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The Fire Charge is an item which can be used as fireball ammunition for Dispensers, or as an inefficient substitute for Flint and Steel.

Crafting

Ingredients Input » Output
Blaze Powder +
Coal/Charcoal +
Gunpowder
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The ingredients can be placed in any crafting slots.

Since Gunpowder and Blaze Powder are obtained from mobs and Charcoal from trees, Fire Charges are a renewable resource.

Use

When used by a player, it instantly places Fire at the clicked location, like a Flint and Steel; however, it has only one use and so is not practical for that purpose. Fire charges also burns more faster than a Flint and Steel.

When a Fire Charge is dispensed from a Dispenser, it acts like a Blaze fireball, flying in a straight line (though with the usual random aim of a Dispenser). When it hits a block, it will place Fire at that location. These fireballs have no explosive effect.

Fire charge can also be used to light a Nether Portal.

History

The Fire Charge was added in snapshot 12w04a.

In snapshot 12w04a it couldn't be crafted with charcoal, only with "regular" coal. This was fixed in the next snapshot.

Bugs

  • When you right click with the Fire Charge on a block, the fire created may not render properly according to the block, making it seem to be floating fire.
  • If it travels out of the render distance it eventually stops in mid air. If this accumulates it can cause major lag in the surrounding area.

See also

Flint and Steel

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