Everyone who has played Minecraft can say that the set of weapons that developers offer is often not enough. Of course, various spells that can be applied to swords and bows, as well as potions that you can boil, help, but still these are just additional items. The weapons themselves are quite small, and sometimes players want variety. Here you can use a creative approach and create your own weapons, which will operate on a unique technology. That is how the first gun was created in Minecraft - someone decided that they needed more powerful weapons. And by trial and error a project was implemented that allows for powerful artillery strikes. You can also try yourself in the construction of this tool.
The principle of the gun
To begin acquaintance with the local gun follows the principle of its work. The gun in Minecraft is in many ways reminiscent of the real one, but it is nevertheless characterized by a peculiar design. There are also differences in the launch of shells. Firstly, it should be noted that both the charge and the shell here consist of dynamite, which is the most powerful object in the game. Many servers prohibit its use, as it can cause too serious damage to the environment. However, if it is not prohibited, then you can always make a gun. You set fire to a charge, and at the very last moment before starting, set fire to the projectile itself. The charge explodes, pushes the projectile, which after a while also explodes, but already causing damage to the enemy. This is how the cannon works in Minecraft in such a cunning way. But these are just the basics - now you need to dig deeper and make out what the gun is worth making.
Materials for the manufacture of guns
For greater realism, you can use metal blocks to create the base of your gun. But the gun in Minecraft is not tied to a specific material - the main thing is that it be solid and have the highest explosion resistance. The lower this indicator, the greater the chance that the gun will not survive and explode. Therefore, you should carefully approach the choice of what you will build your gun from. But from this you only build the body of the gun, and yet you still need the mechanism itself, which will be responsible for the shots. So stock up on torches, red dust, repeaters and a button, and also don't forget a bucket of water. All this is useful to you if you need a dynamite gun in Minecraft.
Armored gun
If you are still afraid that your gun will explode after the next shot, then you should try to build a gun that will be completely devoid of this threat. It would seem that the TNT gun in Minecraft cannot be completely safe. But still, it is possible if you have access to a large amount of obsidian. As you know, this material has absolute explosion resistance, that is, it does not collapse even when exposed to the most powerful explosion. However, it’s not so easy to get it, and if you make a mistake in the design, it will also not be easy to fix it. But you do not have to use a cooler, since your gun will not overheat at all, which greatly facilitates the process. Thus, the cannon in Minecraft, firing dynamite, turns into a formidable weapon that can cause serious damage to enemies and their territory.
Gun construction
It may seem to many that this process is very complicated, but in reality you will need only a little practice. After all, this is still not an extremely complex laser cannon - in Minecraft the gun that will fire dynamite does not require any special knowledge from you. Just make sure to start with that you have all the materials discussed above. And then everything is quite simple - first dig an oblong hole, lay it with the material that you decided to use as the main one, and fill it with water. It will be both a barrel and a cooler, which will not allow your gun to overheat and explode. Next, you need to build the upper part of the trunk, to which you should attach the button, torches and repeaters, connecting them with dynamite, which will be located both in the water and in the trunk. As far as you remember, a charge lies in the water, and a shell outside the water. In order for everything to work out as it should, you should carefully calculate the intervals that you will set to repeaters. Keep in mind that you need to set fire to the projectile at the same time that the charge fuse burns out. By setting the desired interval, you can proceed with the tests. Press the button and move away so that you will not be hurt by the explosion if your gun does not survive. So that you do not suffer from calculations, for the maximum range of the projectile you will need ten repeaters, nine of which need to be set to the maximum delay, and one to a level lower.
Types of shells
Naturally, dynamite is the most effective projectile in a cannon, but you can use far from it. For example, you can replace it with a block of cobblestone, iron, or any other solid material. Naturally, the damage will be much less, but you do not have to worry about creating extra TNT blocks, plus the damage to the environment will be much less.
Guns in multiplayer
As mentioned earlier, in multi-user mode, the use of dynamite is often prohibited. However, in the single version of the game, the guns do not give any special effect, for which it would be worth trying. So this tool is, rather, a luxury that can only be used properly on multi-user servers where dynamite is allowed.