Even worse about the heavy-weighted pressure plate, it takes 150 mobs or items to fill it up to the max. but entity cramming exists so that basically means that you can only ever put 25 mobs onto a heavy-weighted pressure plate for a max signal strength of 2 without toying with the game to make the entity cramming limit higher.
Maybe it could be used as a warning system for a mob collection chamber thing, once it hits 20 mobs it turns on a light or a note block that will let you know when it is getting close to entity cramming. other than that, I can't think of any other good uses with redstone.
@ivan-the-crafter That's the problem, the only way to get it to a signal strength of 15 is with 150 completely different items (because with the same item it would group it up).
They were added before entity cramming was added as a rule, so older mob farms were able make use of them. A good example is when enchantment XP levels went all the way up to 50* and you spent ALL of the required levels for the enchant you wanted, not just 1-3 like you do today. Using the iron pressure plate, you could make a spawner XP farm that accumulated mobs up to the point that it would give you exactly 50 levels worth of XP and then automatically shut off and/or notify you it's ready for the next harvest. *Edit: okay turns out they reduced the max enchant level to 30 in 1.3.1 and added weighted pressure plates in 1.5, but the rest of the point still stands as they didn't reduce the enchanting XP cost until 1.8
@@bakwanrebus_ same here, i think our generation will slowly heal and give place to the next generation and their brain rot phase. I really do hope we fulfill the regeneration.
I remember when they added these before item merging was a thing. They were a lot more useful back then, but admittedly, they still weren't that useful
@@jeremypanjaitan4039 yeah wasting half of your inventory space to hold the keys to your door, and then taking the time to throw them all on the ground, is totally not dumb at all
I feel like it would’ve been better if the iron pressure plate acted exactly like the gold pressure plate, but only for mobs; Ike the stone pressure plate.
to be honest, that knowledge isn't that essential. I don't think very many people will watch this video and use the heavy/light weighted pressure plates for something
@ivan-the-crafter I don’t either, but I’ve always been curious to how it works, even if I haven’t thought about it in a long time. As a kid, I would drop anvils onto them in creative to no avail, and I remember being like, “If dropping anvils won’t activate a LIGHT pressure plate, then what would a HEAVY one take?”
I've played this game for over a decade now, but I didn't know what gold and iron pressure plates can do! Thanks, bro. This might be helpful for my map! Sub for you.
@ivan-the-crafter An old-school Minecraft adventure map with RPG elements: go through different locations, complete interesting quests, and progressively get stronger to finally prepare slaying the final boss. Pure vanilla, no mods, only command blocks.
I've been playing Minecraft since 2013-2014 and never knew this lol, only knew the difference between wood and stone pressure plates, but not the other ones.
You could also use the pressure plates like a clock. Place a dirt on it and use some torch negation to keep it off while the PP is weighted but when the dirt despawns it rings a bell or something. Makes for a useful timer but also good for other applications
i left that out for the same reason i didn't talk about the difference between the cherry and mangrove pressure plates. the blackstone pressure plate is just a re-skin of the stone one
Yo I think you did it. Tutorial videos about Minecraft info most people don’t know. I’ve played the game since before the iron and gold pressure plates were added and I had no idea their mechanisms worked in such a weird way. Good video.
crazy how I've played Minecraft since 1.5, and currently working on computational redstone, and never knew this! my most heartfelt thanks my man. you made the video we didn't knew we wanted
I think it is weird they never made it so that merged item entities counted differently from when they were merged, like if it was 2 merged it would count the same as if it was 2 individually. Also, I don't think I've ever seen the iron pressure plate used in a redstone contraption, honestly, but I guess I haven't really looked into that much niche redstone these past 11~ years
im glad this helpped (: if you need it, ive been working on a series covering the other redstone components as well. ruclips.net/video/LtYcZ_TH1Wg/видео.html
Wow I didn’t know about the incremental signal increase(if it’s unique items on it) with the gold pressure plate & iron pressure plates increase signal per 11 entities
2:40 I wonder... Could you pacify a pillager outpost with doors and pressure-plate traps? It would be a slow process, but the pillagers would be eventually trapped and would not spawn new.
