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A powered rail is a type of rail that is used to decrease or increase the momentum of moving minecarts. When powered with redstone, powered rails will speed up any minecarts passing over. When turned off, they act as "brakes", and will slow down moving minecarts to a halt.

Crafting

Powered rails are crafted similarly to normal rails, but uses gold instead of iron, and adds redstone to the bottom.

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Gold Ingot +
Stick +
Redstone

6

Behavior

Effects

File:2012-01-04 19.30.31.png

A simple launcher using four powered rails, a button and a solid block

Powered rails have two possible states: on or off.

A rail that is "off" slows any passing minecart by applying a frictional force. The force is generally strong enough to bring a moving minecart to a complete stop, or to hold a minecart in place on a slope. However, after going down a slope of 80 or more rail blocks, one non-powered powered rail cannot stop minecarts.

A rail in the "on" state will accelerate a minecart if any of the following is true:

  1. The minecart is already moving, in which case the cart is accelerated in the direction of motion.
  2. The minecart is stationary, but one end of the powered rail is up against a solid block. In this case, the cart is accelerated in the direction that is not blocked.
  3. The minecart is stationary, but the powered rail is on a slope. The instant the powered rail is activated, the brake is released and the cart will start moving down due to gravity. As the cart is now moving, rule (1) applies and the cart is accelerated in that direction.

The second and third cases can both be used to create simple stone button-activated launchpads. When the powered rail is off, carts are held in place, providing a safe way to load and unload carts without them derailing.

Powering

Power can be transmitted to the rail from any of the six adjacent positions (above, below, or any side) in the same way redstone is powered.

Powered rails will propagate power to each other if they are adjacent and part of the same track, for up to 9 blocks from the power source (1 being powered directly which is propagated to 8 adjacent rails). They will also receive power from any adjacent detector rails (when a cart passes over it), even if they are not part of the same track (which follows from the rules above). Because the detector rail powers attached rails, it could be used to activate power rails only when necessary:

  • For one-way travel, place a detector rail before the powered rail
  • For two-way travel, place a detector rail on both sides of the powered rail

In practice it is far more efficient to have powered rails constantly active using other means:

  • Place a redstone torch either next to the powered rail or two blocks underneath it or use powered redstone wiring to achieve the same effect
  • Place an activated lever on the bottom side of the block the powered rail is on (cheapest, only requires a stick and a cobblestone to make)
  • Place the powered rail on a block of redstone

Momentum

The speed of a cart which is boosted using Powered Rails is calculated to be at the maximum of 8 m/s, however the cart maintains an internal "momentum" value that keeps the cart at the maximum speed of 8 m/s until the excess momentum is depleted.

A single powered rail on flat ground against a stop block gives an occupied cart enough momentum to travel 80 rail tiles on a flat surface, or 8 tiles for an unoccupied cart (in Beta 1.5, this was 64 blocks and 8 blocks respectively). Tests show that putting several powered rails in a row has observable diminishing returns with each additional powered rail on how much farther a cart will travel.[1] This implies that the momentum gained is smaller if the cart's speed is faster and vice versa.

Tests show that climbing slopes impact momentum severely, thus the cart speed plummets fast. However, if there is enough surplus momentum, carts will travel up slopes with ease. Conversely, carts traveling down slopes gain momentum. Downward sloped powered rails will add both the momentum from the rails and the momentum from going downhill to your cart.

Climbing slopes

The maximum height a cart can gain unboosted in beta 1.5 is 6 blocks.

6 blocks up without additional boosting in Beta 1.5, 10 in Beta 1.6

Launching from rest via four powered rails, an occupied cart has enough momentum to climb a 1/1 slope 10 blocks high without further boosting and then travel horizontally at a very slow speed for at least a dozen blocks before coming to a stop. Such a cart does not have enough momentum to climb an 11 block high slope. An empty cart in a similar setup will only climb 5 blocks and then travel a few blocks horizontally.

When minecarts travel upslope without having sufficient stored momentum, a powered rail is needed 1 every 4 blocks to sustain movement all the way to the top of the slope, Alternatively, 2 every 8 blocks are somewhat easier to supply power to. However note this is a worst-case scenario where there is no momentum to start with.

If working with empty carts (for instance, a storage cart transport system), 1 powered every 2 blocks is necessary to sustain movement. To minimize powering requirements, 2 powered followed by 2 unpowered can also be used (analogous to loaded player-carrying carts).

When traveling up a slope at full speed (8 m/s) one powered rail will maintain full speed for two blocks high, meaning that alternating between powered and unpowered rails will maintain full speed up a slope. Consecutive powered rails on a slope will add more momentum, so eight powered rails can be followed by 8 normal rails, and full speed will be maintained while traveling up the slope. Less momentum is gained by each consecutive rail as the strip gets longer.

Optimal Use

A test was conducted by building straight tracks 2000 blocks long on level ground with different intervals of powered rails. The time to travel the full 2 km length on an occupied minecart was recorded with each interval. The following table lists the results:[2]

