Game Development Reference
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FIGURE 9.29
Switch the lever to choose a different track branch.
Caution:
Protecting Tracks from Mobs
InSurvivalmode,youareasvulnerableridinginaminecartasyouareat
anyothertime.Cartsdon't,unfortunately,runoverhostilemobs,turning
them into mincemeal. They just stop or bounce off them. Either way, it's
a problem. If you are serious about using minecarts to get around, con-
sider building them underground in well-lit, protected corridors, or put
up fences when they have to run aboveground.
A Word About Hoppers
Before I close this rather lengthy chapter, there's one final, brief topic: hoppers. The
humble hopper is really like an automatic item feeding system. It connects containers such
as chests to other things like a furnace or a dispenser. Essentially, it moves items between
containers while also offering five inventory slots of its own. Hoppers can also, as men-
tioned earlier, be placed on wheels by combining them with a minecart and will unload a
minecart with a chest when placed underneath the track. (You'll need to place the hopper
first and then hold down the left Shift key while right-clicking to “sneak” place the rail on
top of the hopper.)
