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Still works as far as I know,
..And who calls Obsidian Obby?

Cats who can Flush toilets.
One of them flushed my Dog down the toilet. >: I
(If anybody gets this reference then they get a cookie!)

Herobrien? Thats Herobrines Cousin. He existed, In the lands of milk and cookies..

Quote from _Myst

Worthless

Its a damn Tahoe with part of the roof cut off.

Horrible gas mileage, ugly, not worth a damn off road stock, and they're everywhere.

For a dream vehicle at least get something with a little class.

Horrible Gas Mileage? We Very rarely need to go to the gas station, (Yes, Our Family has one, But, I'm not old enough to drive it, And the odds of getting it for my 16th Birthday are very, VERY low)

Everywhere? Try living in Peru, Indiana, Theres maybe, Five for the whole town! No, County! Most people have normal Trucks.

A Little Class? Heh, Again, its Peru, Indiana, Class is the least thing we worry about, We worry about wrecks, Being Smart, And not buying the "Smart Car" and getting the vehicle that has a chance to survive in a wreck!

We've stayed trusty with it for about, 10 years, And its still together, Maybe needs a drive through the car wash, But everythings fine with it. Thats what we look for, And yes, I know its my "Dream" Vehicle, But, have you ever gone "Four-wheeling" in it?
Or have you ever even heard of "Four Wheeling"?

FIRE Enchantment,
Fire Aspect (Whats this one do?)
Launching an arrow through Lava,
Nope, We don't have these.

Downloaded!

Quote from STEMM_monster

Chevy Avalanche....I prefer trucks over cars.

Man, I like the way you think!

Most of these cars wouldn't last crap in a wreck.

"If it can't go 4-wheeling, Then its useless..."

Newly Spawned,
1 Post,
Default Avatar,
No Pictures,
Didn't explain anything,
This Smells of Virus.

...Jeb add thirst to **** people off more...
Nah, But seriously, just make a wheat farm, Or just a normal farm, With Melons, Pumpkins, Wheat, and (If your on 1.3 Snapshots) Cocoa Plants.

Its not that hard really.

Does anybody read the rules here?
or even know proper grammer?

Currently snow biomes are somewhat lacking. Changes should be made to both Tundra and Taiga and a new biome needs to be added. Arctic.

First. Snowball stacking really sucks. What's needed is naturally forming snow as a half block that can stack to 64 and be crafted into snow blocks or snowballs. In addition, snow blocks no longer break into snowballs if you use a shovel. They still do if you use something else.(2 for a half block and 4 to a whole block)

THE ONES ABOVE HAVE HEARD OUR CRIES!

Snapshot 12w05a

Now, about snowfall. Tundra and Taiga both start with a half block of snowfall on the ground. Next snowfall brings it to a full meter. I'd have said a quarter meter per snowfall but that's just going to start problems when you get to 3/4 snowblock. These two biomes can get a full two meters of snow. Arctic however can get 4 full meters of snow block before it stops stacking. This means that paths cleared through snow will fill up again if torches aren't places to stop them.

Exceptions being: Snow doesn't fall on glass or ice, only a half block on leaf blocks, snow does fall through leaves to simulate sideways snowfall. This checks if there is air below the leaves, how much, and fills it if it can. To keep snow from over stacking it also counts the number of snow blocks below where it's placing new ones. A solid block that isn't snow can have another placed on top. However, if the block below snow is in the air, it doesn't place a second. This keeps snow structures with interiors from growing on their own. If reasonable, make slabs and fences count as air blocks in this case.

An additional thought would be to have villagers and the player break partial snow layers just by walking on them (no drop). This would allow paths to form in snow for the player to backtrack and the impression that villages are taken care of. Had a thought. This would only work half the time as one snow fall would be half blocks but a second snowfall would be all full blocks.

Grass in Snow Biomes could use a different texture called: Ice Grass, that can be mined with silk-touch but otherwise just drops regular dirt. If placed in any other biomes it will 'melt' to normal grass.



The landscape generation is raised up to a minimum height of 100 blocks for Taiga, 110 for Tundra, and 120 blocks for Arctic.

The Arctic Biome is a generated directly on rock with a 2-4 blocks of ice and 2-3 blocks of snow. It has no trees, no plants at all. this is also the only place where Arctic villages generate. They are small igloos of 2-5 filled with patterned wool floors in grey and brown, furnaces and chests filled with fish and supplies. If their is water nearby there will also be an ice fishing hole.

