Obtaining
Cactus can be mined by hand without taking damage. The tool used to mine the cactus does not affect the speed at which it is mined.
- ⃢₆ₑ Times are for unenchanted tools in seconds.
When the spot a cactus is placed in becomes unsuitable, such as when a solid block is placed next to them or their supporting block is removed, the cactus block will uproot and will drop as an item.
A cactus will also be removed and drop itself as an item if a piston Piston Transparency Yes Luminance None Blast resistance 2.5 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data values See Data values Pistons are blocks capable of pushing most blocks, depending on tries to push it (trying to pull it does nothing) or moves a block into its space.
Using a sign Sign Type Non-Solid Block Physics No Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 5 Hardness 1 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (16) Flammable No, but catches fire from lava (Yes in Pocket Edition) First appearances See on the side of a cactus will cause both the sign and the cactus to drop as items. Pocketedition only Pocket Edition Author(s) Mojang AB Jens Bergensten Aron Nieminen Daniel Kaplan Tommaso Checchi Shoghi Cervantes Jason Major Daniel Wustenhoff Tomas Alaeus Mikael "Slicedlime" Hedberg @@@#@@@Microsoft(microsoft.com)###@### Studios 1] Platform(s) Written in C++ 2] Latest version 1.1.2
Trivia
- When a Minecart hits a cactus block, the minecart is destroyed and dropped.
- Cacti can be placed next to saplings. However, the cactus will break when the tree grows.
- In the Beta version of Minecraft, cacti were slightly larger when dropped.
- Spiders can climb over cacti, but they are hurt in the process.
- The tops of cacti will also deal damage despite the lack of spikes.
- Whenever an item or block drops onto a cactus, it will disappear which makes this a good trash disposal instead of dangerous, burning lava.
- Cacti were added in the 1.0.6 update, and players would take three and a half heart damage while breaking the cactus. In Minecraft Alpha 1.0.7 update, breaking a cactus would only deal half a heart of damage to the player. This was changed in the Minecraft 1.0.11 update where breaking a cactus would deal no damage to the player.
- Cacti can naturally generate up to 3 blocks high, but there is a rare chance that it will generate higher than that.
- Before the Nether Reactor Core was removed from Minecraft: Pocket Edition, one of the items spawned in the structure included cacti, although it was obtainable at this time.
- The cactus is slightly thinner than most blocks.
- The bottom of a cactus looks like birch wood, and it does not deal any damage.
- Cacti can be planted directly in water as long as the second or third block (the usual height of a cactus) will be above water.
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“ | What do you reckon is the most embarrassing way to die in Minecraft? Hugging a Creeper you mistook for a loved one? Skinny dipping in a pool of lava? For us, it`s the idea of the humble cactus block getting the finishing blow. When you touch their spiky skin, they only deal a half heart of damage at a time. That means you`d have to fall on a cactus block twenty times to perish to their prickles. Oh, the shame... | „ | |
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A cactus is a plant Plants are Minecraft s representation of plant life. They do not move, but some can grow and spread under the right conditions. Most plants can be planted and farmed. The growth of some plants may be that occurs naturally in dry areas.
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Trivia
- The bottom of a cactus block does not damage the player.
- Cactus can be placed underwater, provided they are placed on sand, and will grow if they break the surface.
- Cactus can be placed next to saplings, but the cactus will break when the tree grows.
- Endermen can move and place cacti. Thus, they can increase the cactus population in deserts by moving cactus blocks as they grow.
- Signs can be placed on top of cactus.
- It is possible for cacti to generate on blocks other than sand due to generated structures; refer to the gallery for examples.
- Cactus can be used in the desert to see if you are in a newly generated area. If most of the cacti around you are only one block high, then it is most likely new land.
- Death to a cactus will display "playername was pricked to death" in the chat messages.
- It is possible to place blocks on top of a cactus.
- It is possible to place redstone next to a cactus block and the block won`t be destroyed.
- By placing more cactus blocks on top of a cactus, it is possible to create an infinitely tall cactus. Be that as it may, it will not naturally grow.
Natural generation
Cacti naturally occur in desert and mesa biomes A river bisecting a jungle biome. At the top right is a forest. A river running through a mesa biome with mesa plateaus, with a savanna biome in the bottom right. “ In case you . They generate as one (11⁄18 chance), two (5⁄18 chance), or three (2⁄18 chance) blocks tall. Rarely taller cacti can be found if generation chooses to generate another on top of one already generated (although not as commonly as sugar cane).
