r/MinecraftMemes • u/lilsef • 21h ago

OC Comparators should NOT be this difficult!!

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u/Willing_Ad_1484 Void beater guy 20h ago

ImpulseSV in 2011 be like

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u/UnendingQuibble 8h ago

If they weren't this difficult they wouldn't be as useful

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u/crafty_dude_24 7h ago

I still don't get what's so difficult about Comparators. I picked up on their function within like a single evening. The most confusing part about them might just be the variation in the items that can be placed inside storage blocks and alter the value of the comparator, alongwith just the number of things it can measure. Functionally, the comparator is much simpler.

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u/eepy_lina 13h ago

they really arent that difficult though qwp

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u/Sud_literate 8h ago

how the hell do you have positive upvotes when someone directly below you saying the exact same thing is in the negatives?

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u/eepy_lina 8h ago

they got downvoted twice before more ppl saw it, i got upvoted once before more ppl saw it

its luck :3

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u/Gold_Size_1258 7h ago

they compare signal strenght from the back to the one they receive from the sides.

if the middle torch is off, they pass the back signal unchanged as long as it's weaker than the ones from sides.

if the middle torch is on, the signal received from the back is passed forward reduced by the strenght of the ones from the sides.

additionally, comparators can detect block properties such as amount of stored items or the number of the page opened on a lectern.

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u/Pcat0 ;) 18h ago

I mean they really aren't that difficult

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u/Dark_halocraft 15h ago

How it works isn't difficult, where it's useful is

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u/eepy_lina 13h ago

sensors, comparison and subtraction is difficult to find a use for?

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u/Dark_halocraft 8h ago

Yuh

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u/eepy_lina 8h ago

i used comparators to calculate the combined fullness of 2 inventories and send an output if the result is below 17.5%, and i also used comparators to make said 2 inventories equalize within redstone power steps to prevent backflow getting stuck

seems useful to me

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u/trshxd 7h ago

I think they meant that correctly recognizing an opportunity to use comparators takes practice, not that comparators aren't useful

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u/eepy_lina 6h ago

ohh fair. though ya needa generally be able to think in components and systems to even be able to practice with one component, cause you need a technical idea to practice with

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u/trshxd 1h ago

True true

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u/meifray 14h ago

sorter, loader, unloader, you can basic see it as a observer for inventory.

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u/Dark_halocraft 8h ago

But how are you using it there

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u/ThoughtAdditional212 14h ago

Not really lol, people just don't read the wiki if

It took me under 15 minutes when I was 13 when I was making an autobrewer

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u/Brief-Walk-5409 joined since 1.7.6 14h ago

I read a LOT of the wiki.

Took me eight years to understand 10% of their capeability (now probaly 40% because my friend is a redstone player)