I always knew iron and gold pressure plates were useless outside of perhaps decoration. Never used pressure plates much in Minecraft mysel, usually a secret door if that
that would be from the music. I forgot about that, but I used a remix of music disc 5 (link in description) which included a couple bits of audio from other non music parts of the disc. if you listen carefully, you might be able to hear another one right at the start though I turned the volume on that one down
If the laggy video makes you think you're below other youtubers, you're not. To me, that's the authenticity sign. I see youtubers like that and i get attached quickly.
you'd think that the gold one would be the heavy pressure plate since gold is heavier than iron, but knowing what they do makes it make a bit more sense
The iron one seems like it shouldn’t be in the game. Like it seems like there should be in between plates for like 2 3 and 4 but instead it goes straight to 10. Almost seems modded
I know you explained the different uses but I still feel like we would've been ok with only 2 types of pressure plates, one that is activated with items or mobs and one that is only mobs.
That would be the Axiom builder tool thingy from the Axiom mod. It is essentially a world edit type tool. its very helpful when I need to hollow out a large area, clone, or move something. I will warn you, if you ever install that mod, you will find it very difficult to not use it.
Is this the same for both Bedrock and Java? Nevertheless, this is super interesting. I might never use this knowledge but I still appreciate at least knowing the differences now. I like the idea of having people stand on multiple plates at the same time in order for them to be activated though… maybe someday!
what resource pack do you use for the numbers on the redstone and pressure plates, and the red bit showing the iron door is being powered? and are the villager eyes from a different resource pack?
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Even worse about the heavy-weighted pressure plate, it takes 150 mobs or items to fill it up to the max. but entity cramming exists so that basically means that you can only ever put 25 mobs onto a heavy-weighted pressure plate for a max signal strength of 2 without toying with the game to make the entity cramming limit higher.
Maybe it could be used as a warning system for a mob collection chamber thing, once it hits 20 mobs it turns on a light or a note block that will let you know when it is getting close to entity cramming. other than that, I can't think of any other good uses with redstone.
@ivan-the-crafter That's the problem, the only way to get it to a signal strength of 15 is with 150 completely different items (because with the same item it would group it up).
@@Finity_twenty_ten might be an interesting speedrun. getting a heavy weighted pressure plate to a power of 15
@ivan-the-crafter Lol
They were added before entity cramming was added as a rule, so older mob farms were able make use of them. A good example is when enchantment XP levels went all the way up to 50* and you spent ALL of the required levels for the enchant you wanted, not just 1-3 like you do today. Using the iron pressure plate, you could make a spawner XP farm that accumulated mobs up to the point that it would give you exactly 50 levels worth of XP and then automatically shut off and/or notify you it's ready for the next harvest.
*Edit: okay turns out they reduced the max enchant level to 30 in 1.3.1 and added weighted pressure plates in 1.5, but the rest of the point still stands as they didn't reduce the enchanting XP cost until 1.8
This feels like a video from 12 years ago. It feels nice.
: D
thank you
i agree. i'm tired of seeing fast paced videos trying to keep you engaged the type of modern youtube videos
@@bakwanrebus_ same here, i think our generation will slowly heal and give place to the next generation and their brain rot phase.
I really do hope we fulfill the regeneration.
Kinda reminds me of the old sethbling videos
Been playing Minecraft for 12 years and still needed this video 💀
you’re not alone
Me for 4 ½ years
Fr
All old mc players never used redstone (except for pistons, lamps, levers and pressure plates) so it's fine
Exactly the same for me
I remember when they added these before item merging was a thing. They were a lot more useful back then, but admittedly, they still weren't that useful
lol
bringing 15 unique items for my secret base entrance is very optimal and not at all stupid
@@jeremypanjaitan4039only takes one slot though with a bundle!
@@jeremypanjaitan4039 it's a good way of keeping out anyone that doesn't own a pickaxe
@@jeremypanjaitan4039 yeah wasting half of your inventory space to hold the keys to your door, and then taking the time to throw them all on the ground, is totally not dumb at all
thank you for this, ive never understood the differences for YEARS
i don't think many very people do.
if we name the same items differntly using an anvil will they be considered as different entities or same?
they will be considered different and not stack. I never thought of using that
Genius idea ngl
@ivan-the-crafter What if you used items that don't stack automatically? Stone tools would be cheap.