Because of the unforgiving nature of this biome, it is never the player spawn point.

When snow falls in the Arctic Biome it plays a windy sound, the snow particles are more intense and visibility is decreased dramatically (like near the bedrock but white)

Ice: As of right now Ice melts quickly when light is placed next to it. The only way to light ice caves at all is to keep them separate from the torch by 2 blocks or by using redstone torches. I think the distance should be decreased by 1 in Tundra and Taiga and removed entirely in Arctic. (ice wouldn't melt in Arctic, though if broken and replaced with water it won't freeze again if properly lighted)

Ice is also currently very difficult to mine (silk touch) This needs to be changed to either be mineable with an iron pickaxe or have it drop the ice equivalent to cobblestone.



When I was working on these I decided to try changing the ice texture to be less simple, more blue, and less transparent. The result was quite nice but it only looks good in fully frozen regions. Implementing a tint scale like with the grass and water might be a good idea.


Trees, The Arctic Biome obviously doesn't have any as it is above the treeline, but technically Tundra shouldn't either. Tundra kinda means "treeless plane" Right now the Tundra has the oak, a tree that could never survive such frigid cold. Tundra can sustain a variety of bushes which can be seen when the snow melts and I've even seen the odd evergreen tree like the current Spruce.

Some thoughts on the Spruce:

Biome Specific mob textures. Depending on which biome a mob spawns in it could have a different texture. I put together some textures for the images here and you'll note they look a bit more snow related. Pig's are Boar, Cows are Yaks, zombies are frost zombies. creepers are still creepers but they have snow on them.


To keep from having snow faced mobs in the deep places under each biomes they revert to default when spawning 10 blocks below the biomes lowest generation point. (Because biomes should be generated by height more than by abstract temp and rainfall.)

There wouldn't need to be changes to every mob either. or every biomes. three versions including default at most.

Lastly I'd like to see the addition of a snow specific mob. The Mammoth. Large, Neutral until attacked, and drops leather and ivory. Ivory could be used in trading, turned into a full ivory block, carved to be decorative and potentially made into new, useful devices.

[Note that this is not yet a mob, just a model. If you would like to use it to make into a mob, sent me a PM and we can talk about it]




* 2 blocks of snow covering tundra and taiga (except on trees)

* New Polar or Arctic Biome.

* Natural forming icicles?

* Snow Villages.

* Better Snowfall.

* Better ways to mine ice and snow.

*Ice Grass block.

* Re-skin Mobs by biomes.

*Mammoth

All Textures and images are found here: http://s135.photobuc...jack/Minecraft/

Worth checking out this thread I found on Glaciers. Similar thoughts and ideas but different solutions. http://www.minecraft...heard-me-right/

(TO KEEP UPDATED WEEKLY ON NEW IDEAS, FOLLOW THIS POST!)
*Note that this thread will be updated WEEKLY, depending whether there is a snapshot/update available*
*Change Log*
1.5 Change Log
1.4 Change Log

[center]Do you like this thread? Please support it by [/center]
[center]spreading the word, commenting and giving it a +1 [/center]
[center]Thank You -jZmbies[/center]

[center]*DEMO WORLD : 12w50b*[/center]
[center]*NEED TO BE PLAYING 12w50b SNAPSHOT TO WORK!!*[/center]
[center]With much success this thread has gone, I want to share my the world that I've been using[/center]
[center]to create these EPIC ideas, in these world saves you can find all the amazing and creative ideas you see in this thread and actually see them in Minecraft so you can create them in YOUR world.[/center]
[center]Download the World Save here ----> CLICK HERE[/center]

[center]Got an idea? Made an awesome creation using the new[/center]
[center]snapshot/update items?[/center]
[center]Feel free to share it by commenting on this thread with the picture!
It could be added to the list ![/center]

[center]I honestly love the new items that Jeb has been putting in for update 1.5.
I've downloaded the snapshots and here are some ideas that I created so playing Minecraft can be a lot more amazing and fun ! [/center]


[center]SNAPSHOT 12w49a & 12w50b[/center]

[center]Hey guys I'm glad to be back updating this thread sharing my creations and ideas[/center]
[center]using the items from this week's snapshot.
I apologize for not updating the thread for 12w49a,[/center]
[center]I was caught off guard on how early they were releasing these new spashots.[/center]
[center]The good thing is that, can now normally update the thread weekly [/center]

