Notch has added two things other than Redstone Torches that include redstone for teh crafting recipe. Compasses and Watches. Many people in both SMP and singleplayer want a way to finde ores easier. I propose a new device similar to the watch and compass that is made from diamonds. It would be a blue disc like the watch or compass but in acts slightly like a radar helping a person find ores nearby. It would only work in a certain radius. depending on the matierial around you. All would Have Either Energy or Durability.
it has energy life so that once it runs out of energy you must put a new piece of redstone withit in the crafting bench to refill its energy, a single piece of redstone would power it for 1 minecraft day with each use consuming more battery to search.
Durability: Right click to activate and Consumes 1 use and has 128 uses.
Radius of detection
Air 10 blocks
dirt 7-8 blocks
stone 5 blocks
the crafting recipe for those who don't know the recipes for watches or compasses is this with replacing redstone
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Variations
1) It could make beeps like a metal detecter. Not very good because some people don't like to have sound turned on for minecraft.
2)it works similarly to a compass in that it has a needle that swings around to point at nearby ores.
3)It works like a compass and a watch combined in that it has a picture of the ore on the disc and an arrow pointing to where it is. Slightly too good and probably not going to be used.
4) Diamond ore is immune to the detecter or is less likely to be picked up by the detecter
5) When you right click to activate a window pops up and asks which ore you're looking for and then searches for it. The higher the Matieral looked for the more Energy or Durability it uses as follows 1 durability/battery, 1 durability/battery, 2 durability/battery, 4 durability/battery.
I am willing to take suggestions to change this. I wanted something from diamond because this would take a lot of diamond and time to make and would be very sorely missed if you die.
TL;DR An ore detector that functions similar to a compass or watch but is made from diamond instead of steel or gold.
I realize that this could be used to find diamonds easier
I will add a 2 more variations.
EDIT: I'm not going to make multiple posts to review posts so i will do it here.
I realize that it must have been suggested at least once but i did a search on the forums for ore detecter/detector (if i'm misspelling it) and No topics came up for either so I created this thread.
EDIT 2: Delta I actually added something like that as a variation for the Detector.
Edit 3: I realize that This does make it easier to find ores. But making it out of diamond means the person might have to Go A LONG time before they get this device and As stated I have Given Variations that make it much more limited.
EDIT 4: I could add a variation that has durability but i like the idea of It being Constantly drained while its in your inventory so it could be Modified so that you can turn it on and off. with every time you turn it on you decrease its energy level and make it so that the energy only lasts for 1 Minecraft day if never turned off.
Edit 5: for hte arrow think of the Compass when you get under or over the block you spawned on the compass will change direction so it continues to point to the center of the block this means you can tell if hte ore is over or below you.
If you're worried about it being overpowered, then give it durability and have right-click "use" it once- it'll display the direction of the nearest ore block for about 10 seconds and then go blank. 16 uses per Detector might be balanced, especially since they can help one find diamonds to make more detectors.
Also this suggestion has been made countless times
True that: I made one about a dowsing rod a while ago. Was gonna be made of two sticks and a piece of whatever you were looking for, and detected the stuff 7-8 blocks away.
I bet if any of these ideas had a durability bar they'd be more balanced and game-worthy, huh?
I think this is a fantastic idea. Diamond's just too bloody difficult to find at the moment, and too necessary for a whole lot of things. Something that gives hints on where it's to be found rather than relying on just blind luck would be great.
How about instead of arrows or what not, it simply changes color if a certain material is nearby? This way the player still has to look a little bit depending on the surroundings. The rarer the material, the closer you should have to be for the detector to change colors. Also, there wouldn't be a "warmer" or "cooler" type thing, just on/off. Black when nothing is nearby and red or something when something is.
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I believe this is a verry good idea but i think it must be made with more diamond and only diamond like a box with only the space in the middle missing and its powwered by coal. overal im kinda crittical about it becuase it seems like cheating but if you sacrifice all of that diamond for it i belive it would be a great idea.
it has energy life so that once it runs out of energy you must put a new piece of redstone withit in the crafting bench to refill its energy, a single piece of redstone would power it for 1 minecraft day with each use consuming more battery to search.
Durability: Right click to activate and Consumes 1 use and has 128 uses.
Radius of detection
Air 10 blocks
dirt 7-8 blocks
stone 5 blocks
the crafting recipe for those who don't know the recipes for watches or compasses is this with
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Variations
1) It could make beeps like a metal detecter. Not very good because some people don't like to have sound turned on for minecraft.
2)it works similarly to a compass in that it has a needle that swings around to point at nearby ores.
3)It works like a compass and a watch combined in that it has a picture of the ore on the disc and an arrow pointing to where it is. Slightly too good and probably not going to be used.
4) Diamond ore is immune to the detecter or is less likely to be picked up by the detecter
5) When you right click to activate a window pops up and asks which ore you're looking for and then searches for it. The higher the Matieral looked for the more Energy or Durability it uses as follows
I am willing to take suggestions to change this. I wanted something from diamond because this would take a lot of diamond and time to make and would be very sorely missed if you die.
TL;DR An ore detector that functions similar to a compass or watch but is made from diamond instead of steel or gold.
I hate cheaters AND cheating.
I will add a 2 more variations.
EDIT: I'm not going to make multiple posts to review posts so i will do it here.
I realize that it must have been suggested at least once but i did a search on the forums for ore detecter/detector (if i'm misspelling it) and No topics came up for either so I created this thread.
EDIT 2: Delta I actually added something like that as a variation for the Detector.
Edit 3: I realize that This does make it easier to find ores. But making it out of diamond means the person might have to Go A LONG time before they get this device and As stated I have Given Variations that make it much more limited.
EDIT 4: I could add a variation that has durability but i like the idea of It being Constantly drained while its in your inventory so it could be Modified so that you can turn it on and off. with every time you turn it on you decrease its energy level and make it so that the energy only lasts for 1 Minecraft day if never turned off.
Edit 5: for hte arrow think of the Compass when you get under or over the block you spawned on the compass will change direction so it continues to point to the center of the block this means you can tell if hte ore is over or below you.
Also this suggestion has been made countless times
Well, that's a bit harsh.
If you're worried about it being overpowered, then give it durability and have right-click "use" it once- it'll display the direction of the nearest ore block for about 10 seconds and then go blank. 16 uses per Detector might be balanced, especially since they can help one find diamonds to make more detectors.
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True that: I made one about a dowsing rod a while ago. Was gonna be made of two sticks and a piece of whatever you were looking for, and detected the stuff 7-8 blocks away.
I bet if any of these ideas had a durability bar they'd be more balanced and game-worthy, huh?
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