Minecraft: How To Link Minecarts Together? Minecraft: How To Make Working Trains?
Five unknown facts about minecarts in Minecraft
An example of minecarts being connected, turning into a psuedo-train ( via Mojang)
Some players may not know that Minecarts can be connected, resulting in the mass transportation of resources and players.
If gamers want to transfer resources to and from multiple bases, a large Minecart train is a wonderful option. To prevent the loss of resources, they need to ensure no mobs can walk onto the tracks, which would spell disaster.
Minecarts can be merged by having players push them into each other (Java Edition).
A beautiful train station ( via u/YoheyTheAndroid on Reddit)
Many players do not know that minecarts have a top speed.
The minecarts top speed is eight blocks per second when going straight, and 11.314 when moving diagonally. When the minecart makes a turn, it is technically moving sideways. Therefore, if players make it take consecutive turns, it will move faster than if it just went straight.
This technique will require more rails, however.
Also read: Top 5 most dangerous mobs in Minecraft
Some Cool Uses for Minecarts
Besides its utilitarian function of hauling goods, minecarts can be made to do some cool things. Here are some examples of cool stuff we made for last Saturdays Weekly Workshop.
Rollercoasters: By far one of the most common uses for minecarts is entertainment. You can do some interesting stuff with enough rail, and rollercoasters are certainly fun to experiment with.
Redstone Clocks: Here is a redstone clock I made using a minecart that it set in a circular motion. Redstone wires run from the detectors, collecting a pulse that can be used for redstone machines. This kind of redstone clock isnt usually preferred since minecarts can be glitchy, but it is an interesting use of minecarts.
Just as with redstone, minecarts can be used for just about anything you can imagine. Incorporating minecarts into redstone adds a whole new level of complexity to mechanisms and is fun to play around with. Whether its a minecart subway or minecart mechanisms fully incorporated into complex machines, there are many possibilities.
Whether you want to move ore more efficiently or youre just interested in making something cool, minecarts are a fun, all too often overlooked, tool for creativity.
As always, if you have any questions about how minecarts work feel free to leave a question down below in the comments section.
If you would like to see any of these minecart builds in person come onto the server and type, “/warp minecarts” in game.
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