Redstone

[EpsilonX]

Is there any way to have a redstone circuit that's always on and touching a pressure plate or button turns it off?

[Samus-Fan]

Buttons are timed I believe.
Use a lever, it's an on-off switch. Stick with a stone under it.

[Slay]

You can set it next to a lever, and a button, leave the lever on, therefor activating the redstone, and when you press the button, for the moment it will shut off.

[EpsilonX]

can i do that using a redstone torch instead of the button? I say this because there's a cave, with a secret entrance, and i wanna be able to push a button or whatever on the inside, go through the door, then leave and have it close behind me.

[Slay]

How can you move bricks? And if you want it to be automaticly closed, just use one button on each side of the door, or if torches can be de-activated and reactived, then use that.

[EpsilonX]

I have sticky pistons with bricks attached to them, so when the circuit is on, the pistons are extended and the blocks are covering the entrance. But I only want to be able to open the door from the inside. A lever, i would have to turn off myself. buttons dont last long enough

[Slay]

Hm...
I can't think of anything else, as pads go down the second you step off of them...
Try looking for some redstone mods...

[EpsilonX]

nah, I got it to work. you just gotta be super fast when leaving or it'll crush you haha.

[Slay]

Alright, kool!
But as for the crushing, can't do anything about it, unless you get super smart with the redstone and pull the floor away for a split second. :P

[EpsilonX]

nah, it does half a heart damage, so, it's not bad.

[Synge]

You could use repeaters to add a delay. Of course, the doors would still only open for a second, but it would give you time to get right up to the hidden door before it opened, instead of a press resulting in an instant open. There's no way to increase button activation time without more in depth circuitry (though not too difficult if you wanted to do it).

[Slay]

I didn't think about repeaters... :P

[EpsilonX]

I considered repeaters for that same reason. I should probably do that cuz sometimes it hits me on the way out, otherwise, the door is fully functioning how i want it.

[egg-whites333]

whats red stone sorry im a noob or really a guy has int got the game yet

[Slay]

It is sort of a way to wire things.

[egg-whites333]

oh okay cool

[EpsilonX]

like, you can set down a lever, and use redstone to create a wire leading to something, like a door or a piston, and when you flip the lever, the door opens. so basically yea, its wire.

[egg-whites333]

thats cool makes me even more excited to get it :)

[CraeSC111]

Hey eps you can use redstone repeaters to delay the closing of your secret door. Just set it to four ticks and you have maybe a second before it closes. You can chain multiple together to increase the time.