Faster Minecarts 2
Vanilla minecarts are slow. Painfully slow. While a well-bred horse can gallop across your world at nearly double the speed of a standard minecart, rail travel has always felt like the neglected middle child of Minecraft transportation. Faster Minecarts 2 exists to fix that imbalance, turning your sprawling railway networks into genuinely fast transit lines worth building.
What Faster Minecarts 2 Does
This mod raises the maximum speed of all vanilla minecarts from the default 8 m/s to as high as 30 m/s, depending on your configuration. That means long-distance rail lines finally compete with elytra-free travel options, and your storage minecart logistics actually move at a reasonable pace. It is a forked and remade version of the original faster-minecarts mod by neondrp, rebuilt with modern tooling and expanded features.
The headline feature is not just raw speed, though. Faster Minecarts 2 adds automatic slowdown before corners, on zigzag tracks, and before hills to prevent the classic derailing problem that plagues high-speed rail builds. Running downhill does not trigger slowdown, so you keep your momentum where it matters.
Rails, Recipes, and Speed Control
The mod introduces several new rail types, each with a specific role:
- Acceleration Rail — crafted from 6 diamonds, 1 redstone, and 1 stick (yields 6). Sets passing minecarts to acceleration mode.
- Deceleration Rail — same recipe but with slime balls instead of diamonds. Returns minecarts to vanilla speed behavior.
- Lapis Lazuli Rail — a custom speed rail with its own configurable maximum.
- Copper Rail — a second custom speed rail for finer control over different track sections.
All of these rails must be powered to function, and cross-powering does not work — each rail type needs its own power source. Importantly, acceleration rails and custom speed rails only set the speed limit; they do not physically push your minecart. You still need vanilla powered rails to get things moving.
Two to three acceleration rails are usually enough to set a minecart into acceleration mode. The same applies to deceleration rails. If you want cheaper rails that outperform the diamond version, you can manually set maximum speeds above 30 in the config.
Per-Block Slowing and Configuration
Placing soul sand, slime blocks, or honey blocks beneath rails forces passing minecarts back to vanilla speed, regardless of their current mode. For storage minecarts specifically, hoppers beneath rails achieve the same effect. This gives builders precise control over speed zones without extra rail types.
Configuration is handled through ModMenu and Cloth Config API, letting you tweak maximum speeds, toggle automatic slowdown before hills, and adjust the Slowdown Check Distance if you still experience derailing on complex builds.
Supported Versions and Installation
Faster Minecarts 2 is designed for Minecraft 1.17 and above and runs on the Fabric loader. It requires Fabric API and Cloth Config API, with Mod Menu strongly recommended for in-game configuration. If you want to download Faster Minecarts 2, grab it from its official CurseForge page — it is only published there.
To learn how to install Faster Minecarts 2 for Minecraft, drop the mod jar into your mods folder alongside Fabric API and Cloth Config, then launch the game through your Fabric profile. Players who prefer a smoother setup can use the foxygame.net launcher, which lists Faster Minecarts 2 in its add-on catalog and installs it with a single click while handling dependency checks automatically.
One caution: if you are updating from the old 2.0.3 version, the update rewrites automatic slowdown behavior. Test your railway systems after updating and report any issues on GitHub with a description of your build.
Final Thoughts
Faster Minecarts 2 transforms rail travel from an afterthought into a viable transport system. With configurable speeds, smart derail prevention, and flexible rail options, it rewards players who enjoy building extensive railway networks. If you have ever abandoned a rail project because horses were simply faster, this mod is the remedy you have been waiting for.