Hello everyone, I am here to present you some RP I have done lately. Everything written here, is based on what we know of Redstone.
See ==> https://www.lordofthecraft.net/topic/97078-redstone-wiring-and-its-properties/ For more information.
Based on my research done in game:
http://imgur.com/aBb1ayW,vyCg6hG,nKYpHay,aq6Ku0k,uEq6yGi,vB3qQeo,yGDy8UU#0
Lightning bolts, being too powerful to be held down and controlled needs to be reduced. By that idea, Jeth created a Coil Capacitor with a ground ( http://imgur.com/4Hmdhqs ), that will remove all the extra energy that can't be held inside the redstone blocks. A certain % (About 20%) of the lightning bolt is held in those capacitors and can be used for basic use, but it can only be used one time (since the electricity will be discharged in whatever way in finds). These equations can demonstrate the logic behind these (The signal is lost after 15 redstone block and needs to be re-activated)
P(15)=I(15)xR(rl)
Therefor, I(a)=P(v)/R(rl) R(rl)=P(v)/I(a)
P=The power in total (How many blocks in can send energy to
I=How many blocks are left to be powered (Lets say P is at 10, then I is at 5)
R= Resistive load, anything that drains the energy
There's also the W, (PxI) which means how strong it is (and most likely if it will knock you out, kill you or just tickle you) And we can do up to couples of side stuff with such research, maybe the use of redstone lamps, but I wasn't able to research on those, yet.
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This knowledge, we all know it, but to put it to good use? Jeth created a balistica, or should I say modified it. (Nothing too advanced in technology). The principle is quite logical behind the weapon, we attach a redstone rope to the arrow that will be shot down to the undead enemies. Lightning will be furnished by their attack (since there's always lightning when they attack) and we use their own force against themselves. The ground around them (Clay, as where I am currently RP) would conduct the electricity (energy) and give a big shock (maybe fatal for undeads, to be tested).
(picture of actual build http://imgur.com/LEjuUFq )
All these research have been funded by both Vanderfell and Polaris