[center]This week's ideas and creations are mostly using the[/center]
[center]brand new fireworks that were implemented in 12w49a[/center]
[center]Hope you ENJOY [/center]
[center]*DON'T FORGET TO DOWNLOAD THIS WEEK'S DEMO WORLD*[/center]

[center]Fireworks:[/center]
[center]Firework ShowGlass[/center]

[center]I was actually pretty suprise how this one turned out![/center]
[center]Its a really cool creation, its more entertainment purposes than[/center]
[center]a decoration for your blocky home.[/center]
[center]There's a button that you press, and thanks to the feature than[/center]
[center]dispensers can start off fireworks, a firework is dispensed from the buttom[/center]
[center]and once it explodes, the colorful explosion than takes up the shape of the showglass.[/center]

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[center]Fireworks:[/center]
[center]Magic Fountain[/center]

[center]I thought this was a stupid idea until i actually created the fountain.[/center]
[center]Clicking the button within the fountain,[/center]
[center]a firework comes from the water and once it hits the tip of the[/center]
[center]fountain it explodes, if the firework's tick is set to 1.[/center]
[center]Its really cool for those adventure maps[/center]

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[center]Fireworks:[/center]
[center]Scout Towers Flair[/center]

[center]An amazing alternative to my scout tower creation. Ontop of the ceiling is[/center]
[center]a lever attached to a dispenser than launches a firework that can alter other[/center]
[center]scout towers from far away distance that there is trouble near.[/center]
[center]Got the idea from playing with friends online and[/center]
[center]one of my friends kept launching fireworks on one of the scout towers.[/center]

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[center]Fireworks & Interactive Block Feature:[/center]
[center]Creeper-Alerter[/center]

[center]I found it really useful for my survival town server where my players can[/center]
[center]alert the scout towers or anyone that there is a creeper in so-so area.[/center]
[center]It really saved us a bunch of time rebuilding stuff cause creeper activity was[/center]
[center]safely handled [/center]

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[center]Interactive Block Feature:[/center]
[center]Chest Plates[/center]

[center]I really enjoyed the new feature that enables us to shift click and place decor items[/center]
[center]such as item frames, flower pots and such onto the sides or ontop of interactive blocks.[/center]
[center]This really saved up rooms and made many of my[/center]
[center]labeling with the item frames and signs much easier.[/center]
[center]I used this idea for my bank in my world, an alternative can be seen in this week's DEMO WORLD.[/center]

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[center]Interactive Block Feature:[/center]
[center]Head Spikes[/center]

[center]Really cool for adventure maps, place a head on a dispenser and[/center]
[center]it adds a really creepy effect on it. Arrows and such can still be launched[/center]
[center]from the dispenser. Which is pretty cool to see a skeleton head[/center]
[center]launching an arrow from its mouth c:[/center]

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[center]Nether Brick Slabs:[/center]
[center]Nether Pillars[/center]

[center]The Nether still felt empty to me, so adding these really made it a lot cooler.[/center]
[center]Using the slabs to create cool shapes as the base of the pillar[/center]
[center]and added nether fences ontop, Nether Pillars[/center]
[center]is simple, but will change how the Nether looks \( )/[/center]

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[center]Nether Brick Slabs:[/center]
[center]Lava Pillars[/center]

[center]There isn't a lot of creation Nether-related so making this Lava pillar[/center]
[center]using the new nether brick slabs was interesting.[/center]
[center]Similiar to the Nether Pillars, its a lot bigger on the top and[/center]
[center]the instead of a columm of nether bricks in the middle,[/center]
[center]I replaced it with lava which seem appropriate.[/center]

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[center]
*Non-1.5*[/center]
[center]Flower Pots:[/center]
[center]Speedbumps[/center]
[center](Suggested & Inspired by KyoShinda)[/center]

[center]Now..this is pretty epic. It actually works.[/center]
[center]After we were enabled to control saddled pigs, it was a really popular transportation[/center]
[center]in my server, ecspecially with the Pig Parking Lots built all around the town,[/center]
[center]but it was a huge problem because when you feed the pig the carrot from the stick,[/center]
[center]they get REALLY fast...no seriously..like REALLY FAST.[/center]
[center]It became a problem so I implemented these into the streets in my town, and I couldn't believe[/center]
[center]that they really worked. If you have a city/town with FAST pigs, slow them down with[/center]
[center]these speed bumps![/center]

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[center]CREATIONS FROM 12w34a - 1.4 Update[/center]

[center] These are just a few and creative ways that you can
use the brand new items that are going to be in update 1.5.
I'm as excited as you guys, and since this
is just a small percentage of what is upcoming for the next big update.
I'll be sure to update this thread for you guys
so you can get an idea of whats going to be in the near future.