Powered Rail spacing Time to travel 2 km Speed % Slowdown
1 every 28 meters 250 seconds 8.00 m/s 0.0%
1 every 29 meters 250 seconds 8.00 m/s 0.0%
1 every 30 meters 250 seconds 8.00 m/s 0.0%
1 every 31 meters 250 seconds 8.00 m/s 0.0%
1 every 32 meters 250 seconds 8.00 m/s 0.0%
1 every 33 meters 252 seconds 7.94 m/s 0.8%
1 every 34 meters 250 seconds 8.00 m/s 0.0%
1 every 35 meters 253 seconds 7.91 m/s 1.2%
1 every 36 meters 251 seconds 7.97 m/s 0.4%
1 every 37 meters 252 seconds 7.94 m/s 0.8%
1 every 38 meters 251 seconds 7.97 m/s 0.4%
1 every 39 meters 258 seconds 7.75 m/s 3.1%
1 every 40 meters 259 seconds 7.72 m/s 3.5%
1 every 41 meters 263 seconds 7.60 m/s 4.9%
1 every 42 meters 267 seconds 7.49 m/s 6.4%
1 every 43 meters 270 seconds 7.41 m/s 7.4%
Powered Rail spacing Time to travel 2 km Speed % Slowdown
1 every 44 meters 271 seconds 7.38 m/s 7.7%
1 every 45 meters 281 seconds 7.12 m/s 11.0%
1 every 46 meters 281 seconds 7.12 m/s 11.0%
1 every 47 meters 290 seconds 6.90 m/s 13.8%
1 every 48 meters 301 seconds 6.64 m/s 16.9%
1 every 49 meters 306 seconds 6.54 m/s 18.3%
1 every 50 meters 308 seconds 6.49 m/s 18.8%
1 every 51 meters 306 seconds 6.54 m/s 18.3%
1 every 52 meters 314 seconds 6.37 m/s 20.4%
1 every 53 meters 311 seconds 6.43 m/s 19.6%
1 every 54 meters 319 seconds 6.27 m/s 21.6%
1 every 55 meters 322 seconds 6.21 m/s 22.4%
1 every 56 meters 319 seconds 6.27 m/s 21.6%
1 every 57 meters 333 seconds 6.01 m/s 24.9%
1 every 58 meters 339 seconds 5.90 m/s 26.3%
1 every 59 meters 345 seconds 5.80 m/s 27.5%

3 powered rails in a row on flat terrain is sufficient to boost a minecart from rest to the maximum speed of 8 m/s.

Thereafter, the optimal spacing of powered rails on a level track is to use 1 every 38 blocks (that is, a repeating pattern of 1 powered rail followed by 37 normal rails, then another powered rail, and so on) which maintains a constant minecart speed of 8 m/s. If gold is in short supply, it is possible to use powered rails with more space between them at the cost of reduced overall speed.

However, the optimal spacing of torches is 1 every 13 blocks in order to keep the entire track lit at lightlevel 8 and above. So for aesthetic purposes, it might also be desirable to space out powered rails every 39 blocks with minimal speed losses, or to space them out at 1 every 36 blocks with torches 1 every 12 blocks.

An optimal use requires the synchronization of minecart movement and powered rail placement; moving a powered rail a single block forward or back along a track can make a significant difference. This is because the momentum of a minecart is increased per tick (=1/20 of a second) the cart spends on a powered rail (by 0.9 m/s for occupied carts). When a cart travels at the maximum 8 m/s on a straight track, it alternately spends either 2 or 3 ticks on each block. For an optimal placement, the powered rail must be put where the cart spends 3 ticks, otherwise one third of the boost is wasted.

A diagonal track is a track that consists of the pattern 'left corner' attached to a 'right corner' attached to a 'left corner' ... and so on. When minecarts travel on a diagonal track, the camera is held steady in the diagonal direction and the minecart visually travels diagonally along the track as well. The speed limit of minecarts is actually 8 m/s per cardinal axis, thus when traveling on diagonal tracks, the cart will travel 8 m/s in both cardinal directions of travel to result in a net vector of 11.3 m/s.

Because of this difference, there is also a difference between the optimal spacing of powered rails when used on a diagonal track when compared to straight travel on flat terrain. This is currently undetermined to high accuracy but is roughly 1 every 52 blocks.[3]

There is also a difference in unmanned or storage mine carts so it is advisable to use a shorter interval if these carts will be used on the track.

It seems as if the optimal Powered Rail placing interval to make storage mine carts move is 4 (1 Powered Rail every 4th block). Compared to shorter intervals the reduction in speed is minimal. The maximal possible interval seems to be 9 as the minecart will not reliably reach its destination when using higher intervals.

Usage of detector rails

Main article: Detector Rail

A Detector Rail will power 4 adjacent blocks and 2 blocks below it when a minecart, occupied or empty, is on it. This makes it possible to activate powered rails inline without redstone torches or wiring.

A detector can be used to activate adjacent powered rails. However, if the detector is used to activate more than two or three (depending on approach speed) powered rails, the rails will deactivate before the minecart reaches them, bringing the cart to an immediate stop.

One-way powered rail lines can be created by placing a detector rail before a powered rail. This way, occupied carts will only be boosted if they are traveling the proper direction. Carts going the "wrong" way will be brought to a stop because the powered rail is inactive.

Although inefficient, A two-way rail line can be created by placing detector rails on either side of the powered rail.

Alternately, placing powered and detector rails on a 1x1 slope will not propel a cart more than 3 blocks upward if there is not enough initial momentum. The cart will lose too much speed on the incline, meaning it can't make it from the detector rail to the powered rail before the powered rail returns to the "off" state. If the cart is in a train of two or more carts, the last car in the train will become stuck instead.

A detector rail could also be used to activate an event based on a cart's location. For example, a fail-safe can be created to release a stopped cart in order to prevent a collision with an arriving cart. The arriving cart passes over a detector rail, activating a powered rail that boosts the resting cart away.

Additional properties

File:2012-01-04 19.32.38.png

Powered rails do not curve like other rails.

Curved power rails only exist in the case where the final direction is towards the east (with the powered rail appearing in the north-south orientation), or in a T-junction where one path faces east along a north/south track.[4][5] It is possible to make a one-way curved railway using power rails, but not a bi-directional one.

When placing rails, regular rails prefer to curve towards the powered rail. In cases such as these, the south-west rule applies.

A cart traveling on a powered rail that collides with an object (wall, single block, player, other cart) will reverse direction. It will not reverse direction if it collides with a translucent block, such as Stone Slabs or Glass. If a track including powered rails is bordered by blocks acting as "buffers", the cart will indefinitely continue back and forth along the track. Having carts interact with each other on a short track designed this way can be used to chain multiple carts together as a "train". Once aligned, they will all move together at relatively the same speed.

