Not sure if this is the right forum, but I just wanted to share this simple concept I built. You could copy the design too, probably in only a minute! I got the recent idea from the infinite rollercoaster video that was posted here a few days ago. I wanted to make something simpler, something that just goes in a straight line. It's pretty easy.
This is... it.
You may notice the one command block. Here is the code:
When you ride the railroad, it will begin to copy the rails under you, and paste them ahead. (by the way, it ONLY GOES IN ONE DIRECTION, which is -x)
Yep, it just goes on and on and on. It is a pretty fun ride.
What if there is a mountain in the way?
No big deal, it just plows through it.
Guys, that's about it.
It's simple, it's stupid, but it works. You can build this in your own world and just sit back and watch the world generate. I just have to warn you, this setup runs East/West, not North/South. You'll need to fiddle with the code to make it run the other way. Also, it doesn't take long to travel insanely far, so use the design at your own discretion.
Oh, and when you want to get off, don't just hop out. I recommend destroying the track in front of you. You don't want this thing running off on its own. It can be hard to catch up with if it gets away.
I think that is pretty cool. This would be a great way to show off Minecraft's world generation to someone new to Minecraft, since it would keep going at a nice, steady speed and never stop.
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I kind of like leaving a giant trail of track behind. Actually, if you didn't want it to do this, it wouldn't be too hard to add additional code or another command block that erases the track as you go along. If you're interested in doing that but don't know how, maybe I can help.
Yes, instead of cloning the track behind you to appear in front of you, just set a command block to delete the track behind you. You could probably set one command block to do both, so you wouldn't have to change the setup very much. But, I do agree with Thanatos about leaving the track behind, although there is really no good reason for it.
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"The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once."
Yes, instead of cloning the track behind you to appear in front of you, just set a command block to delete the track behind you. You could probably set one command block to do both, so you wouldn't have to change the setup very much. But, I do agree with Thanatos about leaving the track behind, although there is really no good reason for it.
Actually, you could combine the two, having it clone the track ahead and delete the track behind, keeping you on one segment. Saves you the mess. Plus, someone could use this for an easy On A Rail achievement.
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Actually, you could combine the two, having it clone the track ahead and delete the track behind, keeping you on one segment. Saves you the mess. Plus, someone could use this for an easy On A Rail achievement.
Yeah, that's what I meant to say.
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"The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once."
Actually, you could combine the two, having it clone the track ahead and delete the track behind, keeping you on one segment. Saves you the mess. Plus, someone could use this for an easy On A Rail achievement.
Ha, I forgot about achievements. That is a good one.
I didn't get the achievement when I tried this out on my world, because I hadn't bothered to get all the ones before it. So anyone looking to test this out, don't forget all the prerequisite achievements.
There's also some logistic complication of deleting the track as it goes. The track copies what is directly around the command block. So if you break the track to get out (as I suggest, to avoid the empty cart running off) you'll have to make sure to fix it before you get back in. Usually, I just hop back on a previous section of the rail, and don't worry about fixing anything. But if the old track is deleted, there's no option for that.
Hm. Speaking of the empty cart running off... now I'm imagining a version of this that is weaponized, and drops TNT as it runs along. Then instead of neatly erasing itself, it leaves a wake of destruction.
Hm. Speaking of the empty cart running off... now I'm imagining a version of this that is weaponized, and drops TNT as it runs along. Then instead of neatly erasing itself, it leaves a wake of destruction.
That is a great idea. You could send it off and it would destroy stuff without you even needing to do anything. But I guess it's only cool if you like destruction, like me, and hopefully everyone else on earth...
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"The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once."
Although, I wouldn't recommend this contraption for your purpose, unless you really wanted to. It can take a while to travel 15,000 blocks by minecart, and it only goes in a straight line, forever--you'd have to watch it and stop it when you needed it to. It's not good for going up or down. It would be faster to place the railroad with a mod like World Edit. The cut/paste block command has a limit, you can only do a few hundred blocks at a time if I recall correctly. Of course, if you're making the rail with intent to ride it anyway, maybe the time to ride and lay down track is not an issue? So maybe it's not a bad idea, if you don't want to use 3rd party plugin.
I can also point out, with a little adjustment of the numbers in the code, you can easily do this with a bigger railroad--say, if you wanted a big decorative railroad, or simply just to lay down a second track so one is "east bound" and one is "west bound". You can also modify the code to replace the command blocks as you go along, so future riders don't trigger them. If you are clever, it is actually possible to use this same concept and make a design that goes diagonally. If you are a genius, you can make one that also lays down decorative supports underneath it that don't penetrate the earth (hint: replace columns of air with columns of fence post). If you are a psycho, you can make one that shoots infinite fireworks (or TNT!) as you ride along.
