A rather simple idea (that has probably been suggested before) that would allow some interesting contraptions.
Most importantly, it will have the ability to lift gravel up that is # blocks below it, drag gravel # blocks across a surface, and suspend gravel # blocks above it. This could be useful for flint farming, or for making gravel bridges. These magnets have 4 states, 2 for on, and 2 for off. Each off state would correspond to displaying whether or not the magnet will pull or push when turned on. To prevent possible glitches, the state (push or pull) can not be changed when the magnet is active. Also, they only work with gravel in a straight line, so putting gravel next to one diagonally won't do anything.
Q: Why use gravel?
A: Gravel is magnetic, just in case you didn't know. But it is also affected by gravity, that is, it drops when nothing is below it. This would make it the most versatile block to use. More importantly, because of this, one can properly determine whether or not the block is actually being affected by the magnet.
Gravel that is currently under the affects of a magnetic force will not drop if said magnet is below it or above it. At most, # blocks of gravel can be pushed or pulled by a single magnet, so long as there is no other block in the way, as any other block in the way would stop the magnetic field, similar to how torches block bookshelves when enchanting.
Q: How do you craft a magnet?
A: By crafting 8 lapis lazuli around 1 redstone. This not only gives lapis lazuli more of a use, but signifies it as an opposite to redstone, making for further ideas with lapis lazuli, like water pipes, and the use of water as a source of energy.
Likewise, as I said earlier, it would allow for some ingenious mechanisms.
Not bad, well thought out too. This would encourage floating bridges of gravel and make for some epic bridges to be made. But are the magnets themselves also affected by gravity or are they like dirt and other blocks and can float around for no reason at all? Also the magnets should be able to push and pull each other for with that someone could think up something awesome with magnets and redstone using a pressure plate or something along with the magnets.
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Well redstone is often too confusing the average player lol but people still attempt at it, and yes I meant the second one cuz it would be kind of interesting to see a bridge support made entirely out of magnets idk I'm getting a bit too far ahead of myself lol there is just so much you can do with MC as in like adding coding and stuff into it.
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Most importantly, it will have the ability to lift gravel up that is # blocks below it, drag gravel # blocks across a surface, and suspend gravel # blocks above it. This could be useful for flint farming, or for making gravel bridges. These magnets have 4 states, 2 for on, and 2 for off. Each off state would correspond to displaying whether or not the magnet will pull or push when turned on. To prevent possible glitches, the state (push or pull) can not be changed when the magnet is active. Also, they only work with gravel in a straight line, so putting gravel next to one diagonally won't do anything.
Q: Why use gravel?
A: Gravel is magnetic, just in case you didn't know. But it is also affected by gravity, that is, it drops when nothing is below it. This would make it the most versatile block to use. More importantly, because of this, one can properly determine whether or not the block is actually being affected by the magnet.
Gravel that is currently under the affects of a magnetic force will not drop if said magnet is below it or above it. At most, # blocks of gravel can be pushed or pulled by a single magnet, so long as there is no other block in the way, as any other block in the way would stop the magnetic field, similar to how torches block bookshelves when enchanting.
Q: How do you craft a magnet?
A: By crafting 8 lapis lazuli around 1 redstone. This not only gives lapis lazuli more of a use, but signifies it as an opposite to redstone, making for further ideas with lapis lazuli, like water pipes, and the use of water as a source of energy.
Likewise, as I said earlier, it would allow for some ingenious mechanisms.
If you mean magnetic force, only gravel is affected.
If you mean gravity, as in dropping down when no block is below them, then no, they can remain suspended in air like a normal block.
As for pushing other magnets, that may become too confusing for the average player, but it could work...
sorry about my english..its not my language