[MC-275365] Minecarts have a higher average velocity with a passenger compared to without

Minecarts with a passenger (Player or other entity) travel at faster velocities than an empty minecart.

Steps to reproduce:

Run /gamerule minecartMaxSpeed 1000 to exaggerate the effect
Create a line and then a ramp of powered rails
Destroy the highest flat rail, leaving the last powered rail diagonal
At the start of the line, create a one block high ramp
Place a minecart on the start ramp so that it immediately begins moving
Repeat the previous step but place an entity inside of the rail before you place the minecart, or hop in the minecart without pressing the forward button

Screenshot:

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Green dots represent the trajectory of a player in the minecart
Yellow asterisks represent the trajectory of a tamed, sitting wolf in the minecart
Red circles represent the trajectory of an empty minecart

Linked issues

is duplicated by 4

MC-275464 Minecart don't go as fast as they could when no entity are in them Resolved

MC-275512 Minecart speed issue Resolved

MC-275904 a minecart with a player will jump further than a minecraft without a player Resolved

MC-276021 Minecarts can only reach certain speeds if animal or similar entity is inside them Resolved

relates to 1

MC-275431 Increased minecartMaxSpeed is inconsistent across different minecart types Resolved

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Comments 4

BugTracker 2024-08-16T03:03:22Z

Relates to MC-275236

BugTracker 2024-08-17T17:21:41Z

Can confirm:
Green circle: ridden by player
Red circle: empty minecart

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Ceresjanin123 2024-08-21T17:22:46Z

This makes no sense since it's established fuller minecarts are slower. Example an empty chest minecart is faster than a full chest minecart.

Makes no sense that minecarts which carry the weight of an entity inside them are faster.

This behaviour seems to be reversed for passengers (empty minecarts ride at the speed of full chest minecarts, while occupied minecarts are even faster than an empty chest minecart)

[Mojang] Triage Team 2024-08-23T09:12:01Z

Thank you for your report!
After consideration, the issue is being closed as Working as Intended.

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