Template:BlockTileEntity
The dropper is a block that drops an item from its inventory as an entity (as if it were dropped by the player) each time it is powered. If there is a block with an inventory immediately in front of the dropper when it is powered, it will instead store the item within the inventory associated with that block. A dropper can drop items through a glass block in front of it.
This is in contrast to a dispenser, which behaves differently with certain items, such as firing projectiles, placing liquids from buckets, and spawning mobs from spawn eggs. Dispensers also do not store items in container-type blocks, rendering items stuck somewhere in between.
The hopper is useful for moving items sideways or downwards, pulling items from containers, and doing all that without intervention by redstone circuitry; the dropper, by contrast, is the only block that can push items upwards into a container block. When multiple droppers are arranged vertically, they can be configured to act as an upwards elevator for items.
Crafting
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Cobblestone + Redstone |
Video
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History
| release | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.5{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Paper|Paper]]<br/>{{Item
| image = Paper.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
'''Paper''' is an item crafted from [[sugar cane]].
== Obtaining ==
=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|paper}}
=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|A2= Sugar Cane |B2= Sugar Cane |C2= Sugar Cane
|Output= Paper,3
|type= Miscellaneous
}}
=== Villagers ===
{{IN|java}}, cartographer [[Villager|villagers]] may give paper to players with the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.
== Usage ==
=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage}}
=== Anvil usage ===
{{:Map/BE|zoom}}
=== Trading ===
{{IN|bedrock}}, novice-level librarian and cartographer villagers buy 24 paper for an [[emerald]] as part of their trades.
{{IN|java}}, novice-level cartographer villagers always offer to buy 24 paper for an emerald, while novice-level librarians have a {{frac|2|3}} chance of offering the same trade.
== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Paper
|spritetype=item
|nameid=paper
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Paper
|spritetype=item
|nameid=paper
|id=386
|form=item
|foot=1}}
==History==
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.11|[[File:Paper JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added paper, which can be used to craft [[book]]s.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.6|snap=Test Build 3|Paper can now be used to craft [[map]]s.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Paper can now be found in the new [[stronghold]] library [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w21a|Paper can now be [[trading|sold]] to librarian [[villager]]s, at 24–35 paper for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|Paper can now be used to craft an empty [[map]].
|Maps start out at their closest zoom level and can be extended by adding more paper.}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=12w49a|Paper can now be used to craft [[firework rocket]]s.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|[[Trading]] has been changed: librarian [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] 24–46 paper for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w43a|The average yield of paper from [[stronghold]] library [[chest]]s has more than doubled.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Added cartographer [[villager]]s, which [[trading|buy]] paper as their tier 1 trade.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 339.}}
{{History|||snap=18w11a|Paper now generates in the [[chest]]s of some [[shipwreck]]s.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Paper JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of paper has now been changed.
|Paper can now be used to craft [[banner pattern]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=18w48a|Paper can now be found in chests in [[village]] cartographer houses.}}
{{History|||snap=19w02a|Paper can now be used to craft a [[cartography table]].}}
{{History|||snap=19w13a|Cartographer villagers now give paper to players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.}}
{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.2.0|[[File:Paper JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added paper. It is currently unobtainable and serves no purpose.}}
{{History||v0.3.0|Paper is now [[craft]]able, and can be used to craft [[book]]s.}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Paper can now be used to craft empty [[map]]s and empty locator maps.
|Paper can now be used to zoom in maps, using [[anvil]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=?|The [[Windows 10 Edition]] can now use the [[anvil]], as well as the [[crafting table]], to zoom in [[map]]s, just as [[Pocket Edition]] in general can.}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Librarian [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] 24–36 paper for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.3|Added cartographer villagers, which [[trading|buy]] 24–36 paper as their tier 1 trade.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Paper can now be used to craft [[firework rocket]]s.}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Paper can now be found inside [[chest]]s of some [[shipwreck]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Paper JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of paper has now been changed.
|Paper can now be found in cartographer house chests in [[village]]s.
|Paper can now be used to craft [[banner pattern]]s and [[cartography table]]s.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Librarian and cartographer villagers now buy 24 paper for an [[emerald]].}}
{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Paper JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added paper.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Paper JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of paper has now been changed.}}
{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Paper JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added paper.}}
{{History|foot}}
== Issues ==
{{issue list}}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
==External Links==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/paper Taking Inventory: Paper] – Minecraft.net on August 4, 2023
{{Items}}
[[cs:Papír]]
[[de:Papier]]
[[es:Papel]]
[[fr:Papier]]
[[hu:Papír]]
[[ja:紙]]
[[ko:종이]]
[[nl:Papier]]
[[pl:Papier]]
[[pt:Papel]]
[[ru:Бумага]]
[[th:กระดาษ]]
[[uk:Папір]]
[[zh:纸]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]</li><li>[[Prismarine Shard|Prismarine Shard]]<br/>{{Item
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| type =
}}
A '''prismarine shard''' is an item obtained by defeating [[guardian]]s or [[elder guardian]]s. It can be used to craft various [[prismarine]] blocks as well as [[sea lantern]]s.