How far the charge passes down adjacent rails is independent of the length of redstone wire. Even if the rails are connected to a redstone torch by 15 blocks of redstone dust, the 8 adjacent rails will still be powered normally despite the fact that they should be out of range for the torch.

Powered Rail Mechanisms

Stop points

It is possible to make points in your track where a cart is stopped and then jumpstarted again by player input. This can be useful for creating checkpoints to certain sites of interest in your world. This can be done by using two powered track pieces on a one block incline, by having the first powered track piece going down, with the second powered track piece at the bottom and a button placed alongside the second powered track piece, so that the button is directly above the track. You can see an animated example of this stop point if you click on the image to the right.

File:Stop Point.GIF

Animated Gif of a stop point. Click for the animated version

When the cart comes to this point it will stop On the incline, allowing the cart to use gravity to start the boost when the button is pushed. Players can then either stay in the cart and carry on to the next stop, or leave the cart at the station for themselves/other players to use later.

A "two-way" stop can be made by combining two of the normal stops with a detector rail in between. This will pause a minecart travelling in either direction and allow them to be restarted by pressing a button.

File:2012-01-04 21.41.48.png

Two-way minecart stop, click for larger

Starting boost

To create a simple initial boost device using 2 powered rails, dig a hole 1 block deep and 2 blocks long. Place the powered rails inside the trench, connect one end to the track that you wish the mine cart to exit. Finally place the mine cart on the powered rail. Once power is applied to the rail the minecart will be boosted out.

Momentum boost/Climb boost

Note: This trick seems to be outdated in the 1.5 update.[citation needed]

It is possible to reach a remarkable height with just using 4 powered rail[6] by using a 3x3 loop with 4 powered rail that is connected with a T switch to the slope. A cart is placed on the loop and allowed to spin around for a few seconds to build up momentum beyond the speed limit. The best practice is to have a switch with a delay to switch the T section to alternate between a loop and the uphill section. The player switches the loop so it will go uphill, because of the delay the player can get in the cart and the cart will loop a few times building up momentum until the delayed switch of the T-section shoots the player uphill. With just a few seconds of building up momentum, you will reach the cloud layer if sea level was used as starting point. You can make a loop with 3 rails instead of four which is more effective, as seen here. You can implement this trick in a minecart arrival/depart station, as seen here. You can avoid using stacks of redstone for delay repeaters by using a water timer, as seen here.

When making use of this mechanism (assuming the delay it takes for a dispensed item to travel in 8 blocks of water and without additional friction); an occupied minecart will travel at full speed for approximately 330 blocks on a flat horizontal surface (after which momentum loss will become visible as a loss of speed will occur). When making use of this same mechanism to gauge vertical climb at full speed before speed loss occurs - one can observe an occupied minecart able to climb approximately 60 blocks before speed loss occurs.

This leads us to surmise that: Each block climbed vertically consumes approximately the same momentum as travelling 5.5 blocks horizontally. With this knowledge in hand, it is easy to calculate whether the distance you wish to traverse can sufficiently be overcome with this booster; and whether additional support will be necessary.

Video

Powered Rail/video

History

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{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Paper|Paper]]<br/>{{Item
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'''Paper''' is an item crafted from [[sugar cane]].

== Obtaining ==

=== Chest loot ===

{{LootChestItem|paper}}

=== Crafting ===

{{Crafting
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|Output= Paper,3
|type= Miscellaneous
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=== 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}}:
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{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
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|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>[[Camera|Camera]]<br/>{{about|the entity|the command|commands/camera}}
{{exclusive|edu}} 
{{unobtainable|edition=be}}
{{ItemEntity
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|stackable=Yes (64)
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{{Block
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| light = 0
| tool = any
| stackable = Yes (64)
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The '''camera''' is an [[entity]] that is capable of capturing and storing images. {{IN|edu}}, it works together with the [[portfolio]] item to create collections of [[photo]]s.<ref>https://education.minecraft.net/support/knowledge-base/using-cameras-portfolios/</ref>

== Obtaining ==
The camera can be obtained in the [[Creative inventory]] in ''Minecraft Education''. It can be obtained either by NBT editors, inventory editors, or glitches in Bedrock Edition.

To get the block form of the camera in Bedrock Edition using an NBT editor, you need to set the item name of the block in the inventory slot (<code>name:</code> ) to <code>item.camera</code>, then you need to add a compound tag called <code>Block</code> and inside of that put the int tag <code>version: 18040335</code> and the text tag <code>name: minecraft:camera</code> into the block compound tag. For the usable "[[spawn egg]]" form of the camera, you only need to set the item name of the block in the inventory slot (<code>name:</code> ) to <code>camera</code>; you do not need to add the block compound for this form of the camera. 

== Usage ==
Using a camera from the [[inventory]] captures a first-person screenshot. It can also be placed, creating a camera [[entity]] that can track the user, and take pictures from the camera's perspective. Photos that are taken using the camera appear in the [[portfolio]].

Close-up snapshots of an [[item]] on the ground can be taken by holding the Shift key while right-clicking.

Photos that are taken with the camera block are stored in <code>%localappdata%\Packages\MinecraftUWP_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\screenshots</code>.

== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
{{Sound table/Block/Normal/BE}}
=== Unique ===
{{Sound table
|sound=Camera1.ogg
|sound2=Camera2.ogg
|sound3=Camera3.ogg
|type=bedrock
|description=When a picture is taken with a camera
|source=Players
|id=camera.take_picture
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
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{{ID table
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{{ID table
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=== Entity data ===

See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format]].

