I have never really been into making farms in Minecraft single player, but in the SMP server my friends and I play on I plan on making an industrial factory-like complex for farming every possible farmable item. But it just doesn't seem there is enough to farm unfortunately. So I'm suggesting possible ways for items already in game to be farmable, and items that should be added.
Things that should be farmable
Pumpkins- Notch has said he wants the player to carve pumpkins. I suggest when the player carves the pumpkins, pumpkin seeds have a chance of coming out, I'd say 1-6 seeds a pumpkin.
Flowers- When you pick a flower you have a chance of getting seeds instead of the flower. Or the same growing style as mushrooms, except they require a lot of light.(Errorsatz and ArrogantLobster)
Apples-Apple trees that drop apples or saplings when the leafs are destroyed, the sablings will only grow apple trees.
Mushrooms-They spread to adjacent blocks when in a moist semi-lighted area.
Mossy Cobblestone-The moss spreads in a moist and slightly dark area to normal cobblestone blocks.(Errorsatz)
Coco beans- Coco beans are in the game but wiht currently now way of getting them. Im think farming and aquiring them might be something like the apple trees, but for Coco beans of course.
Future items:
Watermelon-Similar to pumpkins, you get a chance of getting seeds when eating a watermelon.
Banana-Probably the same as apple trees.
Its some what simple and I think a nice idea. What do you think, and what other items should be added to be farmed?
For flowers, what if destroying them gave a flower (as it does now), but tilling them with the hoe granted seeds? Of course, mushroom/grass style growth would have the advantage of not requiring a new item.
Also, I'd support "farming" mossy cobblestone this way - have it spread like grass onto adjacent cobblestone when it was next to water and at the right light level.
there is a mod called xie's farming mod. it has most of the farming ideas you have, but also has more stuff to grow, like avacados and stuff like that :biggrin.gif:
there is a mod called xie's farming mod. it has most of the farming ideas you have, but also has more stuff to grow, like avacados and stuff like that :biggrin.gif:
Just checked it out, kinda strange how we had the same idea about watermelons. But I honestly dont like the ways he has set to get apple saplings and things like that. Also I think if Mojang could add this it would be epic, because we could be able to farm these items in SMP, which is where I mainly would love to have my farm.
Things that should be farmable
Pumpkins- Notch has said he wants the player to carve pumpkins. I suggest when the player carves the pumpkins, pumpkin seeds have a chance of coming out, I'd say 1-6 seeds a pumpkin.
Flowers- When you pick a flower you have a chance of getting seeds instead of the flower. Or the same growing style as mushrooms, except they require a lot of light.(Errorsatz and ArrogantLobster)
Apples-Apple trees that drop apples or saplings when the leafs are destroyed, the sablings will only grow apple trees.
Mushrooms-They spread to adjacent blocks when in a moist semi-lighted area.
Mossy Cobblestone-The moss spreads in a moist and slightly dark area to normal cobblestone blocks.(Errorsatz)
Coco beans- Coco beans are in the game but wiht currently now way of getting them. Im think farming and aquiring them might be something like the apple trees, but for Coco beans of course.
Future items:
Watermelon-Similar to pumpkins, you get a chance of getting seeds when eating a watermelon.
Banana-Probably the same as apple trees.
Its some what simple and I think a nice idea. What do you think, and what other items should be added to be farmed?
:sleep.gif: I spent five minutes trying to swipe a bug off my screen...
*EDIT* But flowers should grow like mushrooms.
Also, I'd support "farming" mossy cobblestone this way - have it spread like grass onto adjacent cobblestone when it was next to water and at the right light level.
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Just checked it out, kinda strange how we had the same idea about watermelons. But I honestly dont like the ways he has set to get apple saplings and things like that. Also I think if Mojang could add this it would be epic, because we could be able to farm these items in SMP, which is where I mainly would love to have my farm.