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Bus Randomizer

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Bus Randomizer
Bus Randomizer 256.png
Bus Randomizer
Type

Multipart block

Physics

No

Transparency

Yes (partial)

Luminance

No

Blast resistance

?

Tool

Any tool

Renewable

Yes

Stackable

Yes (64)

Flammable

No

Availability

Survival

First appearance

v4.4.4

Drops

Itself

Data value

dec: 28 hex: 1C bin: 11100

Multipart ID

pr_bgate

The Bus Randomizer, is a bundled logic gate with 4 inputs and 2 outputs, used to create random bundled outputs.

Obtaining

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Bundled Plate +
Conductive Plate +
Energized Silicon Chip
Bundled PlateBundled PlateBundled PlateConductive PlateEnergized Silicon ChipConductive PlateBundled PlateBundled PlateBundled Plate
Bus Randomizer


Usage

I/O

The Bus Converter has a total of 1 output and 3 inputs. When placed on the ground, the left and right sides of the gate are the 2 inputs. The front is the bundled output, while the back is the bundled mask input. The bundled connections can only connect to bundled cables.

Logic

While either input is receiving power, the bus randomizer continuously shuffles the state of the bundled output using the Java random number generator. The bundled mask input defines a set of colors that are allowed to be enabled. When the mask is zero, all colors are considered to be enabled.

There are two different randomizing modes available:

By default, the gate starts in exclusive mode, in which only 1 of the possible colors are selected and random. There is always exactly 1 output, and the output can never be none of the colors.

The second mode is non-exclusive mode, in which every enabled color has a 50-50 chance of either being on or off. The state of each color has no effect on the others.

Configuration

A shift-right-click with a screwdriver can swap between the randomizing modes.

Applications

The primary use of this gate is for map makers who wish to add a truly "random" (i.e. pseudorandom) aspect to their maps. Such randomness is not possible with traditional Minecraft methods.

This gate is not intended to be driven with the inputs receiving a continuous signal. Instead, it should only receive a pulse when a new random output is needed to avoid a large number of block updates.

History

Version Changes
v4.4.4 Added the Bus Randomizer.

Issues

Issues pertaining to "Bus Randomizer" are maintained on the ProjectRed Github page. Report issues there.




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