Everyone loves a good secret room. So I thought to myself: why shouldn't we be able to hide Pressure Plates UNDERNEATH Carpets properly. You could REALLY create secret rooms then!
PREMISE:
To be able to use a pressure plate hidden under carpet as though the carpet is a plate itself,
OR
To be able to "hide" a plate by right-clicking with carpet,
OR
To be able to craft a plate with carpet to create something that functions like a pressure plate, but looks like carpet and can be placed on the same blocks as carpet.
PROS:
Secret rooms would be hidden really well.
Valuables could be kept hidden from thieving players on servers more easily.
It gives more possibilities and purpose to hiding Redstone trails under carpet.
It eliminates the need for complex BUD switches involving Redstone ore under carpet.
CONS:
Trolls.
Traps would be unnoticeable.
It's only good for traps and secret rooms.
Metadata values make this unlikely to happen.
May require rewrite of Redstone logic.
Additional Facts:
@Cerroz pointed out, it can't be completely be hidden. So this 'carpet hidden pressure plate' must be a pixel higher than regular carpet. OR @Okonuki suggested, have a one pixel wooden edge around the carpet.
@icefang37 indirectly pointed out that this would simplify Redstone work quite a bit: no more need for BUD switches under carpet.
@Mart_b77 pointed out this could also have plates hidden below carpet.
@rayblon pointed out that this may require a rewrite of Redstone logic. He also said
Unlike carpets, first of all, pressure plates have metadata available. When there is a block update nearby, a pressure plate can either query to see if there is carpet above it and change itself to another metadata state accordingly, one that will expand the effective activation height, or the default height range can be modified to be juuust above the carpet
And as EVERYONE keeps saying: MOJANG POSSIBLY WON'T ADD THIS ANYTIME SOON.
I couldn't think of any more PROS or CONS; so if you find ANY, please, post them here.
I can't see Mojang ever implementing any redstone device that can be completely hidden. That makes making traps excruciatingly too easy and also makes it where players forget where they hid something. Even the trapped chest has a little something on it so you know it's a trapped chest if you pay attention.
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I can't see Mojang ever implementing any redstone device that can be completely hidden. That makes making traps excruciatingly too easy and also makes it where players forget where they hid something. Even the trapped chest has a little something on it so you know it's a trapped chest if you pay attention.
It's an awesome idea a lot of people would like it, but a lot also wouldn't, so I'm not sure if Mojang would put this in the game, but there's always hope, and mods
I can't see Mojang ever implementing any redstone device that can be completely hidden. That makes making traps excruciatingly too easy and also makes it where players forget where they hid something. Even the trapped chest has a little something on it so you know it's a trapped chest if you pay attention.
actually if you put redstone ore underneath carpets and a BUD coming from it you can use that resdtone signal to trigger anything
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I would love this- Although instead of secret rooms I have something with a little bit more TNT involved.
I would suggest instead of having the carpet a little higher, possibly a one pixel wooden edge around the carpet, as a wooden pressure plate underneath? Just a small suggestion. Good idea though.
I would love this- Although instead of secret rooms I have something with a little bit more TNT involved.
I would suggest instead of having the carpet a little higher, possibly a one pixel wooden edge around the carpet, as a wooden pressure plate underneath? Just a small suggestion. Good idea though.
Though it would be an easily detected detail, I'll add that to "Additional facts".
I support this. I feel like the carpet should be a hint more grey or Brown, depends n the pressure plate. Or the one pixel ring around the edge would,be nice as well.
PREMISE:
To be able to use a pressure plate hidden under carpet as though the carpet is a plate itself,
OR
To be able to "hide" a plate by right-clicking with carpet,
OR
To be able to craft a plate with carpet to create something that functions like a pressure plate, but looks like carpet and can be placed on the same blocks as carpet.
PROS:
@Cerroz pointed out, it can't be completely be hidden. So this 'carpet hidden pressure plate' must be a pixel higher than regular carpet.
OR
@Okonuki suggested, have a one pixel wooden edge around the carpet.
@icefang37 indirectly pointed out that this would simplify Redstone work quite a bit: no more need for BUD switches under carpet.
@Mart_b77 pointed out this could also have plates hidden below carpet.
@rayblon pointed out that this may require a rewrite of Redstone logic. He also said
And as EVERYONE keeps saying: MOJANG POSSIBLY WON'T ADD THIS ANYTIME SOON.
Thank you, and have a good day!
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Good point. I do have a solution, however.
Edit: Solution is now in "Additional Facts".
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actually if you put redstone ore underneath carpets and a BUD coming from it you can use that resdtone signal to trigger anything
Ooh! Something to add to "PROS:"!
Edit: Added "no need for complex BUD switches involving Redstone ore" to "PROS:". Thanks!
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Full support.
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I would suggest instead of having the carpet a little higher, possibly a one pixel wooden edge around the carpet, as a wooden pressure plate underneath? Just a small suggestion. Good idea though.
Though it would be an easily detected detail, I'll add that to "Additional facts".
Edit: added.
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And support the ability to add paintings and records!
no sig yay
SURPRISE!!!!
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