== Video ==
{{yt|1XLRGFibFNQ}}

== History ==
{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.1.0|[[File:Camera BE1.png|50px]] [[File:Camera (item texture) BE1.png|32px]] The textures and model of the camera can be found in the game apk file.<ref name="found">[{{Reddit|jkkmr/found_image_file_for_camera_in_minecraft_portable}} Reddit - Found image file for camera in Minecraft Portable Edition Demo APK file.]</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160604161800/https://twitter.com/Kappische/status/103548954368679936</ref>}}
{{History||v0.2.0|[[File:Camera BE2.png|50px]] [[File:Music Disc Blocks JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added cameras
|Changed item and tripod textures.
|To use a camera, equip it in the [[player]]'s hand, then look in the direction the player wants the picture to be taken. Long-press the screen, and a camera [[drops]] to the ground where the player are standing. Step back, then press on the camera until it starts emitting smoke [[particles]]. The smoke means a picture has been taken, and the camera may disappear immediately afterward.
|Cameras have infinite uses.
|Entity id 62 and item id 456.<ref>https://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1233138-i-found-the-camera-id/</ref>}}
{{History||v0.5.0|The camera is now invisible and makes the standard player [[damage]] [[sound]].}}
{{History||v0.7.0|Added the "F1" feature (Hide GUI), which has now made the camera obsolete.}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 2|[[File:Egg JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Item form now uses [[egg]] texture.}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 1|The camera [[entity]] has been removed. [[Tommaso]] also stated: ''"It doesn't mean that it's dead forever, in fact I have a lot of ideas for it! I think it will be back when have [[shader]]s, sharing and [[redstone]]."''<ref>{{Reddit|sub=MCPE|281sep/camera|ci6znr8}}</ref>}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Camera BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Camera (item) BE2.png|32px]] Re-added the camera. It is accessible only with [[inventory]] editors.
|In this version, if the player spawns a camera, leaves the [[world]] and joins back, it summons [[lightning]].}}
{{History||v0.14.2|The camera [[item]] ID has been changed to 498, but it cannot be used at the moment. The [[entity]] can now be spawned with a [[spawn egg]] with a [[damage]] value of 62.
|According to the language files of the game, the empty label that shows up whenever hovering a finger to a camera would now say "Take Picture". However, the button doesn't do anything.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|The previous empty label on the camera mentioned above now displays the words "Take Picture".
|The [[health]] of the camera [[entity]] is now {{hp|2}} instead {{hp|4}}.
|The camera no longer summons [[lightning]].}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 1|The camera now has a [[block]] form in [[inventory]], but still spawns the entity. However, the block can be placed only with [[commands]] and editing.
|"Take picture" button on the camera works now, but no image files are created.
|The oldest ID for camera (456) now refers to [[portfolio]].}}
{{History|||snap=build 2|[[File:Camera Block.png|32px]] The camera now has an [[item]] form and the [[block]] has been removed. However, it is still obtainable in servers.
|[[Portfolio]], which works together with the camera to create collections of pictures, has been removed.}}
{{History|||snap=build 4|Camera item form has been removed, and the camera can no longer be obtained or placed using any [[commands|command]].}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.8|[[File:Camera BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Camera Block.png|32px]] The camera has been reimplemented.
|The camera [[entity]] can now be spawned with a [[spawn egg]] with [[damage]] value 258.}}
{{History||1.12.0|snap=beta 1.12.0.2|The camera can now be obtained with the {{cmd|give}} [[commands|command]].}}
{{History||1.13.0|snap=beta 1.13.0.1|The camera can no longer be obtained with the {{cmd|give}} command.
|Functionality has been added to the camera. Screenshots that are taken by the camera can now be saved into the {{cd|screenshots}} folder.
|Cameras are now a part of the {{el|ee}} toggle as a hidden feature.
|Cameras no longer have a [[death]] animation when killed by the [[player]] and instead, instantly emit smoke [[particles]].}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.50|The camera can now be obtained with the {{cmd|give}} [[commands|command]] once again.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.100.55|The camera can no longer be obtained with the {{cmd|give}} command.}}
{{History|education}}
{{History||1.0|[[File:Camera BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Camera Block.png|32px]] Added cameras.}}
{{History||1.4.0|Cameras no longer have a [[death]] animation when killed by the [[player]] and instead instantly emit smoke [[particles]].}}
{{History|foot}}

=== Future ===
At the Minecraft [[Pocket Edition]] panel at [[MineCon 2012]], as well as one of [[Johan Bernhardsson|Jbernhardsson]]'s livestreams, it was stated that future plans include trying to have a proper use for cameras, perhaps an easier way to take screenshots and share them with others.<ref>{{ytl|YMhyX_lKWV4}}</ref> In the BlockTalk Q&A, the camera was briefly mentioned as part of a broader "sharing" theme planned for {{el|be}} in the future.<ref>{{ytl|Ruf6tvqsD84}}</ref>
It later got implemented into {{el|ee}}, using the camera to make screenshots and share them in a special book.

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* A camera prevents a [[Book and Quill]] from working. Attempting to craft it or obtain it by commands gives a regular book instead, due to non-implementation of photo attaching to written books.
* The camera can take a screenshot, which appears a bit smaller with a thick paper outline having cuts on its edges, making it look like an old photograph.
* This feature is hidden from the Creative inventory and from the /give command item menu.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
PEcameras030.jpg|A row of cameras, as seen in [[Pocket Edition v0.3.0 alpha|v0.3.0]].
PEcameraphoto.jpg|Example image taken by the camera [[entity]].
CameraUse-1.png|The first method of using cameras.
CameraUse-2.png|The second method of using cameras.
Dinnerbone Camera.png|A camera spawned using a [[spawn egg]] named "[[Dinnerbone]]" in the v0.15.0 beta.
Cam2.png|A camera falling from a [[tree]]. This shows that cameras are entities.
Education Edition Exclusive Features.png|The camera and camera block placed in a world along with other Education Edition features.
Screenshot by camera.jpg|An example of the screenshot taken by a camera in [[Bedrock Edition beta 1.13.0.1|beta 1.13.0.1]].
File:Say Cheese.jpeg|[[Steve]], [[Alex]], [[Jesse]], and an [[Agent]] getting their picture taken.
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Portfolio]]
* [[Screenshot]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Items}}
{{Entities}}
{{Education Edition}}

