[Mod] Mesecons (= redstone) [GitHub] [minetest-mod-mesecons]

[ABJ]

Someone is making a Wright Flyer.

[JoshMars]

I made a hidden door using pistons, player detector, delayers, etc...
Was looking for something like this but couldn't find, so I thought I'd share my solution:

[benrob0329]

I made something similar a while back, BTW try pulling both the piston and the door blocks back by adding another row of pistons.

[programmingchicken]

I made something similar a while back, BTW try pulling both the piston and the door blocks back by adding another row of pistons.

Lag usually says no to that on my computer

[Nekrofage]

Hi,

In my Lua mod, I use this code:
minetest.set_node({x=pos.x + 2, y=pos.y, z=pos.z }, {name="mesecons_switch:mesecon_switch"})

But I have this error:
ERROR[Server]: Map::setNode(): Not allowing to place CONTENT_IGNORE while trying to replace "air" at (-3,3,-71) (block (-1,0,-5))

How to resolve this error?

(I can add the Mesecons Switch in my inventory)

Thank you.

[Jeija]

Use "mesecons_switch:mesecon_switch_off" instead of "mesecons_switch:mesecon_switch".

[Nekrofage]

Yeah !!!
This is the good node name : mesecons_switch:mesecon_switch_off !!

Thank you Jeija ! ;-)

[KittyCakes]

What do I name the folder? I now you need to rename it but what do I rename the folder?

[Jeija]

You don't need to rename it, mesecons is not just a mod, but a "modpack", so you can name it whatever you want. Just place it in the "mods" folder and you should be good. If you still feel like renaming it, I usually just call it "minetest-mod-mesecons".

[Baryhobal]

Here is a triple piston made by me.

[Wuzzy]

Relevant news for Mesecons:

viewtopic.php?f=18&t=16007

This is relevant because the note block can play the fire sound.

[Jeija]

Thanks for notifying me, Wuzzy. Since this is not very urgent, I have created a GitHub Issue to discuss this topic. Do you happen to know what the difference between the old and new fire sounds even is?

[captpete]

I would like to make a portcullis. I tried using sticky pistons and they do move the fence up and down (using solarpanel) but not adjacent connected fences. Anybody know how to move a line of [anything] up and down?

piston down initialy

screenshot_20161221_180533thm.png (111.71 KiB) Viewed 4142 times

piston up

screenshot_20161221_180545thm.png (113.87 KiB) Viewed 4142 times

piston down again (weird)

screenshot_20161221_180627thm.png (113.79 KiB) Viewed 4142 times

[Linuxdirk]

Place a piston below anything in that line.

[captpete]

This is a Portcullis - I can't place a piston other than shown at the ends. The center MUST have nothing under it. The pix is an example only. The line is actually 5 fences across and 2 up. Pistons are placed under the 2 end fences. The goal is to have the portcullis raised during the daytime and down at night hence the solar panel.

[captpete]

OK, here is what I've come up with so far (using a NOT gate):

Day - portcullis up

screenshot_20161224_115951.png (365.07 KiB) Viewed 4142 times

Night - Portcullis Down

screenshot_20161224_120100.png (318.47 KiB) Viewed 4142 times

Can anybody improve on this?

[Hybrid Dog]

You could use sticky block.
By the way, mods can make nodes fall like sand even if they're not in group falling. Imagine a bomb which makes all nodes in radius beginning from bottom fall down, so only a heap is left.

[captpete]

I am using sticky pistons - I don't see how a sticky block would help unless there is a sticky fence which I don't see (or other similar-type like iron bars, etc.). I certainly can't do a line fence-stickyblock-fence-stickyblock-fence-stickyblock-fence-stickyblock-fence, takes up too much space and looks ugly. If I'm mistaken about how sticky blocks work please enlighten me.

Minimum block space is 3 block-widths (road width) with raise/lower mechanism above, max is 5 block-widths with raise/lower mechanism at the end positions. - all occupied by fence, iron bars, etc.. I really would like a 2 block-height with a push/pull 2 block-height (the minimum walk-through height) but I understand sticky-pistons have a 1 block-height for push/pull inherently designed into them, thus the fence-gate work-around under the portcullis, annoying but workable. I would prefer to put everything underground but that doesn't seem to be an option. The current version of the portcullis works - I'm just asking if anyone has an improvement on it OR can make the original concept (my first post) work by putting the mechanism underground with pistons AT THE ENDS ONLY. People don't seem to understand what I'm saying and I am VERY clear in my communications. Do you understand what a portcullis is? What it does? Can you build a better version? Pictures/description/diagram/schematic please.

[Hybrid Dog]

Sorry, l don't know a way to build it using default mesecons without overly bloating the place with mesecons nodes.

[benrob0329]

You could try having one fence come up from the ground, and one from the ceiling.

[captpete]

Thanks, that _would_ do the 2-Block space and underground "wiring" would be more aesthetically pleasing though vertical mesecon wires are an eyesore and I would need them to connect top and bottom pistons. I could try and hide them in the construction which _might_ make them too bulky though.

[Minetest Sam]

My try at the double piston door.

[Baryhobal]

You can do it more simply.
p = piston
b = block
d = delay

b d = 0 tick
p d = 2 + 1 ticks (not 3 ticks)
p d = 1 tick

[Cage]

Does anyone know how to rotate movestones if so how to do it?

[ABJ]

use screwdrivers, they work on all blocks. or just rotate ur perspective :-)

[Cage]

Tried that, they only face North and South. The screw driver has no effect, and perspective does not change it either. I found a way to use them to create very large gates, but I need to be able to rotate them. Maybe it's a version that is out of date with the newest MineTest version.

[Nore]

IIRC it is not the orientation shown that is important, but the position of the conductors next to it.

[Cage]

I realize the orientation is not important but I would like to rotate it for ascetic reasons. A wall of movestones facing East and West do not look as good as the North and South orientations. What I have done is create a 4X10 node gate using them. I works really well, but I would prefer to have the side without the glue showing. I know I could use ghoststones but it just doesn't look as good.

[ABJ]

and perspective does not change it either.

no poop

[GreenDimond]

I would prefer to have the side without the glue showing.

You do know there are normal movestones without glue, right?