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Grindstones are unused blocks.
Obtaining
Grindstones are currently only available from the creative inventory.
Data values
Block states
See also: Block states
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| face | wall | ceilingfloorwall | What the grindstone is attached to. |
| facing | north | eastnorthsouthwest | The direction the grindstone is facing. Opposite from the direction the player faces when placing a grindstone on the floor or ceiling. |
| Name | Metadata Bits | Default value | Allowed values | Values for Metadata Bits |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| attachment | 0x40x8 | standing | standinghangingsidemultiple | 0123 | What the grindstone is attached to. |
| direction | 0x10x2 | 0 | 0123 | 0123 | The direction the grindstone is facing. Opposite from the direction a player faces when placing the block.
|
History
| Upcoming Java Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.14{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Chain|Chain]]<br/>{{about|the block|the enchantment in Minecraft Dungeons|MCD:Chains|the armor tier named chainmail|Armor|the armor material called chainmail|Armor materials}}
{{Block
|image=<gallery>
Chain Axis Y.png | Y-axis
Chain Axis X.png | X-axis
Chain Axis Z.png | Z-axis
</gallery>
| transparent = Yes
| light = No
| tool = Wooden pickaxe
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}
'''Chains''' are metallic decoration [[block]]s.
== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
Chains can be mined using any [[pickaxe]]. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.
{{breaking row|Chain|Pickaxe|Wood|horizontal=1}}
=== Natural generation ===
Chains generate in [[bastion remnant]]s and sometimes in [[ruined portal]]s that generate in the Nether. They always generate above [[magma cube]] spawners, also found in [[bastion]]s.
Chains can also generate in [[mineshafts]]. They generate on the sides of a wooden bridge (a mid-air corridor) when the distance between the bridge and the highest solid block below it is higher than the distance to the lowest solid block above it. Chains here generate vertically in a pillar between the bridge and the ceiling. The lowest block of the pillar, connecting the chain to the bridge, is always an [[oak fence]].
=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|chain}}
=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|B1=Iron Nugget
|B2=Iron Ingot
|B3=Iron Nugget
|Output=Chain
|type=Building block
}}
== Usage ==
Chains can be used to suspend [[bell]]s, [[hanging sign]]s, or both types of [[lantern]]s (normal lanterns and soul lanterns), as the chain texture connects to the chain of the lantern seamlessly as if it were part of it, and it connects the hanging sign chains together. Chains do not require a supporting block to be placed whether it is on the top, next to it or at the bottom. It can exist completely free-standing in mid air<ref>{{bug|MC-178791}}</ref> and it can be rotated. Chains connect horizontally or vertically, but not across different orientations (so a chain with N orientation does not connect to a chain with E orientation in the adjacent block).
Horizontal chains one block above a surface may be walked over. Horizontal chains two blocks above a surface prevent players from traveling past them. Vertical chains block travel if targeted directly, but may be skirted.
Precision is required, but chains can be walked on, allowing for inconspicuous, although somewhat costly, bridges.
Chains can be pushed by [[piston]]s without being broken.
=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage}}
== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Chain}}
== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Chain
|spritetype=block
|nameid=chain
|foot=1}}
{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Chain
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Block
|spritename=chain
|spritetype=block
|nameid=chain
|id=541
|form=block
|itemform=item.chain}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Item
|spritename=chain
|spritetype=item
|nameid=chain
|id=619
|form=item
|translationkey=tile.chain.name
|foot=1}}
=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}
{{/BS}}
== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w16a|[[File:Chain (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Chain Axis Y JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added chains.
|Chains generate in the newly added [[bastion remnant]]s, and can be found in their [[chest]]s.
|Chains currently use the generic metal [[block]] [[sound]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=20w17a|Unique [[sound]]s have been added for chains.}}
{{History|||snap=20w18a|Chains can now be [[waterlogged]].}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=20w30a|The chance of finding chains in bastion remnant chests is decreased from 31.5% to 24.4%.}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release 1|[[File:Chain Axis X JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Chain Axis Z JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Chains can now be placed in all orientations.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w07a|Chains can now generate in [[mineshaft]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=21w13a|[[File:Chain (UD) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Chain (NS) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Chain (EW) JE2.png|32px]] The model of chains has been changed so that the backside texture is mirrored.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|Chains are now used to craft [[hanging sign]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|[[File:Chain_(item)_JE1_BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Chain Axis Y JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added chains.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.0.63|Unique [[sound]]s have been added for chains.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.54|[[File:Chain Axis X JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Chain Axis Z JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Chains can now be placed in all orientations.}}
{{History||1.20.0<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.19.50|snap=beta 1.19.50.21|Chains are now used to craft [[hanging sign]]s.}}
{{History|foot}}
== Issues ==
{{issue list}}
== Trivia ==
* A vertical chain, being a solid, but not a full [[block]], allows for many sizes of [[mob]]s and [[player]]s to pass alongside each piece horizontally.
* Despite its name, it cannot be [[crafted]] into [[chainmail armor]].<ref>{{bug|MC-178979}} - Invalid</ref>
* Chains do not stick together when moved by pistons, regardless of orientation.
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Chained Stone Bricks.jpg|Chains and stone bricks.
Barbell.jpg|Chains and chiseled blackstone.
Barbell Evoker.jpg|An evoker lifting weights.
Chain with Lantern.png|A [[lantern]] hanging from a chain.
Chain with Spawner.png|A [[spawner]] hanging with a chain found in the bastion remnants.
