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Kill and collect too many crabs and hermit crabs and a giant Bullet Shrimp or Hermit Crab or Crab attacks you. It obviously contains a weak point too

Quote from Giik »

And you'd have to attack its weak point for massive damage!

And his weak spot flashes red!

So we all agree on this "subtle joke", cool

I would like to see a decorative mob but how about if the hermit crab mob sees you it tries to hide in sand as quickly as possible like the crabs in zelda windwaker.

"I would like to see a decorative mob but how about if the hermit crab mob sees you it tries to hide in sand as quickly as possible like the crabs in zelda windwaker."

This could be it's default behavior, with what I suggested still added, IE it run from you, but you can catch it and keep it, placing it would still make it try to run from you.

Too much detail for the Alpha version of the game, but I like the idea.

Quote from Kehmist »

Too much detail for the Alpha version of the game, but I like the idea.

Is it really too much detail? The original idea was to make this as simple as possible. If we go back to the first post, it's not complicated. Notch could just put in the features of the first post, and update hermit crabs over time to become more and more detailed.

Quote from Chadsweb »

Maybe something like this:



They could just occasionally spawn on sand and would be like the size of a chicken

They could drop shell blocks or something? I don't know what they would drop

They should look like that. Totally. Although, they should be a TINY bit smaller than a chicken.

instead of sand, why not using glass so its inside a little crystal tank, gives a use to glass other than windows, and u can see the hermit crab running around and sometimes "sleeping" inside its shell, if u break the glass tank, becomes a normal H. crab that u can gather back doesnt need to eat rly, having a little companion like this, makes single player less lonely, and makes scary nights more pleasant
Recipe:




being h. crab

I've wanted crabs in Minecraft for sooo long. I always imagined them as passive, but with bigger version that would fight back if attacked. The hermit crab idea is awesome.
As far as item drops go, maybe its shell could be used the same as a bowl, only more colourful, or for mixing drinks. Hell, having decortive shells would be enough for me. I live near the beach. It's awesome :smile.gif:

Quote from zharkman »

instead of sand, why not using glass so its inside a little crystal tank, gives a use to glass other than windows, and u can see the hermit crab running around and sometimes "sleeping" inside its shell, if u break the glass tank, becomes a normal H. crab that u can gather back doesnt need to eat rly, having a little companion like this, makes single player less lonely, and makes scary nights more pleasant
Recipe:




being h. crab

I read somewhere that notch likes the idea of a display block, where you can show off an item without it disapearing. This could work for the itemized crab (the shell item)

Quote from Chadsweb »

Maybe something like this:



They could just occasionally spawn on sand and would be like the size of a chicken

They could drop shell blocks or something? I don't know what they would drop

I should have mentioned once I saw it that this is pretty much exactly what I imagined! Cute little cubecrab!
((I like the drawing, too!))

Idea: Make them cookable, so you can eat them for -10 health. Yeah, negative 10. What inhumane *Insert obscenity here* would cook and eat something this cute?

I like the idea.

I wouldn't mind seeing non-hostile crabby mobs on the beaches that scatter when you approach. They could even be edible!

Yeah Bondo i agree with you completely. Minecraft is really lacking in ambience. Like, the current mobs add a bit of lively-ness to the game, but on the whole the Minecraft world is sterile. No matter how many biomes you add, features you implement or textures you apply, it's the little things that bring worlds to life. Having crabs scatter away from you as you trek along a beach would not only add that living element, but also add to the generally lonely nature of Minecraft. Especially in the early game. not even the crabs wana chill with you :sad.gif:

You know if they come out in random times
I am so making a Dawn of the Crabs

Quote from Chadsweb »

Maybe something like this:



They could just occasionally spawn on sand and would be like the size of a chicken

They could drop shell blocks or something? I don't know what they would drop

When attacked they will retract in to their shell
You can then mine the shell (not actually destroy it) and pick up the hermit crab \o/

Then you can place it down somewhere else and watch him scuttle off ^^

YES YES YES!

I thought these were small mobs which die/retreat into their shells when you hit them. Then you place the shell and the crab comes out to scuttle off into some corner of your base and eats all your pork.

i like

If these are added, so many people would have them in fish tanks :biggrin.gif: