[MCPE-14910] Piston Transparency !! Created: 05/Jun/16  Updated: 02/Nov/16  Resolved: 17/Oct/16

Status: Resolved
Project: Minecraft (Bedrock codebase)
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: 0.15.0 Beta build 1, 0.15.4, 0.15.6, 0.15.7, 0.15.90.7, 0.15.10, 0.15.90.8
Fix Version/s: None

Type: Bug
Reporter: Jai Nagle
Resolution: Works As Intended Votes: 3
Labels: redstone

Attachments: PNG File Screenshot_2016-06-05-21-26-55.png    
Issue Links:
Duplicate
is duplicated by MCPE-15020 the pistons Resolved
is duplicated by MCPE-16566 Non-Transparent Piston Resolved
is duplicated by MCPE-17911 Redstone circult does not power throu... Resolved
Relates
relates to MCPE-14199 Fence gates, daylight sensors, observ... Resolved
relates to MCPE-15851 Observers are not consistent regardin... Resolved
Confirmation Status: Unconfirmed
Platform: Phone - Android - Motorola Moto G

 Description   

Pistons are transparent blocks, but they act as a solid block . That is they cut redstone



 Comments   
Comment by Zeb [ 17/Oct/16 ]

If this is WAI, then should pistons act like solid blocks in all cases? For example, if you place a lever on a piston and activate the lever, should adjacent redstone components (redstone lamps, dust, other pistons, etc.) be powered?

Comment by Zeb [ 07/Oct/16 ]

Affects 0.15.90.8 (0.16.0 beta build 5).

Comment by Zeb [ 05/Oct/16 ]

Affects 0.15.10. (Tested on Windows 10.)

Comment by Zeb [ 16/Sep/16 ]

Affects 0.16.0 beta build 4 AKA 0.15.90.7.

Comment by Zeb [ 03/Sep/16 ]

Confirmed for 0.15.90.2. (Tested on Pocket Edition.)

Comment by Zeb [ 01/Sep/16 ]

Confirmed for 0.15.7. (Tested on Windows 10.)

Comment by Zeb [ 27/Aug/16 ]

Confirmed for 0.15.6. (Tested on Windows 10.) This may be related to MCPE-14199 or quite possibly even be the SAME issue.

Comment by Zeb [ 08/Aug/16 ]

Confirmed for 0.15.4. (Tested on Windows 10.)

Comment by AMAN4700 [ 08/Aug/16 ]

Please respond and add the current version if you can reproduce this issue.

Comment by Zeb [ 17/Jun/16 ]

I'm not sure how to feel about this one. Since pistons act opaque in some aspects, you can place redstone components like levers, buttons, and dust on top of them, something that wouldn't be possible if they were fully transparent. If they were fully opaque, you could point a repeater into a piston and power both that piston and the ones above and below, since the middle piston would be strongly powered and would weakly power the others. At the same time, though, pistons being transparent has the advantages of them NOT transferring power to adjacent blocks and not cutting off redstone dust.

There seems to be advantages to both, and I suddenly wish we could have both somehow, like dispensers & droppers or pressure plates. Transparent pistons that act like the Java ones (plus maybe the ability to place levers, dust, and etc. on them, and without the quasi-connectivity bug of course), and opaque ones that can power adjacent pistons, allowing for piston walls that are potentially much easier. What does everyone else think?

EDIT: Made a reddit post to discuss it... https://redd.it/4okfnp
EDIT2: Made a video about it too... https://youtu.be/EFXCX3to7YA

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