== Obtaining ==
Prismarine shards are dropped upon the death of [[guardian]]s and [[elder guardian]]s. From these mobs, 0–2 shards are dropped each time. This can be increased to a maximum of 5 with the [[Looting]] enchantment.
== Usage ==
=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage}}
== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Prismarine Shard
|spritetype=item
|nameid=prismarine_shard
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Prismarine Shard
|spritetype=item
|nameid=prismarine_shard
|aliasid=prismarineshard
|id=565
|form=item
|foot=1}}
== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{history||1.8|snap=14w25a|[[File:Prismarine Shard JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added prismarine shards.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 409.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Prismarine Shard JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of prismarine shards has now been changed.}}
{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Prismarine Shard JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added prismarine shards.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Prismarine Shard JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of prismarine shards has now been changed.}}
{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|[[File:Prismarine Shard JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added prismarine shards.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Prismarine Shard JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of prismarine shards has now been changed.}}
{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||1.3.12|[[File:Prismarine Shard JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added prismarine shards.}}
{{History|foot}}
== Issues ==
{{issue list}}
{{items}}
[[de:Prismarinscherbe]]
[[es:Fragmento de prismarina]]
[[fr:Éclat de prismarine]]
[[ja:プリズマリンの欠片]]
[[ko:프리즈머린 조각]]
[[nl:Prismarienscherf]]
[[pl:Odłamek pryzmarynu]]
[[pt:Pedaço de prismarinho]]
[[ru:Призмариновый осколок]]
[[uk:Призмариновий уламок]]
[[zh:海晶碎片]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]</li></ul> | 13w03a | Droppers were added to the game. | |||
| 13w03a Re-Upload | Dropper duplication fix. | ||||
| 13w04a | Droppers can now face all 6 directions. | ||||
| Crafting recipe changed (removed Hopper). | |||||
| 13w10b | Powered droppers now do not fire if they receive a block update. | ||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Dropper" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia
- By placing droppers so that they feed into each other, similar to a hopper pipe, and powering each of them and updating them with a 1 tick clock, an extremely fast transport system can be produced, with the advantage of going all 6 directions, at a speed of 10 blocks per second. This means that if you have a 100 block long dropper pipe, items going in on one end will pop out the other end in only 10 seconds.
- This is twice as fast as a hopper pipe, however, two hopper pipes side by side take up less space, and make no sound.
- This is also only half as fast as an ice-and-water pipe (water running across ice, with a sign behind every water source to ensure items only flow in the correct direction), which also takes up less space, and does not produce excessive updates, but only works horizontally and requires Silk Touch to create in Survival (unless built in an icy biome, or if the ice is pushed to the construction site via a piston train).
- Like dispensers, droppers are triggered whenever an adjacent block is powered by redstone.
- When powered there is a delay of 2 redstone ticks (4 game ticks) before a dropper fires. [1]
- Dropping a block directly into a cobweb placed in front of it will mean that the time for the block to pass through the cobweb will be approximately half of the delay for dropping the block on top of the cobweb. This is useful for a 10-12 second delay redstone trigger.
- When originally introduced, the inclusion of a hopper in the crafting recipe arguably made this the most complicated object in the game to craft, as it required three different things in order to be crafted, including the hopper, which required another crafted object, a chest, to make. In other words, making one dropper from the basic required materials was a three step process.
- As yet, the dropper does not exist in the Xbox 360 or PS3 Edition.
Gallery
- 13w03 banner.png
The 13w03a banner showing a dropper and a Minecart with Hopper.
- Charcoal-Maker.jpg
A self-powered charcoal maker taking advantage of the dropper's ability to push items upwards. The dropper here is powered by a flickering torch relying on block updates from the furnace's state changes to re-light itself.
- Pipes2.PNG
A system comprised of Dropper pipes and Hopper pipes showing how items can be transferred in all directions.
The first image showing the new placement of Droppers and Dispensers. The Droppers can be seen on the bottom.[2]
![The first image showing the new placement of Droppers and Dispensers. The Droppers can be seen on the bottom.[2]](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/7/70/1st_image_of_new_Dispenser_slash_dropper_Placement.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/120?cb=20210506065838)