The idea is simple: you can use dyes on redstone to change its color, so that they dont interact with each other, allowing more compact circuits, MUCH more compact circuits.
I agree, dyable redstone dust would be and excellent addition. It would be even better if redstone torches could be dyed. Then we could have full-color displays :biggrin.gif:
Yes, I do agree. It's very boring and resource-time consuming to make it so circuits don't touch eachother.
I hope this does not only apply for redstone wire, but also for torches, pistons, TNT, doors, repeaters, pressure plates and etc.
But how would you dye a door? Or a piston? Or trinitrotoluene for that matter? :tongue.gif:
EDIT: A solution could be each dyable item has it's own .png file, and minecraft draws the correct color based on what damage values. Or you could just keep a transparent-color scheme and apply that to a dyed object. I prefer each block/item getting it's own .png though.
But how would you dye a door? Or a piston? Or trinitrotoluene for that matter? :tongue.gif:
EDIT: A solution could be each dyable item has it's own .png file, and minecraft draws the correct color based on what damage values. Or you could just keep a transparent-color scheme and apply that to a dyed object. I prefer each block/item getting it's own .png though.
It can be easily done if the doors and all that I said are gray on the png, and get their color changed much like grass. No need to make one hundred tiles on the texture file.
It can be easily done if the doors and all that I said are gray on the png, and get their color changed much like grass. No need to make one hundred tiles on the texture file.
I feel stupid now...
But that would work. To be clear, this would mean that only the purple pressure plates would activate the purple wire, that activates the purple door. But what converts the orange wire to the green wire? I think white wire would work.
EDIT: Or what if normal redstone wire converted, but dying the redstone to red would make it something else,
I hope this does not only apply for redstone wire, but also for torches, pistons, TNT, doors, repeaters, pressure plates and etc.
But how would you dye a door? Or a piston? Or trinitrotoluene for that matter? :tongue.gif:
EDIT: A solution could be each dyable item has it's own .png file, and minecraft draws the correct color based on what damage values. Or you could just keep a transparent-color scheme and apply that to a dyed object. I prefer each block/item getting it's own .png though.
It can be easily done if the doors and all that I said are gray on the png, and get their color changed much like grass. No need to make one hundred tiles on the texture file.
I feel stupid now...
But that would work. To be clear, this would mean that only the purple pressure plates would activate the purple wire, that activates the purple door. But what converts the orange wire to the green wire? I think white wire would work.
EDIT: Or what if normal redstone wire converted, but dying the redstone to red would make it something else,
This has been suggested many times, but that doesn't change the fact that it's a good idea.