Farming
Cacti naturally grow to a height of three blocks, adding a block of height when the top cactus block has received 16 random ticks Nearly all video games (including Minecraft) are driven by one big program loop. Just as every gear in a clock is synchronized with the pendulum, every task involved in advancing a game simulation is synchronized (i.e. on average every 18 minutes, but the actual rate can vary widely). Bone meal Bone Meal Type Wool dyes Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Data value dec: 35115 hex: 15F15 bin: 10101111115 Name dye 15 Bone meal is a material that can be used as a dye as well as does not work on cacti to speed its growth. A cactus does not need light Light (or lighting) in Minecraft affects visibility, mob spawning, and plant growth. Contents 1 Brightness 1.1 Spread 2 Sources of light 2.1 Blocks 2.2 Other 3 Light-filtering blocks 4 Effects of light 4.1 Mobs 4.2 to grow and is non-flammable. If a cactus has space directly above it, it will grow even if the newly-grown block will immediately break due to adjacent blocks.
Usage
A cactus block may only be placed on sand Sand Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 2.5 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Experience Smelted: 0.1 Drops Itself Data values Sand dec: 120 hex: C0 bin: 11000 Red Sand dec: 121 hex: C1 bin: 11001 Name sand This or another cactus block. A cactus will break itself (and drop as an item) if any block with a solid material See the concept of what blocks are made of. For items, see Category:Raw materials. Materials in Minecraft classify blocks into different types, more or less indicating what the block is "made of". , or lava, is in any of the 4 blocks horizontally adjacent. It will also break if on sand and the block above is water or lava.
When any entity A player standing in front of a large group of entities The hitboxes of several entities. Note the blue line which points to the direction the entity is "facing." Entities encompass all dynamic, moving objects , including players The Player Health points 20 () Armor points Varies Attack strength Fist: 1 () Items: Varies Size Height: 1.8 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks While sneaking: Height: 1.65 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks While gliding: Height: 0.6 and mobs "Monster" redirects here. For the mob called "monster" in the code, see Human. Mobs are living, moving game entities. The term "mob" is short for "mobile". 1] Contents 1 Spawning 2 Behavior 3 List of , touches a cactus, 1 () damage See damage in Minecraft. For information on health/hearts, see Health. Damage represents injury from attacks or natural causes. Players and mobs in Minecraft each have a supply of health points, which are is taken every 0.5 seconds. Damage from touching a cactus is reduced by armor Armor Type Wearable items Durability See Durability Renewable Yes Stackable No Data values See Data values Name See Data values For the armor that can be worn by horses, see Horse Armor. Armor classes. From , but touching it also damages the armor. Mobs will not avoid cacti when they pathfind, making them good for trap and farm design.
Cacti will also destroy any items that come into contact with them, including cactus blocks harvested above them.
When a minecart Minecart Type Vehicles Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable No Internal ID PC: 42 PE: 84 Network ID PC: 10 Entity ID minecart Drops Minecart (1) Health points 6 () First appearances See History Data value hits a cactus block, the minecart is dropped as an item - this item is often destroyed as a result, although a hopper Hopper Type Block Entity Physics No Transparency Partial (does not block light, mob spawning possible) Luminance No Blast resistance 24 Hardness 3 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No First appearances See History Drops will pick it up faster.
A cactus can also be placed in a flower pot Flower Pot Type Solid Block Requirements None Physics No Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Hardness 0 Tool Any tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No First appearances See History Drops Itself Block , where it is rendered harmless.
Cactus (excluding its spines) is 7⃢₁₄8 of a block in width (the same as chests Chest Type Block Entity Physics No Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 12.5 Hardness 2.5 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No, but catches fire from lava First appearances See History Drops Chest (1) ) and a full block in height, however the collision box Comparison of the solid stone and liquid water blocks Solid blocks are a category of block. Contents 1 Properties 2 List of solid blocks 2.1 List of non-solid blocks 3 Height 4 Video 5 History is 15⃢₁₄16 of a block high.
