Redstone Dust

When Redstone Ore is destroyed, it drops 4-5 piles of Redstone Dust. This can be placed on the ground to make a wire system. Redstone can also be crafted into a Redstone Torch (Also known as "Red Torch") using a stick. These items are very useful in the production of more complex Traps or Electric mechanisms.

Other crafting recipes involving Redstone include:
 * A Compass, which is made by placing 4 iron ingots around a piece of Redstone dust.
 * A Clock, which is made by placing 4 gold ingots around a piece of Redstone dust.
 * A Dispenser, which involves Redstone, cobblestone, and a bow.
 * A Note Block, which is made by placing 8 wood planks around a piece of Redstone dust.

Currently, the Redstone Ore can be found underground, often 1-7 blocks above the Bedrock located at the bottom of maps in-game.

The introduction of Redstone was a large step towards interactivity, and brought with it the mechanics of Electric Circuits, making it possible to create circuits linked with switches, buttons, levers, pressure plates and logic gates, which can currently be tied to things like doors, minecart tracks and TNT. It is possible, however, to connect levers, buttons and pressure plates directly to these objects, as the Redstone dust is not needed when said switches are directly adjacent to the objects.

Wires made from Redstone dust will not carry their charge further than 15 blocks, though it is possible to extend their range to a degree by making wire gates, or connecting them to a Redstone repeater.

As of Beta 1.3 Redstone dust glows brighter the closer it is to the source of power, and dimmer the farther away it gets.

Some of the possible uses of Redstone include:


 * Traps (land-mines and similar)
 * Door (automation)
 * Minecarting (junctions)
 * Complicated gate systems
 * Miscellaneous Mechanisms

Redstone used to be "destroyed" when stepped on in-game, but this was changed due to an update, making the idea of "tripwires" no longer plausible.

Redstone dust changes shape depending upon if there is more redstone dust next to it. In order to open a door, the dust must be facing towards the door (not sideways)

Redstone Dust's appearance resembles Glowstone Dust and, to a lesser extent, Sulphur and Sugar.

Related pages

 * Redstone
 * Redstone (Wire)
 * Redstone (Ore)
 * Redstone (Torch)
 * Redstone circuits
 * Mechanisms
 * Traps

Redstone (Staub)