Talk:Minecart with Furnace/Archive 1

On-Off Toggling by Right Clicking
The following is no longer true in Alpha, I can stop a minecart by right clicking it, as long as I'm not holding coal. (Coal seems to ALWAYS toggle on). I have also noticed that the powercart will stop of it's own volition, seems to be when it's failing to push it will stall  and must be restarted by right clicking (but does not require more  fuel).

*Powered minecarts cannot be stopped by right-clicking them; be careful on longer tracks or you could have a runaway minecart.

I will need a bit more research and I will update the main wiki page describing this toggle feature.

Slopes
I've been reading everywhere, including here, that the powered minecarts will only push stuff up a 1/3 slope. However I've got one pushing 2 other minecarts (one with me inside) up a rather long and steep 1/1 climb from the bottom of a map to the surface without fault. Strange? --Cooldudetb 07:55, 31 July 2010 (UTC)


 * I also confirm this, and so do some youtube videos, it appears that if you have a powered cart pushing two or more other carts at the same time it can push you in one of them up a 1/1 slope due to the gaps between each cart bumping the other along. Llamageddon 9:20, 31 July, 2010 (GMT) Edit: Have now added this to important notes.


 * If it's due to bumping, I assume the extra cart has to be between you and the motor. Does it work the other way?  The article doesn't mention it. --Tyroney 20:25, 31 July 2010 (UTC)


 * This is due to bumping. You must other cart(s) between you and the power cart.  You can push up a 1/1 with other cars between you, and on a 1/2 slope.  1/3 is required if the only transportation is your cart and a powered carts.  Inertia is also a factor, which can allow you to push up smaller 1/1 and 1/2 slopes without (or with a small amount of help from) a power cart, although for continuous upward movement, 1/3 is needed if you are the only  cart traveler.  I assume having another cart in front of you in a 3-train would negate the bumping bonus, as the bumper carts serve as time padding, while a power cart cannot be pushed by other carts. --Arlnet 05:50, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

Power life
Once a powered cart has been started with some coal, will it eventually stop, or will it continue to move until stopped?


 * With only one coal, a Powered Minecart will run continually for around 4 minutes. This has been tested and there is a Youtube video on the forums... somewhere.


 * I ran that test tonight and got the same result, except I tried one extra bit, I threw two coal into the minecart right away then sat back, and it ran for just over 8 minutes. It was quite nice to discover this because I'm mining a ways from home and it's nice to not have the new cart get stuck partway back to me. For all I knew, the cart would have only run for 4 minutes regardless of any amount put in... Kanein Encanto 10:16, 25 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks, I was hoping it would go forever so I could create huge circular tracks. Oh well


 * What you could do is have circular end points on each side of the track that keep the Powered Minecart at the other end. Then you can have one Powered Minecart on each end and always be able to get to the other side. Hope this helps :D --Mebibyte 02:23, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

Wood Powered?
Since I find that Coal isn't a renewable recourse, wouldn't it be normal to make it so that you could power the minecart via wood, planks, sticks, etc. with the down side being that you might nee additional carts or essentially more wood to power them due to the fact that thye are obviously not as powerful. What do you guys think? Joshgt2 19:00, 1 September 2010 (CDT)


 * I think you have no idea what the talk page is for. --Moxxy 17:44, 2 September 2010 (CDT)


 * (No, you don't moxxy.) I think the fuel system should work the same way as it works for the furnace, except without the other input. This would allow the player to input any type of fuel wanted, and fuel could be extracted and levels checked at will. An on/off switch would be nice also :P Kisss256 02:25, 21 October 2010 (CDT)


 * The wiki isn't the right place to be discussing this sort of thing. The suggestions forum would be better. The talk pages are for discussing the wiki. DannyF1966 15:23, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Break or brake?
Regarding the word "break" in the last bullet of the Important Notes section: should it be brake (as in the brakes in a car), or break (as in break in pieces)?
 * Well it doesn't do either, so both? 21:46, 19 October 2010 (CDT)

Trivia
Under trivia, the page currently says "Storage and powered minecarts are the first crafted items created from two separate crafted items." What about bookshelves? They're made from planks (crafted from logs) and books (crafted from paper, which is crafted from reed). Also signs (planks and sticks). And wood, iron, or gold tools (though I suppose iron and gold ingots are "smelted" rather than "crafted").