Hello everyone, as you all know, since the new 1.7 update, you can now use pistons without mods, I am really uncreative and i cant think of anything to build with them and i thought this would be a good way to find something, aswell as help everyone else with the same problem. Post your creations below =) pics would be nice.
I made a self rebuilding castle. Just use obsidian as a frame and an infinite cobblestone generator and it'll make stacks of cobblestone where the walls should be.
I made a self rebuilding castle. Just use obsidian as a frame and an infinite cobblestone generator and it'll make stacks of cobblestone where the walls should be.
Wow, nice!
I just made a little trap where if you attempt open an iron door through a button, the ground will open and you'll fall into lava.
Quite satisfied :biggrin.gif:
1) Made a 3 block staircase come out of a wall (simple test)
2) Made a waterfall overhanging said staircase that stops flowing when the stairs come out
3) Attempted to close a portal by making dirt move into the purple area (doesn't work, was proof of concept)
4) Made a pretty badass staircase, I will attempt to get pictures later
5) Working on the door from the Jeb video now
How it works:
1. Piston A pushes Sand and sticks to it.
2. Piston B attempts to push Sand while Piston A tries to pull it back.
3. Game divides by 0, and to prevent the universe from imploding, duplicates the Sand.
Was gonna make piston topic. Gonna post here instead.
Interesting uses for pistons:
+ Flood control
Use pistons to stop the flow of water! Now you can have moats that fill and empty, controllable conveyor belts, and more!
+ Gates
Sticky pistons can push blocks together and back apart, making something like a gate! Just don't get stuck in the gate!
+ CRUSHING TRAPS
Technically suffocation traps, but this is what happens when you get stuck in the gate! Note that you cannot actually suffocate inside a piston.
+ Lava traps
Just like flood control, except more fiery!
+ Cave detectors
This is an interesting idea I think! Since pistons only push 8 or so blocks at at time and no more, you can use them underground to find nearby caves! Just set it against the wall and presto! Instant cave-checker!
+ Moving fragile blocks
Oops! You put the glass in the wrong spot! No biggie, we got pistons!
Or just use your infinite sand generator and make some more glass!
+ Lava bridges
Just have the pistons point up, raising blocks out of the lava!
just for everyone to know, this works with any block, i did it with a diamond block and it works, you just don't put the hole in the ground and you have to manually break each block, but still gives you an unlimited amount of diamond so get your diamonds quick before they fix it :smile.gif:
Wow, nice!
I just made a little trap where if you attempt open an iron door through a button, the ground will open and you'll fall into lava.
Quite satisfied :biggrin.gif:
1) Made a 3 block staircase come out of a wall (simple test)
2) Made a waterfall overhanging said staircase that stops flowing when the stairs come out
3) Attempted to close a portal by making dirt move into the purple area (doesn't work, was proof of concept)
4) Made a pretty badass staircase, I will attempt to get pictures later
5) Working on the door from the Jeb video now
Furnace = Piston non-sticky
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Haha, no I'm just the creator.
Another Minecrafter explained this,
Interesting uses for pistons:
+ Flood control
Use pistons to stop the flow of water! Now you can have moats that fill and empty, controllable conveyor belts, and more!
+ Gates
Sticky pistons can push blocks together and back apart, making something like a gate! Just don't get stuck in the gate!
+ CRUSHING TRAPS
Technically suffocation traps, but this is what happens when you get stuck in the gate! Note that you cannot actually suffocate inside a piston.
+ Lava traps
Just like flood control, except more fiery!
+ Cave detectors
This is an interesting idea I think! Since pistons only push 8 or so blocks at at time and no more, you can use them underground to find nearby caves! Just set it against the wall and presto! Instant cave-checker!
+ Moving fragile blocks
Oops! You put the glass in the wrong spot! No biggie, we got pistons!
Or just use your infinite sand generator and make some more glass!
+ Lava bridges
Just have the pistons point up, raising blocks out of the lava!
I MUST BUILD THIS BEFORE NOTCH "FIXES" IT AND GENERATE AS MUCH SAND AS POSSIBLE
I must say, AWESOME bug. 4 stars. :smile.gif:
ThanatosMace
just for everyone to know, this works with any block, i did it with a diamond block and it works, you just don't put the hole in the ground and you have to manually break each block, but still gives you an unlimited amount of diamond so get your diamonds quick before they fix it :smile.gif:
http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/416814-hidden-piston-door-concept/