


The speed decreases at a faster rate when going uphill, compared to when moving horizontally. Speed is gradually decreased if there are no powered rails to assist its movement, and an unpowered powered rail slows down a minecart rapidly. Powered rails powered by redstone give minecarts a boost of speed. When a minecart comes to a turn it moves diagonally across that turn. A minecart traveling diagonally can, therefore, travel up to 11.314 blocks per second. Minecarts have a predefined speed limit of 8 blocks per second per axis of travel. Unlike with beds, there is no message above the hotbar for attempting to enter a fully occupied minecart. When riding a minecart, if the minecart lands on a rail, the player does not take any fall damage. If a minecart is pushed onto or falls onto tracks, it "snaps" to those tracks. Consequently, the player falls inside the minecart.Īfter rolling off of the end of a track, a minecart can be pushed around on open blocks. If none are available, the player is deposited directly above the minecart. When a minecart is exited, it searches for an adjacent or diagonal 2×2×3 area to put the player 1.5 blocks away from the cart. Players can exit the minecart by pressing sneak, however, if there is only one block of headroom above the cart, the player takes 1 of suffocation damage. If a mob walks in front of an empty minecart, it is pulled into the cart. The player can slowly move the minecart forward while riding it, by pressing forward. Once inside, an external impulse may be needed to make the minecart start moving. Minecarts can be ridden by pressing the "use" control on them.