[[Category:Education Edition entities]]
[[Category:Education Edition items]]
[[Category:Tools]]

[[cs:Kamera]]
[[de:Kamera]]
[[el:Camera]]
[[es:Cámara]]
[[fr:Appareil photo]]
[[hu:Kamera]]
[[ja:カメラ]]
[[ko:카메라]]
[[nl:Camera]]
[[pl:Kamera]]
[[pt:Câmera]]
[[ru:Камера]]
[[uk:Камера]]
[[zh:相机]]</li></ul>
Added Powered Rails.
1.6
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Baked Potato|Baked Potato]]<br/>{{Item
| title = Baked Potato
| renewable = Yes
| heals = {{hunger|5}}
| stackable = Yes (64)}}

A '''baked potato''' is a [[food]] [[item]] that can be eaten by the [[player]].

== Obtaining ==

Baked potatoes can be obtained by cooking [[potato]]es in a [[furnace]], [[smoker]], or [[campfire]].
{{Smelting
|Potato
|Baked Potato
|0,35
}}

{{IN|JE}}, baked potatoes can also be obtained by killing a zombie or one of its variants while it is on fire. The drop chance is still affected by [[Looting]].

=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|baked-potato}}

== Usage ==

To eat a baked potato, press and hold {{control|use}} while it is selected in the [[hotbar]]. Eating one restores {{hunger|5}} hunger and 6.0 hunger [[Hunger#Mechanics|saturation]].

=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage}}

=== Composting ===
Placing a baked potato into a [[composter]] has an 85% chance of raising the compost level by 1. This is more efficient than composting with raw potatoes.

== Sounds ==

{{Sound table/Entity/Food}}

== Data values ==

=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Baked Potato
|spritetype=item
|nameid=baked_potato
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Baked Potato
|spritetype=item
|nameid=baked_potato
|id=281
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Husbandry;A Balanced Diet}}

== History ==

{{History|java}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|[[File:Baked Potato JE1.png|32px]] Added baked potatoes.}}
{{History|||snap=12w37a|[[File:Baked Potato JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of baked potatoes has been slightly changed.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|Baked potatoes now restore {{Hunger|5}} hunger points instead of 6.}}
{{History|||snap=14w27a|Baked potatoes are now used to craft [[rabbit stew]].}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 393.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Baked Potato JE3.png|32px]] The texture of baked potatoes has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|[[File:Baked Potato JE4 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of baked potatoes has been changed, once again.}}
{{History|||snap=19w03a|Placing a baked potato into the new [[composter]] has an 80% chance of raising the compost level by 1.}}
{{History|||snap=19w05a|Baked potatoes now have an 85% chance of increasing the compost level in a composter by 1.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w13a|Baked potatoes can now be dropped by flaming [[zombie]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-199065}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w13a|Baked potatoes can now be found in [[ancient city]] ice box [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|upcoming java}}
{{History||Villager Trade Rebalance<br>(Experimental)|link=Java Edition 1.20.2|snap=23w31a|[[Wandering trader]]s now have a chance to [[trading|buy]] baked potatoes from the player.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Baked Potato JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added baked potatoes.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Baked potatoes now restore [[hunger]] instead of [[health]].}}
{{History||v0.13.0|snap=build 1|Baked potatoes are now used to craft [[rabbit stew]].}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Baked Potato JE4 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of baked potatoes has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Baked potatoes can now be used to fill up [[composter]]s.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU14|xbone=CU1|ps=1.04|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Baked Potato JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added baked potatoes.}}
{{History||ps=1.00|[[File:Baked Potato JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added baked potatoes to the [[PlayStation 4 Edition|PS4]] and [[PlayStation Vita Edition|PSVita]].}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Baked Potato JE4 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of baked potatoes has been changed.}}

{{History|new3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Baked Potato JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added baked potatoes.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== See also ==

* {{ItemLink|Poisonous Potato}}

{{Items}}

[[Category:Food]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[cs:Pečená brambora]]
[[de:Ofenkartoffel]]
[[es:Patata cocida]]
[[fr:Pomme de terre cuite]]
[[hu:Sült burgonya]]
[[it:Patata al forno]]
[[ja:ベイクドポテト]]
[[ko:구운 감자]]
[[nl:Gebakken aardappel]]
[[pl:Pieczony ziemniak]]
[[pt:Batata assada]]
[[ru:Печёный картофель]]
[[th:มันฝรั่งอบ]]
[[zh:烤马铃薯]]</li><li>[[Melon Seeds|Melon Seeds]]<br/>{{Block
|image = <gallery>
Melon Stem Age 0.png | Age 0
Melon Stem Age 1.png | Age 1
Melon Stem Age 2.png | Age 2
Melon Stem Age 3.png | Age 3
Melon Stem Age 4.png | Age 4
Melon Stem Age 5.png | Age 5
Melon Stem Age 6.png | Age 6
Melon Stem Age 7.png | Age 7
</gallery>
| image2 = <gallery>
Attached Melon Stem (N).png | North 
Attached Melon Stem (E).png | East
Attached Melon Stem (S).png | South
Attached Melon Stem (W).png | West
</gallery>
| transparent = Yes
| light = No
| tool = none
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}'''Melon seeds''' are items obtained from [[Melon Slice|melon slices]] that can be used to grow melon stems.

'''Melon stems''' are plants grown on [[farmland]] that, over time, grow [[melon]]s on dirt, mud and moss blocks adjacent to them.

