Been playing Minecraft for a few weeks now and the one thing that is definately needed IMHO is a mine elevator.
Implementation could be simple. Just be able to place rail tracks vertically and create a new minecart that will go up the rail, or create a new type of vertical track that can carry normal minecarts up and down them when a regular track is led to and from them. for junctioning the cart could stop at every "floor" that has a rail leading to it and wait 1-2 seconds whereby the player can tap the w key to make cart go onto that flat track or do nothing and let the cart go up or down another level. Alternately when in the cart and attached to the rail you can simply use the w and s keys to go up and down and tap the jump key to change tracks.
There's a hundred ways of implementing an elevator system, but it is needed at some point as ladders are so extremely slow.
I like the idea of a vertical rail, although I feel like part of the challenge of rail laying is the challenge of an effective vertical system so it could mess up the balance of the game. Then again an expensive recipe could balance it back out again.
Make your mine shaft 3x3 blocks (and how many u want downward) and make a spiral staircase down to the bottom, place rails on those blocks so u can ride a minecart down. Now from the bottom replace every 8th rail with a powered rail so a minecart can be ridden up.
and there ya go a minecart elevator!!!
That died a month ago, and is different from his idea. Your idea is a pulley system, while his idea is sort of like a vertical cart system.
Here is my take on elevators. You can add some stuff from what I write, but you don't have to.
Alright, let's begin.
The rail system.
Basics:
The rail system is basically just like the minecart system, except replace the minecart with a platform, and the minecraft tracks with vertical rails.
If you don't understant what I mean, let me provide a picture.
Alright, here are the basics.
To start off, place the rails along the wall. Simple, right?
Now, create the platform, and place it on the track.
Now, you have a platform on the ground (the platform should be about a half block thick), you can start making your elevator.
The system is rather easy. When the rail is powered (it can be powered by either having redstone directly on the rail, or powering the block it is on), it will cause the elevator to ascend. When the rail is not powered, it will descend.
Another thing I would like to mention is that similar to the powered booster rail, a platform rail will conduct electricity, as if it has wires running along it. It has the ability to conduct power for 6 blocks. This means that if you have 11 rails, and power the middle one, all of them will be powered.
Applications:
This can be very simple. You could connect 2 levers to an XOR gate (it allows to toggles to toggle a single thing), and connect that to the rails.
If you are at the bottom, flick the switch, and you will go up.
If you are at the top, flick the switch, and you go to the bottom.
It's that easy.
Advanced mechanics and applications:
Ok, now this is for people who know the basics of redstone. With these rails, it is possible to make it so that you can go to certain floors.
One thing I should point out is when a powered rail meets an unpowered rail, the platform will always stop on the unpowered rail. There is also a special rail that will not conduct power, which is vital for the next part.
Now, how to make the floor elevator.
First off, we will be using 3 floors for this example. The rails between 1 and 2, and the rails between 2 and 3. On floor 2, you will need to use the special rail, as you can't have the bottom set powering the top set.
Now, at each set of rails, put an RS NOR latch.
This is the soul of the machine.
On each floor, put the buttons that a normal elevator uses. Put a button to go to floor 2 and floor 3, as well as a call button.
On the first floor, connect the floor 2 button to the RS NOR latch that reaches the first set of rails.
When you press that button, the elevator will go to the 2nd floor.
Connect the 3rd floor button to the second RS NOR latch, as well as the first.
When you press it, it will power both sets of rails, causing you to go to the third floor.
Lastly, connect the call button to the resets of the RS NOR latches. If the elevator is on the 2nd or 3rd floor, this will cause it to go to the first.
Now, the second floor.
Connect the button that goes to the first floor to the reset on the first RS NOR latch.
connect the button that goes to the third floor to the 2nd RS NOR latch.
Connect the call button to the Set of the first RS NOR latch, and the reset of the third RS NOR latch.
Now, the third floor.
Connect the 2nd floor button to the Reset of the second RS NOR latch
Connect the first floor button to the Reset of both RS NOR latches
Connect the call button to the sets of both RS NOR latches.
Now, anyone that can understand redstone, should be able to make a mechanism like this with ease.
Recipes:
Platform:
Produces 1
Platform Rail:
Produces 16
Stopper Rail:
Produces 6
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Steel is my body, and fire is my blood
I have created over a thousand blades
Unknown to death, Nor known to life
Have withstood pain to create many weapons
Yet, those hands will never hold anything
So as I pray, Unlimited Blade Works
That died a month ago, and is different from his idea. Your idea is a pulley system, while his idea is sort of like a vertical cart system.
Here is my take on elevators. You can add some stuff from what I write, but you don't have to.
