"Bro really invented Malevolent Shrine": Minecraft community stunned after player creates powerful Insta-Kill Auto Turret
Minecraft has always witnessed players develop unique builds and ideas using the vast resources available. Some players have created extensive machines that can play Minecraft in-game while others have made elaborate contraptions to do the simplest of tasks. The wide array of machinery and redstone-based devices allow for near-limitless possibilities of construction.
Minecraft player u/GenericRedstonGenius decided to up the ante and build a 360° Insta-Kill Auto-Turret that has left the gaming community baffled and stunned. They posted a video of the turret working with deadly accuracy and split-second actions:
Reacting to this clip u/TheOssified hilariously compared the turret to the Malevolent Shrine, which was a shrine from the Jujutsu Kaisen universe that eliminated all enemies that came close to it.
u/StonerHighway joked that this would be their idea the next time anyone kills their dog in-game. This is referring to a long-standing meme where players grief each other in-game for fun. Another Redditor chipped in and added a pun on John Wick.
u/Worgmaster joked that the OP has successfully created a Minecraft Claymore, referring to the anti-personnel mine. Another Redditor countered with a better description and factored in the dangerously accurate nature of the turret.
u/fejable gave up after trying to understand the complicated way in which this turret was designed. He joked that his efforts to pause and slow the video down were in vain. The OP took time to simplify the idea as much as he could and even stated that this build was not 100% stable yet.
Many Redditors tried their best to find ways to circumvent the turret and suggested methods and tricks to escape the deadly arrows. But those methods were shot down equally fast by the OP. Some suggested placing dirt blocks in front of them, while others wondered if a shield could stop them from getting butchered by the turret's volley of arrows.
Most players expressed their surprise and appreciation that such a complicated weapon could be made using only redstone and without the use of any commands.
Some Redditors requested the OP to drop a tutorial so they could surprise their friends with this family-friendly turret while others could not wait to try this in-game.
Minecraft's new snapshot brings experimental changes to redstone engineering
Redstone is an integral component behind some of the most intriguing Minecraft builds; like the player who used redstone and slime to play tennis. The latest snapshot 24w33a brings a host of new changes to existing redstone mechanics. Some of these changes affect toggles while others affect the implementation of redstone-enabled devices.
Here are the changes to redstone engineering as part of the snapshot 24w33a in Minecraft:
- A Redstone wire will now only trigger block updates on those blocks that can receive power from the wire.
- Before any wire causes block changes or modifications, the signal strength of every single one of the attached wires is set.
- When a wire is turned on or off, the connected wires closest to the power source will update blocks first.
- When two wires are equidistant from a power source, the choice of wire to receive the block updates first is randomized.
- When blocks are placed around updating wires, the order in which the blocks will update is based on the direction from where the update is queued. The current priority order is: back, front, left, right, down, and up. Players can now swap the left and right directions if the wire activation is randomized. This rule is applicable even when redstone wires are transmitting signals through solid Minecraft blocks.
These changes are set to revamp how players interact and use redstone-based items and builds. Mojang promises to bring a host of other features and gameplay experiences as part of the upcoming Game Drop.