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'''Using''' refers to a specific activity with a [[block]]. The kind of activity depends on the block. Please note that not all blocks can be used.
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By default, using is done by clicking with the <kbd>right mouse button</kbd> on the block that shall be used.
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'''Using''' refers to a special interaction with the [[Pointing|pointed]] [[block]] or [[object]].
  
Using requires the default [[Privileges|privilege]] “interact”.
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By default, using is done by clicking with the <kbd>right mouse button</kbd> on the block/object you want to interact with.
  
== In the [[vanilla Minetest game]] ==
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Using requires the [[Privileges|privilege]] “interact” which is given by default.
By using, you can:
 
*open and close [[Door]]s
 
*access a [[Chest]]’s, [[Locked Chest]]’s or [[Bones]]’ inventory
 
*access a [[Furnace]]’s menu
 
*access a [[Sign]]’s menu to edit its text
 
  
In contrast, you can’t do all these if you don’t have the “interact” privilege.
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Note: Some items will have a special action when you press the “Use” key while wielding them.
  
== In other [[Game|games]] ==
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== In [[Games/Minetest Game|Minetest Game]] ==
There are endless possibilities. Mods can invent new blocks which act in someway if they are ''used''.
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By using, you can (for example):
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* open and close [[Door]]s, [[Trapdoor]]s and [[Fence Gate]]s,
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* access a [[Chest]]’s, [[Locked Chest]]’s or [[Bones]]’ inventory,
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* access a [[Furnace]]’s menu,
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* access a [[Sign]]’s menu to edit its text,
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* access the inventory of a [[Bookshelf]] or [[Vessels Shelf]],
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* skip the night by sleeping in a [[Simple Bed]] or [[Fancy Bed]]
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Note: You can’t do any of these if you don’t have the “interact” privilege.
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== In other [[games]] ==
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It depends. Just try out the “use” key on various blocks and objects and see what happens.
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== See also ==
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* [[Building]]
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[[Category:Gameplay]]

Latest revision as of 15:08, 16 January 2023

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Using refers to a special interaction with the pointed block or object.

By default, using is done by clicking with the right mouse button on the block/object you want to interact with.

Using requires the privilege “interact” which is given by default.

Note: Some items will have a special action when you press the “Use” key while wielding them.

In Minetest Game

By using, you can (for example):

Note: You can’t do any of these if you don’t have the “interact” privilege.

In other games

It depends. Just try out the “use” key on various blocks and objects and see what happens.

See also