[MC-7799] Chest and hopper minecarts lose almost no speed. Created: 18/Jan/13  Updated: 29/Jul/14  Resolved: 29/Jul/14

Status: Resolved
Project: Minecraft: Java Edition
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: Snapshot 13w03a, Snapshot 13w05b, Minecraft 1.5, Snapshot 13w11a, Minecraft 1.7.4, Minecraft 14w08a
Fix Version/s: None

Type: Bug
Reporter: Anorma Assignee: [Mojang] Searge (Michael Stoyke)
Resolution: Won't Fix Votes: 3
Labels: None

Attachments: PNG File 2013-01-19_09.18.17.png    
Issue Links:
Duplicate
is duplicated by MC-7987 Chest and Hopper carts travel much fa... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-12669 Distance of different Minecarts act s... Resolved
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Confirmation Status: Confirmed
Game Mode: Creative

 Description   

When a chest or hopper minecart is riding the rails is loses almost no velocity. This way it can go even further than an occupied minecart. I have tested it and it seems to be non-directional.



 Comments   
Comment by Hartspoon [ 03/Mar/14 ]

I believe it works as intended. Minecarts carrying empty containers have less inertia than a minecart carrying a player. Empty minecart are the exception, slowing down faster to prevent them from going wild and forcing players to run after them at the first occasion.

Comment by Kumasasa [ 04/Feb/13 ]

An empty cart runs way farther than a fully loaded cart. This may be inverse logic as intended.

Comment by Anon Ymus [ 04/Feb/13 ]

I know, but this may be so that a heavy cart goes as slow as a player cart, etc.

Comment by Kumasasa [ 04/Feb/13 ]

My test was done with empty chest / hopper.

Comment by Anon Ymus [ 04/Feb/13 ]

May be intended: https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/298541610491342849

Comment by Kumasasa [ 19/Jan/13 ]

Confirmed.
The TNT, furnace and regular minecart travel some 6-7 blocks when accelerated with one powered rail.
The hopper and chest minecart travel quite far (to the tower of hoppers in the screenshot)
It's not a matter of weight since hopper and chest were unloaded.

Comment by Kellby Benson [ 18/Jan/13 ]

I can confirm this. In a test I performed, an unoccupied minecart traveled 7 blocks, one with a hopper traveled 66 blocks, and one carrying me traveled 94 blocks (without using boost).

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