Do you find any problem with Observer Block in Minecraft? Is it not working? If so, you need to find the solution so that the observer block can work well. We have tried to search for some solution to make the observer block work and here are the things that we found.
The Solution of Minecraft Observer Block Not Working
In the Gaming Stack Exchange forum, there is a thread about it. It was made one and a half years ago. The title of the thread is Observer Block Never Working in Minecraft. On that thread, someone describes that the observer block was introduced a while back and he was never able to make it work. Then, he saw someone do a tutorial on how to observer blocks. For him, the observer would never send block updates with redstone pulses. He knows that the block only sends a one second redstone pulse, but it never happened in his case.
There are some people who try to solve this problem in the forum. A user named Ben says that you have the block back-to-front. This side of the block should be facing the object that you are trying to detect an update. Then, the redstone will go in the direction of the arrow on top to the back of the block with the red dot. The thing that you need to note here is the observer must see with its face to be able to observe an update.
Next, another user also tries to give an answer to this problem. He says that the observer is facing the wrong way. The arrow on the observer always must face the direction the redstone pulse goes. You need to permit the face of the observer to point to the sugarcane.
If you have the same problem with him, then you can do what these people say about using the observer blocks. You have to make sure that everything has been set properly so that the observer block can work well.
What is an Observer in Minecraft?
Observer in Minecraft is a redstone-related block. It was added in Update 0.15.0. The observer can be gained only through crafting on a Crafting table. If you want to craft it, the things that you need are 6 cobblestones, 2 redstones, and 1 Nether Quartz.
What is the usage of an observer in Minecraft? It will send a short redstone pulse if the block it is facing gets updated. The observer will find block updates on the face of the red square which is bigger. When it is put, it will be the face furthest to the player. So, it is important for you to know that you should look to the block where the block updates will happen when putting an Observer.
Steps to Use an Observer in Minecraft
You are able to use an observer to build traps, flying machines, farms, bridges and many more. Do you know how to use an observer? You are able to see the steps below to use it. But, before we inform you about the steps to use an observer, you need to know the sides of an observer so that it can work well when you use it. Here are the three sides of an observer.
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- Front. The face of the observer sees the block directly in front of it.
- Top. The top of the observer is the one which has an arrow. The arrow shows the direction that the redstone pulse will travel.
- Back. The back of the observer has a task to send a redstone pulse each time there is a block or state change.
After you know about the sides of an observer, now you can see the steps to use an observer. You have to make sure that you follow the steps carefully to avoid the failure of using it.
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- The first thing that you have to do is to put an observer. Is there any observer in your inventory? If not, you are able to make one. How to put the observer? It depends on the version of Minecraft that you use.
– If you use Java Edition, you have to right click on the block.
– If you use the Pocket Edition, you have to tap on the block.
– If you use Xbox 360 and Xbox One, you have to press the LT button which can be found on the Xbox controller.
– If you use PS3 and PS4, you have to press the L2 button on the PS controller.
– If you use Wii U, you have to press the ZL button on the gamepad.
– If you use Nintendo Switch, you have to press the ZL button on the controller.
– If you use Windows 10 Edition, you have to right click on the block.
– If you use Education Edition, you have to right click on the block.
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- After that, you have to make sure that the front part of the observer sees the block. The face of the observer must see the block directly in front of it for block changes or state changes. It is important for you to know that a block change happens when a block is put or removed. A state change will happen when the state of a block changes.
- Here, the back of the observer will send a redstone pulse when there is a block or state change. For your information, the redstone signal is level 15. So, it is strong enough to travel 15 blocks.
- Next thing that you have to do is to put redstone dust and a redstone lamp at the output. So, you are able to see the observer activate and send the redstone pulse.
- Let’s take an example of a block change. You put a cake in front of the observer, it will send a redstone pulse. It is considered a block change by the observer.
- Another example is a state change. When eating a piece of the cake, the observer will send a redstone pulse. It is considered a state change by the observer since the state of the cake block is changing when the cake is smaller.
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