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Pressure plates are used as a variety of triggers for other activities, such as [[bridge]] raising or [[Trap_design|defensive and trap]] purposes, such as magma or water traps involving reservoirs of said substances. | Pressure plates are used as a variety of triggers for other activities, such as [[bridge]] raising or [[Trap_design|defensive and trap]] purposes, such as magma or water traps involving reservoirs of said substances. | ||
− | Pressure plates send an 'open' command the instant something steps on them, and a 'close' command about 100 ticks after something steps off of them. If a pressure plate sends an 'open' command to a door/floodgate/floor hatch that is already opened, nothing happens. The only exception to this is gear | + | Pressure plates send an 'open' command the instant something steps on them, and a 'close' command about 100 ticks after something steps off of them. If a pressure plate sends an 'open' command to a door/floodgate/floor hatch that is already opened, nothing happens. The only exception to this is gear mechanisms, which toggle their engaged/disengaged state on every trigger from a lever or pressure plate. |
==Advanced Techniques== | ==Advanced Techniques== |