Smelting ingredient
Name See the definition of the block states. For the files that determine block models, see Models#Block states. Block states are extra pieces of data that further define a block. Contents 1 List | Ingredients | Smelting The furnace interface. Smelting is a method of producing refined goods in Minecraft, also known as melting, baking, cooking, burning, drying, or producing. It has the same idea as crafting; one must put in acceptable recipe |
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Cactus Green | Cactus+ Any fuel The furnace interface. Smelting is a method of producing refined goods in Minecraft, also known as melting, baking, cooking, burning, drying, or producing. It has the same idea as crafting; one must put in acceptable |
Block data
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0x0 | Freshly planted cactus. |
0x1 to 0x15 | The data value is incremented at random intervals. When it becomes 15, a new cactus block is created on top as long as the total height does not exceed 3. |
Block state
- See also: Block states
Name See the definition of the block states. For the files that determine block models, see Models#Block states. Block states are extra pieces of data that further define a block. Contents 1 List | Value | Description |
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age | 0–15 | A freshly-planted cactus – and a cactus which has just grown cactus above it – each have an age of 0. The age is incremented at random intervals. At age 15, a cactus may try to grow more cactus above it. |
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History
Alpha Alpha Starting version Alpha 1.0.0 (Jun. 28, 2010) Latest version Alpha 1.2.6 (Dec. 3, 2010) Paid Yes Alpha versions 1.0.0 to 1.2.6 are available to play in the launcher. Be that as it may, please note that these versions | |||||
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1.0.6 Alpha 1.0.6 Official name Seecret Friday 5 Release date Jul. 16, 2010 Download Client Server Other editions of 1.0.6 Pocket Edition ◄◄ Alpha 1.0.0 ◄ Alpha 1.0.5_01 Alpha 1.0.6_01 ► Alpha 1.1.0 ►► This article | The cactus was added to the game. Players were hurt 7 () while breaking them. | ||||
The texture was different to what it is now. The cactus was a full block. | |||||
1.0.7 | Players are now hurt 1 () while breaking them. | ||||
1.0.11 | Cacti can now only be placed on sand, and now have the requirement that the space around it has to be empty. Previously, cacti could be placed to form a damaging floor: both players and mobs take half a heart of damage when they walk on a cactus block. This made it useful for traps, such as a hallway with a cactus block floor that would kill all mobs that walked on it. | ||||
Collecting cacti no longer hurts the player. | |||||
The model and texture were updated to have spines around the block. | |||||
Beta | |||||
1.2 | Cactus can now be smelted, giving cactus green. | ||||
1.8 | When dropped onto the world, the Cactus item is no longer slightly larger than most other blocks despite the fact that they were visibly smaller when placed. This was because it used the larger `item` size, rather than the `block` size. | ||||
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1.9 | 15w49a | Cactus now breaks if adjacent to lava, or if on sand and the block above is water or lava. | |||
Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
0.1.3 | Added cacti. | ||||
0.2.0 | Cacti is now available in the creative mode inventory. | ||||
? | No longer appear 2D in the inventory and when dropped. | ||||
0.5.0 | Cacti are available from the nether reactor. | ||||
0.12.1 | build 1 | Cacti are no longer available from the nether reactor. | |||
Console Edition | |||||
TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | Added cacti. |
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There are two good options for farming cacti: automatic farms and manual farms. Automatic farms can involve pistons and redstone to push the blocks which forces their gravity-affected nature to come into play. The other option for cactus farming is to simply place a block above and beside a single block of cactus, so whenever the cactus attempts to grow, the block will be destroyed because of the cactus`s inability to be adjacent to other blocks. Another good way to make a farm is to put water around a cactus and a room under the cactus in order to catch items. Players will be damaged if they go near a cactus.
Special Uses
Cacti will destroy any item that comes into contact with them, including harvested cacti blocks. If a player dies by cacti, it is likely that many of their dropped items will be destroyed. Therefore, making traps with cacti in order to farm resources can be less efficient. Cacti can be cooked in a furnace to make cactus green dye.
Cacti can be used to protect one`s house from monsters by: first placing two to three-block-high cacti, next put a netherrack block on the ground next to the cactus, and finally light the netherrack on fire. This is a common and simple wall which is good against all mobs. Another form of cactus defense is to surround one`s home with cacti in a wall with each cactus diagonal from the next one. This is a very efficient and easier way since it does not require traveling to The Nether or anything that might be difficult to obtain. Players can also place cacti in flower pots; this way they will not hurt the player, and players will not need to worry about them being next to a wall.