Technical blocks/Unlit Redstone Torch
| Java Edition Alpha | |||||||
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| v1.0.1 |  Unlit redstone torches have an unobtainable item form corresponding to its block ID, which uses the inactive texture. It can be obtained via inventory editors with numeric item ID 75. | ||||||
| Java Edition Beta | |||||||
| 1.6 | Test Build 3 | Unlit redstone torch items can be obtained from the newly added debug chests, mainly from the 17th slot of the 3rd chest from the left, and the 1st slot of the 7th chest from the left. | |||||
| release | Debug chests no longer spawn, preventing unlit redstone torch items from being obtained this way. | ||||||
| 1.8 | Pre-release 2 ;) | Added pick block functionality. This changes the currently selected slot to any containing this otherwise-unobtainable redstone torch item, but does not allow it to be obtained if not already in the hotbar. | |||||
| Java Edition | |||||||
| 1.2.5 | pre | Pick Block now returns the actually obtainable redstone torch item. | |||||
| 1.3.1 | 12w16a | Unlit redstone torch items can now be obtained in singleplayer worlds via the /give command using the respective numeric ID. | |||||
| 1.7.2 | 13w37a | The direct item form of unlit redstone torches has been removed from the game. It can no longer exist as an item in any way, only as a placed block. | |||||
| ? | Added BlockStateTag, which allows to obtain all valid block states of respective block. This tag allows to obtain many technical blocks otherwise cannot be obtained, including unlit redstone torch. | ||||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
| v0.13.0 | build 1 | Unlit redstone torches have an unobtainable item form corresponding to its block ID, which uses the inactive texture. It can be obtained via inventory editors with numeric item ID 75.
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| Any inactive redstone torches placed using this item become active immediately after placement assuming they are not receiving a redstone signal. | |||||||
Names
Item names did not exist prior to Beta 1.0.
- Beta 1.0 - 13w36b: Redstone Torch
- (As block name, item does not exist) 13w37a - 17w47a: Redstone Torch
- The block unlit redstone torch (not its item form, even block itself) has been removed in 17w47a and redstone torch has become generic. Now unlit redstone torch "item" can be obtained without modification, with NBT tag called "BlockStateTag". This command is used in order to obtain unlit redstone torch item: /give @p redstone_torch{BlockStateTag:{lit:"false"}}
- v0.13.0 alpha build 1 - ?: Redstone Torch
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