existence. it is the source of all evil. I swear It was invented by the devil!!
So how about it could some one show me how it works?
Do you have a mic, and a world with redstone, pistons and sticky pistons? I will take time out of day to help you now if you are available.
I tried to sign my name here, but all I managed to do was ruin my computer screen.
Totally agree. most videos out there just tell you how to build their redstone devices block by block. They don't tell you how the device actually works.
I tried to sign my name here, but all I managed to do was ruin my computer screen.
I would say that depends on how a person learns best. You could play with redstone all day and never realize WHY things were doing what they do. A teacher helps, especially if they can break things down for you. But, for video reference, I would say, as I've said in the past, to look up the "redstone minute" videos by Luclin MCWB..I think is his name. They are literally one minute long videos that show you a small redstone element and kinda explain it.
Otherwise, my offer stands. I'm no pro, but I can certainly detail a few of the basic things for you and show you some devices that you can use in a ton of stuff.
Yes I don't use vids most of the time I use nose-job-for-a-cowboy he is preaty good.
They all work on a small handful of principles though. Granted, some require genius use of those principles...and others require bugs that you'd never stumble on otherwise, but most things using redstone operate from a very small sample of concepts that are expanded on.
And I would be willing to learn all of the logic gates and how to use them if I wasn't always limited to a relatively small land area, e.g, government properties in my city are 32x32 and only allow digging two blocks down.
Now, it of course can get waaaaay way more complicated then just that but, that's the basic foundation of working with redstone, anything more, your going to want to join the club with working hours on end to fiddle around and tweak your redstone and all things involved, just to get pissed when it doesn't work the way you want it to.
Trial and error my friend.
There is also a very good redstone section in the pc minecraft forums where you may learn the basics. I would normally offer to help in game but I am unfortunatly without Xboxlive gold for the next week or so.
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i could show you a few things with no more than 10 X 10 area. AND gates, OR gates, XOR gates, BUD switches, and I could easily do simple repeater and torch tutorials too. Basic looping circuits. T-Flips.
Ok...what can I actually do with those things?
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Retired StaffNot true. captainsparklez has a redstone for dummies video that I used when I first started playing with redstone. It's not a tutorial, it teaches you how redstone items interact with other blocks and with eachother. Things like how torches and repeaters can pull a signal from powered blocks, and how they can push power through blocks. I think we all had a rough time figuring that out in the beginning. He also explains the uses of glass with redstone and things of that sort. Pretty much all of the absolute basics that everyone should know before even attempting to build a circuit, whether you already know about circuitry in real life or not.
lol the question is what can't you do with those
but seriously for an example you could have a bud switch beside a furnace and hooked up to a note block. a note would sound when your furnace was done cooking.
you could easily have a circuit set up to have a lock for an iron door. have a button operated iron door that stays open and doesn't slam in your face. you could also have a secret room that only opens when you place something on a certain floor tile...etc
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