*NOTE*
I've seen people creating videos and pictures claiming these ideas are theirs.
These are all original ideas, not from anyone else.
You'll see these ideas first on this thread.
I will credit people who helped with the idea also.
If you are going to be using these ideas in your Minecraft videos,
a little bit of credit would help.
Thanks Guys


Do you like this thread? Please support it by
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Table of Contents

Introduction

The Basics

• Redstone Facts
• Switches

Making It Work

• The Power
• Repeaters
• Redstone Torches
• Powering it Up and Down

Circuits

• Basic Example
• OR/NOR Gates
• AND/NAND Gates
• XOR/XNOR Gates
• RS NOR Latch
• Monostable Circuit
• T Flip-Flop
• Clocks

Conclusion

Downloadables

• Redstone Testing Map
• Downloads
• Quick Install Guide
• PDF Version of Redstone Guide

Helpful Links

Recent Updates

Credits

Introduction

Hi to whoever is reading this. This is my own attempt at a Redstone guide that is both easy to understand and accessible, and isn't similar to the all but impossible to read one on Minecraft Wiki. I have perused the many videos on YouTube and have found quite a few that I both like and that are comprehensive, yet have had trouble finding a truly functional guide on paper. That is what I am here to do. You will find descriptions of redstone basics, explanations, examples, and pictures, as well as additional content as I learn more about redstone and hopefully gain more knowledge from others (such as yourself) commenting on this guide. Good luck to you, and I hope you learn something.
The Basics

Redstone Facts

Redstone is the material used to create functional mechanisms in the Minecraft world, such as lever controlled traps, or pressure plate controlled doors. There are several basic redstone facts to know:

• Redstone Dust is mined from Restone Ore.
• Each Ore block will drop 4-5 Redstone Dust.
• Redstone Ore must be mined with an Iron Pickaxe or better.

Redstone dust can be placed on all blocks (such as Dirt, Stone, blocks of iron) to create wiring. Exceptions include Ice and Glass and all triggerable blocks such as TNT, Note Blocks, Chests, and Furnaces. (Redstone can be placed on Jukeboxes).




Dust can be connected either in a straight line, or can be placed up or down one adjacent block. To connect blocks that are above or below each other, don't try and add redstone wiring on the sides manually. Place on top of both blocks, and it connects itself.



If a block is placed that gets between the wiring diagonally, it will not let a current pass through. The only two exceptions are ice and glass. The white block at the end shows regular behavior.



Wiring does not create any current by itself, but must be powered by one of several items in Minecraft. You can see below how the powered wire glows red when a current is passing through it.



You may also notice that the color of the wiring quickly transitions from bright orange to a dark red. This is an aesthetic representation of the current approaching the 15 block limit that a redstone current has from its original source. It should be noted that while the current appears weaker, the strength of the current at the end at block 15 is just as strong as the current at the start with block 1.

Switches

Redstone wiring can be powered in several ways:

1. Button - By pressing the button, a current will stay for approximately 1 second (0.9 to be exact), then will stop.
2. Lever - Activating the lever will create a constant current until the lever is flipped off.
3. Pressure Plate (Stone) - A player or mob will activate the current while standing on a pressure plate. The current stops when the player/mob step off.
4. Pressure Plate (Wood) - Same as a stone pressure plate, but can also be activated by dropped items.
5. Redstone Torch - Redstone torches provide constant power to the redstone wiring and have no direct activation/deactivation by themselves.

For example, when the lever is applied to the majority of powerable objects, you can see the results.



The first image is with the levers in an "off" state, and the second picture is with them on. For safety reasons I left the TNT for the very end.







Making It Work

The Power

So far we have learned how different switches will power redstone wiring in order to make things happen. There are several ways that the power can be transmitted from your switch (lever, pressure pad, button, redstone torch) to the object in questions (piston, door, note-block, dispenser, etc).

1. The switch can be right next to the object.
2. The current can flow into the bottom of the object.
3. The current can flow into the top of the object.
4. Variation of #2.

