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C222 SYSTEMS LTD.

Minecart Rail System

StandardsA ProposalC222

12/10/2011

This is a proposal on how the citizens of this Minecraft world should build their minecart rails to ensure

arrival and minimize damage to citizens.

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Table of ContentsLayout of Rails ............................................................................................................................................... 2

Lighting ...................................................................................................................................................... 2

Ground Tracks ........................................................................................................................................... 3

Elevated Tracks ......................................................................................................................................... 3

Subterranean Tracks ................................................................................................................................. 3

Booster Rail Layout ....................................................................................................................................... 4

Station Layouts.............................................................................................................................................. 4

Examples ................................................................................................................................................... 4

Simple Two Rail Station......................................................................................................................... 4

Three or Four Rail Station ..................................................................................................................... 5

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Layout of Rails

This layout of rails will allow multiple citizens to travel simultaneously on the same segment. The only

risk of collision is at the four blocks of rail at the beginning and end of every segment.

Lighting

Torches should be placed along the middle of the two rails separated by a gap of eight empty blocks.

Every rise or drop in elevation counts as an additional block.

Figure a shows the placement of torches on a ground track and the corresponding light levels of the

surrounding blocks. Note that the lowest level is eight, meaning no hostile mobs may spawn within this

area. Figure b is shaded according to the light level. Figure c illustrates the effect a raise in altitude has

on a blocks light level.

a) b)

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Ground Tracks

Ground tracks need to be surrounded by fences one block away from the tracks. The fences prevent

unwanted mobs from interfering with minecarts which are en route. The extra block of distance it to

ensure that no creepers get within triggering distance of travelling citizens. Ground tracks require an

additional torch on the outer edge of every corner as illustrated in figures a and b.

Elevated Tracks

Elevated tracks should maintain a distance of three (four from the actual tracks) from the ground below.

This is to ensure that no creepers get within triggering distance of travelling citizens and endermen

cannot remove blocks crucial to transportation.

Subterranean Tracks

Subterranean tracks should have an empty space of three blocks above the ground of the tunnel. This is

to prevent suffocation damage to citizens while exiting minecarts below grounds. There should also be

no blocks on the inside corners of bends in the minecart track. This is also to prevent suffocation

damage to citizens while traveling around said bends.

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Booster Rail Layout

Every station should provide a minimum of three booster rails at the beginning of every segment to get

the minecart up to the maximum speed of eight m/s. After that, there should be one booster track per

32 blocks (also seen as separated by 31 blocks.) The distance should decrease directly proportional to

the change in height between the two boosters. Also, the slope of a track should never exceed 1/8. The

redstone torches should be kept at the same level as the tracks, unlike in the illustration.

Station LayoutsStations should be able to accept as well as distribute mine carts on all rails leading to the station. As

previously mentioned, every station needs to provide a minimum of 3 booster tracks at the beginning of

every segment.

Examples

Simple Two Rail Station

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Three or Four Rail Station

Figure 1 Circuitry below Red Button Figure 2 Circuitry below Yellow Detector Rail

Omit the yellow line and circuitry for a three rail station. (There is an error in this diagram, there must

also be a detector rail just before the boosters on the blue line, output ord with the detector rail on the

yellow line.) Design adapted fromKerios three-track station design.

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