Firework Star
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Firework Star
| Type |
Manufactured items |
|---|---|
| Durability |
0 (Data) |
| Renewable |
Trail Effect: No |
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| First appearances |
See History |
| Data value |
dec: 402 hex: 192 bin: 110010010 |
| Name |
firework_charge |
Firework stars are items used to determine the color, effect and shape of firework rockets.
Contents
Obtaining[edit | edit source]
Firework stars are only obtainable through crafting, but can also be found in the creative inventory.
Crafting[edit | edit source]
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gunpowder + Matching Dye + Extra ingredients (optional) |
Up to eight dyes can be added. Up to one of any head, a gold nugget, a feather, or a fire charge can be added. Both the diamond and the glowstone dust can be added with any of the other ingredients. |
|
| Matching Firework Star + Any Dye |
Adds a "fade to color" effect to the firework star, overwriting any existing fades. Up to eight dyes can be added. |
Usage[edit | edit source]
The only usage of firework stars is to create fireworks.
Crafting ingredient[edit | edit source]
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firework Rocket | Any Firework Star + Paper + Gunpowder |
Adding more gunpowder increases the duration of the rocket. Up to three gunpowder can be used. Up to five firework stars can also be used with three gunpowder. Up to seven firework stars can be used by using firework stars instead of additional gunpowder. All firework stars will go off simultaneously when the rocket detonates. |
Effects[edit | edit source]
Shape effects[edit | edit source]
A firework can only have one shape effect for each firework star used in the recipe.
| Type | Ingredient | Effect | Sample image |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | None | Small ball explosion (default) |  |
| 1 | Fire Charge |
Large Ball explosion |  |
| 2 | Gold Nugget |
Star-Shaped explosion |  |
| 3 | Head (any) |
Creeper-Shaped (Creeper Face explosion) |  |
| 4 | Feather |
Burst explosion |  |
Additional effects[edit | edit source]
In addition to the shape effects, you may add either or both of these additional effects.
| Ingredient | Effect | Sample image |
|---|---|---|
Glowstone Dust |
Twinkle (Crackle effect after the explosion) |  |
Diamond |
Trail effect after the explosion |  |
Video[edit | edit source]
History[edit | edit source]
| Official release | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4.6 | 12w49a | Added firework stars. | |||
| Upcoming Pocket Edition | |||||
| 1.2 | build 1 | Added firework stars. | |||
| Console Edition | |||||
| TU19 | CU7 | 1.12 | Patch 1 | Added firework stars. | |
| TU46 | CU36 | 1.38 | Patch 15 | Updated crafting interface to allow crafting Firework Stars and Fireworks. | |
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Going by descriptions, there are 29 quintillion (2.9*1019) unique firework stars (plus 1 if you count the blank one in creative mode) and 19 quadragintillion (1.9*10136) unique firework rockets (plus 3 if you count ones made with blank stars), but going by their visual effects, there are only 2.1 trillion (2.1*1012) distinct firework stars and 39 sesvigintillion (3.9*1082) distinct firework rockets.
