Introduction 1
About This Book 1
Foolish Assumptions 2
Icons Used in This Book 2
Where to Go from Here 3
Chapter 1: Introducing Redstone 5
Exploring Redstone Basics 5
Understanding How Redstone Works 7
Discovering the Applications of Redstone 8
Chapter 2: Getting Started with Redstone Programming 11
Gathering Redstone Dust 11
Laying Out Redstone Dust 12
Carrying a charge 13
Measuring redstone strength 15
Connecting machines 16
Crafting and Implementing Redstone Items 17
Redstone torches 17
Redstone repeaters 21
Redstone comparators 25
Redstone blocks 28
Powering Blocks 29
Understanding which blocks can be powered 30
Making a block powered 30
Applying powered blocks 31
Preventing blocks from being powered 32
Chapter 3: Using Redstone to Power Mechanisms 35
Using Mechanisms to Activate Redstone Devices 35
Powering Machines with Redstone 38
Using Minecart Mechanisms 40
Minecarts 40
Rails 42
Connecting Mechanisms 43
Assembling simple creations 44
Connecting machines with redstone 45
Chapter 4: Understanding the Laws of Redstone 49
Exploring the Laws of Redstone 49
The laws of power production 50
The laws of power reception 51
Designing Space-Efficient Redstone Machines 52
Building Some Essential Redstone Devices 53
Producing sensors 53
Building automatic minecart machines 55
Chapter 5: Designing Logic Gates, Loops, and Other Devices 57
Designing Basic Logic Gates 57
The NOT gate 58
The OR gate 59
The AND gate 60
The XOR gate 62
Examining Loops 64
Constructing a loop 64
Implementing loops 67
Manipulating Redstone Strength 68
Constructing Various Useful Redstone Devices 69
Implementing memory 70
Designing a block update detector 72
Building redstone vertically 73
Chapter 6: Using Physical Machines in Redstone Devices 75
Moving and Sorting Items between Containers 75
Implementing and connecting hoppers 76
Using hoppers to distribute items 78
Building item-based circuits 80
Pushing Blocks Around with Piston Machines 82
Hooking pistons together 82
Pushing powerful blocks 83
Sticking blocks together with slime blocks 86
Managing Entities with Redstone Circuits 87
Moving entities around 88
Using entities as input in redstone circuits 89
Building Circuits and Machines with Minecart Tracks 89
Understanding Other Applications of Physical Machines 91
Building an automatic farm 92
Programming fancy doors and locks 93
Bouncing entities with slime blocks 93
Chapter 7: Introducing the Command Block 95
Obtaining a Command Block 96
Programming and Activating a Command Block 96
Applying Different Commands 98
Basic commands 99
Advanced commands 103
Autocompleting Commands on the Chat Menu 118
Implementing Special Arguments in Commands 119
Examining relative positions 119
Applying selectors 120
Managing a Scoreboard 122
Creating scoreboard objectives 122
Acquainting players with the scoreboard 125
Creating teams with the scoreboard 127
Chapter 8: Using Data Tags to Customize Objects 129
Understanding the Syntax of Data Tags 129
Introducing Data Tags Belonging to Entities 132
Integrating attributes and modifiers in entities 144
Summoning customized villagers 146
Throwing blocks around with the FallingSand entity 148
Equipping and posing armor stands 150
Implementing Data Tags in Items 151
Modifying attributes through items 155
Implementing the display tag 158
Creating custom fireworks 159
Containing Data Tags in Blocks 161
Fixing Bugs in Commands and Their Data Tags 168
Trying out some general debugging methods 168
Identifying specific error messages 169
Chapter 9: Combining Commands 171
Discovering the Applications of Combined Commands 171
Exploring interesting command-block combinations 172
Connecting command blocks and comparators 173
Using the scoreboard to combine commands 177
Applying Commands to Redstone Machines 178
Creating impossible machines with command circuits 178
Setting command blocks on loops 180
Using Generalized Variables to Create Commands Efficiently 182
Using one command block in place of many 182
Mastering relative coordinates 183
Using command block minecarts 184
Chapter 10: Building a Custom World with Redstone 187
Introducing Custom Worlds 188
Customizing a Map for Other Players 189
Setting up the map 189
Controlling the adventure with redstone 190
Using Redstone to Produce Coordinated Events 191
Performing tasks determined by active player input 192
Triggering events with passive player input 193
Constructing Challenges 195
Planning out and assembling a minigame 196
Constructing an adventure 198
Chapter 11: Ten Redstone Tricks for Survival Mode 201
Self-Harvesting Farms 201
Adjustable Implements 202
Dungeon Farms 203
Fast Transportation 204
Defense Mechanisms 205
Mechanical Lights, Walls, Bridges, and Other Elements 206
Elevators 206
Handy Dispensers 207
Automatic Notifications 207
Redstone in Battle 207
Index 209
