I think they should add Ice Skates in the game , because sometimes i generate a world with a large patches of Ice and it takes 5 minutes to cross. See water has boats, why not ice have skates. Ya my original idea of how to make it wasnt good and i guess you should put one iron bar and "leather boots" (thanks, maybe even other types of boots for a longer time of use) to make them. I dont think it shoud matter what grid you use though. Yeah, and a dog sled would be pretty sweet! (nice idea)
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there are leather boots in the game, right?
it should be leather boots with a single iron ingot under each 'boot'
but thats just my idea. lol.
dogsled. get dog. make sled. mush rover!
Would make wolves useful....