It's a kind of train cart that runs on people power, moved by a lever.
In Minecraft this would be a self-propelled minecart. If you're riding in it you can left click to gain momentum. The faster you click the faster you go. If you stop clicking entirely you'd swiftly lose momentum and stop. If you get out of the cart and right click it that would adjust which direction it travels in.
What's the catch? Other than having to click a lot. Well, there has to be a catch. Otherwise this would make powered rail and powered minecarts somewhat obsolete.
Well, here's the catch. And sometimes this catch is useful. Hardcarts only gain momentum from the player's clicks. Gravity doesn't accelerate them, they can rest on a steep slope without moving (handy if you want to park on a hillside). Powered rail doesn't accelerate them (though inactive powered rail can still drain their momentum). Powered minecarts and any quickly moving minecart can push them, but very very slowly, since the handcart would resist moving and eat up their momentum.
The other catch is that even clicking very quickly, a handcart's maximum speed is still considerably slower than a regular minecart's maximum speed (but still a good deal faster than walking).
This would make handcarts not ideal for fast travel and subway systems, where you want automated comfort and high speeds. But it'd be great for mining and construction, since you could travel where you want and stop/start from any point along the track.
Hmm, seems cool. You're the guy that came up with Mazeworld, Right? I love that thread, and I hope to see more good ideas from you. However, clicking excessively doesn't seem very Minecraft-y. Maybe you should have to click W and S alternating on your key-board really fast, to make it seem like your pulling a lever back and forth.
Hmm, seems cool. You're the guy that came up with Mazeworld, Right? I love that thread, and I hope to see more good ideas from you. However, clicking excessively doesn't seem very Minecraft-y. Maybe you should have to click W and S alternating on your key-board really fast, to make it seem like your pulling a lever back and forth.
Hmm, seems cool. You're the guy that came up with Mazeworld, Right? I love that thread, and I hope to see more good ideas from you. However, clicking excessively doesn't seem very Minecraft-y. Maybe you should have to click W and S alternating on your key-board really fast, to make it seem like your pulling a lever back and forth.
That's a pretty cool idea. I like it.
And it'd mean that left click would still be free for tools, weapons, button/lever pressing, etc. without forcing you to move the cart too.
Obviously it's a little less easy than just clicking though. I guess if it was W and S then it would have to gain momentum quicker and lose momentum slower than clicking would require so you don't have to frantically pound the keyboard.
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It's a kind of train cart that runs on people power, moved by a lever.
In Minecraft this would be a self-propelled minecart. If you're riding in it you can left click to gain momentum. The faster you click the faster you go. If you stop clicking entirely you'd swiftly lose momentum and stop. If you get out of the cart and right click it that would adjust which direction it travels in.
What's the catch? Other than having to click a lot. Well, there has to be a catch. Otherwise this would make powered rail and powered minecarts somewhat obsolete.
Well, here's the catch. And sometimes this catch is useful. Hardcarts only gain momentum from the player's clicks. Gravity doesn't accelerate them, they can rest on a steep slope without moving (handy if you want to park on a hillside). Powered rail doesn't accelerate them (though inactive powered rail can still drain their momentum). Powered minecarts and any quickly moving minecart can push them, but very very slowly, since the handcart would resist moving and eat up their momentum.
The other catch is that even clicking very quickly, a handcart's maximum speed is still considerably slower than a regular minecart's maximum speed (but still a good deal faster than walking).
This would make handcarts not ideal for fast travel and subway systems, where you want automated comfort and high speeds. But it'd be great for mining and construction, since you could travel where you want and stop/start from any point along the track.
That would break my keyboard lol.
That's a pretty cool idea. I like it.
And it'd mean that left click would still be free for tools, weapons, button/lever pressing, etc. without forcing you to move the cart too.
Obviously it's a little less easy than just clicking though. I guess if it was W and S then it would have to gain momentum quicker and lose momentum slower than clicking would require so you don't have to frantically pound the keyboard.
There's something fun about requiring rapid clicks or w/s pressing though.