Lever

Lever

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Statistics

Type	MechanismFurniture
Placeable	✔️ (2 wide × 2 high)
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Rarity	00*
Buy	30
Sell	6
Research	5 required

• Internal Item ID: 513
• Internal Tile ID: 132

The Lever is a 2×2 activation mechanism purchased from the Mechanic for 30. It can activate Statues, lights, etc. via ⚷ Interact.

The Lever can be placed on any flat surface, the same as furniture, including on platforms. It can also be placed on background walls.

Despite its depiction as a switch with two positions, the Lever does not need to act as an on/off mechanism. When wired to Dart Traps, for example, activating the Lever will always cause the trap to shoot, the same as a Pressure Plate would, no matter which position the Lever happens to be in.

Notes

• The Lever is identical in operation to the Switch.
  • The Lever is easier to see and activate, as it provides a larger clicking target; whereas Switches can be more difficult to spot and click on due to being only a single tile in size.
  • On the other hand, Levers (somewhat non-intuitively) cannot be placed against a vertical block, as Switches can.
• Paint can be used to identify what the Lever is used for, as well as what each state does. By using a different color for each side, the Lever's two states can be colored differently; this is particularly useful when the Lever does something more complex than an "on/off" function, like switching a Minecart Track junction. Using non-deep paints will allow the ball to be recolored while having minimal impact on the Lever's arm and base.

Trivia

• The inventory sprite shows the Lever switched to the left side, although it is switched to the right by default when it is placed.
• On the Lever's sprite, the base appears to be the sprite of a Pressure Plate, but does not show any of the colors that can come from any of the actual pressure plates.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.2.4: Fixed a bug where only one wire attached to a Lever would work when it is flipped.

• Desktop 1.2.3.1: Fixed bug that allowed levers to be placed and immediately broken.

• Desktop 1.2.3: Now placeable on walls.

• Desktop 1.2: Stack limit increased from 250 to 999.

• Desktop 1.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.