How-to [Lift] Signs

[abigail Profile]

A very basic plug in, that requires exact placement, but with the size of blocks, its visually easy to exactingly place the signs.

You need: a tleast 2 signs, a solid block for each sign to place on. AND a floor underneath them both (floor, block above, block with sign), so there's no traps with lift signs at the cloud layer to drop someone to their death. even if you can link the signs "there is no floor at your destination" and you (or your would be victim) wont leave the sold ground they are on, looking at the first sign.

1- the signs need to be directly above and below each other. usually by tunnelling straight down or make a noob pillar upwards (hopefully you take down the noob pillar after, they're ugly).

2- [Lift Up] and [Lift Down] must go on the second line of your signs. the 1st, 3rd and 4th lines can have any text or no text. AND no redstone is required to activate. You'll know it was written well when you exit the sign writing scren and yellow text appears in chat "elevator up/down sign created" or some such. [Lift Up] (caps and lower caps are important, and the space) is the lower sign and the [Lift Down] is the upper sign.

Tip: anything that destroys the block the sign is attached to by mining, or if the block is suddenly affected by gravity (like gravel or sand) the sign will pop off like any other sign will and you will lose the connection

Tip 2: trying to use a sign out of alignment(left or right click), or with no other lift sign at all will have red text "this lift sign has no destination." When connected right-click to go to the other sign and you're done. you can get rid of your ladders and your not-quite-noob cobble stairs that clutter up your apartment. or create a highrise with no stairs at all (just be sure to have an actual exit there in case they test lift signs again)

Also: googling this plug-in talks about {Lift Sign} that is private and only the mods and the creator can use. I have never gotten this to work on Twitcraft BUT you can /cprivate a sign and modify the user list so your friends can get in an out with your lift signs. which is even better than {lift} as you can add/remove users. And /cinfo works on a locked sign to discover the owner as normal.

I need: to test the buttons, by placing a button on the opposite side of a sign block, you can make a more subtle sign, i have not yet tested this in Twitcraft. but the 3rd or 4th person asked about lift signs in the last week so this guide is here, now. I also need screen shots, i don't have an imgur (sp?) account that people around here use a lot and i have trouble inserting reasonably sized pictures in phpbb posts. and being succint



WARNING: even if there is a floor if the space is tight around your lift sign, You arrive in the orientation to the sign in which you left, this includes the distance you are from the sign so if you have things in the way you can suffocate using a lift sign in a tight place. i usually have a block behind me when I use the sign so that iI arrive right in front of it and I don't suffocate in the little room below that I am arriving in. I almost died so you don't have to.

[DrTaxPhD Profile]

Thanks abigail!

[asim0v Profile]

Just make sure the X and Z coordinates are the same. I also recommend 2 empty blocks around the sign because you can use the lift and end up inside blocks if you aren't careful. Or you can be like me and not worry about losing a heart or two of health when you use a lift.

The first line on the sign is the floor name the sign is on and will be displayed to the player when they arrive. In the example below, the floor this sign is placed on is called "Lobby." The lift goes up to the first floor. The third and fourth lines can say anything at all.

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Lobby
[Lift up]
To First
Floor
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[PosterAnonymous Profile]

Really? I've never been stuck because of a lift sign! I do receive the "Destination is blocked" message when I'm too far from a sign and a block is in the way, however...

I guess I'm just special.

Great guide, Abigail.

[abigail Profile]

one of my destinations was 2 2x2 room(with 1 1 block thick wall) and i appeared in the wall and started to suffocate. i think if your destination is so many blocks thick or thicker it will give the blocked destination message.

and asim0v puts it best, with the x,z, co-ords, i did not think of saying it that way. and thanks for the compliments.

i kept forgetting there was no walkthrough on this forum and pointing ppl here for [lift] signs, and now there is one actually here

[hamy02 Profile]

I just wanted to note that at the moment, lift sign are non-functional.

[hamy02 Profile]

Alright, lifts are back!

[asim0v Profile]

OMGchad did a quick spotlight of this mod on his show. It walks you through creating lifts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqXhTY6wV1o