Talk:Minecart


 * The "Energy Conservation" section needs to be reworded in easily understood english, and then summarized. If the numbers are necessary, use them in a separate paragraph from the explanation in an example. This way the idea and the practical use are separate, making the it much easier to read. -KinoftheFlames 07:41, 26 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Needs a explanation of how to build tilted slopes? or is there one somewhere else?


 * Any chance of moving storage-carts to its own page? I don't like the redirect. --Arlnet 05:53, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

Lava/Water
Should probably discuss how they effect minecarts. Yes no? Zetal
 * Could go to trivia. according to my (not quite intentional) tests, minecarts can be lit on fire by turning right next to a fire or lava block, which does not hurt the player. Turning next to water blocks can extinguish the minecart. I have video proof here (lava lights cart on fire and water extinguishes it about 20 seconds later in the video).
 * Yes, flamming minecarts DO NOT burn player/mobs. However, if u turn the minecart next to lava AGAIN, it will burn some mobs (i dont think its burning chickens...dont know why). ive been messing around with this and made cooked porkchops. wont burn player.--Teoh 20:11, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
 * still looking into the flamming minecarts. been testing it alot recently. joining the pigs in the oven, I've been burning in the minecarts as well on occasion. I'm trying to look into the cause of Burning the riders in minecart when u turn by a lava pillar.--Teoh 02:58, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

Minecart/Mine Cart
So why is the incorrect one-word title the standard wiki form of referencing this object? Just wondering. JohnnyMadhouse 05:02, 9 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Because they are named Minecart in one word in the game. Taurentius 18:37, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

To: JohnyMadhouse

the correct spelling should be Mine Cart. From: --Cr@zy4mus1c 16:36, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Cape
I've found that if you ride a minecart (dunno if it's just during the holidays) you instantly get a cape with a christmas tree on. Can somebody confirm that this happens to everyone? Cahootie 12:00, 24 December 2010 (UTC)
 * You always have the cape on, it's not special to minecarts. Just look in thirdperson. – ultradude25 ( T at 06:11, 24 December 2010 (CST)

Walls
I've noticed that walls next to a minecart slow it down significantly. Not sure if a roof above them does, but I think this should be added to the article, but not sure where... maybe the speed section? --Cornpopz 04:20, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Pig booster glitch break
It seems that when you get into bed to skip night time, or an unmanned pig minecart collides with something, the glitch breaks until it is manned again. Is this significant to add and/or can anyone confirm this? The Burnt Fish 22:16, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

Pressure plates
I just discovered that minecarts can activate pressure plates! Very useful! Taurentius 18:37, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

Glitches
I found that when I log into my world, the minecarts stop and lose all momentum if they were moving before.

I personally have issues since 1.5_01 where any minecart track over .4 K (400-500 meters/blocks) will crash Minecraft, and when I start again, I will have dropped a block as if I had broken the minecart, and four new minecarts will have spawned. This will happen every time I do so. Confirm if it is a common bug or not? HoodedWraith 11:17, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

So I've discovered that it works fine on a single rail system, hacked world to attempt to obtain similar results. My main railway world appears to have far too many rails to support; there are several rail-fed mines down to the bottom, as well as several opposing long-rail systems. HoodedWraith 08:09, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

I have found that it is possible to activate a lever while sitting in a minecart, but not a button. EpeeGnome 07:01, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

Fall Damage
Changed the damage on fall damage. As of 1.6 (I think), fall damage in minecarts has been fixed and is now dealt properly.

I am now examining the mechanics of falling through water (and lava), but first short tests seem to show, that there is no reduction of water at all. It seems, carts collide directly with the surface of water and deal falling damage for the height dropped until the surface.

I will update this here, unless there is someone out there who has the results already. Sistason 20:31, 10 June 2011 (UTC) If you instead bump against any block or get tangled by an powered track in off-state, you don't recieve any falling damage at all! I don't know, if that's new or somewhat "unknown", but this could be added in the article right after falling damage. Also, this allows for secret entrances, such as falling directly through a lava lake with water right underneath in the same way you could on foot, with no damage from the fall, but also without 3 spaces of water. What do you think? Sistason 22:14, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Carts don't collide with the surface... They fall through any fluids with no resistance, but with the effects (drowning and getting fire damage). The important part is that damage from the fall is only dealt, when you roll out slowly after any distance after the fall.

Lava Boats
Could someone confirm their usage as boats in lava as of 1.5 and edit the wiki appropriately? I'd do it but it's another hour before I get off work to confirm it. --Theothersteve7 19:48, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Speed
I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong, but has anyone else noticed that travel via minecart is actually SLOWER than walking? I tried riding a minecart backed by a powered minecart all the way to a long section of track I built and back, and it took me about 3/4 of a day. I then took the same trip by walking over the tracks, and it only took me 1/2 a day. Setup of the minecarts and possible slowness due to nearby walls aside, at no time has minecart travel EVER seemed anything but slower than walking. Furthermore, when I put fuel in a powered minecart, I can then chase down the carts to get in. Obviously this is necessary since you have to be facing the way you want to go in order to get the powered minecart working the way you want it to, but it also means that travel via boosted minecart is SLOWER than walking...yes? Can someone please tell me what I'm missing?Wandergirl108 21:28, 3 May 2011 (UTC)


 * The powered minecarts are exceedingly slow. If you use old-style boosters (mine-carts running next to each other) or the new powered track you will go faster than walking. It's just the powered minecarts that are really bad (I've never found a good use for them... they can't go up-hill very well and now the powered track can start things up easily enough). --Lordebon 22:54, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Lordebon, thank you so much for the tip. Now I can happily pursue my dream of making a fast minecart track to the Far Lands! :0)Wandergirl108 19:25, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Minecart not mining away
I have found that if a minecart comes off the rails they will stop mining away to get them back into your inventory. This first arrose in 1.5, but i updated to 1.6 and it's still present. Edit: It's world specific --Lutze 09:30, 2 June 2011 (UTC)