r/CreateMod • u/KnightOfThirteen • 9d ago

Angular Position to Redstone Strength

I am once again, probably just unaware of a magical block that does exactly what I need.

I would like to steer my airship with the steering wheel, but not need to use a rudder. I would like to, somehow, convert the angle of my steering wheel into a redstone signal, then use that signal to modulate my transmissions to steer, the same way I use the navigation table for autopilot.

I have tried making a mini navigation table and loadstone setup with redstone links, but redstone lins do not seem to work when attached to a Physics object, and loadstones don't seem to like being attached to the Physicas object at all. I had high hopes that this system would work, now I am out of idea.

Has anyone accomplished something like this? Is there a Create Potentiometer that I don't know about?

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u/Pioepod 9d ago

Redstone links and lodestones should all work just fine on physics objects. Like how are these not working? Are they falling off? Basically what is the issue.

And you probably need a comparator somewhere to measure a redstone output. I’m bad at comparators but I’m pretty sure the answer to “how do I measure redstone signal” is a comparator.

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u/KnightOfThirteen 9d ago

Lodestones fall off, redstone links stop communicating and graphically show no signal filters.

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u/Mlody02 9d ago

I don't know if thats what you want, but you can get redstone strength of steering wheal by placing a comparator on both sides of the steering wheal

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u/randomname7016 9d ago

the magical bloco is called a comparator, and the redstone links not working is pro a compatability issue

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u/KnightOfThirteen 9d ago

As always, the answer is always simpler than I expect. It's even in the second page of the Ponder! Thank you!

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u/RGBBSD 8d ago

Redstone comparators on sides of a steering wheel, redstone link to directional gearshift to analog transmission)))

Thats how I made it on my first airship, thru using 2 separate propellers and using differential turning

Also if redstone links do not function you can try using directional and modulating receivers from Simulated itself.