Change of Cart
by davigj
Change of Cart cuts the noise and friction of minecarts on rails, using wool, wax and rail bedding blocks as the sources of the effect.
What it does
Minecarts on rails make noise that depends on the blocks beneath them. Placing soft blocks such as wool under the track muffles the cart, and waxed minecarts muffle further, so a fully muffled run can become silent. The idea draws partly on track ballast in real railways. Loudness is set against the 0.75 vanilla default, and the reduction itself is configured as a percentage, with 0.8 meaning an 80 percent noise reduction by default.
The mod also reduces rolling friction. Rail bedding and waxed carts each add a friction bonus, and the two bonuses can be combined for the largest effect. Each setting is an integer from 1 to 10, with 0 disabling the feature. Setting either value to 10 makes the other redundant, since both conditions are then met. The feature is disabled in the default config. Change of Cart is published for Forge and NeoForge on client and server, and it is open source under the MIT License. It requires Blueprint and optionally works with Copperative.
Key features
Muffled rails
Soft blocks such as wool placed under rails reduce the noise a minecart makes as it rides over them.
Waxed minecarts
Waxing a minecart adds a friction bonus and enables its own noise reduction, which stacks with the blocks beneath.
Configurable friction bonus
Rail bedding and waxed carts each carry a multiplier from 1 to 10, and the two can be combined for a greater reduction.
Configurable noise reduction
The noise reduction is a percentage, with the loudness of the minecart against the vanilla default set in the config.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who run minecart routes and want quieter, smoother rides. Server owners set the bonuses in the config, since the feature is disabled by default.
How it compares
Phantom Minecart is a Forge and NeoForge mod for client and server, released under the MIT License and not open source. Unpackable Minecarts is open source under the Apache License 2.0, but it is a server-side mod for Fabric, Forge and Quilt, so the server requires it while clients may leave it out. Minecart QOL runs on Forge and NeoForge on client and server, with all rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change of Cart | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-09-29 |
| Phantom Minecart | Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-26 |
| Unpackable Minecarts | Fabric, Forge and Quilt | 1.19 – 1.21 | Server required, client optional | 2024-08-03 |
| Minecart QOL | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 1.21.5 | Client and server | 2025-08-10 |
Questions
Does Change of Cart need Blueprint?
Does the server need Change of Cart?
Why does the friction feature do nothing by default?
In the catalog
Change of Cart is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,908 Transportation mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
This mod adds two major methods for improving the state of minecart rides, literally and metaphorically smoothing out the experience: ### Quieter Rides There are two ways to reduce the sound of a cart on the tracks: - Method 1: Sneak+click on a minecart with honeycomb to wax the cart. - Method 2: Placing rails on…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/change-of-cart
- Owner
- davigj
- Published
- 2023-12-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15