I was thinking about a stationary clock that could be placed somewhere, either on the floor or on a wall. That's a nice decoration that also tells you the time. An other nice thing is that it doesn't takes up a slot in your inventory, and if you go out you don't risk loosing while getting killed.
At least for the wall part, it should be crafted the same way as when you craft a painting, except that you place the "original" clock in the middle instead of the wool. When placed on a wall it looks like a painting, but with the picture of a clock that turns. I'm not good at explaining, so here's something I made in Paint to give the idea.
Another nice thing is a clock that gives different redstone signals based on the time of day. Yes, I know you could make something like this already with for example a dispenser and pressure plate, but that will not be in sync with the day/night cycle after you've used the bed (since bed only turns the night into day and doesn't forward time).
The pic above is how the crafting recipe should look like. I'm not good at drawing, but when placed it will be some kind of 3-block (can be fit in 1 block too, but can make redstone wiring a bit impractical) around the same height as the repeater, with the clock in the middle and 2 redstone outputs (2 bit). That will allow the clock to give 4 different signals which are for different times of day. Let me show on this truth table:
0 0 = 0 (12am midnight)
0 1 = 1 (6am morning)
1 0 = 2 (12pm midday (you wake up from bed around that time))
1 1 = 3 (6pm dusk)
4 states means that the circuit you've built syncs with the day/night 4 times a day.
If you're a hardcore redstone programmer you can make a more hardcore clock with 4 outputs (4 bit) which will give 16 possible states (16 syncs per day).
So what can you use with this? You can make "street lights" that automatically turns off and on (so you can see the monsters in distance from your house easier). You can make doors that can only be used at night or day, or a big wall around your base that prevents anyone from going in or out at night. You can make a wheat/sugarcane/something farm that closes at night and prevents monsters from walking on it. You can improve devices meant for tasks that are only possible/practical at night. Use your imagination.
I'm not good at explaining, but I hope someone got the idea here.
At least for the wall part, it should be crafted the same way as when you craft a painting, except that you place the "original" clock in the middle instead of the wool. When placed on a wall it looks like a painting, but with the picture of a clock that turns. I'm not good at explaining, so here's something I made in Paint to give the idea.
Another nice thing is a clock that gives different redstone signals based on the time of day. Yes, I know you could make something like this already with for example a dispenser and pressure plate, but that will not be in sync with the day/night cycle after you've used the bed (since bed only turns the night into day and doesn't forward time).
The pic above is how the crafting recipe should look like. I'm not good at drawing, but when placed it will be some kind of 3-block (can be fit in 1 block too, but can make redstone wiring a bit impractical) around the same height as the repeater, with the clock in the middle and 2 redstone outputs (2 bit). That will allow the clock to give 4 different signals which are for different times of day. Let me show on this truth table:
4 states means that the circuit you've built syncs with the day/night 4 times a day.
If you're a hardcore redstone programmer you can make a more hardcore clock with 4 outputs (4 bit) which will give 16 possible states (16 syncs per day).
So what can you use with this? You can make "street lights" that automatically turns off and on (so you can see the monsters in distance from your house easier). You can make doors that can only be used at night or day, or a big wall around your base that prevents anyone from going in or out at night. You can make a wheat/sugarcane/something farm that closes at night and prevents monsters from walking on it. You can improve devices meant for tasks that are only possible/practical at night. Use your imagination.
I'm not good at explaining, but I hope someone got the idea here.
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