Yeah, it works.
Good to know! I've never used an iron pressure plate with redstone before, and only gold plate for afk fishing.
I don't think I've ever seen someone using an iron pressure plate. There are very few places where it would be used.
@ivan-the-crafterat least it looks good
I feel like it would’ve been better if the iron pressure plate acted exactly like the gold pressure plate, but only for mobs;
Ike the stone pressure plate.
maybe Mojang could introduce a diamond or copper pressure plate that could do that. that would be cool
@ivan-the-crafter the polished blackstone pressure plate had potential but they didn't do anything different to it except crafting :(
@ yeah, it’s sad they only/mostly make cosmetic features now.
I was today years old when I learned how heavy and light weighted pressure plates actually work. I have been playing Minecraft since 2012.
to be honest, that knowledge isn't that essential. I don't think very many people will watch this video and use the heavy/light weighted pressure plates for something
@ivan-the-crafter I don’t either, but I’ve always been curious to how it works, even if I haven’t thought about it in a long time. As a kid, I would drop anvils onto them in creative to no avail, and I remember being like, “If dropping anvils won’t activate a LIGHT pressure plate, then what would a HEAVY one take?”
this video gives off such a 2010's tutorial vibe
in a good way 🔥
that seems to be agreed upon by half the people who have watched this
this is short, sweet, and straight to the point, i like it! also i didn't know this, so this is cool to know!
im glad you enjoyed it
I've played this game for over a decade now, but I didn't know what gold and iron pressure plates can do! Thanks, bro. This might be helpful for my map! Sub for you.
what kind of map are you making?
@ivan-the-crafter An old-school Minecraft adventure map with RPG elements: go through different locations, complete interesting quests, and progressively get stronger to finally prepare slaying the final boss. Pure vanilla, no mods, only command blocks.
@@rationalisticthepooh very cool. the Minecraft map creation stuff has always interested me
Well made vid! I'm glad you've been blessed by the algorithim and you're getting a lot of views, hope your channel grows :)
thank you
I've been playing Minecraft since 2013-2014 and never knew this lol, only knew the difference between wood and stone pressure plates, but not the other ones.
Jeez, You have only played for a year?
@EdinoRemerido no?...
@EdinoRemerido not all MC player is a decent redstone engineer
What a coincidence! I was just searching abt this the other day
Great video good sir :D
I'm glad you enjoyed it ( :
Very cool! The use cases for the weighted pressure plates are quite niche but interesting! :)
I'm sure it would come in handy to at least one person watching this... No idea how but it exists for a reason.
You could also use the pressure plates like a clock. Place a dirt on it and use some torch negation to keep it off while the PP is weighted but when the dirt despawns it rings a bell or something.
Makes for a useful timer but also good for other applications
Legends say he's still trapped in that box
you could let me out instead of telling stories about my current situation
And now I know what each plate does after 15 years.
better late than never
@ivan-the-crafter Maybe. Not sure if I will ever find a real use for them, but I still have 60 years to live and play Minecraft.
but... there's a fifth... the Polished Blackstone Pressure Plate...
But it works just like the stone one
@@guilhermerafaelzimermann4196 yeah your right...
it works just like the stone one
i left that out for the same reason i didn't talk about the difference between the cherry and mangrove pressure plates. the blackstone pressure plate is just a re-skin of the stone one
yes, they are not the same, these tables have different textures
forgot to mention that
It's never too late to watch a video of how an iron/gold pressure plate or a comparator works
better late than never
You should be a teacher because you explain very well
thank you (:
bro answered our one of the biggest questions ever, thx so much
im glad you liked it
They truly have the most ignored individuality: I know not a single person who has actually taken the time to check how each one really works.
well now you know, and I assume you know yourself.
Weird how gold is used for the light-weighted pressure plate when gold is 2.5 times heavier than iron in real life.
I had to re-record the beginning of the video because I got it the other way around. I don't know why its like that
@ivan-the-crafter Minecraft logic, I guess.
@@Drakonus_ yep
Yo I think you did it. Tutorial videos about Minecraft info most people don’t know. I’ve played the game since before the iron and gold pressure plates were added and I had no idea their mechanisms worked in such a weird way. Good video.
