Because of the recent "Lag" problems due to melon farms, I have created a new melon farm that causes 80% less lag, if built in a 32x32 area. 99% of all melon farms in this server has this design:
I understand why you guys will build this, but it is THE (<--- hence the THE) lag machine. It creates a lot of lag because, if 1 melon grows the entire row's pistons will push, even if there aren't any melons there. Here is a tutorial for my melon farm.
(For the Admins/Helpers of the server: This machine will cause 80% less lag than "Fed X"'s machine because when a melon is detected, only 2 piston will push, unlike the other design where 16 piston will push. And those 16 pistons will push every single time a melon grows, where mine will only push when it is grown under the redstone torch.)
(What I hope to accomplish with this: I hope that dutch will understand that melons are an important part of the server. And understand that if the entire server builds my design, we will have at least 80% less lag. And if the entire server does change to my design, dutch should reactivate AFK machines. And as a result both players and admins will be happy.)
There is a design flaw, thx RaVo. You can still follow my tutorial on the bottom, but you have to adjust it a little. Here is an update:
Start out with this basic layout, piston than glowstone and then cobble on top of the pistons
Then, place the redstone like this, make sure they don't connect, or it become a lag machine.
Then on the cobble, put a redstone torch on every other one
Then put dirt on top of the torches
And repeat
I understand why you guys will build this, but it is THE (<--- hence the THE) lag machine. It creates a lot of lag because, if 1 melon grows the entire row's pistons will push, even if there aren't any melons there. Here is a tutorial for my melon farm.
(For the Admins/Helpers of the server: This machine will cause 80% less lag than "Fed X"'s machine because when a melon is detected, only 2 piston will push, unlike the other design where 16 piston will push. And those 16 pistons will push every single time a melon grows, where mine will only push when it is grown under the redstone torch.)
(What I hope to accomplish with this: I hope that dutch will understand that melons are an important part of the server. And understand that if the entire server builds my design, we will have at least 80% less lag. And if the entire server does change to my design, dutch should reactivate AFK machines. And as a result both players and admins will be happy.)
There is a design flaw, thx RaVo. You can still follow my tutorial on the bottom, but you have to adjust it a little. Here is an update:
Start out with this basic layout, piston than glowstone and then cobble on top of the pistons
Then, place the redstone like this, make sure they don't connect, or it become a lag machine.
Then on the cobble, put a redstone torch on every other one
Then put dirt on top of the torches
And repeat
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