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Quote from WaterTipper

No, because you're turning into yet another fanboy.

the irony in this being that you're insulting him for insulting others' tastes. Funny, isn't it?

Quote from ArrogantLobster

The server is obviously bluffing. You can easily stay hidden in the interwebs :3

Depends on who you're hiding from. No one is hidden in the internet.

Here you go:


If you are concerned about the mobs getting pushed above/walking onto the pistons, place a line of blocks/slabs above the tripwire hooks where the pistons are. Blocks above the tripwire won't affect it, afaik.

Edit: For fun, I mirrored it to make a nice and compact spawn pad segment.

You can't have part of a tripwire segment (hooks included, I think) on a solid block and the rest floating on air. Its either all foating or all resting, unless you use slabs/stairs/etc. Afaik, that shouldn't work in either dimension.

Quote from Spezialeinheit

How can I thank you more than just "thank you" to say, Misa?

Donate.

I tried Googling this, but all the results showed texture packs with the word star in them...
Is it possible to change the star texture? If not, cuold some HDPatcher hackery alleviate this? I love your pack, but I'm afraid to look up at night...

To those of you that aren't providing any proper measure of critique and/or help

Some of us can paint the Mona Lisa the moment we pick up a brush, for others, it takes years and years of practice. This pack isn't hurting anyone by existing, it's not being forced upon us. The author created something that he/she likes, and was generous enough to share it with those who would like it. Now for those of you that cannot fathom the concept of proper criticism, here's an example:

This texture pack is a good first try at creating textures for Minecraft. It does what it sets out to do (provide a simplified "feel" and look) and it does it well. While there may be other works similar to this, your pack adds another option for those who may desire it. May I suggest, though, if you make any future packs, that you try to add more detail to your textures? Those help make the blocks "pop out" and seem more 3-d.

That wasn't so hard, was it?

Quote from bengi2

Excuse me? Well, I DO NTO want people advertising other peoples thread on MY post. Delete your post or i will report you. Thank you

No threats please. That attitude is completely unnecessary. A simple please and thank you would suffice.

Quote from The_Battousai

Very limited considering it only works in one direction, so you'll end up using more resources for the return track.

Not limited at all if you normally use two tracks to prevent riders from crashing into one another.

This thread is a place to share any design for a lighthouse using pistons, or to discuss any piston lighthouse designs. I will post images of any new, functioning lighthouses as they are presented, with proper credits going to their respective creators. If you see an image of your design here and do not wish for it to be posted, please let me know and I will remove it. Also, if you created a particular design and have proof that you created it before the one posted here, let me know and I'll credit you as well.

Original Eight-Directional Piston Lighthouse (Made by Driscj)

Four-Directional Piston Lighthouse Variant 1 (Made by traceroy)

Eight-Directional Piston Lighthouse Variant 1 (Made by Alnohir)

Eight-Directional Piston Lighthouse Variant 2 (Made by MontblancKupo)

Eight-Directional Piston Lighthouse Variant 3 (Made by Mistahtokyo)

Eight-Directional Piston Lighthouse Variant 4 (Made by Mistahtokyo)

Eight-Directional Piston Lighthouse Variant 5 (Made by Mistahtokyo)

I will add more designs and they come so feel free to discuss and learn!

It might be possible to pull off a 1 high circuit that functions with dispensers and tripwires, although that wouldn't be stackable, it would be unreliable, and amusingly useless.

Anywho, I want you all to look at this gate, and tell me with a straight face that it's only 1 block high.


Gee, I bet if I stack it, it will only be 2 blocks high!

Bah, It's not like the floor matters, I'll just leave it out of the //stack.

Quote from minecraftrccarluver

Not to brag, but I made a pretty legit 4 piston engine that required fuel(any items) to run. and sorry I don't have any pics, i'll have to make it soon. Each item kept it running for 5 minutes(item de-spawn time)

You could do an engine with a furnace and a bud switch, you can even pretend it gets overheated and explodes.

Quote from Scum

Fruitbats are cute. Meat eating bat's aren't...

This cute insect-eating bat resents that remark:

Quote from Thee_Paladin

This one's a fruit bat:

But yeah, most of them are cute.

Mine came out cuter than that one. I did go with a species of fruit bat though. I plan to do other species later on for Randomobs.



And on a completely unrelated note, I'll just leave this here:

So, after a bit of more researching and fiddling, I've designed another decently efficient piston train.


Pictures:

The repeater clock powers the train tracks. It is started by placing a torch in front of the piston. The repeaters can be replaced with a torch pulsar (i.e. this)


The rails from a distance. The clock can be seen at the end.


The transfer repeater every 15 blocks. Another rail (the upper continuous line of redstone) can be built on the other side.


The train in action.


Successfully passing the transfer repeaters (it won't work if the timings are more than one tick)

Yet more pictures, if you want to build a piston train:

The redstone clock at the beginning. Can be a little tricky to switch on in SMP.

The first section of track, right after the clock.

The middle section of the track. Repeat this section as needed.

Rails are built with 15 redstone dust in between each repeater.
The piston train can be used to move players, blocks and minecarts at walking speed (4m/s), and uses two repeaters & 34 redstone every 18 blocks (2.22 redstone per block). Another continuous line of redstone can be built on the other side to accommodate piston trains moving in the opposite direction.
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I've heard that if you troll, you can get out of it by pretending that you didnt do anything, its brillant!

I found that you can hit certain blocks, pick them up, then use them to fill the hole you just made, and it's like nothing ever happened!

The best part of this complaint is that Wurm doesn't have and never has had carrots.

One of the EXTREMELY COMMON questions on this forum has been people indirectly asking how to go about making a Retracting piston-door like on Jeb_'s piston demonstration video. The snag people hit when making this is that although they can get the pistons to extend without issue, getting them to retract again is problematic. They need to extend "A first, then B", but then retract "B first, then A".