When redstone wire runs parallel to a powerable object, or row of powerable objects, it tends to cause issues if it is powering in a row adjacent to the bottom side of the block, as pictured in the right side of the image. If the wiring runs on the top side, the current activates the objects and everything works fine.



This image introduces an important concept of a current's ability to flow through blocks. As you can see, redstone wiring does not connect the entire distance between the lever and the piston, instead the current flows into the block which holds it and transfer it to all adjacent spaces. (This can be useful if you want to hide your redstone wiring to make your creations more aesthetically pleasing).



Adjacent spaces are above, below, to the left and right, and front and behind the powered block. In this case, the lever is attached to the front of the block, taking up the "front" position. It should be noted that blocks adjacent to the lever itself are also powered, even if the lever (or any switch) isn't directly touching it.



Now look at this. The powering block idea leads to the misconception that a block can simply replace a piece of wire. As shown above, this is not the case. Unless a wire is connected to a block that has a switch placed on it, it will not receive power from anything except for a torch, or just a switch by itself. Take note and avoid confusion!

Repeaters

Repeaters are the one redstone affiliated item that I have not yet mentioned, but perhaps one of the most useful. The repeater has three main uses, all being very simple:

1. Creating delays in the current
2. Extending past the 15 block current limit
3. Functioning as a diode, i.e. allowing the current to only flow in one direction

The simplest use of Redstone Repeaters is for extending past the 15 block limit that a current has from its original powering source (such as a lever, button, or redstone torch).



When using repeaters, make sure you place them the right way, with the current entering into the red strip!



You can see here how the very top piston is functioning when activated, but that the one below it is not. This is because there are 16 spaces of wiring in the lower connection versus the exact 15 in the top one. Once a repeater is added though, the 15 block limit is reset and the current can continue for another 15 spaces (from the repeater) before dying out.

Minecraft redstone has a system of delays known as ticks. A tick, according to Minecraft Wiki, is equal to 0.1 seconds. When a repeater is introduced into the path of redstone, it causes a one tick delay in a neutral state. Thus, if you had a current that had to travel through ten repeaters between a lever and a piston, it would take one second for the lever to activate the piston (if all repeaters were in neutral). Now what do I mean by neutral state?



Right clicking a repeater causes one of the torches to shift, up to three times, to create delays. Each shift adds on one more tick, making each repeater able to cause 4 ticks of delay, or 0.4 seconds delay. When a repeater is first placed down, it is at a 1 tick state, or "neutral". Repeaters themselves plus a little redstone dust can be used to make up a basic logic gate known as a Pulser, but we will describe it, among other things, in the following sections.

Redstone Torches

First let's start with learning a bit more about redstone torches. A redstone torch by iteself delivers a constant current to an object or to redstone wiring. You can think of it as a lever that never leaves the "On" position. Although a redstone torch is on by default, it can be turned off when a current is introduced to it in a specific way. Look at the following image.



So what exactly is going on here? It would appear that both switches are flipped on, thus creating a current that we learned flows through the block and into the torch. The bottom torch was successfully turned off, but why didn't the top one turn off? It is quite simple. Since the torch itself is giving off a current, it powers the redstone wiring, which then leads back to the block and lever, where it stops, unable to affect anything. To avoid these complications, we power the blocks that the torch is placed on.



A switch will turn off and on a torch placed on any side of the block that it is able to attach to. But why turn off a torch? Observe in the following picture how the switches are both either in the off or on position and yet the outputs are different.



The switch that has a redstone torch creates something known as an inverter, or a "NOT Gate". An inverter simply inverts the input that is given. Usually a flipped lever will send a current, activating an object. But when a torch is attached, the flipped lever sends a current into the torch, disabling it, causing absolutely no current to flow through the output.



Quick example of an inverter at a distance from the switch. When stacking the disabling and enabling effects of torches, it should be noted that torches bring a 1 tick wait time with them, exactly that of a repeater in a neutral state.



In the following example, you can see how a redstone repeater set to two ticks will cause the exact same delay as two torches placed in the other line. (Before official repeaters were introduced, the above system of two redstone torches was used to extend the current).



Powering it Up and Down

This system of powering torches can be harnessed to achieve vertical power in the form of several slightly different structures.



