r/Minecraft • u/crubleigh • 1d ago

Redstone & Techs Simple brittle ice track builder with safety rails

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u/qualityvote2 1d ago edited 12h ago
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u/forgettfulthinker 1d ago

It will work until they make boats break brittle ice

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u/friso1100 17h ago

Given how fast boats are it probably should be fine either way. You would glide past before it cracks further. Just don't slow down. Only the start and end would be tricky i think. The parts where you are slow.

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u/no168_92 16h ago

Pit stops/start and end of the ice road can be made from regular blue ice

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u/forgettfulthinker 16h ago

No. When an entity touches the block for the first time, it is immediately sent down a level.

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u/Worldly_Junket4244 23h ago

what is brittle ice? Is that what forms with frost walker enchantment?

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u/forgettfulthinker 23h ago

In the latest snapshot they introduced the new brittle ice block, the first new full block of the update

When a mob stands on this new block it begins to crack and has 3 cracking stages before the block is breaks and drops the mob.

When water from any state (source or flowing) meets the sides of the blue ice block, it creates the brittle ice (as you can see in the bridge builder in the post)

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u/Worldly_Junket4244 23h ago

so if a boat moves really fast it can just glide on it without breaking?

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u/forgettfulthinker 23h ago

Right now, boats do not cause the block to break.

You also cannot just move fast off the block to prevent it from cracking, it cracks whenever a mob steps on it. Imagine you fall onto the block or walk onto it, it will immediately crack 1 level and will then take a few seconds for each level after that

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u/Worldly_Junket4244 23h ago

I has some potential for traps but it looks a little useless for civil applications.

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u/tera_x111 23h ago

New Block from the newest pre release. An Ice block that breaks if you or a mob stands on it

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u/CaramelCraftYT 15h ago

No, that's frosted ice.

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u/DomSchraa 22h ago

that just adds some wxtra thrill

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u/RosieQParker 12h ago

Eh, you win some, you luge some.

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u/94CM 10h ago

I only tried farming ice once for a Nether Tunnel. Now, I actually will have the patience to make this 😎 

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u/crubleigh 10h ago

You will need to get nether water for the wogged stairs though if you want to use it in the nether

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u/94CM 10h ago

I meant just gathering the ice with silk touch

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u/Lordofflames699 10h ago

If you do this in the end it’s better to use frosted ice (from frost walker enchantment) because it won’t melt.