Mine carts are a great way to get around Minecraft without walking! In all large mines, with the tracks you will be able to get home more quickly, taking all your equipment with you. Trolleys also have other uses, including some particularly creative ones, such as trains and roller coasters.
Steps
Part 1 of 4: Building a Mine Cart
Step 1. Find and dig the raw iron
You must craft or find five iron ingots to build the cart. You can find them in fortresses and dungeons, but it's probably easier to dig up the raw material and craft the ingots yourself.
- You can find iron at depths 1-63, in 4-10 block veins. The chances of finding it increase at lower levels.
- You need a stone pickaxe or one of better quality to dig the iron.
Step 2. Build a furnace
To melt raw iron into ingots, you need a furnace, which you can create by placing eight blocks of crushed stone along the edge of the workbench grid.
Step 3. Find some fuel
The furnace needs fuel to melt the iron into ingots. You can use many types of blocks and the more efficient ones allow you to melt more minerals per unit. You can use all types of wood, but the best fuels are lava buckets, coal and charcoal.
Step 4. Use the furnace to melt the iron into ingots
Put the fuel in the lowest box of the furnace window, then put a block of iron ore in the top box. After a few seconds, an iron ingot will be created. Repeat this process until you have five bars.
Step 5. Open the workbench interface to get the trolley
Now that you have enough ingots, you can use the workbench grid to build the cart.
Step 6. Place three ingots in the lowest row of the crafting grid
Step 7. Place two ingots in the middle row, left and right
Step 8. Take the cart from the crafting box and drag it to the inventory
Step 9. Create special mining carts
There are four types of special carts you can create, useful when digging deep in a mine. To make the following creations, put a cart in the lower middle box and the specific component directly above it.
- Mine trolley with TNT: trolley + TNT. Use it to safely dig from afar.
- Mining cart with furnace: cart + furnace. Use it to melt the minerals you got by digging.
- Mine trolley with hopper: trolley + hopper. Use it to collect the materials you excavate. The trolley with the hopper is great for automatic digging.
- Mine trolley with trunk: trolley + trunk. Use it to store the materials and items you need while working in the mine.
Part 2 of 4: Placing the Tracks
Step 1. Make more iron ingots
To use the carts, you need to build tracks, the only objects you can place them on. To make 16 rails, you need six ingots and a stick. Read the first section to learn how to melt ingots.
Step 2. Build the tracks
Open the workbench grid and put three ingots in the right and three in the left column. Put a stick in the center. Drag the 16 rails from the box in which they were created to the inventory.
Step 3. Equip the tracks to put them on the ground
Look at the block you want to place them on and click on it.
Step 4. Create a path with the rails
Individual rails connect automatically when placed in adjacent squares. You can create corners by placing a rail to the left or right of the end of the tracks. The curve will be created automatically.
You can create T-intersections and four-way intersections, but the rails will not appear to be connected
Step 5. Learn how trolley inertia works
You can push the trolley forward on a flat surface. It will gain speed on the descents, while it will slow down in curves and uphill. It will gradually lose speed even on flat surfaces.
Taking advantage of inertia can help you create a useful and fun rail network. A long descent allows you to overcome small climbs or make turns. With an ingenious system of descents, you can create a track that allows your trolley to cover a great distance without additional thrust
Step 6. Create a sloping path
You can tilt the tracks up or down by placing them on "steps" of a block. When you place a rail on a lower block adjacent to the existing rails, the track will automatically descend. You can continue going downhill with other steps.
Step 7. Create a diagonal path
You can simulate diagonal tracks with a series of zigzag curves. The diagonal will not look smooth, but the carriage will move in a straight line. Diagonals slow the carriage as much as a series of curves.
Part 3 of 4: Using the Cart
Step 1. Put the trolley on the tracks
Take it from the inventory and place it on the rails to use.
Step 2. Look at the cart and press the Use button
You will enter the cart and you can start checking it.
Step 3. Press the forward button to start moving the carriage
You will start heading in the direction you are facing (if the tracks allow). You can advance on the flat by pressing Forward, but you won't speed up much. Going downhill you can increase the speed up to eight blocks per second.
Step 4. Exit the cart by pressing the button to crouch
If there is only one block of space above you when you step down, you will take half a heart of damage.
Step 5. Retrieve the cart by attaching it
After hitting it several times with your fist or with a single sword attack, it will be destroyed, so you can pick it up and return it to your inventory.
Part 4 of 4: Getting the Most Out of Your Carts
Step 1. Learn to take advantage of powered tracks
These special rails are capable of pushing bogies and are essential for large rail networks or other complex tracks. With powered tracks, you can create a system that triggers carts at great speed, routes that automatically bring you back to the surface, and more.
- Powered tracks require six gold bars, a stick, and a redstone. Put three ingots in the right column and three in the left column of the workbench grid, as you did previously with the iron ingots for normal rails. Put the stick in the center, then the red stone in the bottom center box. You will get six powered tracks.
- You have to activate the powered tracks with a redstone torch or with a lever.
Step 2. Use the trolleys to speed up your digging activities
The main utility of a cart is to quickly reach other parts of the mine with all your equipment. If you are building or excavating in an area, a rail network can help you move between areas much faster.
Step 3. Build a system to keep the carts moving
A powered track can push a cart for 80 blocks on the flat. By placing a solid block behind the rail you create a thruster capable of launching the cart in the opposite direction of the block. With two or more rails fed together, you can give the cart an even stronger push. By placing a powered track every 38 blocks, the carriage will always move at full speed.
Change the position of the powered tracks according to your speed needs and grades
Step 4. Build the roller coaster using a combination of slopes and powered tracks
In Minecraft, carts are often used to create roller coasters. You can find tons of videos of these fun attractions on YouTube, showing the various ways you can make them exciting and unique.
