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[Pop3464]

We all know about the Testificates, And how they're mostly useless were mostly useless , Right?
Well, The new Jungle Biomes Should have the same possibility of spawning an NPC Village in it like the deserts, BUT! With a twist;
We all know about Mr.Pigman, And how they never got implanted, and were thrown into the Nether as a result, This Idea, Brings Them back.
The "Villages" Will be in the new Dense Forrest Top.  And will have; Instead of Testifacates, Pigman!
Maybe with a new Texture..Like a Loin Cloth on them? "Pygmy Pigmen!" With a few Changes to the villages to make sure the Pigman don't fall, (Bridges made out of wood with fences on the side instead of the Testificate's Gravel roads.) Basicly Like Desert Villages, But with Villagers that drop something useful, and add to the Looks of the Jungle Biome.

With the new trading with the normal Testifacates, The Pigmen would be a little less eager to trade, Only after you do a certain quest, Or gain they're trust, Then they'd trade you. (Leaves, Cocoa, Wool, Dye, Swords, bows, Arrows, ect, ect.)

I also just sorta thought of why they were in the Nether and not the overworld first:

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Long ago, an Ancient race called "Pigmen" existed,

These Pigmen, we're smart beings, They created strongholds, Traps (Dungeons), Mine-shafts, and many other things. But one day, Notch looked down upon them, and realized how dangerous they were becoming, They had made portals to the ancient realm, known as the End. So Notch Banished them into the Nether, where they De-evolved, into "Zombie Pigmen".

But one day...The ruler Jeb, looked at the Humans, and realized they were becoming to strong also, So he broke the bounds of the Nether and the Overworld, and the Pigmen came out of the portals, to fight against the humans.

...It failed...

As soon as the Pigmen came out of the Portal, they had a little bit of intelligence back, But not like they used to. They climbed tall trees, and made tree houses. They saw the Humans, and knew they were no threat, But then they looked at the Testificates, And saw they were becoming smarter, and smarter, The Pigmen knew they would surely be a threat, Then a great war between the two started.

Many of both civilizations fell. Until one day, The humans stepped in, and tried to stop it. They failed, and were quickly killed off by the two, Each thinking they were apart of the other tribe, Without really knowing.

Few humans lived after this, But they left, and scattered, The world was so large, Many thought they were on they're own world (Single player),  but Some left in groups also. (Multiplayer)

Eventually, The war stopped, and the Pigmen and the Villagers decided to both give up. But, Both still despise each other today.

And since they were scattered, You very rarely find a Village, or a Jungle Tribe.

The End?

They would have the skin of: (Since they are still primitive)

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(Credit to Artistunknown)
Maybe that would be the cheif or something, But you get the basic outline, Right?
Ideas:

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artistunknown, on 27 January 2012 - 03:49 AM, said:

Basically, pigmen hate testificates because they were added to the game instead of pigmen.

SnowConez, on 27 January 2012 - 11:44 PM, said:

NICE! Though I always imagined tribals as being catmen, but, pigmen need their comeback too, maybe they could have pet ocelots? (without the kitten skin of course ). And after villagers get better AI tribals would only speak to you if you wore a mask, crafted with dye, wood, diamond and feathers.

Morshu9000, on 15 April 2012 - 03:53 AM, said:

I want regular pigmen to be mobs that spawn a bit more frequently than endermen and attack both hostile mobs AND players. You know, a third "team" in the night-time battles?

This idea is good too, though.

maxriderules, on 30 April 2012 - 06:36 PM, said:

Hmm... tribal pigmen in treetop villages... certainly an interesting idea. I personally don't think there should be any communication between the player and pigmen- it just seems overly complicated. It might work, though.
I think the pigmen should be a mainly hunting culture- using code recycled from skeletons but repurposed so they attack everything but pigs and possibly the player. Then, squads of pigmen should go out at night- possibly groups of 4 or 5- and kill any mobs they find, collect their drops, and put them into some kind of central chest.

Maybe the food from this chest could disapear at a rate dependant on the amount of pigmen per village- if there isn't enough food, a pigman dies. That way, there'd be a self-regulating population, which could be tracked down by an otherwise untouched area with no passive mobs. Just wait until night, and follow any patrols.

Of course, I don't know how plausible this would be to code in java, having never worked with that. If anyone is familiar with java, could you take a look and see if it's possible. I really want to know now that I've put some thought into it!

Bumber, on 27 January 2012 - 03:45 AM, said:

Pigmen should spawn in Nether villages. The Nether is where the zombie variant is found; it only makes sense that the normal pigmen are found there, too.