</gallery>
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{blocks|Building}}
{{Items}}
[[Category:Manufactured blocks]]
[[Category:Generated structure blocks]]
[[Category:Nether blocks]]
[[de:Kette]]
[[es:Cadena]]
[[fr:Chaîne]]
[[ja:鎖]]
[[ko:사슬]]
[[pl:Łańcuch]]
[[pt:Corrente]]
[[ru:Цепь]]
[[zh:锁链]]</li><li>[[Pitcher Pod|Pitcher Pod]]<br/>{{wip}}
{{Block
| image = <gallery>
Pitcher Crop Age 0 JE1.png| Age 0
Pitcher Crop Age 1 JE1.png| Age 1
Pitcher Crop Age 2 JE1.png| Age 2
Pitcher Crop Age 3 JE1.png| Age 3
Pitcher Crop Age 4 JE1.png| Age 4
</gallery>
| image2 = Pitcher Pod.png
| transparent = Yes
| light = Yes
| tool = N/A
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| rarity = Common
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}
A '''pitcher pod''' is an ancient bulbous seed that has a chance to be dropped by [[Sniffer|sniffers]] when they finish digging. It is the seed for [[Pitcher Plant]]s.
== Obtaining ==
[[Sniffer]]s occasionally bury their nose in the ground and start digging. Once the sniffer has finished digging, one pitcher pod has a chance to be dropped on the floor as an item.
Sniffers can only dig for pitcher pods in the following blocks:
*{{BlockLink|Dirt}}
*{{BlockLink|Grass Block}}
*{{BlockLink|Podzol}}
*{{BlockLink|Coarse Dirt}}
*{{BlockLink|Rooted Dirt}}
*{{BlockLink|Moss Block}}
*{{BlockLink|Mud}}
*{{BlockLink|Muddy Mangrove Roots}}
They cannot dig for pitcher pods on [[mycelium]].<ref>{{bug|MC-260259||Sniffers cannot dig nor find seeds on mycelium|WAI}}</ref>
== Usage ==
=== Pitcher Crop ===
{{main|Tutorials/Crop farming|title1=Pitcher Crop Farming}}
Pitcher pods can be placed on [[farmland]] by {{ctrl|using}}, where they grow through three stages as a '''pitcher crop'''.
Breaking the crop before it matures drops the pitcher pod, while breaking the final stage produces a [[pitcher plant]] and does ''not'' yield the pod. Pitcher crops break if pushed by a [[piston]] or if their supporting farmland breaks or turns to dirt (i.e. by being trampled), dropping their usual drops.
Farmer [[villager]]s can plant pitcher pods, but cannot harvest them once they have fully grown.<ref>{{bug|MC-263382|||WAI}}</ref>
=== Feeding ===
Pitcher pods can be used to breed [[chicken]]s and reduce the remaining growth duration of chicks by 10%.
=== Taming ===
Pitcher pods can be used to tame [[parrot]]s.
== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Crop}}
== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Pitcher Crop
|spritetype=block
|nameid=pitcher_crop
|form=block
|blocktags=bee_growables, crops}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Pitcher Pod
|spritetype=item
|nameid=pitcher_pod
|form=item
|itemtags=villager_plantable_seeds
|foot=1}}
{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Pitcher Crop
|spritetype=block
|nameid=pitcher_crop
|id=-574
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Pitcher Pod
|spritetype=item
|nameid=pitcher_pod
|id=297
|form=item
|foot=1}}
=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}
{{/BS}}
== Achievements ==
{{Load achievements|Planting The Past}}
== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|A Seedy Place;Planting The Past}}
== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|[[File:Pitcher Crop Age 0 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 1 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 2 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 3 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 4 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Pod JE1.png|32px]] Added pitcher crops and pods.
|[[File:Pitcher Crop Age 0 (bottom) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 1 (bottom) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 2 (bottom) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 3 (bottom) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 4 (bottom) JE1.png|32px]] The bottom face on all pitcher crop models is missing.<ref>{{bug|MC-261208}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=23w13a|Placing a pitcher pod in farmland now gives the player the "A Seedy Place" [[advancement]].
|Fully grown pitcher crops are now destroyed when the farmland they are placed in is destroyed.}}
{{History|||snap=23w14a|Pitcher crops can now be destroyed by [[ravagers]].|Pitcher crops' hitboxes now change according to their age.|[[File:Pitcher Crop Age 0 (bottom) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 1 (bottom) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 2 (bottom) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 3 (bottom) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 4 (bottom) JE2.png|32px]] Pitcher crops now have their bottom texture.}}
{{History|||snap=23w16a|Hitbox shape of pitcher crop has been changed for each stage of its growth.|[[Villager]]s can now plant pitcher pods.}}
{{History|||snap=23w17a|The player now get the [[advancement]] "Planting the past" when they plant pitcher pods on [[farmland]].}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.20.0|snap=beta 1.20.0.20|[[File:Pitcher Crop Age 0 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 1 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 2 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 3 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 4 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Pod JE1.png|32px]] Added pitcher crops and pods.
|Unlike in Java Edition, pitcher pods can be used to feed chickens and parrots.}}
{{history|foot}}
== Notelist ==
{{notelist}}
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Blocks|upcoming}}
{{Items}}
[[Category:Plants]]
[[Category:Non-solid blocks]]
[[de:kannenpflanzentrieb]]
[[es:Vaina de planta odre]]
[[ja:ウツボカズラのさや]]
[[pt:Muda de planta-jarro]]</li></ul> | 18w44a | Added grindstone. | |||
| Grindstones are currently only obtainable in creative and do not have any functionality. | |||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Grindstone" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
