Minecraft player creates working cable car in April Fools’ snapshot

Despite being known as the most pointless item in the game, Minecraft’s latest April Fools’ update revolved around the poisonous potato. Despite its bizarre nature, the snapshot included a plethora of fascinating and impressive features. One of the most noteworthy additions was the floatater, capable of pushing a massive 61x61x61 area of blocks with impressive technical prowess.

By utilizing the enhanced capabilities of the Minecraft redstone pistons, u/SurrogateMonkey was able to design a cable car that is not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional. This article delves into further intricacies of the creation.

The cable car construction process

The villager acting as the car's operator really helps sell the build (Image via Mojang Studios) — The villager acting as the car’s operator really helps sell the build (Image via Mojang Studios)

The cable car built by SurrogateMonkey is charming, uncomplicated, and efficient. The floatater is attached to the top of the cable car, imitating the functioning of real cable cars. The car is constructed with partially oxidized copper and includes a villager acting as the operator.

This is also a great example of how floataters can be extremely beneficial in effortlessly moving players and other entities.

Public response

Comment byu/SurrogateMonkey from discussionin Minecraft

The community’s response to the build was very positive, as they praised it as impressive. This accurately captures the essence of the build, as its simplicity serves as motivation for others to try out the block themselves.

Despite receiving praise for its design, the majority of comments have expressed disappointment over the fact that this powerful and distinctive block is only available in the April Fools’ update instead of being included as one of the numerous features in Minecraft 1.21. This block has the potential to completely transform redstone mechanics in a way that cannot be achieved by sculk sensors, allay, or wind charges.

In addition, some redstone engineers in the comments noted that floaters greatly enhance the accessibility of flying machines for casual players. As flying machines are often considered among the most complex farms and redstone devices in Minecraft, having a simpler method to experiment with them would be highly advantageous.

Could this concept be implemented without mods in Minecraft?

This wouldn't be the first time Mojang was testing future content in joke snapshots (Image via Mojang Studios) — This wouldn’t be the first time Mojang was testing future content in joke snapshots (Image via Mojang Studios)

Fortunately, for players who were let down by the floatater not being a vanilla feature, there is a chance that a version of it will be added to the game. Mojang has a history of using the April Fools’ snapshots to secretly test new content. As seen with the Ultimate Content snapshot, this was used to test support for custom dimension data packs.

This suggests that a variation of the floatater could be approaching in the near future. While it may not function in the same manner, the fact that the item has been incorporated is an intriguing glimpse into Mojang’s creative concepts.