Minecraft:Rail - Revision history

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	=== In other media ===		=== In other media ===
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	AYIB Mastered.jpeg\|[[Minecraft:Kai]] [[Minecraft:Crafter\|crafting]] a rail, in [[Minecraft:A year in blocks\|''A year in blocks'']].		AYIB Mastered.jpeg\|[[Minecraft:Kai]] [[Minecraft:Crafter\|crafting]] a rail, in [[Minecraft:A year in blocks\|''A year in blocks'']]
	AMCM Rails.png\|Rails in {{amcm}}.		AMCM Rails.png\|Rails in {{amcm}}
	File:Rail (inventory) MCE.png\|Rails in [[Minecraft:Minecraft Earth]].		File:Rail (inventory) MCE.png\|Rails in [[Minecraft:Minecraft Earth]]
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	=== Piston interactivity ===		=== Piston interactivity ===
	~~A rail~~ can be pushed by a [[Minecraft:piston]], and can be pulled by a [[Minecraft:sticky piston]]. However, ~~the~~ rail breaks and drops as an item when it is unsupported ~~due to~~ being moved.		Rails can be pushed by [[Minecraft:piston]]s, and can be pulled by [[Minecraft:sticky piston]]s. However, a rail breaks and drops as an item when it becomes unsupported as a result of being moved.

	== Sounds ==		== Sounds ==

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	== History ==		== History ==
	~~{{info needed section\|Did 1.8 change the way rails were shaded? Or was this change made in the 1.15-1.16 era?}}~~
	=== ''Java Edition'' ===		=== ''Java Edition'' ===
	{{HistoryTable		{{HistoryTable
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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.15\|dev=19w39a\|Placing a new, unconnected section of rails now orients them in the direction the [[Minecraft:player]] is facing, rather than always north-south.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.15\|dev=19w39a\|Placing a new, unconnected section of rails now orients them in the direction the [[Minecraft:player]] is facing, rather than always north-south.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|October 22, 2020\|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025215822/https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-202638\|A leaked screenshot was accidentally posted in a bug report that said "waterlogged-rail", which was later removed.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|October 22, 2020\|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025215822/https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-202638\|A leaked screenshot was accidentally posted in a bug report that said "waterlogged-rail", which was later removed.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.16\|dev=20w09a\|[[File:Rail (Ns) JE4.png\|32px]] [[File:Rail (nS) JE4.png\|32px]] [[File:Rail (Ew) JE4.png\|32px]] [[File:Rail (eW) JE4.png\|32px]] ~~Rails~~ are affected by ~~ambient occlusion~~.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.16\|dev=20w09a\|[[File:Rail (Ns) JE4.png\|32px]] [[File:Rail (nS) JE4.png\|32px]] [[File:Rail (Ew) JE4.png\|32px]] [[File:Rail (eW) JE4.png\|32px]] Sloped rails are affected by directional shading.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.17\|dev=20w45a\|All rail types can now be [[Minecraft:waterlogged]].		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.17\|dev=20w45a\|All rail types can now be [[Minecraft:waterlogged]].
	\|Rails are no longer swept away by water.}}		\|Rails are no longer swept away by water.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.19\|dev=22w13a\|[[Minecraft:Warden]]s can now pass over rails.<ref>{{bug\|MC-249642\|\|Wardens can't pass over rails\|F}}</ref>}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.19\|dev=22w13a\|[[Minecraft:Warden]]s can now pass over rails.<ref>{{bug\|MC-249642\|\|Wardens can't pass over rails\|F}}</ref>}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.21.6\|dev=25w15a\|[[File:Rail (Ns) JE3 BE2.png\|32px]] [[File:Rail (nS) JE3 BE2.png\|32px]] [[File:Rail (Ew) JE3 BE2.png\|32px]] [[File:Rail (eW) JE3 BE2.png\|32px]] ~~Rails~~ are no longer affected by ~~ambient occlusion~~.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.21.6\|dev=25w15a\|[[File:Rail (Ns) JE3 BE2.png\|32px]] [[File:Rail (nS) JE3 BE2.png\|32px]] [[File:Rail (Ew) JE3 BE2.png\|32px]] [[File:Rail (eW) JE3 BE2.png\|32px]] Sloped rails are no longer affected by directional shading.}}
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	Rail (EW).png\|East west		Rail (EW).png\|East west
	Rail (NE).png\|North east		Rail (NE).png\|North east
	Rail (ES).png\|~~East straight~~		Rail (ES).png\|South east
	Rail (SW).png\|South west		Rail (SW).png\|South west
	Rail (NW).png\|North west		Rail (NW).png\|North west

