I had a hard time getting my piston drawbridge working, mostly because I'm just not that great at Redstone working.
But one thing that kind of dawned on me last night: redstone adds the puzzle element to Minecraft. Sure, you can build virtually anything your mind can conceive, and build it your way, but not with Redstone. To build a functional Redstone contraption with any degree of sophistication and style takes creativity and clever thinking.
Yet another dimension of this game. Again, when I first saw Minecraft, I gotta admit I was turned off by the 1988-style EGA graphics. But this game delivers on everything else -- sophistication, layers, immersion and most of all fun.
But one thing that kind of dawned on me last night: redstone adds the puzzle element to Minecraft. Sure, you can build virtually anything your mind can conceive, and build it your way, but not with Redstone. To build a functional Redstone contraption with any degree of sophistication and style takes creativity and clever thinking.
Yet another dimension of this game. Again, when I first saw Minecraft, I gotta admit I was turned off by the 1988-style EGA graphics. But this game delivers on everything else -- sophistication, layers, immersion and most of all fun.