The first 1x1 tower ends with a torch powered on, thus activating the piston, whereas the 2x1 tower ends with an off torch, leaving the piston in place. (Obviously if the towers each increased by one torch, the outputs would be opposite). These towers make sending power vertically less of a hassle. You can also try a 2x2 spiraling method that sends power both up and down. This tower is excellent because it can be traversed up and down by foot!



Here is the spiral staircase in action!



Sending power down can either be achieved in a couple ways. You can either use the aforementioned 2x2 spiral method, a bulky staircase looking structure (seen below), or a more advanced looking method of stacking floating blocks.



The final stacking block method of "powering it down" can be explained simply. The switch will activate a piece of redstone that delivers a current to the redstone torch at the end. This torch is then disabled, thus releasing the disabling effect on the torch below, turning it on. This effect alternates back and forth until it hits bottom.



Note that you can also power wire that is underneath the block that a switch is on.



Well, that about does it for most of the basic technical concepts of redstone related items. To learn about different circuits, scarily termed "Logic Gates", proceed on to the next section.
Circuits (Oh, so confusing! Not really)

A circuit in Minecraft is basically just a bunch of switches, torches, redstone, and perhaps repeaters, put in a certain order that gives a desired output (current or no current) based on different inputs (levers, buttons, torches, redstone, etc).


Basic Example



Description
Now this isn't even a circuit, but let's start with this very basic contraption that you have seen a bunch of times. You flip on the lever (input) and it results in a current (output) that in turn activates a piston (powered block). That is all. Moving on.

OR/NOR Gates



Description
This "OR Gate" is very similar to the previous example. The only difference is that now there are two levers instead of one. With an "OR Gate", by pressing one lever OR the other (inputs), a current will result (output).

NOR Gate
Note that you can combine the "OR Gate" with an inverter to result in the opposite output. When a gate gives an opposite output, the letter "N" is put in front of the title, so "OR Gate" becomes "NOR" Gate, which is this gate below.

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AND/NAND Gates

Description
An "AND Gate" will result in an output only when both Lever 1 AND Lever 2 are flipped on. Let me explain exactly what is going on in this picture.



Explanation
The two levers are the inputs. Only when both are flipped will the piston move up. The reason why is quite simple. The redstone torches that are above each input are both powering the piece of redstone wiring that is in between the two. This powered redstone wire is effectively powering the Key Redstone Torch, thus disabling it (as we learned earlier). Only when both torches above the inputs are off, will the piece of redstone wire be off, thus halting the disabling effect on the torch. Once the torch is enable, it releases a current through the wire and into the piston.



NAND Gate
To create an "NAND gate", instead of adding an inverter, you take off the original redstone torch that sat in the middle. That torch's purpose was to create a circuit that turned ON when both inputs were on. You could almost look at the "NAND Gate" as the original form, and the "AND Gate" as the variation that had an inverter attached.



XOR Gate

Description
The "XOR Gate" is a variation of the "OR Gate". As you know, an "OR Gate" has an output that can be turned OFF or ON by all included inputs. With an "XOR Gate", the same applies, but if both inputs are ON, the output will turn OFF. Or to be stated in another way, if the inputs match each other (both ON or both OFF) the output will be OFF, if they are different (one OFF with the other ON), the output will be ON.



Explanation
The explanation of how this works is not too bad. Ignore the green box for a moment and just focus on the two red boxes. See how in the top box, if the lever is switched on, it will send a current into the torch placed on the side, turning it off, releasing the disabling effect on the consecutive torch (in the red box), which releases a current into the wiring and through the output. That is the first part; if either lever is switch on by itself it will send a current and activate an object, a piston in this case.

The next part is also simple. Try and imagine that both levers have been switched on. Why does the final current stop? If you look at the two torches placed on top of the blocks that the levers are attached to, you will see they are powering several pieces of wire. As long as one lever is not switched on, this wire will always been powered, but as soon as both are switched on, the power dies. When it dies the torch in the green box will turn on and power the wires to its sides. This power will disable the two torches at the very end, making it so no current reaches the piston. And that's it! Whew!

"XNOR Gate"
The "XNOR Gate" is exactly like the "XOR Gate" except it has an inverter at the end, affecting it so that when both inputs match each other, the output will be "ON". And when they are different, the output will be "OFF".





RS NOR Latch

Description
An RS NOR Latch sounds god-awful doesn't it? It really is not so bad. Imagine a scenario where you wanted an input that you could switch on and off. A lever sounds great doesn't it? But say you want to be able to turn the input "ON" by triggering one button, and "OFF" by triggering a button in an entirely different place. This is what the "RS NOR Latch" lets us do.



