How to make observer in minecraft

How to use an Observer in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to use an observer with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, the observer watches the block in front of it and sends a redstone pulse when it detects a change. You can use an observer to build traps, farms, flying machines, bridges and so much more! Let’s explore how to use an observer.

Sides of an Observer

There are 3 important sides on an observer:

Steps to use an Observer

1. Place the Observer

First, you need to place an observer. If you don’t have an observer in your inventory, you can quickly make one with a crafting recipe for an observer.

The game control to place the observer depends on the version of Minecraft:

2. Front of Observer Watches the Block

The face of the observer watches the block directly in front of it for either block changes or state changes. A block change occurs when a block is either placed or removed. A state change occurs when the state of a block changes (for example: eating a piece of a cake changes the state of the cake block).

3. Back of Observer emits a Redstone Pulse

The back of the observer sends a redstone pulse each time there is a block/state change. The redstone signal is level 15 so it’s strong enough to travel 15 blocks.

4. Place Redstone Dust and a Redstone Lamp

Next, we’ll place redstone dust and a redstone lamp at the output so that you can see the observer activate and send the redstone pulse.

5. Example of a Block Change

When we place a cake in front the observer, it sends a redstone pulse. This is considered a block change by the observer.

6. Example of a State Change

Each time we eat a piece of the cake, the observer also sends a redstone pulse. This is considered a state change by the observer because the state of the cake block is changing as the cake gets smaller.

Congratulations, you have learned how to use an observer in Minecraft!

Things to Do with Observers

Here are some activities that you can do with observers in Minecraft:

How to make an Observer in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft an observer with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, an observer is another important item in your inventory. It is used to detect changes in neighboring blocks.

Let’s explore how to make an observer.

Supported Platforms

An observer is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

Platform	Supported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes (1.11)
Pocket Edition (PE)	Yes (0.15.0)
Xbox 360	Yes (TU54)
Xbox One	Yes (CU44)
PS3	Yes (1.51)
PS4	Yes (1.52)
Wii U	Yes (Patch 24)
Nintendo Switch	Yes (1.04)
Windows 10 Edition	Yes (0.15.0)
Education Edition	Yes (1.0)

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Where to find an Observer in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find an observer in the Creative Inventory menu:

Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE)

Here is where you can find an observer in the Creative Inventory menu:

Minecraft Xbox Editions

Here is where you can find an observer in the Creative Inventory menu:

Minecraft PS Editions

Here is where you can find an observer in the Creative Inventory menu:

Minecraft Nintendo

Here is where you can find an observer in the Creative Inventory menu:

Minecraft Windows 10 Edition

Here is where you can find an observer in the Creative Inventory menu:

Minecraft Education Edition

Here is where you can find an observer in the Creative Inventory menu:

Definitions

Required Materials to make an Observer

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft an observer:

How To Make Observer In Minecraft

This blog post will show you how to craft an Observer in Minecraft that can detect a change in the block it’s facing.

Everything you need to craft an Observer in Minecraft

An Observer in Minecraft a block that looks like a face, and its vital function is to detect a change in the fluid or partnership in front of it. When it detects a change, it’ll send a Redstone pulse. This is a convenient mechanic in the game and can be used in multiple Redstone contraptions.

Here are the items you’ll need to craft an Observer:

How to craft an Observer in Minecraft

#1 Acquiring cobblestone

Cobblestone in Minecraft can be found in abundance in the overworld. Simply mine the stone to get cobblestone.

#2 Acquiring Redstone Dust

Redstone ore can be found in the underground of the overworld. On mining the ore, you’ll get Redstone dust, which can transmit Redstone signals.

#3 Acquiring Nether Quartz

Nether Quartz can be acquired by mining Nether Quartz Ore in the Nether dimension. On mining the ore you’ll get the nether quartz.

#4 Crafting an Observer

Once you have all the items necessary for the observer, simply toss them up on the crafting table as shown in the recipe above, and you’ll have your very own observer.

This ability of the observer to detect changes can be very handy when creating farms in Minecraft.В

What is the give command to get an Observer in Minecraft?

The command to give yourself an Observer:В /give @p observer 1

Build a Flying Machine using an Observer in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to use an observer to make a flying machine.

In Minecraft, you can build a redstone device that uses observers, slime blocks, a piston and a sticky piston to move the machine forward so that it looks like it is flying.

Let’s explore how to make this flying machine in Minecraft (watch our video below for detailed instructions on how we built our flying machine).

Required Materials

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to build this flying machine:

Build the Flying Machine

In our flying machine design, we use slime blocks to build the machine above the ground and then break the slime blocks so that the flying machine appears as if it is floating. You can use this technique to build the machine as many blocks up from the ground as you like.

Watch our video for detailed instructions, but here is what the flying machine looks like when it is done:

How to Activate the Flying Machine

To activate the flying machine, place a slime block down so that you can hop onto the machine. Then place a block on the face of the observer to watch, for example, a dirt block.

Then break the dirt block to start the machine.

The machine should start up and begin to move forward. It will appear as if it is flying.

Congratulations, you just learned how to use an observer to make a flying machine in Minecraft!

Other Things to do with Observers

Here are some other activities that you can do with observers in Minecraft:

Minecraft Observer

An observer can be quite useful for those who wish to create automatic farms or complex devices that do not require the player to physically do anything. In this article, we shall go over how to create an observer as well as give an example as to how they function, because they can be surprisingly complex, yet using them is at the same time rather straightforward.

Required Materials and How To Create an Observer in Minecraft

The composition of an observer is half composed of a common ingredient as well as composed of rare ingredients. The following is what will be required of you:

Gathering cobblestone can be quite easy once you dig in the ground after a while. The Redstone and nether quartz will be a tad bit more difficult. For Redstone dust, you are going to have to mine in the deep slate layer of the world you are in if you seek to obtain it. Nether quartz can obviously only be found in the Nether realm.

Once you have your ingredients, it’s only a simple matter of combining them on a crafting table. After that, you will finally have your observer.

How to Use an Observer in Minecraft

In order for you to understand how to use an observer, you need to first understand how it works. There are two main parts to the observer: the face and the red signal button on the back. If the observing face is facing directly towards a block and witnesses a change with that block, the rear of the observer activates, sending a pulse of sorts. This Redstone pulse will affect and activate any Redstone dust, comparator, repeater along with many other contraptions within its range.

For example, if you were to place a block in front of an observer, this would count as a change for the device which would release a red pulse for anything behind it, and facing its Redstone button on the back.

Continuing on this thought, if some Redstone dust trail was facing the red pulse button of the observer the pulse would activate the dust and by proxy, if the dust was connected to an unlit Redstone lamp, the now active Redstone dust would light the lamp up temporarily.

This of course also means that if the block is destroyed, the observer will count this as another change which will cause it to release yet another pulse.

This is but one example of what you can accomplish with an observer, for the possibilities and contraptions that you can create with the help of such a device are nearly limitless. You have greater options than you might even realize when you consider the way you can set up these observers and the creative methods you can attempt when causing blocks in front of it to change.

Conclusion

Getting the resources for this device could be taxing, especially if you are unprepared for a trip to the Nether. But if you get enough of these observers, farming or even having the general quality of life devices could be an easy reality to obtain if you desire to seek it out enough. How you use the potential of these observers is up to you.