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

Revision as of 13:39, 27 April 2020

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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.

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.