This extremely simple Redstone circuit will provide you with the functionality you require:

The two torches turn ON from right-to-left, and turn OFF from left-to-right.

I'm sure you can figure out what to do with this.

(Warning, attempting to retract 3 or more sticky-pistons in a sequence can get extremely complicated. This device is intended only for double-piston actions. I am not responsible for any involuntary piston disconnections that may result from improper use of this device. If your pistons experience an extension lasting more than 4 hours, seek help immediately.)

Edit:
If you want to use sticky-pistons to retract a block 2 spaces, you'll need to use a slightly different control mechanism:

Again I'll be lazy and leave it as an "exercise to the reader" to figure out how to use it, but I am planning on making a video about this.
(note: as of 11 months after writing, I still haven't made a video about it)

This version of the MRT Station is now obsolete, and has been replaced by the newer version 4.1. Click here to go to the MC forum post for the new version!


Download the Minecraft 1.1 Savefile and MCEdit Schematics here

Please note that this is a pre-release version, intended to get public feedback and possibly address any bugs or issues.

The station is fully functional and feature-complete, but extras such as station variants, roof schematics, entrances, and track pieces are not yet available, and will be in the final version.

The final version should be available sometime after the official Minecraft 1.2 update.

Features:

Subway-style Arrival Bays:

• Automated: An incoming minecart comes to a stop in an arrival bay, waits 7 seconds to allow the player to disembark, and then departs automatically continuing on to the next stop if occupied, or to a dispenser if empty.
• SMP-Friendly: 3 arrival bays per direction allow multiple users to arrive at nearly the same time without collisions. If all three bays are occupied, all further incoming carts are looped around until an arrival bay becomes vacant.
• Foolproof: Carefully timed pistons ensure that players and carts are cleared out of the bay and that they do not interfere with further incoming arrivals.
• Smooth Ride: Minecart tracks are kept as flat and straight as possible to help improve the user experience.
• Audio Cues from Note Blocks: A single high-pitched tone is played when a cart enters an arrival bay. An increasing three-tone chime is played when a cart is about to leave an arrival bay.

Instantaneous Departure Bay:

• Buttonless: Just hop into the already waiting cart in the departure bay to begin your journey, without needing to push any buttons.
• Foolproof: If the cart in the departure bay is somehow missing, simply press the button nearby to request another cart from the dispenser.

Reliable Minecart Dispenser:

• High Capacity: 11-cart total minecart storage capacity per direction (10 carts in the dispenser + 1 cart waiting in the departure bay)
• Improved Dispenser Loading: Compared to MRT v3.0, minecarts can now be loaded at a faster rate, and a new occupied cart detector prevents players from accidentally entering the dispenser while in a cart.
• Improved Reliability: New dispenser design should help prevent the occurence of jammed carts and redstone glitches, particularly on SMP servers.
• Load Balancing: Empty carts are fed into minecart dispenser for the opposite direction. (ie: Northbound empty carts are sent to the southbound dispenser and vice versa) This helps balance the number of carts between both dispensers, especially at terminus stations.
• Overflow Detection: If the dispenser is full, any further incoming carts are diverted to an overflow area located near the dispenser reload slot. The overflow area is a simple track that can hold an infinite number of carts.
• Indicator Lights: 2 redstone torches located near the boarding area report if the dispenser is empty or full.

Other Features:

• Various maintenance access/emergency exit doors allow players to easily leave the mechanical areas of the station if they somehow get stuck inside.
• Colour coding for stations and tracks, so that rail lines can be easily identified by colour (example: "The Red Line")
• TODO: Underground version of the station
• TODO: 5-bay variant of the station
• TODO: Roof schematics
• TODO: Entrance schematics
• TODO: Track schematics

Specifications:

3-Bay Station Dimensions: 47W x 25L x 14H = 16450 blocks
5-Bay Station Dimensions: TODO, coming soon

The 3-Bay variant of MRT Station version 4.0 is approximately 7.5% smaller than version 3.0.
(v3.0 Dimensions: 37W x 37L x 13H = 17791 blocks)

Total arrival bay waiting time: Approximately 7 seconds

Programs used to design and build this station:

• Minecraft 1.1
• MCEdit stable33
• Single Player Commands v3.1.1

Bugs and Known Issues:

There are still ways for the player to get stuck in an arrival bay:

• The player exits the cart almost immediately after departure, when the cart is under the glass block. The player can then walk back into the arrival bay.
• If the player is capable of flying, he/she can enter flight mode while the inside the arrival bay and not drop down to the exit door.

Once a player is stuck in an arrival bay, the player should either break one of the glass blocks to exit and then immediately replace that glass block, or if on an SMP server, ask someone else to push the "Clear Arrival Bay" button located in the outgoing track section just outside of the arrival bay.

Credits and Special Thanks to:

• Renwallz for his improvements to my initial Horizontal Minecart Dispenser design: http://renwallz.imgur.com
• Sethbling for his Buttonless Minecart Launch Using Glass Panes (used for the departure bay):
• KamiPrestige for his suggestion on adding a passenger drop to the arrival bay. Check out his channel here: http://www.youtube.c...er/kamiprestige

Automated Street Light with Tutorial

Map Download: http://www.planetmin...s-in-minecraft/

An automated street light system that works just like real life, where the lights turn ON at night and OFF at day!

It is really just a nice way of using the new redstone lamps and a light detecting BUD switch together. Hope you guys like it. I am going to build this on the server I am part of. Should be nice



Full credit goes to last_usernames nano BUD switch and his great compact light sensors thread: http://www.minecraft...4x-sensitivity/