Hello everyone! This is pretty much the most loved of all redstone creations, but unfortunately on pocket edition they usually don't work. Mojang really bugged out the redstone Even those that do work destroy the gravel and make it useless. However! I have saved the day.
This tutorial will show you how to make a castle gate in no time, it is resource extensive so beware, but this is the most compact I could make it. If you have any way to improve it, feel free.
My original inspiration comes from FedXGaming, I went to build his gate, but the gravel was destroyed...
Okay, so you will need:
Space: A 5 deep pit going 6 deep in one spot, the pit will be 12 long and 7 wide. (In Order to make it flush to the ground, when filling in the hole, make sure you light it up and be careful of putting dirt or any other blocks on the redstone components.)
Materials:
x5 Pistons, x9 Sticky pistons, x13 Redstone repeaters, 3 comparators, 1 redstone block, x3 hoppers, x4 random items(Doesn't matter what sort of block, they will be used in the hoppers), x1 dropper, x6 gravity blocks(Gravel, redsand, sand etc), x9 fence posts, x3 blocks to go ontop of the fence posts, About a stack of redstone, x5 redstone torches, and a ton of building blocks(For the redstone circuitry to lay ontop of), x4 buttons( Wood or stone, I haven't tried stone but it should be fine), x1 lever .
(The amount of pistons and repeaters are proportional to how long the gate is, you can expand it if you know how.)
Step one: Refer to picture step one (a) and (b) Make sure the bottom repeaters are all set to 4 ticks.(Last setting)
Step two: Refer to picture step two, make sure to set the top repeaters on 2 ticks delay. (Second setting)
Step three: Refer to picture step three, have two hoppers going into each other with a redstone comparator going out both of them into a block, with redstone on the side of the blocks. Then put two pistons facing each other with a redstone block inbetween. Now put three blocks (Must be three!!) inside of the hopper next to the redstone torch. (This creates a hopper timer to assist in opening the gate.)
Step four: Refer to picture step four, now you have to get your dropper, make sure it's facing towards the hopper in the photo, with the hopper also going into the dropper. Next have a comparator going out the back of the hopper and link the comparator as shown.(Exactly as shown) Now, put a single block into the dropper (It really doesn't matter, one block, or a stack of blocks, one block is more efficient)
Step five: Refer to picture step five (a), (b), and (c) now you have completed most of the opening mechanism, build a redstone latter as shown in 5 - a, and add a button on both sides of that block. Now, you have to add in your gravel, your fence posts, and the blocks that go ontop of the fence posts (It doesn't have to be fence posts, you can use regular blocks like stone). Now your opening function is complete, click the button and it should open(Spam the button and it might break)
Step six: Refer to picture step six. Now it's time to add your closing function, first build a redstone torch ladder as shown coming off your new button block(Place buttons on both sides and add a lever coming off the open side, this will be your locking mechanism), then build up 3 blocks from the top of the gate you just lifted with the pistons. Lay down a layer of your blocks of choice and put 3 sticky pistons facing downwards, then under that put 3 normal pistons facing downwards like this.
Step seven: Refer to picture step seven (a) and (b). Now, build a bridge for your redstone coming from the top torch, place redstone ontop of the blocks that are ontop of the pistons and put a repeater going into it at 4 ticks delay. Now, this is the last part! coming down from the top torch build the blocks just like this with redstone ontop! You're all done! Now is time to decorate.
Covering the portcullis: Refer to the final step (a) and (b). Now when covering the contraption, make sure you put an upside down staircase above your redstone ladder like so, if you don't, it will cut off the redstone signal from the button. Now you're finished, the end product should look like this.
(Note, currently MCPE repeaters are half the ticks of PC and console,if fixed in a future update, just set all the repeaters in this build to half what they are)
Hello everyone! This is pretty much the most loved of all redstone creations, but unfortunately on pocket edition they usually don't work. Mojang really bugged out the redstone Even those that do work destroy the gravel and make it useless. However! I have saved the day.
This tutorial will show you how to make a castle gate in no time, it is resource extensive so beware, but this is the most compact I could make it. If you have any way to improve it, feel free.
My original inspiration comes from FedXGaming, I went to build his gate, but the gravel was destroyed...
Okay, so you will need:
Space: A 5 deep pit going 6 deep in one spot, the pit will be 12 long and 7 wide. (In Order to make it flush to the ground, when filling in the hole, make sure you light it up and be careful of putting dirt or any other blocks on the redstone components.)
Materials:
x5 Pistons, x9 Sticky pistons, x13 Redstone repeaters, 3 comparators, 1 redstone block, x3 hoppers, x4 random items(Doesn't matter what sort of block, they will be used in the hoppers), x1 dropper, x6 gravity blocks(Gravel, redsand, sand etc), x9 fence posts, x3 blocks to go ontop of the fence posts, About a stack of redstone, x5 redstone torches, and a ton of building blocks(For the redstone circuitry to lay ontop of), x4 buttons( Wood or stone, I haven't tried stone but it should be fine), x1 lever .
(The amount of pistons and repeaters are proportional to how long the gate is, you can expand it if you know how.)
Step one: Refer to picture step one (a) and (b) Make sure the bottom repeaters are all set to 4 ticks.(Last setting)
Step two: Refer to picture step two, make sure to set the top repeaters on 2 ticks delay. (Second setting)
Step three: Refer to picture step three, have two hoppers going into each other with a redstone comparator going out both of them into a block, with redstone on the side of the blocks. Then put two pistons facing each other with a redstone block inbetween. Now put three blocks (Must be three!!) inside of the hopper next to the redstone torch. (This creates a hopper timer to assist in opening the gate.)
Step four: Refer to picture step four, now you have to get your dropper, make sure it's facing towards the hopper in the photo, with the hopper also going into the dropper. Next have a comparator going out the back of the hopper and link the comparator as shown.(Exactly as shown) Now, put a single block into the dropper (It really doesn't matter, one block, or a stack of blocks, one block is more efficient)
Step five: Refer to picture step five (a), (b), and (c) now you have completed most of the opening mechanism, build a redstone latter as shown in 5 - a, and add a button on both sides of that block. Now, you have to add in your gravel, your fence posts, and the blocks that go ontop of the fence posts (It doesn't have to be fence posts, you can use regular blocks like stone). Now your opening function is complete, click the button and it should open(Spam the button and it might break)
Step six: Refer to picture step six. Now it's time to add your closing function, first build a redstone torch ladder as shown coming off your new button block(Place buttons on both sides and add a lever coming off the open side, this will be your locking mechanism), then build up 3 blocks from the top of the gate you just lifted with the pistons. Lay down a layer of your blocks of choice and put 3 sticky pistons facing downwards, then under that put 3 normal pistons facing downwards like this.
Step seven: Refer to picture step seven (a) and (b). Now, build a bridge for your redstone coming from the top torch, place redstone ontop of the blocks that are ontop of the pistons and put a repeater going into it at 4 ticks delay. Now, this is the last part! coming down from the top torch build the blocks just like this with redstone ontop! You're all done! Now is time to decorate.
Covering the portcullis: Refer to the final step (a) and (b). Now when covering the contraption, make sure you put an upside down staircase above your redstone ladder like so, if you don't, it will cut off the redstone signal from the button. Now you're finished, the end product should look like this.
Link to the picture steps: Folder containing step by step photos
(Note, currently MCPE repeaters are half the ticks of PC and console,if fixed in a future update, just set all the repeaters in this build to half what they are)
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Hey, I got stuck on step 4/5. I followed the steps but for some reason the comparator from picture 4 was activated. Can you tell me what I did wrong?