Not sure if this is the right forum, but I just wanted to share this simple concept I built. You could copy the design too, probably in only a minute! I got the recent idea from the infinite rollercoaster video that was posted here a few days ago. I wanted to make something simpler, something that just goes in a straight line. It's pretty easy.
This is... it.
You may notice the one command block. Here is the code:
When you ride the railroad, it will begin to copy the rails under you, and paste them ahead. (by the way, it ONLY GOES IN ONE DIRECTION, which is -x)
Yep, it just goes on and on and on. It is a pretty fun ride.
What if there is a mountain in the way?
No big deal, it just plows through it.
Guys, that's about it.
It's simple, it's stupid, but it works. You can build this in your own world and just sit back and watch the world generate. I just have to warn you, this setup runs East/West, not North/South. You'll need to fiddle with the code to make it run the other way. Also, it doesn't take long to travel insanely far, so use the design at your own discretion.
Oh, and when you want to get off, don't just hop out. I recommend destroying the track in front of you. You don't want this thing running off on its own. It can be hard to catch up with if it gets away.
Have fun riding the infinite rail.
ThanatosMace
You can just call me Canary.
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I kind of like leaving a giant trail of track behind. Actually, if you didn't want it to do this, it wouldn't be too hard to add additional code or another command block that erases the track as you go along. If you're interested in doing that but don't know how, maybe I can help.
Thanks for your comment!
ThanatosMace
Actually, you could combine the two, having it clone the track ahead and delete the track behind, keeping you on one segment. Saves you the mess. Plus, someone could use this for an easy On A Rail achievement.
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Yeah, that's what I meant to say.
Ha, I forgot about achievements. That is a good one.
I didn't get the achievement when I tried this out on my world, because I hadn't bothered to get all the ones before it. So anyone looking to test this out, don't forget all the prerequisite achievements.
There's also some logistic complication of deleting the track as it goes. The track copies what is directly around the command block. So if you break the track to get out (as I suggest, to avoid the empty cart running off) you'll have to make sure to fix it before you get back in. Usually, I just hop back on a previous section of the rail, and don't worry about fixing anything. But if the old track is deleted, there's no option for that.
Hm. Speaking of the empty cart running off... now I'm imagining a version of this that is weaponized, and drops TNT as it runs along. Then instead of neatly erasing itself, it leaves a wake of destruction.
ThanatosMace
That is a great idea. You could send it off and it would destroy stuff without you even needing to do anything. But I guess it's only cool if you like destruction, like me, and hopefully everyone else on earth...
Wow thats pretty cool. Imma ride until I find some rare biome, like ice spkes and mesa, ./kill and destory the command block.
.Please click!
Oh hey, thanks for reviving the thread.
Although, I wouldn't recommend this contraption for your purpose, unless you really wanted to. It can take a while to travel 15,000 blocks by minecart, and it only goes in a straight line, forever--you'd have to watch it and stop it when you needed it to. It's not good for going up or down. It would be faster to place the railroad with a mod like World Edit. The cut/paste block command has a limit, you can only do a few hundred blocks at a time if I recall correctly. Of course, if you're making the rail with intent to ride it anyway, maybe the time to ride and lay down track is not an issue? So maybe it's not a bad idea, if you don't want to use 3rd party plugin.
I can also point out, with a little adjustment of the numbers in the code, you can easily do this with a bigger railroad--say, if you wanted a big decorative railroad, or simply just to lay down a second track so one is "east bound" and one is "west bound". You can also modify the code to replace the command blocks as you go along, so future riders don't trigger them. If you are clever, it is actually possible to use this same concept and make a design that goes diagonally. If you are a genius, you can make one that also lays down decorative supports underneath it that don't penetrate the earth (hint: replace columns of air with columns of fence post). If you are a psycho, you can make one that shoots infinite fireworks (or TNT!) as you ride along.
ThanatosMace
A very easy way to remove the track behind you is to make that the command block moves one segement back to one segment infront using
/clone x1 y1 z1 x2 y2 z2 x y z replace move
If your using the above you only need one command block to make nd remove the track.
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so, I saw some commands like this.
But they can go upand down,how about you?XD
Hello, the images posted by ThanatosMace do no longer exist. Does anyone still have the commands?