EruServer, on 19 May 2012 - 09:00 AM, said:

This HAVE to be implented to the game. But it would be nice if the body shape was a bit different. Like.. the body shape is too simillar to the player. It should have like a bigger head, body and shorter legs and arms. Oh and I love the idea xD

PrivateNacho, on 31 May 2012 - 11:19 PM, said:

Yes, but maybe the Testificates and Pigmen(Pigmies!) could have a war. Maybe Iron Golems vs. Giant Boars? Giant Boars could be a village protector, like Iron Golems.

supa1337killa, on 11 June 2012 - 03:39 AM, said:

Maybe there could be 2 warring tribes? the red tribe and the blue tribe?  one kills everything on sight while the other doesnt trust you unless you kill some of the tribals on the other side? I think this should be added to make jungles a "avoid at all costs" zone. Jungle biomes should be perilous
+1

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[shadow of israphile fan]

good idea

[wheatley198]

me gusta your idea

[TheKingOPower]

wheatley198, on 27 January 2012 - 02:20 AM, said:

me gusta your idea

Me gusta indeed.

[thereichs]

I don't think Jeb will ever get around to adding the pigmen.... But I could be wrong.

This is my opinion, but a pigmen viilager would attack a testificate on sight. But to do that, the testtificates would have to look like the player and carry weapons, have protecters of the village, etc.

[Jorge06]

thereichs, on 27 January 2012 - 02:22 AM, said:

I don't think Jeb will ever get around to adding the pigmen.... But I could be wrong.

This is my opinion, but a pigmen viilager would attack a testificate on sight. But to do that, the testtificates would have to look like the player and carry weapons, have protecters of the village, etc.

yo that sounds cool man like tribe battles randomly generated

[Bumber]

Pigmen should spawn in Nether villages. The Nether is where the zombie variant is found; it only makes sense that the normal pigmen are found there, too.

[artistunknown]

You know, I had this idea at one point too.  That's why I made this skin

thereichs, on 27 January 2012 - 02:22 AM, said:

I don't think Jeb will ever get around to adding the pigmen.... But I could be wrong.

This is my opinion, but a pigmen viilager would attack a testificate on sight. But to do that, the testtificates would have to look like the player and carry weapons, have protecters of the village, etc.

Ha, I had that idea in an rp I was doing.  Basically, pigmen hate testificates because they were added to the game instead of pigmen.

[Pop3464]

artistunknown, on 27 January 2012 - 03:49 AM, said:

You know, I had this idea at one point too.  That's why I made this skin

Haha! I Love that skin! Very Creative!

[artistunknown]

Pop3464, on 27 January 2012 - 03:59 AM, said:

Haha! I Love that skin! Very Creative!

Hey, thanks. I did put a lot of work into it.  Glad you like it.

[Pop3464]

artistunknown, on 27 January 2012 - 04:05 AM, said:

Hey, thanks. I did put a lot of work into it.  Glad you like it.

Your welcome! By the way, Whats that spear thing your holding? O.o

[artistunknown]

Pop3464, on 27 January 2012 - 04:22 AM, said:

Your welcome! By the way, Whats that spear thing your holding? O.o

ah, glad you noticed that.  It's actually a re-textured bow for a texture pack I'm working on.  Complete with throwing animation.  So basically it's just a re-textured bow that looks like a spear.  I decided to hold it in the picture for added tribal effect.

[Pop3464]

artistunknown, on 27 January 2012 - 04:26 AM, said:

ah, glad you noticed that.  It's actually a re-textured bow for a texture pack I'm working on.  Complete with throwing animation.  So basically it's just a re-textured bow that looks like a spear.  I decided to hold it in the picture for added tribal effect.

Ahhh, Nice! I'll have to check out that Texture pack when your done!

[artistunknown]

Pop3464, on 27 January 2012 - 04:38 AM, said:

Ahhh, Nice! I'll have to check out that Texture pack when your done!

Ah, cool.  It's going to be jungle themed (if you haven't already guessed).  I had stopped work on it 'cause I couldn't figure out how to properly texture armor, but I know how now.  Not sure when it'll be done, but I'll be sure to let you know when it's done.

[Pop3464]

artistunknown, on 27 January 2012 - 05:06 AM, said:

Ah, cool.  It's going to be jungle themed (if you haven't already guessed).  I had stopped work on it 'cause I couldn't figure out how to properly texture armor, but I know how now.  Not sure when it'll be done, but I'll be sure to let you know when it's done.

Nice! And, okay!

[Homem Pigman]

I hate the idea of pigmen being tribal... can't they have civilized villages just like testificates? With a different style of course, but why do they need to be tribal?

[Lordofdragonss]

Ingenious! (and nice Skin man!)

I would love to see them!

[SnowConez]

NICE! Though I always imagined tribals as being catmen, but, pigmen need their comeback too, maybe they could have pet ocelots? (without the kitten skin of course ). And after villagers get better AI tribals would only speak to you if you wore a mask, crafted with dye, wood, diamond and feathers.

[The_Dizzie]

I want monkey people not pigs in trees!

[Pop3464]

SnowConez, on 27 January 2012 - 11:44 PM, said:

NICE! Though I always imagined tribals as being catmen, but, pigmen need their comeback too, maybe they could have pet ocelots? (without the kitten skin of course ). And after villagers get better AI tribals would only speak to you if you wore a mask, crafted with dye, wood, diamond and feathers.

Haha! I love that! Great idea!