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Gunpowder
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Gunpowder
| Type |
Raw Materials |
| Durability |
N/A |
| Renewable |
Yes |
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| First appearance | |
| Data value |
dec: 289 hex: 121 bin: 000100100001 |
Gunpowder, formerly known as sulphur, is an item that can be obtained by killing Creepers, Ghasts, Witches, or looting dungeon chests.
Contents |
[edit] As a crafting ingredient
| Ingredients | Input » Output | ||||||||||||
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| Sand + Gunpowder |
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| Blaze Powder + Coal/Charcoal + Gunpowder |
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| Gunpowder + Dye |
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| Gunpowder + Paper |
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| Gunpowder + Paper + Firework Star |
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[edit] As a Brewing ingredient
| Ingredients | Input » Output | |||||||||
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| Gunpowder + Any potion = Splash potion |
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[edit] Uses
Gunpowder is used to craft TNT, fire charges, firework stars, and firework rockets and can be brewed with any potion to make a splash potion. Fire charges were added in snapshot 12w04a, and have the same properties as flint and steel, except can be launched from a dispenser.
[edit] History
| Beta | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | Gunpowder was originally named "Sulphur". | |
| 1.3 | Sulphur was renamed to "Gunpowder" | |
| 1.9pre4 | Gunpowder was made usable in brewing to create splash potions. | |
| Official release | ||
| 1.2.1 | 12w04a | Fire Charges are crafted with Gunpowder. |
| 1.4.6 | 12w49a | Gunpowder is used to craft a Firework Star and a Firework Rocket. |
[edit] Trivia
- Although gunpowder has the appearance of gray redstone dust, it cannot be placed on the ground as a wire.
- In the new 1.5 texture pack format, Gunpowder's sprite is called "sulphur.png".
