Minecraft Mass Driver Concept Test

This video shows my proof of concept for mass driver systems in Minecraft, where the projectile is subjected to a sequence of "acceleration charges", that continuously push it along its track. From the test, this indeed does work, increasing the range dramatically!

The idea stemmed from the fact that TNT becomes "phased" when set off. Hence we see piles of TNT falling through each other when we fire our cannons. So the theory goes that a moving TNT shot can travel through a stationary TNT block as well.

The idea; get acceleration charges to explode while just right BEHIND the speeding shot, hence accelerating it while it was moving. I modified the Napoleon howitzer to test this, adding a track with two single TNT acceleration charges. Timing was achieve by using a unset repeater behind each accelerating charge (unset repeaters still have a delay, and that delay was short enough for my purpose since the shot is moving out too fast for a single pulse delay).

Test started with one big ol' charge. 27 TNT in the main charge, with no accelereation charges. range - 334 m *(according to 1 block = 1 m)


Second test firing same thing, 27 TNT in the main charge, but this time with single TNTs in the two acceleration charge spots. range - 493 m

That's a 159 metre difference with just two single acceleration charges! This is much more than I will get if I had simply added two more TNTs to the main stack, so this propelling method appears to be more efficent,...if complex.

Is it worth it? I'll have to hold off judgement until I scale up the test. I'm planning to build a linear accelerator with at least five acceleration sequences. If you're going to test out this theory, tell me how it goes!

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• mass
• driver
• minecraft
• accelerator

[TheOtherRetard]

I promptly subscribed when I saw what you did here. As Bowman commented: this is a particle accelerator as it is in real life. Awesome

I'll go and try this out once I finished some writing for the Weekly Pickaxe.

I still couldn't figure out: are you male or female? If you're female I'd fall in love with you just because I watched these videos. If you're male I'd consider it.

Just kidding

If I ever make a video trying out your idea I'll credit you for it.

-ThOR

[kovona]

@TheOtherRetard Haha, naw I'm a guy, but thanks for the comment. I'm afraid it isn't a true particle accelerator, I did some rough builds with more than two acceleration stacks, the problem is the TNT block either slows to a stop (from friction?) before it reaches the stack, or it outflies the explosion. Redstone timing is finicky. With school, I don't have time to experiment anymore, so please do experiment and continue building on what I done!

[iamdictatorpo]

so you turned a howitzer into a particle accelerator?

[Bowman3002]

Particle accelerator in minecraft maybe?