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Discuss Minecraft's Redstone systems, including automation, circuits, components, and technical gameplay. Share ideas and feedback on Redstone mechanics across Minecraft. Because Java Edition and Bedrock Edition use different Redstone systems, some behaviors will differ between versions. Please tag your posts with Java, Bedrock, or Both where applicable.

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Weighted Detector Rails

This is a relatively minor addition to the game in my opinion, but it would be pleasant for quality-of-life. In effect, weighted detector rails could be implemented into the game with recipes deviating from the standard detector rails - just replacing the typical pressure plates with weighted ones. These detector rails could serve interesting functions, such as only activating when a minecart driven by a player passes over them, or only activating when a minecart with a block passes over them. This would allow for advanced sorting mechanisms, or more advanced mechanisms a redstone-savvy engineer may be able to come up with.

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    Cool idea, but be sure to vote for yourself as well.

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    Well, I was going to post the exact same idea, but "shorter" : The rail only send a redstone signale if there's an entity in the minecart.

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    Just use a comparator and a chest minecart to do the same thing.

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    This would be super helpful! If it would be possible to also detect if mobs are on the track, with or without a minecart, could be extremely handy to have! It could serve super well for tight builds specialized new farming techniques.