Minecraft - Piston Lighting in Large Rooms

Using the simple light switch explained in the previous video (and with a little help from MCEdit), we can install massive lighting systems for equally massive spaces (like pyramids). Though, if you're playing on a server, the hardware might need to be massive too ...

Schematics:
http://home.lyse.net/aadnk/Filer/Light%20switches.zip

Mods used:
SinglePlayerCommands
TooManyItems

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• minecraft
• piston
• lighting
• switch
• toggle
• large
• open
• room
• pyramid
• silly

[Disneyminer567]

Why do you have to put a dirt block next to the pistons?

[aadnk]

@Disneyminer567: If you look at the single redstone dust on the side of the dirt blocks, you'll notice that it's star shaped. It seems to connect to all of its four adjacent blocks (at the same level), and if it's powered, it will indeed transfer power to these blocks. Thus, the dirt block is powered, and because items (pistons, powered rail or doors) are activated when adjacent or blocks above or below are powered, the piston will activate.

I'd recommend testing this out yourself, though.

[Disneyminer567]

@aadnk I'm not good with redstone... what you said just went right over my head. :P

[aadnk]

@Disneyminer567: I'm really not that good at explaining it either. :P

Maybe that also means I don't truly understand it - still, I like to think it's more due to the complexity of redstone itself. For instance, power is transmitted differently depending on the source (wire or torch), and it's not always apparent which block is powered.

From my own experience, you can't just know the theory. You have to experiment. Try out designs. Modify them. Just play around and develop an intuition.

[rsinferno965]

thank you for this awesome video! I'm making an adventure server and this would be perfect for the starting area! I wanted a lighting system that was automatic and would give off light but still allow monsters to spawn. This is great thank you again I subbed! :D

[aadnk]

@rsinferno965: No problem. :D

Great idea, by the way. I suppose I haven't played enough adventure maps to see the potential of that lighting system. :P

[drithius]

Like the ending ;)  I miss machine gun bows :(

[Zuaiko]

Nice, I hope I can get this to work.

[PwningCowMan]

i tried to make this, but every time i pressed the button, it would push both lanes in the same direction, and then one lane would go back to where it started so only one lane was toggling. i tried to fix it but in the end, the pistons stuffed up and the game crashed (the saving chunks crash). so now i am sad :( . also, i was making this for a dance station because new records were coming out in 1.9, so yeah...

[timmifutz]

Piston not being updated until turning redstone off Problem: Use a button. PROBLEM SOLVED. Good video btw :D

[BenHanna7]

Hey, I used your original design and placed them right beside each other. (the design was down a long hallway.) The only thing I noticed is I had to place the blocks that would transfer apposing the one beside it. So instead of having them all transferring to the space on the right. I had to swap the direction, ie right left right left.

[afromann212]

can you make a tutorial on one of the underground lightin?

[afromann212]

can the under ground lighting be done in a straight line?

[Aimismyname]

can mobs really spawn in a patch that small and kinda lighted?