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
When broken, a melon stem drops 0–3 melon seeds. The chance for melon seeds to drop increases with the stem's age.
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="3" |[[Resource location]]
! rowspan="3" | Source
! colspan="4" | Default
|-
| colspan="1" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | Nothing || colspan="3" style="text-align:center" |{{ItemLink|Melon Seeds|Melon seeds}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 1 || style="text-align:center" | 2 || style="text-align:center" | 3
|-
| rowspan="8" |<code>blocks/melon_stem</code>
|{{BlockLink|Melon Stem|Melon stem}} <code>age = 0</code>
| style="text-align:center" |81.3%|| style="text-align:center" |17.42%|| style="text-align:center" |1.24%|| style="text-align:center" |0.03%
|-
|{{BlockLink|Melon Stem|Melon stem}} <code>age = 1</code>
| style="text-align:center" |65.1%|| style="text-align:center" |30.04%|| style="text-align:center" |4.62%|| style="text-align:center" |0.24%
|-
|{{BlockLink|Melon Stem|Melon stem}} <code>age = 2</code>
| style="text-align:center" |51.2%|| style="text-align:center" |38.4%|| style="text-align:center" |9.6%|| style="text-align:center" |0.8%
|-
|{{BlockLink|Melon Stem|Melon stem}} <code>age = 3</code>
| style="text-align:center" |39.44%|| style="text-align:center" |43.02%|| style="text-align:center" |15.64%|| style="text-align:center" |1.9%
|-
|{{BlockLink|Melon Stem|Melon stem}} <code>age = 4</code>
| style="text-align:center" |29.13%|| style="text-align:center" |44.44%|| style="text-align:center" |22.22%|| style="text-align:center" |3.7%
|-
|{{BlockLink|Melon Stem|Melon stem}} <code>age = 5</code>
| style="text-align:center" |21.6%|| style="text-align:center" |43.2%|| style="text-align:center" |28.8%|| style="text-align:center" |6.4%
|-
|{{BlockLink|Melon Stem|Melon stem}} <code>age = 6</code>
| style="text-align:center" |15.17%|| style="text-align:center" |39.82%|| style="text-align:center" |34.84%|| style="text-align:center" |10.16%
|-
|{{BlockLink|Melon Stem|Melon stem}} <code>age = 7</code>
| style="text-align:center" |10.16%|| style="text-align:center" |34.84%|| style="text-align:center" |39.82%|| style="text-align:center" |15.17%
|-
| rowspan="1" |<code>blocks/attached_melon_stem</code>
|{{BlockLink|Attached Melon Stem|Attached Melon stem}}
| style="text-align:center" |10.16%|| style="text-align:center" |34.84%|| style="text-align:center" |39.82%|| style="text-align:center" |15.17%
|}

=== Natural generation ===
Melon stems generate naturally in stem farm inside [[woodland mansion]]s.

Melon stems generate in 20% of the farm plots in [[savanna]] [[village]]s, and 10% of the farm plots in [[desert]] villages.

=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|melon-seeds}}

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|Melon Slice
|Output= Melon Seeds
|type= Material
}}

=== Trading ===
[[Wandering trader]]s sell melon seeds for 1 [[emerald]].

== Usage ==
=== Farming ===
{{see also|Tutorials/Pumpkin and melon farming}}
Melon seeds can be planted only on [[farmland]], as stems. Over time, a stem grows through several stages<sup>[''[[Talk:Pumpkin Seeds|needs testing]]'']</sup> and, at its final growth stage, will produce [[melon]]s on any adjacent [[dirt]], [[Coarse Dirt|coarse dirt]], [[Rooted Dirt|rooted dirt]], [[Grass Block|grass block]], [[farmland]], [[podzol]], [[mycelium]], [[Moss Block|moss block]], [[mud]] or [[Muddy Mangrove Roots|muddy mangrove roots]]. If a melon is already occupying a spot adjacent to a stem it does not grow more melons until the melons is removed. A single stem can grow an unlimited number of melons. Melon stems need a minimum light level of 10 in the block above the stem to grow and give melons. Melon seeds are affected by [[bone meal]] only with respect to stem growth; bone meal does not help produce the actual melons.

=== Breeding ===
Like other seeds, melon seeds can be used to [[breed]] [[chicken]]s, lead chickens around, and make baby chickens grow up faster by 10% of the remaining time.

=== Taming ===
Like other seeds, melon seeds can be used to tame [[parrot]]s.

=== Composting ===
Placing melon seeds into a [[composter]] has a 30% chance of raising the compost level by 1.

== Melon Stem ==
A '''melon stem''' is the block that is planted on [[farmland]] when melon seeds are used on it. It starts underground, and rises up as the plant grows. The stem is colored green when young, and then yellow once fully grown.

The stem curves once a melon has grown from it. A fully-grown single stem connects to any [[melon]] in an adjacent square, thus there are 5 possible appearances to a stem. If there are multiple melons it can connect to, it favors the east, then west, north, and south. When the melon is removed, the stem returns to its straight shape.

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Hard crop}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Melon Stem
|spritetype=block
|nameid=melon_stem
|blocktags=bee_growables, crops
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Attached Melon Stem
|spritetype=block
|nameid=attached_melon_stem
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Melon Seeds
|spritetype=item
|nameid=melon_seeds
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Melon Stem
|spritetype=block
|nameid=melon_stem
|id=105
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Melon Seeds
|spritetype=item
|nameid=melon_seeds
|id=293
|form=item
|foot=1}}

