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I think there should be a menu added to the "more Options" area of the "create a new world option"

that allows you to select all biomes of your new world and shows you a large map preview and list of all biomes that would generate

by default it would be set to random which will choose randomly all of the biomes that would naturally be selected

but a selection of presets would be an option similar to how it is on pc

and a custom biome selection so you can have

Hell Biome

Similar to the Nether but does not spawn any nether mobs except zombie pigman and passive mobs and would generate no bedrock around the biome

Sky Biome

Similar to The End but does not spawn the Ender Dragon and does not have a void just a set of small islands with end stone and most other types of blocks generally in all biomes, grass, dirst, sand, gravel etc

Void Biome

An Entire biome composed of a bottomless pit and a small flatland above it with obsidian on the outsides of the flatland to prevent accidental exposure to the biome

can only be selected if you are making the world in Creative

Sky Hell Biome

Generated like The Nether and The End with a combination of islands and land consisting of end stone, Netherack, soul sand, Glowstone and Obsidian with Bedrock on bottom with Lava Lakes and areas where it will lead to the void with naturally spawning Endermen and Zombie Pigman that fight each other

Can only be created on Easy, Normal or Hard Difficulty

and maybe additional biomes from pc version and maybe a few exclusives and any that cant be made will be grayed out with text displaying why it cannot be used

so if you wanted you could make an overworld that is exactly like the nether or the end

and with every biome selection is the option to have it be a land biome or an island biome for instance you could have a world consisting of nothing but land biomes and with lakes and rivers inbetween

and another 2 examples is a world made of nothing but islands or just Mooshroom Land Biomes so its like Mooshroom islands but with only land

if you have any additions to this idea please tell me

I like the idea of being able to have a bit more control over your biome placement on your map, and I like the preview map idea. But this option should only exist for creative mode, not survival mode directly. A player may switch to survival later if they choose, but having a general preview of the whole map should disqualify leaderboards by itself, let alone other biome modification advantages a player might give to themselves to give them a slight edge in the game.

However, I like several of the ideas on how to implement this that have come out before a little better than the solution proposed above.

For example, this thread (http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/minecraft-xbox-360-edition/mcx360-suggestions/2122570-better-biome-placement) contained slider bars to control the allowable range for 3 basic aspects:

1. Elevation
2. Temperature
3. Humidity

It also allowed the user to change the effective sea level for the map, as well as general biome size (or how frequent biomes change) on the map.

I'm always good with more customization.

I like Desert and arctic most.

I think it would be nice to have the ability to have a random map created but have the option to pick three biomes/features that the want 100% The average xbox players aren't playing hardcore, speed runs or survival island type games. People like me just want a well rounded map to play. Its annoying when you have missing items needed for regular game play (in my opinion). For example a small jungle or an alternative way to get coca beans and ocelots, various ways to get pumpkin and melons. these seem to be the four hardest things to find without going through 50 maps. Another thing is a way to grow mushrooms pod-sol and mycelym are now rare and you can find mushrooms in caves but you have a limited amount and you cannot grow them in caves or the nether to get more for recipes. Growing them in forrests is hit or miss sometimes.

In short: Create new world, survival and a list of say 15 popular features (Jungle, Village, extreme hill, ravines, Etc...) you get to pick three you defiently want and the rest is random whether you get them or not. I hope I explained that right.