Tutorials/Endless circling pool

Endless circling pools, also known as AFK pools, will let the player or any player-sized mob that gets in the water circle endlessly around the center. These are commonly used for AFK players in multiplayer so that they won't get kicked off the server.

Most servers prevent players from being idle for too long by kicking them after 15 minutes or more. Even if you use the AFK command (if the plugin is installed), you will still be kicked, so some players make "AFK Pools" to prevent being kicked.

Materials
Here is list of materials you'll need to build an endless circling pool.


 * At least 15 building blocks (such Z stone bricks)
 * A sign
 * Awater bucket
 * A stair or slab (slab requires less materials, so it is recommended)

Construction
The following grids show you how to construct an endless circling pool:

Note: Darker blocks are 2 blocks high.
 * Schematic


 * Layered blueprint

Construction notes

 * You can replace the stone bricks with any solid block.
 * The slab can be of any type. It can be any block one automatically step up onto, that water will not wash away.  It can also be stairs positioned so that it steps from the lowest water up into the water source.
 * The water source block (marked with an S) will flow down, and around to under the sign.
 * After the water is flowing correctly, the sign can usually be removed without making water flow in both directions.

Usage notes

 * The sound that the water makes may disturb the player.
 * Sometimes you may stop moving when in an AFK pool, and will need to manually move the player to start again.
 * Using an endless circling pool may be against the rules of your server, particularly if it has an auto rank system to give benefits for playing longer, or is often near the player cap. So, make sure to check the rules before constructing one.
 * Using this pool will cause your hunger bar to go down, and if it depletes completely, you will start to lose health, so keep some food in your inventory and check often to see if you're hungry or not.

Video
See this video for a demonstration on how to make an endless circling AFK pool.

A tutorial by JL G4M1NG.

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