Managing Control Blocks
Control blocks are placed under a Rail, Detector Rail or Powered Rail and will perform an action when passed over by a player-filled Minecart. There are currently 7 control blocks available from SimpleCarts. Blocks types are configurable by editing config.yml.
All blocks excluding Intersections can be disabled by an active redstone current by default. The current must travel directly into the block or the Rail above it.
| Name | Description | Usage | Default Block | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booster | Speed up a Minecart by 2x speed. | Place directly under rails. | Gold Block | |||
| Bouncer | Reverse the direction that a Minecart is traveling. | Place directly under rails. | Wool | |||
| Brake | Slow down a Minecart by 1/2 speed. | Place directly under rails. | Soul Sand | |||
| Ejector | Eject a player from a Minecart. | Place directly under rails. | Iron Block | |||
| Elevator | Teleport a Minecart up/down onto another Elevator block. | Place directly under rails. | Diamond Block | |||
| Intersection | Choose the cardinal direction for a Minecart to travel. | Place directly under rails. | Brick | |||
| Station | Stop a player-filled Minecart entirely, and launch once powered. | Place directly under rails. | Obsidian |
Notes:
- In order for an Elevator to teleport, another Elevator Block must be located vertically above or below it. The search for a target block will begin at the bottom of the map (Bedrock) and work upwards. This means that 'going down' takes priority over 'going up'.
- Stations use redstone to launch a previously stopped cart once powered and will lose this ability if their respective redstone property is set to 'false' in config.yml.