How to Fuel and Drive a Terrain Cart

Getting across overland terrain starts with placing, fueling, and steering your first cart. Once crafted, the vehicle relies on basic vanilla resources to keep moving across roads and hills.

Placing and Entering the Vehicle

1. Craft a terrain cart and choose an optional dye color before placing it in the world.

2. Select the cart on your hotbar and place it onto the ground.

3. Right-click the placed cart to climb inside the driver's seat.

Once you are seated inside, an on-screen display appears automatically. This display tracks three vital stats while you travel: your current speed, remaining fuel level, and overall vehicle health.

Adding Coal Fuel and Driving

A placed cart requires coal to run its engine. Add coal to restore fuel before setting off, and top it back up whenever the fuel meter on your display runs low.

• Movement Controls: Press your standard movement keys (W, A, S, and D) to drive and steer. As you turn and accelerate, the cart plays custom engine sounds and shows dedicated steering and wheel-turning animations.
• Fuel Conservation: Coal fuel drains only while the cart is moving forward. Sitting stationary in the driver's seat will not consume your coal supply, so you do not need to climb out of the cart during brief stops along your route.