Endenite's builder application

Minecraft Username:
Endenite

Have you read the Read Before Posting post?:
I have.

Your favorite thing about redstone:
The relative simplicity compared to real electrical components. Especially the fact that the precise amount of time each component takes to update is known. Though the speed at which the game runs is a bit of a bottleneck.

A build you have made which demonstrates redstone knowledge (This is your trial build):
A four bit ALU, which supports addition, subtraction, OR, NOR, XOR, XNOR, AND, and NAND. Could be extended to 7 bits before signal strength becomes a problem.

Explain what your build does in detail:
The parts of the circuit are (see the image below):

  1. An inverter on the right input, activated during subtraction.
  2. The main gate. Has four outputs: NOR and AND (top right) for the carry cancel tower, and XOR and AND (bottom right) which can be enabled/disabled to perform OR aswell. It’s set to XOR during addition.
  3. The carry cancel tower. Has carry in set during subtraction. There is also a carry out bit at the top.
  4. The final XOR gate, which takes the bottom output of (1), and is configured to xor with the output of (3) during addition/subtraction, or a constant 1/0 for the bitwise operations depending on if the inverted versions are enabled or not.

The control panel lets you pick between one of addition, XOR, OR, or AND, and the last lever turns them into subtraction, XNOR, NOR, or NAND instead.

Images / videos of the build:


Two more images here because I’m not allowed to embed more than one: https://imgur.com/a/h8zFAzZ

What is the name of the warp for your build on ORE?:
Endenite

Provide your results after completing the ORE Binary Quiz:
Binary Quiz completion certificate:

Completed by endenite in 3m14.143s on 3/17/2025, 13:29 UTC.
100.00% accuracy with 0/25 answers given incorrectly.
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1a6w6u052u5548211v4j6v1t035v4o3p4a5e3572m8d3m1e4m8d3q76z

Do you agree with the rules?:
I do.

This application has been accepted!

Please review the FAQ below to learn more about the remainder of the process of getting Builder rank.


FAQ

Q: What is my next step?
A: Join the ORE Minecraft server and request a trial with any available trialers (Engineers, Moderators, and Admins).

The server IP is mc.openredstone.org and the current version is 1.20.4 on Java Edition.


Q: Do I need to trial right away?
A: Nope! You are free to request a trial at any time so long as your application is accepted (which yours is).

Ideally you want to avoid taking too long, so we strongly recommend being sure you can pass before requesting a trial.


Q: How long does a trial last?
A: This can vary somewhat across different trialers, but generally somewhere around half an hour or less. It will often take longer if you aren’t as prepared, so we recommend reviewing ahead of time, especially with help from another member.


Q: What do I need to know for the trial?
A: This can also vary somewhat across different trialers, but here are some of the most important topics:

  • Binary and Binary Arithmetic (Addition/Subtraction)
  • Logic Gates and Bitwise Logic
  • Redstone Adders and ALUs
  • Two’s Complement (Signed Numbers)

A great way to make sure you know what to expect is to ask the specific trialer what you should learn ahead of time.


Q: How often can I retry after failing?
A: There are 2 limitations:

  1. Trials can be done 24 hours after a failed one
  2. Only 2 trials can be done every 7 days

Q: What are the benefits of Builder?
A: There are 2 main benefits:

  1. Permissions to use Worldedit commands
  2. A plot on the Build server (4 times as large as School server plots)

Aside from that, there are also some minor benefits such as:

  • Running and voting in Staff elections
  • Joining the Survival and Seasonal servers
  • Option to progress to Engineer (barring additional requirements are met)
  • Interact with other Build plots (assuming permission from the plot owner)