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I like your Idea and yeah that's what I was trying to get at in my OP but have the ability for a cart to go onto the platfrom and be carried vertically to other tracks.
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Been playing Minecraft for a few weeks now and the one thing that is definately needed IMHO is a mine elevator.
Implementation could be simple. Just be able to place rail tracks vertically and create a new minecart that will go up the rail, or create a new type of vertical track that can carry normal minecarts up and down them when a regular track is led to and from them. for junctioning the cart could stop at every "floor" that has a rail leading to it and wait 1-2 seconds whereby the player can tap the w key to make cart go onto that flat track or do nothing and let the cart go up or down another level. Alternately when in the cart and attached to the rail you can simply use the w and s keys to go up and down and tap the jump key to change tracks.
There's a hundred ways of implementing an elevator system, but it is needed at some point as ladders are so extremely slow.
Make your mine shaft 3x3 blocks (and how many u want downward) and make a spiral staircase down to the bottom, place rails on those blocks so u can ride a minecart down. Now from the bottom replace every 8th rail with a powered rail so a minecart can be ridden up.
and there ya go a minecart elevator!!!
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Retired StaffThat died a month ago, and is different from his idea. Your idea is a pulley system, while his idea is sort of like a vertical cart system.
Here is my take on elevators. You can add some stuff from what I write, but you don't have to.
Alright, let's begin.
The rail system.
Basics:
The rail system is basically just like the minecart system, except replace the minecart with a platform, and the minecraft tracks with vertical rails.
If you don't understant what I mean, let me provide a picture.
Alright, here are the basics.
To start off, place the rails along the wall. Simple, right?
Now, create the platform, and place it on the track.
Now, you have a platform on the ground (the platform should be about a half block thick), you can start making your elevator.
The system is rather easy. When the rail is powered (it can be powered by either having redstone directly on the rail, or powering the block it is on), it will cause the elevator to ascend. When the rail is not powered, it will descend.
Another thing I would like to mention is that similar to the powered booster rail, a platform rail will conduct electricity, as if it has wires running along it. It has the ability to conduct power for 6 blocks. This means that if you have 11 rails, and power the middle one, all of them will be powered.
Applications:
This can be very simple. You could connect 2 levers to an XOR gate (it allows to toggles to toggle a single thing), and connect that to the rails.
If you are at the bottom, flick the switch, and you will go up.
If you are at the top, flick the switch, and you go to the bottom.
It's that easy.
Advanced mechanics and applications:
Ok, now this is for people who know the basics of redstone. With these rails, it is possible to make it so that you can go to certain floors.
One thing I should point out is when a powered rail meets an unpowered rail, the platform will always stop on the unpowered rail. There is also a special rail that will not conduct power, which is vital for the next part.
Now, how to make the floor elevator.
First off, we will be using 3 floors for this example. The rails between 1 and 2, and the rails between 2 and 3. On floor 2, you will need to use the special rail, as you can't have the bottom set powering the top set.
Now, at each set of rails, put an RS NOR latch.
This is the soul of the machine.
On each floor, put the buttons that a normal elevator uses. Put a button to go to floor 2 and floor 3, as well as a call button.
On the first floor, connect the floor 2 button to the RS NOR latch that reaches the first set of rails.
When you press that button, the elevator will go to the 2nd floor.
Connect the 3rd floor button to the second RS NOR latch, as well as the first.
When you press it, it will power both sets of rails, causing you to go to the third floor.
Lastly, connect the call button to the resets of the RS NOR latches. If the elevator is on the 2nd or 3rd floor, this will cause it to go to the first.
Now, the second floor.
Connect the button that goes to the first floor to the reset on the first RS NOR latch.
connect the button that goes to the third floor to the 2nd RS NOR latch.
Connect the call button to the Set of the first RS NOR latch, and the reset of the third RS NOR latch.
Now, the third floor.
Connect the 2nd floor button to the Reset of the second RS NOR latch
Connect the first floor button to the Reset of both RS NOR latches
Connect the call button to the sets of both RS NOR latches.
Now, anyone that can understand redstone, should be able to make a mechanism like this with ease.
Recipes:
Platform:
Produces 1
Platform Rail:
Produces 16
Stopper Rail:
Produces 6
I am the bone of my sword
Steel is my body, and fire is my blood
I have created over a thousand blades
Unknown to death, Nor known to life
Have withstood pain to create many weapons
Yet, those hands will never hold anything
So as I pray, Unlimited Blade Works
I like your Idea and yeah that's what I was trying to get at in my OP but have the ability for a cart to go onto the platfrom and be carried vertically to other tracks.