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A rail handcar looks like a wooden platform with a wheel at each corner. A post in the center supports a teeter-totter like crossbar. | A rail handcar looks like a wooden platform with a wheel at each corner. A post in the center supports a teeter-totter like crossbar. | ||
When a [[ | When a [[blockhead]] rides a handcar, it stands on the back end and moves up and down as if pumping the crossbar. | ||
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As rail handcars can leave their rails, it is possible for a handcar to leave the ground. If in the air long enough, upon landing, it will display the number of blocks traveled in the air. However, if a handcar crashes into a solid [[Blocks|block]] at a high enough speed, the riding Blockhead will lose [[Health Bar|health]]. Even running off the end of a rail fast enough will cause injuries. | As rail handcars can leave their rails, it is possible for a handcar to leave the ground. If in the air long enough, upon landing, it will display the number of blocks traveled in the air. However, if a handcar crashes into a solid [[Blocks|block]] at a high enough speed, the riding Blockhead will lose [[Health Bar|health]]. Even running off the end of a rail fast enough will cause injuries. | ||
While a handcars can be used in only two blocks of vertical [[Air|space]], three are recommended, particularly around changes in elevation. Insufficient height will cause a | While a handcars can be used in only two blocks of vertical [[Air|space]], three are recommended, particularly around changes in elevation. Insufficient height will cause a blockhead to collide with an overhead block, knocking it off the handcar and the handcar off the rails. | ||
==Jumps== | ==Jumps== | ||
If a handcar is ridden with enough speed and there is enough open space, a | If a handcar is ridden with enough speed and there is enough open space, a blockhead can use an up-slope to launch themselves through the air. The distance jumped will be reported at the top of the screen. Jumping 30 or more blocks distance will earn the player the [[Achievements|achievement]] "[[Airtime]]." | ||
[[Category:Item]] | [[Category:Item]] | ||
[[Category:Rail]] | [[Category:Rail]] | ||
