- Sun Apr 14, 2013 4:33 am
#155079
Sorry for the double post - I really wanted to make sure all the screenshots were included.
One thing that I think is particularly neat about my build is the lighting system. A daylight sensor is used to determine what time it is and adjust lighting conditions accordingly. A few strategically placed glass holes in the floor/ceiling of each level allow the tower to be well lit by natural lighting during the day. At night, lighting is provided by both interior redstone lamps (embedded in the floor and ceiling) and outdoor burning netherrack (don't worry, it's surrounded on all sides except the top so the ugly netherrack texture can't be seen!). Control of the lighting system is achieved by the circuitry shown below. The sticky pistons with redstone blocks are used to expand and retract a few blocks in the tower's perimeter; this allows for control of the outdoor lighting. The rest of the circuitry, of course, is used to control the redstone lamps. Redstone signal is transmitted through the central part of the tower (which in a finished build would be surrounded by sandstone and either brick, stone brick, or netherbrick). The three-block wide floors allow plenty of space for the redstone circuitry to be entirely concealed - once complete, visitors to the tower should be able to go about their business without tripping over pistons and redstone! The 3x3 holes in this picture mark the site of (as-yet unbuilt) spiral staircases in each quadrant of the tower, allowing passage to the upper levels.
One thing that I think is particularly neat about my build is the lighting system. A daylight sensor is used to determine what time it is and adjust lighting conditions accordingly. A few strategically placed glass holes in the floor/ceiling of each level allow the tower to be well lit by natural lighting during the day. At night, lighting is provided by both interior redstone lamps (embedded in the floor and ceiling) and outdoor burning netherrack (don't worry, it's surrounded on all sides except the top so the ugly netherrack texture can't be seen!). Control of the lighting system is achieved by the circuitry shown below. The sticky pistons with redstone blocks are used to expand and retract a few blocks in the tower's perimeter; this allows for control of the outdoor lighting. The rest of the circuitry, of course, is used to control the redstone lamps. Redstone signal is transmitted through the central part of the tower (which in a finished build would be surrounded by sandstone and either brick, stone brick, or netherbrick). The three-block wide floors allow plenty of space for the redstone circuitry to be entirely concealed - once complete, visitors to the tower should be able to go about their business without tripping over pistons and redstone! The 3x3 holes in this picture mark the site of (as-yet unbuilt) spiral staircases in each quadrant of the tower, allowing passage to the upper levels.
The Greymarch has ended.