In Minecraft, happy ghasts can be fed snowballs to transform into adult variants that players can ride. These cheerful mobs have sparked creativity among players, leading to various clever builds, including a simple mob launcher contraption.
This design enables players and happy ghasts to shoot into the sky, facilitating quick access to their builds, gathering materials, and landing on their flying companions. Currently, happy ghasts are exclusive to the preview versions of Minecraft but have quickly gained popularity since their announcement during Minecraft LIVE earlier this year.
Unlike the traditional hostile ghasts, happy ghasts are entirely passive and can be equipped with saddles, making them ideal for aerial travel. To obtain these friendly mobs, players need to locate dried ghast blocks found in the Nether.
Although these blocks can be crafted, they must be transported to the Overworld and submerged in water, turning into cute baby ghastlings. To help ghastlings grow into adult happy ghasts, players can feed them snowballs.
One notable player, known online as Srlorenez, developed a straightforward mob launcher using minimal materials. The launcher consists of four dispensers arranged around a 1×1 hole, three blocks deep, with each dispenser facing inward.
When the player jumps into the hole and activates a pressure plate at the bottom, wind charges are released, launching them upward. To use the mob launcher effectively, players should jump into the contraption while holding a leash attached to the happy ghast.
Having the hole filled with water ensures that the lead doesn’t break upon launching. This fun contraption not only adds excitement to gameplay but also serves as a practical tool for players working on large projects, allowing them to collect resources and ascend quickly to continue building alongside their happy ghasts.