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Mechanisms are items that can be activated or activate other mechanisms that are connected to them with wire.

Items

Item Description
Template:Linked icon Wire Connects mechanisms. Can be placed anywhere as long as another wire of the same color is not already present. Can even be placed in mid-air without support. Currently four different colors: Red, Green, Yellow and Blue. Removed with Wire Cutters.
Triggers
Template:Linked icon Switch Triggers activation upon right-clicking. Can be placed anywhere a torch can be placed.
Template:Linked icon Lever Triggers activation upon right-clicking. Can be placed on the floor and on backround walls
Template:Linked icon Pressure plate Triggers activation when touched; different colored plates are activated by different combinations of the player, NPCs and enemies. Can be placed on the floor like furniture, and becomes partially hidden when placed.
Template:Linked icon Teal Pressure Pad Template:Pc icon Triggers activation when touched by projectiles or Companion Cube. Can be placed on the floor, ceiling, or side wall.
Template:Linked icon Timers Once activated, they will keep sending activation signals through the wire they are connected to.
Template:Linked icon Detonator Triggers activation when touched or right clicked, similar to pressure plates. Found in explosive traps underground.
Amethyst Gem LockTopaz Gem Lock
Sapphire Gem LockEmerald Gem LockRuby Gem Lock
Diamond Gem LockAmber Gem Lock
Gem Lock Template:Pc icon Once the Large Gem of the Gem Lock has been placed inside, the Gem Lock will emit a signal.
Template:Linked icon Trapped Chest Template:Pc icon When it is opened, it emits a signal.
Devices
Template:Linked icon Light sources Once activated, they will switch between their 'lit' and 'unlit' states.
Template:Linked icon Doors Once activated, they will switch between their 'open' and 'closed' states.
Template:Linked icon Pumps Liquid will be pumped from inlet to outlet once per activation.
Template:Linked icon Toggle-able Blocks Once activated, they will switch between their 'active' and 'inactive' versions. The inactive version will let things pass through them like furniture.
Template:Linked icon Actuators Like Toggle-able Blocks, but works with almost any block it's placed on.
Template:Linked icon Dart Traps Will shoot poisoned darts once per activation, with a cooldown of three seconds.
Template:Linked icon Super Dart Trap A stronger version of the Dart Trap.
Template:Linked icon Spear Trap On activation, shoots out a spear that deals a lot of damage.
Template:Linked icon Spiky Ball Trap Drops several spiky balls when activated.
Template:Linked icon Flame Trap Shoots out a jet of flame when activated.
Template:Linked icon Geyser Shoots flame for a maximum of about 20 blocks.
Template:Linked icon Explosives Once activated, they will detonate instantly.
Template:Linked icon Cannon Template:Pc icon Depending on where the wire is connected, either shoots a cannonball or rotates toward the side the wire is on.
Template:Linked icon Bunny Cannon Template:Pc icon Depending on where the wire is connected, either shoots a exploding bunny or rotates toward the side the wire is on.
Template:Linked icon Music Boxes Once activated, they will play recorded soundtracks.
Template:Linked icon Statues (some) There are 16 statues that function as mechanisms. The other 67 statues are not. Statue mechanisms can spawn a variety of items, creatures, or teleport NPCs.
Template:Linked icon Chimney The chimney has three states it rotates through: Off and On, and a third state that adds smoke particles.
Template:Linked icon Teleporter When activated, teleports the player and/or any NPCs currently standing/walking over it to another Teleporter connected by wire.
Template:Linked icon Boulder
Amethyst Gemspark BlockTopaz Gemspark Block
Sapphire Gemspark BlockEmerald Gemspark BlockRuby Gemspark Block
Diamond Gemspark BlockAmber Gemspark Block
Gemspark Block Will toggle "lit" and "unlit" states when activated.
Template:Linked icon Template:Linked icon Template:Linked icon Template:Linked icon Firework Rockets Activated through Wire or by right-clicking. Creates pretty fireworks and damages mobs in the explosion. Consumed on use.
Template:Linked icon Firework Fountain Activated through Wire or by right-clicking. Creates pretty fireworks.
Template:Linked icon Fireworks Box Activated through Wire or by right-clicking. Creates pretty fireworks. Does not damage mobs.
Template:Linked icon Confetti Cannon Depending on where the wire is connected, either launches confetti or rotates toward the side the wire is on. Does not damage mobs.
Template:Linked icon Bubble Machine Can be toggled on or off. Creates bubbles.
Template:Linked icon Water Fountains Activated through Wire or by right-clicking.
Template:Linked icon Land Mine Activated when a character or monster walks onto it or when activated by Wire, dealing damage and removing it.
Template:Linked icon Campfires Activated through Wire or by right-clicking.
Template:Linked icon Portal Gun Station Template:Pc icon Depending on where the wire is connected, either shoots a portal, swaps portal colors, or rotates toward the side the wire is on.
Template:Linked icon Announcement Box Template:Pc icon Announces (in the chat) what was written on the sign when powered.
Other
Template:Linked icon Junction Box Template:Pc icon Allows wires of the same color to cross without connecting. Can be hammered.
Logic Gate (AND) Logic Gate (NAND) Logic Gate (OR)
Logic Gate (NOR) Logic Gate (XOR) File:Logic Gate (NXOR).png
Logic Gate Template:Pc icon
Logic Gate Lamp (Off) Logic Gate Lamp (On) Logic Gate Lamp (Faulty) Logic Gate Lamp Template:Pc icon

See Also

History

  • 1.3.1: Gem Lock, Trapped Chest, Portal Gun Station, Announcement Box, Junction Box, Logic Gate and Logic Gate Lamp introduced.
  • 1.2.4: Fireworks now show the wiring layout when selected. Wiring system runs at least three times faster. Longer wire systems get larger gains. Fixed a bug where only one wire attached to a Lever would work when you flipped it.
  • 1.2.3: Gemspark blocks were added and can be toggled. Added infinite wiring support across the map.
  • 1.2: Actuators, Flame Traps, Super Dart Traps, Spear Traps, and Spiky Ball Traps introduced. Pressure plates now have different triggering conditions based upon their color.
  • 1.1: Introduced.

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