[MC-6147] Trapped chests only transmit redstone signal via redstone dust Created: 05/Jan/13  Updated: 02/May/13  Resolved: 10/Jan/13

Status: Resolved
Project: Minecraft: Java Edition
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: Snapshot 13w01b, Snapshot 13w02a
Fix Version/s: Snapshot 13w02b

Type: Bug
Reporter: David Fitzpatrick Assignee: [Mojang] Nathan Adams
Resolution: Fixed Votes: 5
Labels: None

Attachments: PNG File 2013-05-02_02.20.24.png     PNG File 2013-05-02_02.28.08.png     PNG File Trapped Chest.png     JPEG File chest.jpg    
Issue Links:
Duplicate
is duplicated by MC-6751 Trapped chests DON'T emit redstone si... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-6917 Trapped chests do not give off the re... Resolved
Confirmation Status: Unconfirmed

 Description   

Trapped chest signals are not transmitted into blocks the same way redstone dust signals are. You cannot use a repeater to read the signal through a block placed next to the chest.

As chests are not full blocks it makes traps impossible to completely disguise.

Replacing the repeaters with pistons also does not work



 Comments   
Comment by Tails [ 02/May/13 ]

Yeah sure, except the blocks you tested suffer from the quasiconnectivity described in MC-108.

Comment by Avaq [ 02/May/13 ]

It looks like the trapped chest does however power the block directly below it (even if the block is an air block), activating devices that are activated by powered blocks around them, like pistons, dispensers, droppers, etcetera.

Comment by Ethan Allred [ 12/Jan/13 ]

By the way, this DOES work in 13w02a if you use a comparator.

Comment by Meta [ 11/Jan/13 ]

working now (at least it powers the block below where you can stick a redstone torch to)

Comment by Howzieky [ 11/Jan/13 ]

lets hope so Daniel

Comment by Daniel [ 10/Jan/13 ]

Resolved by Dinnerbone. Don't worry guys. Probably in 1 or 2 days they'll release a new snapshot full of bug fixes.

Comment by Daniel [ 10/Jan/13 ]

oh I know it's 13w01a sorry.

Comment by Howzieky [ 10/Jan/13 ]

Daniel, they didn't come out with it yet.

Comment by Daniel [ 10/Jan/13 ]

Confirmed in 13w02a.

Comment by David Marshall [ 10/Jan/13 ]

just found out myself , thought i'd let you know

Comment by Howzieky [ 10/Jan/13 ]

ohhh thanks david!

Comment by David Marshall [ 10/Jan/13 ]

it's a bug that isn't fixed yet.
to get this to work: (using the configuration on the left photo)
you need to update the block underneath the chest after opening the chest
you could for example put a comparator facing this block

Comment by Dark Chowder [ 10/Jan/13 ]

Resolved in 13w02a
Or at least it was supposed to be, it still won't work with a single player, and a repeater. Making it useless still.

Comment by [YT]ZeBests [ 05/Jan/13 ]

Wiki doesn't mentions that it acts like a powered redstone dust nor redstone torch. If this is not a bug, I hope it will change soon because redstone torch is more reliable then the dust.

Comment by Dark Chowder [ 05/Jan/13 ]

He's right though, it should propagate a signal like a pressure plate does for it to be useful.

Comment by Howzieky [ 05/Jan/13 ]

this is not a bug. you need to understand redstone more to understand this. The reason the second pic doesnt work, is because the chest itself is acting like a piece of powered redstone.

Comment by Tails [ 05/Jan/13 ]

Please do not mark unreleased versions as affected. You do not have access to this yet.

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