Railway buffer and recording
Buffers are used to stop a minecart in a controlled manner. Buffers store the recordings of routes. A route is a recorded line between two buffers.
In order for a cart to find its destination even in unloaded areas, the route to be driven must be recorded in both directions. For this you have to:
- take care that on both route sides is a buffer
- place a minecart direct in front of the buffer
- give this cart a unique name
- enter the cart with a right-click on the cart
- start the cart with a left-click on the cart (for both clicks, take care that your wielded item is not a minecart)
- when recording is in progress, recording information will be displayed on the screen
- to change the direction of turnouts, use the left/right buttons (the button must be pressed beforehand, the information on the display then shows the next change of direction)
- do this in both directions
Recording is not possible if the driving distance is too short (recording time under 6s). For testing purposes, you can place speed limit signs on both sides of very short routes to slow down the cart.
After any change of a route (length or speed = different travel time) the recording must be repeated. Otherwise carts can disappear over time.