Minecraft:Torch: Difference between revisions

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Template:For Template:Infobox block Torches are non-solid Minecraft:blocks that emit Minecraft:light.

Obtaining

Breaking

Torches can be broken instantly using anything, and drop themselves as an item. Template:Breaking row A torch is removed and drops itself as an item if:

Its attachment block is moved, removed, or destroyed
Minecraft:Water flows into its space
A Minecraft:piston pushes it or moves a block into its space

When Minecraft:lava flows into a torch's space, it will be destroyed without dropping anything.

Crafting

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Natural generation

In the Minecraft:Overworld, torches can be found among the supports in a Minecraft:mineshaft's corridors, as part of Minecraft:village lamp posts and most houses, in various rooms in Minecraft:strongholds, in the basements of Minecraft:igloos, in Minecraft:woodland mansions, and on top of Minecraft:pillager outposts. Torches also generate around Minecraft:bonus chests if each side has a block at the same height around it. Torches also generate in Minecraft:ancient cities.

Generated loot

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Post-generation

When the Minecraft:ender dragon dies or is re-summoned using Minecraft:end crystals, the four torches on the exit portal regenerate. If the original torches are still in position, they drop as items, and the new torches take their place.

Usage

File:Torch Orientations.png

Torches in various positions on chiseled stone bricks.

Torches can be placed on the top or the sides of most solid blocks, although some blocks require Template:Control. Being non-solid, torches have no collision box. More information about placement can be found at Minecraft:Opacity/Placement.

Gravity-affected blocks like Minecraft:sand and Minecraft:gravel will not start falling if the space immediately beneath is occupied by a torch. Falling blocks break if they fall onto a solid block with a torch above it. If there is an Minecraft:air block under the torch, the falling blocks fall through the torch onto the surface below.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>

Light

Torches give off a Minecraft:light level of 14. Torches also melt Minecraft:snow layers within 2 blocks and Minecraft:ice within 3 blocks (Minecraft:taxicab distance).

When the Minecraft:Render Dragon Features for Creators experiment is enabled in Minecraft:Minecraft Preview, the top part of torches emits colored point lighting with Template:Color. This causes the bottom part of the torch to render a small square shadow.

Crafting ingredient

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Sounds

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Data values

ID

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Block states

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Videos

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History

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Issues

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Trivia

In Minecraft:physically based rendering, the block light of a torch is 1262.665039 Template:W.<ref name="gdc">Template:Citation</ref>

Gallery

Renders

Screenshots

An example of a torch melting Minecraft:ice.

An example of a torch melting Minecraft:ice.
Torches on a pillar in a Minecraft:stronghold. The torch on the right has an orientation error.

Torches on a pillar in a Minecraft:stronghold. The torch on the right has an orientation error.
Preview from Minecraft:Jappa of the Minecraft:Texture Update torch texture.

Preview from Minecraft:Jappa of the Minecraft:Texture Update torch texture.

In other media

Official T-shirt artwork by JINX, depicting a scene that resembles a torch.

Official T-shirt artwork by JINX, depicting a scene that resembles a torch.
An official light-up torch by JINX.

An official light-up torch by JINX.
Ditto

Ditto
A torch as it appears in Template:Woodsword Chronicle

A torch as it appears in Template:Woodsword Chronicle
Minecraft Light Up Torch

Minecraft Light Up Torch
Torch Display

Torch Display
A torch as it appears in Minecraft: Story Mode.

A torch as it appears in Minecraft: Story Mode.
A torch as it appears in Minecraft:Minecraft Earth.

A torch as it appears in Minecraft:Minecraft Earth.

References

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External links

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Navigation

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 A torch is removed and drops itself as an item if:
 *Its attachment block is moved, removed, or destroyed
-*[[Minecraft:Water]] or [[Minecraft:lava]] flows into its space
+*[[Minecraft:Water]] flows into its space
 *A [[Minecraft:piston]] pushes it or moves a block into its space
+When [[Minecraft:lava]] flows into a torch's space, it will be destroyed without dropping anything.
 === Crafting ===
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 |{{HistoryLine||v1.2.0|dev=?|slink=:Category:Articles needing clarification requiring unarchived version|Torches are now used to craft [[Minecraft:jack o'lantern]]s.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.2|Torches can now be [[Minecraft:crafting|crafted]] using [[Minecraft:charcoal]], making them the first [[Minecraft:renewable]] light source in the game that is also obtainable and permanent.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.2|Torches can now be [[Minecraft:crafting|crafted]] using [[Minecraft:charcoal]], making them the first [[Minecraft:renewable]] light source in the game that is also obtainable and permanent.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.6|dev=Test Build 3|Torches can no longer be placed on [[Minecraft:leaves]] in fast graphics anymore.
 |Torches can no longer be placed on [[Minecraft:glowstone]].}}
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 {{HistoryTable
 |{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
-|{{HistoryLine||Pre-release|[[File:Torch JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wall Torch JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Torch (texture) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added torches.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||Demo|[[File:Torch JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wall Torch JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Torch (texture) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added torches.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||v0.3.0|Survival players no longer start out with an infinite amount of torches in the inventory.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||v0.8.0|dev=build 1|Torches are now used to craft [[Minecraft:jack o'lantern]]s.}}
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 {{HistoryTable
 |{{HistoryLine|java}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w06a|Torches now have dedicated model json files; previously the geometry was defined in the game code itself.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w06a|Torches now have dedicated model JSON files; previously the geometry was defined in the game code itself.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|The non-up facing block states for the <code>torch</code> ID have been split up into <code>wall_torch</code>.
 |Prior to [[Minecraft:1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this block's numeral ID was 50.}}
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 <gallery>
 File:Torch JINX.jpg|Official T-shirt artwork by JINX, depicting a scene that resembles a torch.
-File:Torch Merch.jpg|An official light up torch by JINX.
+File:Torch Merch.jpg|An official light-up torch by JINX.
 File:ThinkGeek Torch.jpg|Ditto
 File:Woodsword Chronicles torch.jpg|A torch as it appears in {{Woodsword Chronicle|5|1}}
-File:Minecraft Light Up Torch.png
+File:Minecraft Light Up Torch.png|Minecraft Light Up Torch
-File:Torch Display.png
+File:Torch Display.png|Torch Display
 File:MCSM Torch.png|A [[Minecraft:Story Mode:Torch|torch]] as it appears in [[Minecraft: Story Mode]].
 File:Torch (inventory) MCE.png|A [[Minecraft:Earth:Torch|torch]] as it appears in [[Minecraft:Minecraft Earth]].