The Minecraft game is constantly evolving: developers regularly release updates in which they introduce new blocks, new mechanics and fix some system errors in the code. Each time, gamers have more and more opportunities to create new mechanisms or architectural structures in the game.
By the way, in update 1.11, a block called “observer” was added to the version for computers. Many players (despite the fact that a lot of time has passed since the release of this release) still do not know much about this block and do not use it. Incidentally, in vain, because thanks to the observer, you can create a huge number of automated systems that will greatly simplify the extraction of resources.
In this article, you will find out why you need an observer at Minecraft. Also get acquainted with an example of a farm that can be made on the basis of this block.
What is an observer doing at Minecraft?
First you need to find out what the mechanics of the block are. Without this knowledge, it is impossible to understand why an observer is needed at Minecraft, and moreover, which structures can be built from it.
An observer is a block that has two working sides (they are two front sides - the back and the front). It is arranged so that the front side receives a signal from some block, and the rear side issues it. Thus, the observer is a mechanism that responds to blocks that are placed close to him (to the right side, of course).
Interestingly, to activate it, you do not need to set any redstone torches or lay wires. It is active by default. Now we can proceed to clarify the question of why we need an observer at Minecraft.
Block purpose
As described above, the observer unit is great for creating automated mechanisms. In particular, farms. After all, plants, whether it is wheat, carrots, potatoes or reeds, ripen sooner or later, and they have to be harvested and planted again. But what if this process can be simplified?
For example, next to the plant block, put the observer block and feed a piston to it. As soon as the plant is brought to condition, a signal will be transmitted to the observer, which he will transmit to the piston, and the piston will cut down the plant, which will safely fall into the funnel and go into the chest.
If with wheat, for example, everything is a little more complicated: to collect it, you need to plant it, then with reed everything is extremely simple. This type of plant is autonomous, and it can be collected without the direct involvement of the player. The automatic system will do everything itself. Similarly with planting potatoes and carrots.
True, we must not forget that the collection of various cultures can be automated with the help of residents. And it is still not known which of the methods - with the help of residents or an observer - is easier and more effective. It all depends on the specific player.
Now you know how to use an observer at Minecraft.
Total
As it turned out, the observer is indeed a very useful block. It will definitely simplify the life of any minecraft, and for lovers of mechanisms it will become a real gift. From all of the above, it becomes clear why an observer is needed at Minecraft.