Explanation
Once the top button is pressed, the current will flip to the other side and stay there until the opposite bottom button is pressed. Depending on which output is used, the top and bottom buttons will be on/off or off/on. The reasoning as to why is not complicated either. Once the top button is pressed, a current will flow into the block that it is attached to and into the torch, disabling it. Once the torch is disabled, the wiring that it is connected to will also turn off, thus releasing the disabling effect on the opposite block/torch. Now we are flipped and pressing the button on the opposite side will have the opposing effect. A quick note on the name, "RS" stands for "Reset" and "Set". If you press one button, it will set it, but if you press the other, it will reset. Pretty cool.

Monostable Circuit

Description
A monostable circuit is basically an "RS NOR Latch" with a slight modification. The point of a monostable circuit is to give an input that has a set amount of time before it turns off. Say you wanted to have a door open for five seconds, then close, this is what you would use. Most inputs are either a quick flash (button/pressure pad) or set indefinitely off/on (torches/levers), but with a monostable circuit, you have the ability to set the time. Anyways, have a look.



Explanation
Right away you can see the "RS NOR Latch" as well as another wire with a repeater on it traveling from one block to the other. If you remember, the "RS NOR Latch" has "ON" and "OFF", or alternatively "SET" and "RESET", inputs or switches. When you press the single button in the monostable circuit, the "RS NOR Latch" turns "ON" or is "SET" as usual, but the pressing of the button also sends a signal through the wire on the side. This signal hits the repeater (the single repeater is just an example, you can place as many as you could possible want for your own particular delay times) and is delayed. After the delay, it travels and hits the block giving it an "OFF" or "RESET" command. Thus, the system is reset.

T Flip-Flop

Description
The T Flip-Flop is a big heap of wires designed to do basically one thing, to turn a button into a lever. You can think of it as if the two buttons of the "RS NOR Latch" were the same button. You press it once, "ON", you press it again, "OFF". Simple.



Explanation
In the above image the T Flip-Flop is grouped into three main categories, a piece that shortens the time a current or signal is applied to the wiring, the "RS NOR Latch", and two other parts that I very generally labeled as helpful pieces due to their own specific helpful role.



First let's cover the signal shortener, which works very simply. The objective is to power the long piece of wire for 0.3 seconds versus the 0.9 you get from a regular press of a button. It starts with the press of the button. The pulse, resulting from the button, will turn off “Torch 1” for 0.9 seconds. The disabled torch then stops delivering power to the target wire. At the same time, the disabled torch also releases its hold on torch 2. Torch 2 goes on to disable torch 3, which finally releases the disable on torch 4, activating it. So, we have “Torch 1” effectively withholding power and giving power at the same time. What makes this work is that the giving of power comes 0.3 second later due to the tick delay from traveling through the 3 torches (very similar to a monostable circuit).



Here is another version of the same shortener but with a repeater instead of torches 3 and 4 - it works exactly the same.



Now look at the core of this entire contraption, the "RS NOR Latch". All I want you to see here is that there are two inputs into this piece, the "ON"/Set and "OFF"/Reset. Usually, buttons would be there in a standalone "RS NOR Latch" but in a T Flip-Flop a pulse from the wires will work as the button pulses.



Here is the T Flip-Flop in both its "ON" and "OFF" states. What you need to pay attention to are the fact that two wires are affecting a set of blocks, labeled "Button 1" and "Button 2". Find both these two blocks and the two sets of wires that are circled in the image. Try and recognize how if both wires are turned off, even for a quick flash of time (say 0.3 seconds), then the torch of "Button 1" or "Button 2" will turn on and power the wire into the "RS NOR Latch", acting as a press of a button.

In this T Flip-Flop design, there will always be two wires powering either block "Button 1" or block "Button 2". On the right sides of these blocks, power will be coming from the long piece of wire that we discussed from the signal shortener. But power from the other sides (the top of block "Button 1" or the left side of block "Button 2") will always only be affecting one block or the other. If the "RS NOR Latch" is "ON" or if the output is "ON" then power will be coming into the top side of block "Button 1", but not into the left side of block "Button 2". But if the "RS NOR Latch" if "OFF" or if the output is "OFF" then the power will be coming into the left of block "Button 2" and not into the top of block "Button 1".

