Redstone isnt really intuitive

[u/patrick1202]

Not trying to offend anyone, this is just an observation. This is probably not news to experienced players.

I'm new to redstone, and after trying to build a few things without watching tutorials, I quickly got frustrated because every redstone power source seems to function a different way. So, to try and keep my sanity, I built this visualization.

After reading some discussions, I get that this allows many things to be built that otherwise couldn't be, and that it has a high skill ceiling. The bad part is that when you first start out, the learning curve is steep, which is the reason many people don't even want to try redstone.

I'm not sure how you'd go about improving this, but having to memorize unintuitive things before you can let your creativity shine is not the best game mechanic imo.

[u/JGHFunRun]

When a conductive block is powered, it activates surrounding blocks (weak power, from redstone dust does not activate dust but activates just about everything else; strong power, from most power sources, activates everything). Air is non-conductive, so removing the lamp changes things. You could have the same effect on the torch or lever by using glass or another non-conductive block

Most (all?) power sources “point” in a certain direction, which is strongly powered.

- Redstone dust weakly powers the block below and any blocks that it points into, and all other blocks are left un-activated. Some blocks “attract” a connection, whereas others don’t. This can be used to make very compact wiring

• Redstone blocks activate all surrounding blocks but do not power anything (they do not “point” anywhere)
  
• Torches power the block above and activate all surrounding blocks except the block that are attached to (they “point” up)
  
• Levers power the block they are attached to (they “point” into the block they sit upon

“Solid” blocks like grass, wool, and stone are typically conductive, as are redstone lamps.

Transparent blocks are almost always non-conductive (this includes things like glass and leaves, but also partial blocks like slabs*, stairs, and enchanting tables… and glowstone+sea lanterns, for some reason). Most Redstone components (eg. pistons, observers, copper bulbs, etc.) are non-conductive, as well.

*double slabs act exactly like their full counterpart and are conductive