This module adds a new type of minecart, the Minecart with Piston, that is able to drill through rock!

Tunnel Bores

Module TypeReliant
Created byBloo
Required ModulesCustom Crafters
Compatible MC Versions1.15+

Getting Started

To get started with tunnel bores, aquire a Minecart with Piston via a Custom Crafter. To start the bore, right click it with any coal on the back side of the cart, later on you can adjust the carts heading or restart its engine (if it got stuck) by right clicking with an empty hand.

Each Minecart with Piston can hold up to 64 normal rails in its internal inventory. To add rails, place rails in an adjacent Minecart with Chest. This mechanism can also be used to automatically refuel the cart, though one coal lasts for 3 minutes.

Features

A Minecart with Piston is an advanced form of the furnace minecart that follows the following rules:

  • If the block in front of the tunnel bore is breakable, it will break the block
  • If the block in front of the tunnel bore is air and the block below that air block has a solid top-face (e.g. stone, glass), it will place a rail
  • If the tunnel bore is low on rails or fuel, it will try to refuel and restock from a nearby chest minecart

The Minecart with Piston checks these conditions when there is a block in front of the minecart, but can be manually triggered if on a powered activator rail.

 
An array of tunnel bores used to dig out a cavern.

Crafting Recipes

There are two ways to craft a Minecart with Piston

Item Ingredients Recipe (Custom Crafter) Notes
Minecart with Piston 1x Furnace, 1x Minecart,

1x Tripwire, 1x Piston

Minecart with Piston 1x Minecart with Furnace,

1x Tripwire, 1x Piston

Recipe may be made

on any line of the crafting grid.

Technical Details

Minecarts with Pistons only work when on a horizontal piece of track. Below is a list of blocks that can not be mined by a Minecart with Piston.

Unbreakable Blocks
Blocks with NBT Data Obsidian Fire
Barrier Command Blocks Daylight Detector
Bedrock Jigsaw Conduit
End Portal Structure Block Enchanting Table
End Portal Frame Pistons Banners
End Gateway Nether Portal

Advancements

Advancement Requirement
Isn't it "Groundbreaking"?
Obtain a Minecart with Piston
Have a Piston Minecart in your inventory

Learn More and Download

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History

Version Date Change
1.14 17 Oct 2019 Installed an alpha version on Public Server V
1.15 16 Mar 2020 Installed a beta version on Public Server 6
28 Mar 2020 Officially released Tunnel Bores
1.18 23 Apr 2022 Tunnel Bores will drop as an item when broken instead of the crafting components
"Isn't it 'Groundbreaking'?" advancement trigger changed to picking up a Piston Minecart