I’m glad you liked it
crazy how I've played Minecraft since 1.5, and currently working on computational redstone, and never knew this! my most heartfelt thanks my man. you made the video we didn't knew we wanted
SOMEONE LET ME OUT!!!!
Once you fall for the diamond bait, you are forever trapped!
No
No🗿
Just break the pressure plate in which u standing
@@DR_GAMERZ2004 oh... i never thought of that....
I guess I can make another video now, thank you (:
You hit the jackpot with that one video. Good job!
Thanks
I think it is weird they never made it so that merged item entities counted differently from when they were merged, like if it was 2 merged it would count the same as if it was 2 individually.
Also, I don't think I've ever seen the iron pressure plate used in a redstone contraption, honestly, but I guess I haven't really looked into that much niche redstone these past 11~ years
wonderful video! I've been trying to learn redstone and this was really helpful to learn abt them :DD
im glad this helpped (:
if you need it, ive been working on a series covering the other redstone components as well.
ruclips.net/video/LtYcZ_TH1Wg/видео.html
Thanks!That helped a lot.
your welcome. ( :
I remember accidentally crafting 20 iron pressure plates and being so mad about waiting all that iron.
would be fun to see more pressure plates that have more utility, imagine one that puts signal equal to the amount of items in inventory
that could be cool. might be a fun idea for theft detection to see if someone walks out with more than they had when they walked in.
Wow I didn’t know about the incremental signal increase(if it’s unique items on it) with the gold pressure plate & iron pressure plates increase signal per 11 entities
2:40 I wonder...
Could you pacify a pillager outpost with doors and pressure-plate traps?
It would be a slow process, but the pillagers would be eventually trapped and would not spawn new.
The moment you go out of render distance they all despawn and respawn elsewhere
What if you bring name tags with? I always do that to keep skeletons around in my Creeper traps
Iirc the light weighted pressure plate counts stacks of items. So if you throw two full stacks of the same item it would count as two.
Thank you I always knew that they were different but never actually learned the differences and how they work
im glad I could help.
Representing teammates with dwags was savage 😂.
Thank you, very useful information and clear explanation
your welcome. thanks for watching
I always knew iron and gold pressure plates were useless outside of perhaps decoration. Never used pressure plates much in Minecraft mysel, usually a secret door if that
Thx
I swear that was useful
Ur a life saver
: D
That door trap with the diamond as bait was hilarious! So simple, so obviously a trap, and I totally would have stepped on it all the same.
if you did step on it, you could easily mine the pressure plate or the door
Man your underrated
+1 sub
thank you ( :
DUDE THANK YOU SO MUCH I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A SCORE SYSTEM AND I CAME ACROSS THIS VIDEO
oak press with item
stone no press with item
light weighted press with some item
heavy weighted press with many item
I wish a pressure plate that worked with only players existed.
that would be very nice.
1:02 why do I hear a shrieker ?!
it's a redstone world, and some nearby contraption probably makes uses of shriekers and other sculk blocks
that would be from the music. I forgot about that, but I used a remix of music disc 5 (link in description) which included a couple bits of audio from other non music parts of the disc. if you listen carefully, you might be able to hear another one right at the start though I turned the volume on that one down
@ivan-the-crafter oh okay I understand !
before that, i only knew about the wood one pressing with items and the stone don't pressing with items.
For most people, that is enough
If the laggy video makes you think you're below other youtubers, you're not.
To me, that's the authenticity sign. I see youtubers like that and i get attached quickly.
its laggy?
As a Pokémon player, I think this is awesome!
Oops this was supposed to be a comment on the Pokémon video
The ending lol
Now i know why the iron and gold pressure plate have light and heavy name
you'd think that the gold one would be the heavy pressure plate since gold is heavier than iron, but knowing what they do makes it make a bit more sense
After studying 5 hours of mechanics, while watching this video i still felt like i was watching lecture videos
Been playing since 1.8 and never knew this lol
you're not alone
I've been playing since 1.5 and never knew this either
can you please make a tutorial for the door that opens only when all players are there
sure. I can do that
You can easily achieve that with a redstone AND gate. There are many videos of it
This one went VIRAL!!!
not sure if 50K views is usually considered viral, but its good enough for me
Very informative thankyou
you're welcome
Why is this not talked about by mojang? Do they even know about this feature THEY added to THEIR OWN GAME?!
well, it was added in a Seecret Friday update...
