glowstone is so hard to get...
and if autonite is as rare as diamond, then it will be even harder to get 8 of it thn the 9 glowstone dust needed to make the light. at least your idea is origional though.
It seems like a nice idea by itself. Since Glowstone was a failed garbage idea to begin with perhaps we can settle for this pretty green stone too. It's just, why would it need to be mined with Diamond? Is the ore itself about as strong as Obsidian or something?
From what I've seen before Update 1.3
A Jack-O-Lantern/Glowstone Block would light up the blocks beside it with a light level of 16,
a light level of 16 would, light up the blocks next to it with a light level of 15
a light level of 15 would light up the blocks next to it with a light level of 14
etc.,etc.,etc., and so on, and so on
So again, sorta the same thing, but it might be possible, might require some re-writing of the light system though (Idk since I'm not a coder)
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max. light level in minecraft is 15, which is produced by direct sunlight and/or glowstone. Torches emit 14. The light level decreases by 1 for every block the light has to "travel". Light is always produced in the source block, so every block next to a torch has a light level of 13.
What I would like to see is a light source that casts its own maximal light strength onto a whole area - a torch, for example, which would illuminate 3x3 or even 5x5 blocks with light level 14 before starting to decrease.
max. light level in minecraft is 15, which is produced by direct sunlight and/or glowstone. Torches emit 14. The light level decreases by 1 for every block the light has to "travel". Light is always produced in the source block, so every block next to a torch has a light level of 13.
What I would like to see is a light source that casts its own maximal light strength onto a whole area - a torch, for example, which would illuminate 3x3 or even 5x5 blocks with light level 14 before starting to decrease.
Thanks for the correction, but again, I think the lighting generator might need some tweaking before it would be able to do this
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Generally ideas should not require the engine of minecraft to be recoded in order to implement the idea. Being able to cast light farther than Lightstone (rather than be brighter) would be a generally better idea.
Where
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The Autunite Light has the same lightness of glowstone but lights up an area 3 times bigger! Images of real-life autunite:
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=autunite&view=detail&id=DAC360A635CA00C03D803773FC1C04F69AC09493&first=1&FORM=IDFRIR
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=autunite&view=detail&id=5F446239221050A4ED2BDEFC21CE41D453C9C1D6&first=1&FORM=IDFRIR
and if autonite is as rare as diamond, then it will be even harder to get 8 of it thn the 9 glowstone dust needed to make the light. at least your idea is origional though.
If I am correct glowstone = 16 light level
and 16 light level if the max light level (for chunk generating reasons, I think)
So you would need to change up your idea for higher brightness
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From what I've seen before Update 1.3
A Jack-O-Lantern/Glowstone Block would light up the blocks beside it with a light level of 16,
a light level of 16 would, light up the blocks next to it with a light level of 15
a light level of 15 would light up the blocks next to it with a light level of 14
etc.,etc.,etc., and so on, and so on
So again, sorta the same thing, but it might be possible, might require some re-writing of the light system though (Idk since I'm not a coder)
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What I would like to see is a light source that casts its own maximal light strength onto a whole area - a torch, for example, which would illuminate 3x3 or even 5x5 blocks with light level 14 before starting to decrease.
Thanks for the correction, but again, I think the lighting generator might need some tweaking before it would be able to do this
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I'm Starting to be known as a Balancer, A.K.A. I'm starting to become pessimist