FairyPrincessSerenity
Empress of Light
I got tired of the usual home defense measures I usually put into place and decided to try something new with something old. It's either very simple or very hard to build depending on your ability to beat The Twins.
This trap is defined by a series of individual Player Above logic blocks connected to individual blocks that make up the bridge above them. They only become active when a player walks across them. Everything else (mobs, friendly NPCs) fall to their deaths below and any drops are funneled to the edge of the lava pit. (My home has an access to the wall that the items end up at.)
By linking only one block to each sensor, there is enough time for each sensor to adjust to your movement 2 blocks in advance on either side. This is a very efficient design that almost ensures you have a solid platform to stand on. Almost. In multiplayer games and servers, the latency delay can occasionally cause you to fall into the pit. It's easy enough to get out of, though.
Here is an image detailing the design and the wiring that makes it work.
Ignore the red wire going up the wall and attached to the lamps. That's part of my day and night lighting system.
Oh, and ignore the green wire on the bottom. That's part of my 14 day announcement machine.
The door is actually connected to the function of the first block on the left of the bridge, so the door will open and that block will become solid at the same time.
The applications of this design can be used for the lava pit bridge depicted in the image above, or you can switch out solid blocks for platforms and make an arena out of it. An arena of that design means that you'll be up on platforms while the mobs are down on the ground.
This trap is defined by a series of individual Player Above logic blocks connected to individual blocks that make up the bridge above them. They only become active when a player walks across them. Everything else (mobs, friendly NPCs) fall to their deaths below and any drops are funneled to the edge of the lava pit. (My home has an access to the wall that the items end up at.)
By linking only one block to each sensor, there is enough time for each sensor to adjust to your movement 2 blocks in advance on either side. This is a very efficient design that almost ensures you have a solid platform to stand on. Almost. In multiplayer games and servers, the latency delay can occasionally cause you to fall into the pit. It's easy enough to get out of, though.
Here is an image detailing the design and the wiring that makes it work.
Ignore the red wire going up the wall and attached to the lamps. That's part of my day and night lighting system.
Oh, and ignore the green wire on the bottom. That's part of my 14 day announcement machine.
The door is actually connected to the function of the first block on the left of the bridge, so the door will open and that block will become solid at the same time.
The applications of this design can be used for the lava pit bridge depicted in the image above, or you can switch out solid blocks for platforms and make an arena out of it. An arena of that design means that you'll be up on platforms while the mobs are down on the ground.
