Minecraft Tutorial - How To Make A Firework Rocket

Firework rockets are items which, when activated, create vibrant firework displays. The color, fade, shape and effect of the explosion are determined by what ingredients are used to create the firework star - one of the ingredients used to create a rocket. However, a firework rocket can be crafted without a firework star. When this happens, it will only have a rocket trail, with no colorful explosion. The height of a rocket can be altered by adding up to 3 gunpowder to the rocket recipe. This increases the flight duration by 1 per gunpowder. Multiple firework stars can also be used, in which case each one will go off simultaneously when the rocket detonates. Firework rockets can be activated by right-clicking any block with them, or they can be fired out of dispensers. The fireworks are customizable in colors, shapes, and height. Their flight path is random and sometimes are offset up to 5 blocks to the side, they also tend to spiral up. Fireworks are also affected by gravity, which means their distance and speed can be increased with a TNT cannon.

There is a delay between detonation and the player hearing the sound, emulating real fireworks, but this sound travels much more slowly than in the real world. Jeb mentioned on Twitter that fireworks may have effects on mobs, such as scaring wolves.

Get the snapshot here:
Client: http://assets.minecraft.net/12w50b/minecraft.jar
Server: http://assets.minecraft.net/12w50b/minecraft_server.jar

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