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	=== Screenshots ===		=== Screenshots ===
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	sticky piston rails.gif\|An example of sticky piston use with rails.		sticky piston rails.gif\|An example of sticky piston use with rails
	~~Minecraftrollercoaster.jpg\|An example of how to use rails as a roller coaster.~~		RailBug.png\|A randomly generated misplaced rail found in a [[Minecraft:mineshaft]]
	RailBug.png\|A randomly generated misplaced rail found in a [[Minecraft:mineshaft]].		Floating rails.png\|Three more floating rails in a mineshaft
	Floating rails.png\|Three more floating rails in a mineshaft.		Minecraft train.png\|[[Minecraft:Villager]]s riding [[Minecraft:minecart]]s with rails below them
	Minecraft train.png\|[[Minecraft:Villager]]s riding [[Minecraft:minecart]]s with rails below them.		Rail stop front.png\|A railroad stop without any [[Minecraft:redstone]] switching mechanisms, based purely on the one-way curved rail behavior
	Rail stop front.png\|A railroad stop without any [[Minecraft:redstone]] switching mechanisms, based purely on the one-way curved rail behavior.		Minecraft Roller Coaster.jpg\|An example of rails used to build a roller coaster in [[Minecraft:Infdev]]
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	=== In other media ===		=== In other media ===
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	~~File:~~AYIB Mastered.jpeg\|[[Minecraft:Kai]] [[Minecraft:Crafter\|crafting]] a rail, in [[Minecraft:A year in blocks\|''A year in blocks'']].		AYIB Mastered.jpeg\|[[Minecraft:Kai]] [[Minecraft:Crafter\|crafting]] a rail, in [[Minecraft:A year in blocks\|''A year in blocks'']].
	~~File:Cinematic rails~~.png\|Rails in {{amcm}}.		AMCM Rails.png\|Rails in {{amcm}}.
	File:Rail (inventory) MCE.png\|Rails in [[Minecraft:Minecraft Earth]].		File:Rail (inventory) MCE.png\|Rails in [[Minecraft:Minecraft Earth]].
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	[[Category:Generated structure blocks]]		[[Category:Generated structure blocks]]
			[[Category:transparent blocks]]
	[[Minecraft:cs:Kolej]]		[[Minecraft:cs:Kolej]]
	[[Minecraft:de:Schiene]]		[[Minecraft:de:Schiene]]

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	{{Needs updating\|reason=Much of the information about rail mechanics needs to be checked for accuracy and/or reformatted to reflect modern ''Minecraft''. The effects waterlogged rails have on minecart speeds need explaining. Experimental Minecart Improvements may be worth mentioning in some capacity, even if it is just to mention it exists.}}		{{Needs updating\|reason=Much of the information about rail mechanics needs to be checked for accuracy and/or reformatted to reflect modern ''Minecraft''. The effects waterlogged rails have on minecart speeds need explaining. Experimental Minecart Improvements may be worth mentioning in some capacity, even if it is just to mention it exists.}}
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	~~{{For}}~~
	{{Needs updating\|reason=Much of the information about rail mechanics needs to be checked for accuracy and/or reformatted to reflect modern ''Minecraft''. The effects waterlogged rails have on minecart speeds need explaining. Experimental Minecart Improvements may be worth mentioning in some capacity, even if it is just to mention it exists.}}		{{Needs updating\|reason=Much of the information about rail mechanics needs to be checked for accuracy and/or reformatted to reflect modern ''Minecraft''. The effects waterlogged rails have on minecart speeds need explaining. Experimental Minecart Improvements may be worth mentioning in some capacity, even if it is just to mention it exists.}}
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	File:AYIB Mastered.jpeg\|[[Minecraft:Kai]] [[Minecraft:Crafter\|crafting]] a rail, in [[Minecraft:A year in blocks\|''A year in blocks'']].		File:AYIB Mastered.jpeg\|[[Minecraft:Kai]] [[Minecraft:Crafter\|crafting]] a rail, in [[Minecraft:A year in blocks\|''A year in blocks'']].
	Cinematic rails.png\|Rails in {{amcm}}.		File:Cinematic rails.png\|Rails in {{amcm}}.
			File:Rail (inventory) MCE.png\|Rails in [[Minecraft:Minecraft Earth]].
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	Rail (EW).png\|East west		Rail (EW).png\|East west
	Rail (NE).png\|North east		Rail (NE).png\|North east
	Rail (ES).png\|~~East straight~~		Rail (ES).png\|South east
	Rail (SW).png\|South west		Rail (SW).png\|South west
	Rail (NW).png\|North west		Rail (NW).png\|North west

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	=== Screenshots ===		=== Screenshots ===
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	sticky piston rails.gif\|An example of sticky piston use with rails.		sticky piston rails.gif\|An example of sticky piston use with rails
	~~Minecraftrollercoaster.jpg\|An example of how to use rails as a roller coaster.~~		RailBug.png\|A randomly generated misplaced rail found in a [[Minecraft:mineshaft]]
	RailBug.png\|A randomly generated misplaced rail found in a [[Minecraft:mineshaft]].		Floating rails.png\|Three more floating rails in a mineshaft
	Floating rails.png\|Three more floating rails in a mineshaft.		Minecraft train.png\|[[Minecraft:Villager]]s riding [[Minecraft:minecart]]s with rails below them
	Minecraft train.png\|[[Minecraft:Villager]]s riding [[Minecraft:minecart]]s with rails below them.		Rail stop front.png\|A railroad stop without any [[Minecraft:redstone]] switching mechanisms, based purely on the one-way curved rail behavior
	Rail stop front.png\|A railroad stop without any [[Minecraft:redstone]] switching mechanisms, based purely on the one-way curved rail behavior.		Minecraft Roller Coaster.jpg\|An example of rails used to build a roller coaster in [[Minecraft:Infdev]]
	</gallery>		</gallery>