Me and a friend linked our train stations last night, and are trying to come up with an elegent solution to launching our minecarts once inside them. Is there an easy way to do this? Is there any way to do this? I thought having a button to turn on a powered rail would make the difference, but it doesn't unless you're moving. Basically I want to be propelled foreward from a sitting position.
If you connect the red stone to any block at one end, and a button at the other end, with a powered rail in front of the block. When you click the button, the block will push the mine cart, thus at the same time for a speed boost, the powered rail also sends it forward, if you don't quiet under stand, message me on xbox live.
A minecart that has no current motion will not be pushed by a powered rail. It will remain stationary. You can place the cart and give it a kick, then jump in right before it hits the powered rail if you want.
In the other guy's thread, I mentioned placing a powered rail like this \_ and using a button to start rolling. Once powered, the "brakes" on the rail release which in turn lets the powered rail propel you forward since the cart is already on an incline. Make sense?
What's the optimal placement point for powered rails? I'm adding one after about 30 normal tracks, is that about right or should I be adding more tracks in-between the powered rails?
I tend to put them every 8-10 rails. That keeps the speed up.
I found that if you have a block before the powered rail and a button to turn on the powered rail then you can start.
Take a look at the tutorail world, there is an autostarting rail system that takes you to the castle, the key is the block behind the cart, since the cart in partly in the block it will push the cart away.
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I found that if you have a block before the powered rail and a button to turn on the powered rail then you can start.
Take a look at the tutorail world, there is an autostarting rail system that takes you to the castle, the key is the block behind the cart, since the cart in partly in the block it will push the cart away.
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Zelthchoron
Y=power rail
Z=button
A=normal rail
AAAAAAAAAAA Y X Z
Like that? Cause I think that's how I had it set up and it wouldn't work
In the other guy's thread, I mentioned placing a powered rail like this \_ and using a button to start rolling. Once powered, the "brakes" on the rail release which in turn lets the powered rail propel you forward since the cart is already on an incline. Make sense?
I tend to put them every 8-10 rails. That keeps the speed up.
Take a look at the tutorail world, there is an autostarting rail system that takes you to the castle, the key is the block behind the cart, since the cart in partly in the block it will push the cart away.
"If its a mod its possible to be a feature"
Read the second post