Obviously a piston system would be better but pistons didn't exist at the time. That'd be like saying the iPhone and Blackberry were the way to go 2000 years ago.
Give this genius some cred for thinking outside the box. Imagine what he can do WITH pistons?
The gigantic apparatus thing kinda reminds me of very old computers... Something the size of a house performing a function that would be commonplace nowadays. As much as I love when Notch adds new machines and devices, I would hate to think that all your hard work could be replaced with a single update.
@mtszyk I just looked up RS NOR latches, and that's exactly what I came up with! When the signal arrives, any latch that's 'ON' will fire its TNT and, after a delay, turn the next latch to 'ON' as well. The reset signal turns all latches to 'OFF' save the first one, which has no TNT attached and just starts the chain reaction. The important breakthrough was using a delay and a very short signal, as well as making all of these fit in two-block thick layers.
Smart work. For all that complication though, it makes piston look really good.
Redstone wire and torches can be placed on tnt blocks--perhaps a more efficient system could utilize that in triggering the next one in line? It would use up more redstone, but the stuff is so abundant that most people have a lot of extra anyway.
@mirrorcoloured I had real trouble getting the TNT to go off in a reusable way. When you activate redstone that goes over a TNT block, the power stops at the block as it gets set off. As far as I can tell, you can't get a signal 'through' TNT like that. My eventual solution came when I realized that TNT will fall through torches when activated, and can be activated by a torch below it. For the 'off' side, I discovered that TNT can be activated through an obsidian wall to protect the circuit.
@luminousnerd, the piston will get rid of the water source block.
ellpana 1 week ago
Maybe I'm just n00b and missing the awesomeness but why don't you just use a piston and trap water above it and turn it off and on
luminousnerd 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
I wonder how many people have trolled this video asking him why he didn't use Pistons... Sily, silly people
someonestolemename 2 months ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Obviously a piston system would be better but pistons didn't exist at the time. That'd be like saying the iPhone and Blackberry were the way to go 2000 years ago.
Give this genius some cred for thinking outside the box. Imagine what he can do WITH pistons?
Ch3wza 2 months ago in playlist Uploaded videos 5
And now with pistons, this can be made in a minute.
awesomesauce7777 2 months ago
whats wrong with pistons
TheCalum666 3 months ago
@TheCalum666 Pistons were not implemented yet.
dreadedcom 2 months ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Now the world has pistons lol. You inspire me to try new things. I will do it tomorrow!!
XDLaon8orsSonXD 7 months ago
Wow, you are a genius!
WrightGuyFilms1 7 months ago
Pistons.
GamerportTV 7 months ago
That is very clever. :)
JuryDutySummons 9 months ago
pistons would make this so much simpler
mmavipc 9 months ago
nice and when notch adds pistons u can activate the tnt with pistons!
w00dYd3luXe 9 months ago
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theenglishtutorial 9 months ago
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@w00dYd3luXe when notch adds pistons you won't need TNT, piston can be used to turn water on and off, see automatic harvesters!
this is amazing however! nice work!!
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theenglishtutorial 9 months ago
@w00dYd3luXe When Notch adds pistons you can make the pistons open and close floodgates themselves.
jasonisconfused 9 months ago
@jasonisconfused sry i guess the sarcasm wasnt obvious enough =(
w00dYd3luXe 9 months ago
I dont have minecraft but I may get it but is better if you teach howto the basics instead the super complicated things... :)
747Hero 9 months ago
The gigantic apparatus thing kinda reminds me of very old computers... Something the size of a house performing a function that would be commonplace nowadays. As much as I love when Notch adds new machines and devices, I would hate to think that all your hard work could be replaced with a single update.
Permafrost777 9 months ago
Awesome! That's a really creative solution to water control. And a lot of fun!
There are two other methods for controlling water with redstone, but like yours they need reloading. Both use sand piles, but in very different ways.
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fenderbend 9 months ago
@fenderbend Whoa, that first one is freaking brilliant! Much better than my system. Thanks for sharing!
thegnome54 9 months ago
@thegnome54 And thanks for the compliment on my control system! :-)
JL2579 9 months ago
You are the best jugging minecraft inventor, who as well as this owns a parrot. You are my god. ;D
447xpro 9 months ago
Very nicely done. The TNT on the ON side can probably also be done with a series of RS Nor latches, which acts very much like memory.
mtszyk 9 months ago
@mtszyk I just looked up RS NOR latches, and that's exactly what I came up with! When the signal arrives, any latch that's 'ON' will fire its TNT and, after a delay, turn the next latch to 'ON' as well. The reset signal turns all latches to 'OFF' save the first one, which has no TNT attached and just starts the chain reaction. The important breakthrough was using a delay and a very short signal, as well as making all of these fit in two-block thick layers.
thegnome54 9 months ago
@thegnome54 Hah, awesome. It's always a good feeling to re-discover things like that!
mtszyk 9 months ago
Smart work. For all that complication though, it makes piston look really good.
Redstone wire and torches can be placed on tnt blocks--perhaps a more efficient system could utilize that in triggering the next one in line? It would use up more redstone, but the stuff is so abundant that most people have a lot of extra anyway.
mirrorcoloured 9 months ago
@mirrorcoloured I had real trouble getting the TNT to go off in a reusable way. When you activate redstone that goes over a TNT block, the power stops at the block as it gets set off. As far as I can tell, you can't get a signal 'through' TNT like that. My eventual solution came when I realized that TNT will fall through torches when activated, and can be activated by a torch below it. For the 'off' side, I discovered that TNT can be activated through an obsidian wall to protect the circuit.
thegnome54 9 months ago
@mirrorcoloured
or you could simply turn on and off the piston to block and let the water flow...
Blancinnoir 9 months ago
Awesome man!
daaug51 9 months ago