=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}

{{/BS}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|A Seedy Place}}

== History ==
{{info needed section|check if stems floated above farmland upon initial implementation}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|[[File:Melon Seeds JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added melon seeds.
|[[File:Melon Stem Age 0 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stem Age 1 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 2 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 3 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 4 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 5 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 6 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 7 JE1.png|32px]] Added the melon stem, with seven stages of growth.
|Melon seeds can found in the new [[mineshaft]] [[chest]]s.
|[[File:Attached Melon Stem (N) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (E) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (W) JE1.png|32px]] Melon stems have four slightly visually distinct appearances for each facing direction - the bent part of the stem rotates, but the other two planes do not.
|[[File:Melon Stem Age 8 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 9 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 10 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 11 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 12 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 13 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 14 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 15 JE1.png|32px]] Melon stem data values 8–15 now show a glitched formation, with a floating stem with an attached stem cross eventually emerging below.
|[[File:Attached Stem Age 8 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 9 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 10 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 11 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 12 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 13 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 14 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 15 JE1.png|32px]] Melon stem blocks with data values higher than 7 can now attach to adjacent fruits, which results in buggy stem textures with [[vines]] in the mix due to vines being below attached stems in [[terrain.png]].}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release 2 ;)|Melon stems can now be grown faster using [[bone meal]].}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=1.3|The texture of melon stems has been moved one pixel to the left in [[terrain.png]].
|[[File:Melon Stem Age 0 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 1 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 2 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 3 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 4 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 5 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 6 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 7 JE2.png|32px]] Stems now appear slightly different.
|[[File:Melon Stem Age 8 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 9 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 10 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 11 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 12 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 13 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 14 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 15 JE2.png|32px]] Overgrown stems now appear slightly different.
|[[File:Attached Melon Stem (N) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (E) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (S) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (W) JE2.png|32px]] Attached melon stems now appear slightly different.
|[[File:Attached Stem Age 8 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 9 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 10 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 11 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 12 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 13 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 14 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 15 JE2.png|32px]] Overgrown attached melon stems now appear slightly different.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w36a|[[Chicken]]s now use [[wheat seeds]], melon seeds, and [[pumpkin seeds]], instead of [[wheat]] to breed.}}
{{History||1.5|snap=13w02a|[[File:Melon Stem Age 0 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 1 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 2 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 3 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 4 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 5 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 6 JE3.png|32px]] Melon stems now use a squished version of their texture for immature stems, depending on age.
|[[File:Melon Stem Age 8 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 9 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 10 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 11 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 12 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 13 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 14 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 15 JE3.png|32px]] This also affects melon stems of ages 8–15, which are likewise stretched to accommodate its predicted size.
|[[File:Attached Stem Age 8 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 9 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 10 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 11 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 12 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 13 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 14 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 15 JE3.png|32px]] Melon stems of extreme ages, which are attached to adjacent fruits, now show a stretched and tinted stem appearance.}}
{{History|||snap=13w03a|[[File:Melon Stem Age 0 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 1 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 2 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 3 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 4 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 5 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 6 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 7 JE4.png|32px]] Melon stems are no longer squished or stretched to account for age.<ref>{{bug|MC-7111}}</ref>
|[[File:Melon Stem Age 8 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 9 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 10 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 11 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 12 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 13 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 14 JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 15 JE4.png|32px]] Melon stems with age values 8 through 15 now show a tinted [[trapdoor]] texture.
|From this version up until 14w08a, overgrown melon stems start to draw from the texture below them on the [[texture atlas]], in much the same way they previously did with terrain.png. However, as texture atlases are unstable and textures tend to change positions as new blocks and textures are added, overgrown stems change the texture they draw from every time new textures are added, which includes when textures added by [[mods]].}}
{{History|||snap=13w09a|[[File:Melon Stem Age 8 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 9 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 10 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 11 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 12 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 13 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 14 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 15 JE5.png|32px]] Melon stems with age values 8–15 now show a tinted [[birch wood]] texture.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w24a|Melon and pumpkin stems have now been assigned separate textures.
|[[File:Melon Stem Age 8 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 9 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 10 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 11 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 12 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 13 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 14 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 15 JE6.png|32px]] Melon stems with age values 8–15 now show a tinted [[note block]] texture.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w37a|Added the {{cmd|setblock}} [[commands|command]], allowing for invalid stem ages to be placed in the world without using external editors. This also allows them to be obtained in earlier versions via backdating.}}
{{History|||snap=13w41a|[[File:Melon Stem Age 8 JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 9 JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 10 JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 11 JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 12 JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 13 JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 14 JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 15 JE7.png|32px]] Melon stems with age values 8–15 now show a tinted [[netherrack]] texture.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w10a|[[File:Melon Stem Age 8 JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 9 JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 10 JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 11 JE8.png|32px]] Melon stems with data values 8–11 now display a tinted attached stem, with 8 facing west, 9 facing east, 10 facing north and 11 facing south.
|Invalid melon stems with data values 12-15 now crash the game.}}
{{History|||snap=14w25a|[[File:Melon Stem Age 0 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 1 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 2 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 3 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 4 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 5 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 6 JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 7 JE5.png|32px]] Melon stems now render as a single diagonal plane, or, in the case of attached stems, a diagonal and orthogonal plane.
|[[File:Attached Melon Stem (N) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (E) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (S) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (W) JE3.png|32px]] The attached melon stem [[model]] now fully rotates to the direction the stem points. Prior to this update, the base of the melon stem would stay the same while the long attaching section would differ, resulting in four possible attached stem appearances.
|Invalid overgrown melon stems have effectively been removed from the game, as attempting to place an out of range stem via {{cmd|setblock}} creates a stem of age 0 and loading a world with such stems existing causes a game crash.}}
{{History|||snap=14w26a|[[File:Melon Stem Age 0 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 1 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 2 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 3 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 4 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 5 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 6 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 7 JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (N) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (E) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (S) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (W) JE4.png|32px]] Melon stems now correctly render as crosses again.<ref>{{bug|MC-58136}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=14w27a|[[File:Attached Stem Age 0 14w27a.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 1 14w27a.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 2 14w27a.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 3 14w27a.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 4 14w27a.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 5 14w27a.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Stem Age 6 14w27a.png|32px]] Due to a bug, all melon stems appear attached regardless of age or any actual attachment.<ref>{{bug|MC-60208}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=14w28a|All melon stems appearing attached regardless of age or any actual attachment has been fixed. However, melon stems still appear attached to adjacent fruits regardless of age due to a similar bug.<ref>{{bug|MC-61716}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=14w34d|Melon seeds can no longer be used for [[breeding]] [[chicken]]s.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|Chickens can now use melon seeds to breed again.}}
{{History|||snap=15w44a|Melon seeds have been added to [[dungeon]] [[chest]]s.
|The average yield of melon seeds from [[mineshaft]] chests has been decreased.}}
{{History|||snap=15w45a|Melon stems must now be fully grown again to attach.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Melon seeds can now be found inside chests in the new [[woodland mansion]]s.
|Melon crops now generate inside woodland mansions.}}
{{History||1.12|snap=17w18b|Placing a melon seeds in farmland now gives the player the "A Seedy Place" [[advancement]].{{verify}}}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The different block states for the <code>melon_stem</code> ID have been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[block]]'s numeral ID was 105, and the [[item]]'s 362.}}
{{History|||snap=17w48a|Attached melon stems no longer [[drops|drop]] seeds.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Attached Melon Stem (N) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (E) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (S) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (W) JE5.png|32px]] The texture of attached melon stems has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w49a|Melon stems now generate in the updated [[savanna]] [[village]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Melon stems now generate in the updated [[desert]] [[village]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=19w03a|Placing melon seeds into the new [[composter]] has a 10% chance of raising the compost level by 1.}}
{{History|||snap=19w05a|Melon seeds now have a 30% chance of increasing the compost level in a composter by 1.
|Added [[Wandering Trader|wandering trader]]s, which sell melon seeds.}}
{{History||1.15|snap=19w34a|[[Bee]]s can now pollinate melon stems.}}
{{History|||snap=19w39a|Attached melon stems now [[drops|drop]] seeds again.<ref>{{bug|MC-136360}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.18|snap=Pre-release 5|[[File:Melon Seeds JE2.png|32px]] The texture of melon seeds has been changed.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.5.0|Added melon seeds.
|[[File:Melon Stem Age 0 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stem Age 1 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 2 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 3 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 4 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 5 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 6 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 7 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (N) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (E) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (W) JE1.png|32px]]{{verify|Are these models correct?}} Added melon stems.}}
{{History||v0.6.0|[[File:Melon Seeds JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Melon seeds no longer use the pumpkin seeds texture.}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=?|Melon seeds can now be found in [[mineshaft]] chests.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Melon seeds are no longer available from the [[Nether reactor]].}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Melon seeds can now be found in [[minecart with chest|minecarts with chests]] in [[mineshaft]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Melon seeds now generate inside [[dungeon]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Melon crops now generate inside [[woodland mansion]]s.
|Melon seeds can now be found in woodland mansion chests.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Melon seeds can now be found inside [[bonus chest]]s.
|Melon seeds are now used to tame [[parrot]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Attached Melon Stem (W) JE5.png|32px]]{{info needed|More accurate image}} The texture of attached melon stems has been changed.
|Melon stems now generate in [[savanna]] and [[desert]] [[village]] farms.
|Added [[wandering trader]]s, who [[trading|sell]] melon seeds.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Melon seeds can now be used to fill up [[composter]]s.}}
{{History||1.14.0|snap=beta 1.14.0.1|[[Bee]]s can now pollinate melon stems.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU5|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Melon Seeds JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added melon seeds.
|[[File:Melon Stem Age 0 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stem Age 1 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 2 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 3 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 4 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 5 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 6 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 7 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (N) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (E) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (W) JE1.png|32px]]{{verify|Are these models correct?}} Added melon stems.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Attached Melon Stem (W) JE5.png|32px]]{{info needed|More accurate image}} The texture of attached melon stems has been changed.}}

