Fire Charge

Fire Charge

Type	Tools
Durability	N/A
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Network ID	13
Savegame ID	SmallFireball
First appearance	12w04a
Data value	dec: 385 hex: 181 bin: 000110000001

The Fire Charge is an item which can be used as fireball ammunition for Dispensers, or as an inefficient substitute for Flint and Steel. When fired it acts exactly like a blaze's fireball. It can be useful if you're stuck in the Nether without any iron ingots or Flint and Steel.

[edit] Crafting

Ingredients	Input » Output
Blaze Powder + Coal/Charcoal + Gunpowder	3

Because gunpowder, coal, charcoal and blaze powder are all renewable, fire charges are renewable resources.

[edit] As a crafting ingredient

Ingredients	Input » Output
Fire Charge + Gunpowder + Dye (Forms Large Ball shape)

[edit] Usage

Dispensing Fire Charge

When used by a player, it instantly places Fire at the clicked location, like a Flint and Steel. The Fire Charge is consumed in the process. Fire created with a Fire Charge will burn faster than a Flint and Steel fire.

When a Fire Charge is dispensed from a Dispenser, it acts like a Blaze fireball, flying in a straight line (though with the usual random aim of a Dispenser). When it hits a block, it will place Fire at that location. These fireballs have no explosive effect. When it hits a player, it deals a total of 4 1/2 hearts of damage (It deals 2 1/2 hearts of hit damage, and 2 hearts in burning damage).

Fire charge can also be used to light a Nether Portal and it can be used for making big firework stars.

[edit] Video

[edit] History

Official release
1.2.1	12w04a	Added Fire Charge, could only be crafted with coal.
	12w05a	Could now be crafted with charcoal.
1.4.2	12w38b	Changed sound when using the fire charge, now same as when using flint and steel.
1.4.6	12w49a	Fire Charges can now be used to craft fireworks with a Large Ball explosion.
1.5	13w02a	Shot fire charges texture was accidentally changed from to
	13w02b	Shot fire charges texture was changed from to

[edit] Trivia

• The sprite for fire charges are the same as Blaze fireballs and Ghast fireballs.

• Fire charges set fire on contact to players and flammable blocks.

• When a dispenser with a fire charge is placed with a block directly in front of it, the charge shoots through it and creates a fire on the other side, which is useful for making self-lighting fireplaces and traps.

• Using a fire charge will cause a block update (regardless of whether the block it is used on can actually burn). This makes it a useful tool for triggering BUD switches, and therefore can be used as a short-range wireless redstone transmitter.

• A fire charge will fly infinitely far until it hits a block, even if the block is outside of the players render distance.

• A fire charge will set TNT on fire, instead of automatically detonating it. It will detonate after a few seconds.

• Since Wither Skeletons drop Coal, Blazes drop Blaze Rods to make Blaze Powder and Ghasts drop Gunpowder, the Fire Charge can be used as an emergency substitute to Flint and Steel while trapped in the Nether.

• A purple version is shot by the Enderdragon as an Xbox exclusive.

[edit] Bugs

• When a mob is shot directly with a Fire Charge and dies, it does not drop cooked food as expected. This is because it is taking weapon damage and not being burned, if it dies from the fire, it will drop cooked food.
• When you right click with the Fire Charge on a block, the fire created may not render properly according to the block, making it seem to be floating fire.

Fireball rendering bug

• If it travels out of the render distance it eventually stops in mid air. If this accumulates it can cause major lag in the surrounding area (this can be removed by enclosing the fireball in a TNT-proof block such as obsidian and lighting a piece of TNT).

[edit] See also

• Flint and Steel