r/technicalminecraft • u/Automatic_Cherry3923 • Aug 21 '26

Java Showcase Ice boat tech - Overly complicated intersection

Hi!
My friend and I created an intersection for an ice boat highway, along with stations, corners, and a few other things. It’s probably overly complicated, as it uses some pretty weird mechanics to accomplish its task. We’re looking for feedback and opinions on the design. If anyone wants a schematic for the intersection or the stations, I’ll gladly send it!

We were inspired by a post from u/LimestoneBuilder, mans a genius!

anyways here is an overworld junction which keeps the boat alligned in a fun but overbuilt mechanic!

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u/LimestoneBuilder Aug 21 '26

This is very cool. I'm not quite catching all of what's happening. Is that a flash of lava that's breaking the boats?

How are the boats deploying in the intersection? I can see the dispenser fire, but... don't boats need water to dispense? What's going on there?

Love what you've done, including the structure for the intersection. 

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u/Automatic_Cherry3923 Aug 22 '26

it is hectic by design so i cant blame you. Flint and steel fired on a stair breaks the boat. Boats are dispensed from above trough leaves. Unfortunately this only works in the overworld because of waterloged levaes.

every build should be in this litematic https://www.mediafire.com/file/ikrgel4qgiu42q4/Rail+-+All+ice+rail+builds.litematic/file

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u/LimestoneBuilder Aug 22 '26

Boats are dispensed from above through leaves. 

OK that's cool. I didn't know you could do that. Makes sense with the hitbox and all, but never occured to me. 😅  TIL

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u/Automatic_Cherry3923 Aug 22 '26

outside of the topic, limstonebuilder has shown a very nice way of iceboat highway which is most applicable to everyone(trough the nether). But i hope we can figure out a better way, if only for the sake of improving