{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Melon Stem Age 0 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stem Age 1 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 2 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 3 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 4 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 5 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 6 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Melon Stem Age 7 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (N) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (E) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (S) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Attached Melon Stem (W) JE1.png|32px]]{{verify|Are these models correct?}} Added melon stems.}}
{{History|foot}}

<gallery>
Melon Stem with data value 15.png|The final version of the melon stem with age 15, as seen in-game.
Melonstems.png|Melon stems of ages 1–15 on a modded version of 1.7.2, hence the melon stems using the melon top texture.
Stems of 13w02a.png|All 16 stem sizes in 13w02a, with accompanying data values.
</gallery>

=== Melon stem "item" ===
{{:Technical blocks/Melon Stem}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Stem All Ages.png|All stages of growth.
AllSeeds.png|All the [[seeds]] that exist in the game.
</gallery>

== See also ==

* [[Melon]]
* [[Pumpkin Seeds]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Blocks|vegetation}}
{{Items}}

[[Category:Plants]]
[[Category:Food]]
[[Category:Non-solid blocks]]
[[Category:Generated structure blocks]]

[[cs:Semínka melounu]]
[[de:Melone]]
[[es:Semillas de sandía]]
[[fr:Graines de pastèque]]
[[hu:Dinnyemagok]]
[[it:Anguria]]
[[ja:スイカの種]]
[[ko:수박씨]]
[[nl:Meloenzaden]]
[[pl:Nasiona arbuza]]
[[pt:Sementes de melancia]]
[[ru:Семена арбуза]]
[[th:เมล็ดแตงโม]]
[[zh:西瓜种子]]</li></ul>
Increased Powered Rails' effectiveness as a response to fixing the Minecart booster bug.[7]

Issues

Issues relating to "Powered Rail" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

  • For comparison of speeds, walking speed is about 4 m/s (4.27 exactly), thus using powered rail to speed up will almost double your traveling speed.
  • In the game code, powered rails are referenced as "goldenRail".
  • Powered rails were originally a suggestion for golden tracks.[8]
  • A redstone torch or any other power supply will only power a powered rail for 9 blocks, unlike the 15-block range of regular redstone.
  • If you put down a row of powered rails and put another one in a different direction at the end of the row, a minecart will turn like a normal rail.
  • Creative Mode Flying is faster than traveling by powered rail.
  • In pocket edition powered rails are always powered.

See also

References

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