Allowing Sticky Pistons

Oh there's no doubt. I forgot to mention that the further away (more pistons) needed, the more complex the circuit would have to be designed. Even if it was a diamond block, would not pay off to have more than 3 sticky pistons to get it, in terms of complications of design

Hope this explains it (gonna use an example of 3):

Basically, you want them to shoot off in order. One sticky can push up to I think 10 other stickies. So basically, first one pushes 2, second pushes 1. Now, the last one extends and attaches to said object. Last piston retracts, pulling said object to it. Now second piston retracts, pulling last piston to it. Last piston activates again, grabbing object, then retracts, pulling it 1 step further. First piston retracts pulling second piston. Second piston fires, then retracts, pulling third piston. Finally third piston fires, grabbing object, and retracts pulling object.

It's a complicated wiring and takes a while to design, but it's doable. Said object was just pulled in a line for a distance of 3 block spaces.

 

I'd also like to point out that ImDeity is heavily against automated farms (cactus farms at least). The ungodly amount of lag a few of those would cause makes implementing sticky pistons not worth it, in my very blunt opinion. However, if they were to be granted to (extremely) high-level Craftspersons, then I feel it only natural that one of the prerequisites be something proving that player's worth and trustworthiness to the server, since it would be all too easy to grief with sticky pistons.

But hey, I'm just here.

 

I really want sticky pistons but i guess i understand why they don't have it... Hope they figure out a way to add it.

 

I really wish they could come up with some way of implementing them because they are so useful in such a huge amount of ways.

 

they should make a slimeball shop

 

you could use them to make elevators and doors. But they should only be allowed on plot and deactivate if they go out.

 

Um, I have a piston door without sticky pistons, just normal pistons.
And you can make elevators with just normal pistons.

 

I'm curious if the whole idea behind not having sticky pistons is to prevent griefing. What kind of griefer would spend his time setting up a sticky piston thing to steal blocks anyways? It would take way too much time. Plus don't the cities have people who keep stealing/griefing from happening anyways? Like maybe just stick people who use it for evil in jail or something ya know?

 

i think sticky pistons should only be allowed in owned plots

 

I wasn't quite sure why sticky pistons weren't allowed, but after reading that they were removed due to anti griefing measures, I can accept that fact they are disabled. Hopefully though in some way they will be able to figure out a way to make it so that sticky pistons would have a limit to how many they can stack. I'm more or less thinking that 2-3 would be fun to use to make some interesting doorways or entryways for my town. But the statements above make me scared about the fact that I could lose my stuff without them being near me. I found thins thread helpful because I was extremely curious about some of these things. Thanks everyone for the insight and reasons as to why they were taken out, as well as reasons/ways they could be used on this server, It's just up to the admins and programmers

 

Listen up, newbies. THIS is what you get when you actually use the search bar. You learn a lot more and you don't have to do so much pesky typing.

Kudos to EnterZAX, here.

Another thing that springs to mind when thinking of the griefing potential of sticky pistons is what if towns/spawns/etc. were forced to have a space of a few blocks to nullify the chances of sticky piston griefing? There'd be no way for someone to place a sticky piston within a protected zone to steal anything that way (in my mind).
...Unless you're throwing in the lag factor, in which case, my bad.