So the block that is only receiving one wire of power (from the right side) will have its torch turned on when the original input button is pressed, turning the "RS NOR Latch" either "ON" or "OFF". This second wire will be on or off depending on whether the "RS NOR Latch" is "ON" or "OFF". If you look at the image, the pieces of wire that make up the "RS NOR Latch" also feed into the two blocks that are feeding powered wire into the "Button 1" and "Button 2" blocks. This setup creates a system that is basically able to read when the "RS NOR Latch" is "ON" or "OFF" and will respond by either powering block "Button 1" or block "Button 2", removing the possibility of the torches on these blocks of turning on and powering the "RS NOR Latch".

Circuit Simulator T Flip-Flop Schematic File
If you download the Circuit Simulator, linked under the Helpful Links section, you can load this schematic file that has the the T Flip-Flop and it's parts broken apart so you can see how each one works.

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Clocks

Description
A Clock, sometimes referred to as a pulser, is used in a circumstance where you want your redstone current to actually pulse or flash. You can set this up in two different ways.



The Repeater Clock needs to be activated with a quick flash of current from either a button, pressure plate, or a quick drop-torch-then-destroy-real-fast action. If you have too much trouble setting it up, try this alternate clock.



Five torches or five repeaters are not necessary to create a clock. When using torches and blocks, you need to have an odd number, where as you can make a clock with any amount of repeaters. When someone mentions an "x-Clock", they are talking about a clock that has "x" number of torches/repeaters or more specifically, "x" ticks of delay in it. So for example a "5-Clock" consists of either five torches or five repeaters in a "neutral position. Note that when making clocks, using 3 or less torches/blocks or repeaters will cause the torches in the clock to burn out.

That does it for circuits for the time being. I truly hope to update as frequently as I can as I learn new things and optimize old ideas. Please stay tuned and let me know if further clarification is necessary.







Conclusion

Thank you for reading my guide and I hope that you learned something from it. If you find any errors, typos, or have additional information that you think should be added, please comment or pm me and let me know. Not being a redstone master by any means, I know there is plenty that has been left out due to my ignorance, and I would be very grateful for both explanations on complex circuits and intriguing mechanisms that would be helpful for the player base, as well as simple facts such as wiring not function on a certain material. Enjoy playing with Redstone and thanks again!

Downloadables

Redstone Testing Map
This map simply gives a large chamber made out of blocks of iron (very similar to pictures in guide) filled with six big rooms giving you space to set up and test your Redstone contraptions. I have included one version that has some supplies at the beginning (such as redstone torches, dust, piston, switches, etc) as well as torches scattered throughout to light up the map. I also included a blank version for players with mods such as Single Player Commands or TooManyItems.

Downloads

1. Redstone Map v1.0 (Supplies Included)
• Download (.zip)
• Download (.rar)

• Redstone Map v1.0 (Blank)
• Download (.zip)
• Download (.rar)
Quick Install Guide

1. Locate your ".minecraft" folder - This can be done by typing %appdata% into Windows Run (Windows Key+R shortcut).
2. Open the ".minecraft folder" and proceed into the "saves" folder.
3. Extract your downloaded .zip/.rar tutorial file into the saves folder.
4. There should now be a plain folder called "Redstone Tutorial v.0.1".
5. If opened, the folder should have more folders such as "data", "region", and several .dat and .lock files.
6. Start up Minecraft and select the "Redstone Map v1.0" and enjoy!

PDF Version of Redstone Guide
Download v1.2

Helpful Links

While searching for additional resources to help me learn more about Redstone, I will doubtlessly find gems that I want to share with others. This is what I have found so far.

• Circuit Simulator, by Rek55
• Piston Logic, by Grizdale
• Grizdale's [other] Inventions
• Hans Lemurson's Thread of Links
• Ultimate Collection of Redstone Circuit Designs, by Magix

Recent Updates

Version 1.21 (8/30/2011)

• Changed T Flip-Flop explanation and pictures.
• Added "XNOR Gate".
• Added note regarding sending power down.

Version 1.2 (8/24/2011)

• Changed 'paroozed' to 'perused', by popular request.
• Added T Flip-Flops.
• Added Monostable Circuits.
• Updated PDF Guide to current version.

Credits

• Minecraft Wiki
• Minecraft YouTubers
• Minecraftforum.net
• Repliers and Commenters for suggestions and feedback.

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