CrimsonStone
Overview
CrimsonStone allows users to do things with redstone that were never capable before. From allowing you to place pressure plates on TNT, to underwater redstone, this plugin is a great addition to any server that has users who like redstone.
No More Redstone Apocalypses!
Ever got exceedingly ticked off when you were building some complex redstone circuit involving water and you accidentally let the water flow on your redstone? Have you ever wanted to build a redstone trap underwater, or under lava, but couldn't? If so, then you might appreciate CrimsonStone.
CrimsonStone mods the water and lava of MineCraft, and adds redstone (and any preset material which you enable in the config) to the list of exceptions (among ladders and sugarcane) that water and lava cannot break.
Here is an image of CrimsonStone protecting redstone wire and a redstone torch.
Unlike other waterproof mods, CrimsonStone's water actually avoids and flows over redstone (once again because of not cancelling events).
To make underwater redstoneering even easier, CrimsonStone also allows you to place redstone underwater.
CrimsonStone can protect any block ids specified in the config file.
TNT Cannons... Without Water.
CrimsonStone can be used to protect your circuits from explosions, too. Now mis-timed TNT cannons won't wreck all your wiring.
It can be used as a circuit-grief protection tool, as normally, active circuit+TNT=sad person, but active circuit+TNT+CrimsonStone=wasted TNT.
Note that currently, it only protects the materials specified in the configuration file, and not the block underneath, so if the block underneath is broken, so will the material.
Here is an image of a TNT cannon working without water:
Armoring affects every block that has an ID which is in the config.
Put Redstone on Anything!
CrimsonStone also extends existing blocks to allow redstone (and indeed almost any other block) to be placed on them. This means that you can have redstone on fences, and rails on glass. Even levers on TNT. This allows for more creative exploits of redstone's power that defy physics, such as a glass rollercoaster.
This is just a glimpse of what can be done with CrimsonStone's override of normal MineCraft blocks.:
Blocks that are modified by CrimsonStone are:
glass leaves pistons glowstone TNT glass panes iron bars fence nether fence ice
Installation
Just drag and drop! The latest version of CrimsonStone is available from here.
Known Bugs
1. You get stuck trying to pass through a gap between fence and nether fence, fence and glass, etc. Attempted fix in next version
2. T Flip-Flops, and other advanced redstone circuits involving pistons do not work properly. To work around this, set Block Override.Pistons to false in the config file.
3. Looking up at redstone/diode shows no texture as redstone isn't meant to be seen from below.
4. On modded blocks, the redstone texture cannot be seen connecting redstone on top of block to redstone below block. Redstone functions normally, however.
Find a bug? Please let me know by posting the traceback along with as much information as possible!
Videos of CrimsonStone
Here is a place for cool videos made by users of CrimsonStone.
Recommended Plugins
CraftBook. This plugin was the first to add new mechanics to Minecraft, and fits entirely with the theme of CrimsonStone. From IC's to minecart ejector blocks, this plugin has everything you need to create a server with more modern technology!
Update 1.5, please !
Awaiting 1.4.7 update, thanks!
@Icynene
Thank you very much! (BTW, Your reply is petty fast :)
I will wait for your update (but I am just not patient enough :P )
@Energy0124
Updated:)
Additionally, don't worry. I'll update this plugin reasonably soon anyways :P
Hello, Icynene!
This is an excellent plugin that I really love (I love craftbook too :), but I have a little request. Would you release the source code of this plugin? I have visited your github repository, but I think that's a quite old version.
As the license of the plugin is GNU Lesser General Public License version 3 (LGPLv3), I just want to know if you would released the latest source code, or if you have already release it, could you tell me where I can get it? I would like to see if I can update the plugin to 1.4.2 for my own use.
Thank you very much! (Sorry for my poor English as I am from Hong Kong.)
Just wanted to say thank you. I realize how much work goes in to this and that there is not a huge base of users. But those of us who do use it really appreciate your work.
@Icynene
@mattekure
Yes, but it will take time.
While not specifically hard, it would still take upwards of ten hours to complete. Given how few people even find this plugin useful, its not really at the top of my to-do list. Expect an update sometime next week.
any chance of a 1.4 compatible update?
@WartyWarlock
Unlike other plugins, if you completely disable something, its not even loaded when CS starts up. So it would be just as if I released a sub-release, without the effort :) There really are only 2 options that you have to disable.
Hello, excellent looking plugin, just one request, I'm really only after underwater redstone, does this sound like it could ever be a feasible sub-release? :)
I know it looks like disabling various options is a viable way of achieving this, it's just I run a very stretched server for some under privileged kids at school, we can only afford the minimum of mods (hand me down host machine) and your seems to be the only up to date plugin that offers this, and also happens to be the biggest request they have!
Just so you know, for some reason this plugin makes all grass under NEW fenceposts turn to dirt.
It's really annoying :(
@ProfX66
Woops. Yea, I think I know why. I'll release a fix for that soon.
While testing your plugin, I noticed that it broke vertical redstone signal on glowstone. I tried turning block override off but it had no effect. It's almost like it makes glowstone no longer transparent (allowing signal to pass through it) to redstone. It would be cool if you could make it not break that.
IF YOU WANT IT UPDATED, SHUT UP AND WAIT! PLUGIN DEVELOPING IS HARD!
CrimsonStone 1.0.2 is now available!
New in this version:
I sincerely apologize for the lateness of this update: I was quite apprehensive about opening up CrimsonStone's project file. It was around 3000 lines of the worst code I have ever written, and was impossible to maintain (yes, it did work). CrimsonStone 1.0.2 is a 95% complete rewrite of CrimsonStone 1.0.1. Smaller file size, less memory usage, all are side affects of this rewrite.
Thanks for using CrimsonStone!
@Icynene
All is updated. Were waiting to long. Please give us our Update!
@elias1979
I'm guessing its not updated for 1.3, but I could be wrong...
I can't find mc-dev anywhere anymore :(
@Icynene
Okay thank you.
@elias1979
A few days after MCP and mc-dev is updated.