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Player detection

I think the observer block should detect if a player is standing on a place (eg if its detector face is facing a block and a player walks on it the players detected)

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June 09, 2018 13:01
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June 10, 2018 21:29

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You can do that easily with commands.
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June 16, 2018 21:14

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also it could only open doors for certain people
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June 20, 2018 18:01

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This can be accomplished with a pressure plate, though I would argue we need a special pressure plate that ONLY detects players and ignores mobs.
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July 19, 2018 07:04

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Another good way to do this in any orientation (wall, ceiling or floor) is to have the observer observe string. Though it will detect any entity that goes through it (Items, mobs, players)
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October 28, 2018 11:16

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Pressure plates and tripwires can already do that. Try using them.
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November 26, 2018 04:41

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The observer block used to be able to do that. I don't know why they got rid of it.
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January 16, 2019 20:26

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It should be another type of block.
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January 21, 2019 16:43

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you can just use tripwire hook
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January 30, 2019 06:38

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Observer + redstone ore will do this as well
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February 16, 2019 12:09

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Pressure plates??? Tripwire??? I think this is a good idea, but this would break many redstone contraptions if implemented. Imagine a self-building staircase powered by observers - if the player was to walk over the stairs, the contraption would fire and possibly break.
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February 21, 2019 11:00

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There are multiple ways of detecting entities already. Few that has not been mentioned being puffer fish or blazes to detect players. You can also use redstone ore to detect entities. :)
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March 11, 2019 04:04

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It should be its own thing, thiugh, like a sensor or something. Because sometimes you might want something that only detects blocks and not players, and sometimes you might want something that detects only players and not blocks.

@JPGongob I see where you're coming from, but it would be nice if we had something more discreet for traps than a pressure plate or even a 54802843 hook (sometimes those are still noticeable).

Edit: *tripwire hook. No clue where 54802843 came from. Stupid autocorrect.
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March 22, 2019 01:13

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Mas um outro bloco (que poderia ter o nome Detector) poderia ser criado para fazer isso, caso contrário, afetaria alguns sistemas.
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March 22, 2019 22:45

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This is actually not needed if u put a string in front of the observer than it will see the player
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March 29, 2019 21:03

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It shouldn’t be an observer block. It should be a different one
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April 04, 2019 13:58

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Should add a new block that does that
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April 12, 2019 21:54

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I made a suggestion for motion sensors.
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June 15, 2019 16:04

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Maybe the observer should be toggle-able as to this potential feature, so people building redstone contraptions don’t have them messed up midway through by their own navigation of the build.
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June 22, 2019 23:57

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You can do that in a normal world if you step on Redstone ore than it activates an observer
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June 26, 2019 01:46

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I think this should be a different block. When building contraptions, you have to remember to avoid walking in front of observers. Also, pressure plates and tripwires can detect all mobs. If you're after detecting just players, I think a different type of pressure plate/tripwire would be better,
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You could easily do that with tripwires, pressure plates, commands, or redstone ore. Also, observers only detect block updates and not entities unless they cause block updates so it wouldn't be fitting for the observers purpose, and besides you can just put string on top of the observer and get the same result but its a good idea it can just be in minecraft right now.
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August 19, 2019 17:54

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That’s an awesome idea that I’ve wanted for a while!
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August 20, 2019 23:03

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YESSSSSS so many redstone traps that I make could be simplified so much by this.
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September 11, 2019 19:21

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you can already somewhat do this by placing string in front of an observer
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September 22, 2019 08:56

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I'm sure a comparator could have a simple use for this, like only detecting players instead of mobs so it's faster or safer to enter animal pens, mob grinders, etc.
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September 30, 2019 01:59

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you can easily pull this off with some string and an observer, you dont need a tripwire hook. just place a string floating and a observer facing it, whenever you go over the string it will change and will put out a redstone output
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October 28, 2019 23:09

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Maybe a new block specifically for entities.
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January 04, 2020 00:37

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What everyone here is missing, is the ability to detect a player that isn't stepping on a block.

I just found this thread as I was looking for a way to detect when a player was passing up through a water elevator. 😉
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January 08, 2020 23:32

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Isnt that purpose of tripwore?
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January 23, 2020 00:37

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That used to be the case. D:

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