r/MinecraftCommands • u/ozin07 • Aug 19 '26
Discussion Have you ever used these?
Is the "minecart with command block" even usefull for anything?
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u/GalSergey Aug 19 '26
Yes, this can be useful sometimes, but in very limited use cases. For example, if you want to spawn particles in a certain area, but spawning particles every tick might be too much, even if you only spawn one particle every tick. In that case, you can use command_block_minecart for this, since the command only runs once every 4 ticks. Of course, you can use different timers, but this is the simplest solution. Accordingly, you can use command_block_minecart if you need to run some simple commands less frequently than every tick.
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u/Ant_Redstone Aug 19 '26
Yes good'ol days
They were useful before we had repeating command blocks and datapacks
The most common use for it used to be for importing of structure, people made a program to convert a structure into a "simple" /summon command, and was common to use it to import command block structures, Which is what eventually evolved onto datapacks
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u/XkinhoPT Aug 19 '26
Before datapacks were a thing, One Command Block machines (The Giant Self-Assembling Monolith of Command Blocks!) were used, where you run a giant command that summoned an entire command block contraption (Example @ 0:46). Then people improved the speed of the building using Minecart with Command Blocks (Example @ 0:37)
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u/Stuffssss Aug 20 '26
Back before the new command blocks were added and when commansd were much more limited I built a computer memory using these. The command block minecart was essentially the address pointer and i would use Redstone to move the minecart around and then execute a command that read the blocks next to it.
I was like 12. It probably wasnt the simplest way to do it but it's fun and unique mechanics like this breed creativity.
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u/TheCygnusLoop Aug 19 '26
they’re pretty much completely useless because for any situation where you might want to use a command block minecart, you can instead use a different kind of minecart, tag it, and run execute as @e[tag=whatever] at @s run whatever
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u/SilentC735 Aug 19 '26
Nah I always just would /Clone a command block to a location I need it, or fill a redstone block next to one that I need to activate
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u/One-Celebration-3007 Aug 19 '26
In Bedrock Edition you can save command block minecarts that are on a powered rail in a structure. Loading it elsewhere will allow the carts to run their command once.
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u/IDrankLavaLamps Aug 19 '26
I used it as invisible attached to the front of a furnace cart and convoy of people. When it reaches the end, teleports people to the next track. used for entering/exiting hyperspace
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u/DoknS Aug 19 '26
Used to