You're not getting out of that iron door trap. You're stuck in there. Forever.
(For the people who don't get jokes, this is one of them)
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Always knew they were different, but i thought it was the time they stayed activated
I forgot to mention the activation time. which is all the same
The iron one seems like it shouldn’t be in the game. Like it seems like there should be in between plates for like 2 3 and 4 but instead it goes straight to 10. Almost seems modded
im sure there is a use for it, but you got a point
both entity cramming and item merging were introduced after iron pressure plates (which, uh, made them a lot less easy to get to high power)
@@andrewwang7699 I didn’t know that. Cool
I know you explained the different uses but I still feel like we would've been ok with only 2 types of pressure plates, one that is activated with items or mobs and one that is only mobs.
yeah, that just about what anyone ever uses them for.
I didn't now that thing with golden and iron pressure plates
love the video
( :
thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaank u sooooooo much
you know the good part, i subbed you
: D
I use stone cause a dropped item won't open my doors.
just got to make sure that no creepers step onto your pressure plates...
Thx for making a normal ass Minecraft video
would would you define as a normal one?
@ivan-the-crafter like that it isn't super overproduced, content-farm slop
@@chaos5411 well if I did that, then it wouldn't be fun to make these videos
what is the mod that says the number of the redstone limit
I’m using the Redstone Tweaks resource pack
modrinth.com/resourcepack/redstone-tweaks
@ivan-the-crafter thank you
@@benstoic no problem
Didn't stone plates activate also when there are 256 items?
stone pressure plates have never been able to detect any amounts of items
Just learned this. I thought they were all the same. Also, what resource/texture pack do you use?
I use the Redstone Tweaks resource pack
really nice video
thank you
What is that thing to the right of your hotbar? I see things there in lots of videos, but none ever mention it
That would be the Axiom builder tool thingy from the Axiom mod. It is essentially a world edit type tool. its very helpful when I need to hollow out a large area, clone, or move something.
I will warn you, if you ever install that mod, you will find it very difficult to not use it.
@ivan-the-crafter Thank you!
when were stone pressure plates added?
Alpha version v1.0.1 July 2nd 2010. The same update that added redstone dust and levers
@ivan-the-crafter wack. I only ever remember wood, iron, and gold pressure plates :O
Thanks for the info!
What Redstone texture pack are you using?
I’m using Redstone Tweaks
modrinth.com/resourcepack/redstone-tweaks
Is this the same for both Bedrock and Java?
Nevertheless, this is super interesting. I might never use this knowledge but I still appreciate at least knowing the differences now. I like the idea of having people stand on multiple plates at the same time in order for them to be activated though… maybe someday!
sky overlay texturepack ?
it is a mod:
modrinth.com/mod/better-clouds
what resource pack do you use for the numbers on the redstone and pressure plates, and the red bit showing the iron door is being powered?
and are the villager eyes from a different resource pack?
I use the Redstone Tweaks resource pack for the redstone
modrinth.com/resourcepack/redstone-tweaks
im not quite sure what you mean about the villagers
Наконец то что то полезное
Oh wow what a video
oh wow what a comment
Very good video
thank you
@ivan-the-crafter 👍
Am I the only one who thought that this was from 2014?
and yet has got all the latest info from 2025!
What’s this texture pack
its Redstone Tweaks
modrinth.com/resourcepack/redstone-tweaks
Thx
interesting
Copper pressure plate when
there isnt ome
it would be interesting to see what that one could do.
@ that’s why I said when
@@hkayakh thought you mentioned when there will be a explanation of the copper pressure plate
@ivan-the-crafter it could probably power things with lightning, because lightning needs more uses tbh
I already knew all of this.
Now the real question is, have you ever used a heavy weighted pressure plate?
@ivan-the-crafter Yes I have.
@@Nyaalexi what did you use it for?
LAG
Clickbait
How?
@@DreamTeam-o3h maybe I went too in-depth
@ivan-the-craftertheir minds were too feeble to comprehend the heavy weighted pressure plate
@@DreamTeam-o3h It's Bedrock edition
@@fica1137 no it java