I have been thinking the idea of Boats in my head for that past few weeks and think they would be a good addition to minecraft. right now we only have two ways to get across oceans either swim or make a raft.
I think we should have more forms of water transportation such as boats. Now I am not talking about modern boats here. I think they should be made of Wood and cloth like they had back in the Fourteen/Fifteen Hundreds.
They would also be able to carry not just one player around but rather 3-5 players instead so you could sail the oceans with friends!
Only one player would be able to sail the Boat at a time to prevent 2 or 3 people driving it at once.
While rafts are useful and would still be used they just seem to small for the vast oceans that now cover minecraft.(since 1.8 came out with the Oceans and Rivers)
[b]Cargo boats[/b]
Cargo boats would be like normal sized boats but would have a chest mounted in the back of the boat.(This could also be implemented with rafts like Notch did with mine carts.)
[b]Turning speed[/b]
I also want to increase the turning speed of the raft by about 50%
The boat would turn about as fast as a raft does now.
[b]Crafting Ideas[/b]
You would build the boat in parts
The Front
[o] [o] [o]
[x] [o] [o]
[x] [x] [x]
X=Wood planks
0=empty
The Middle
[o] [o] [o]
[o] [x] [o]
[x] [x] [x]
X=Wood
O=Empty
The Back
[o] [o] [o]
[o] [x/c][x]
[x] [x] [x]
X=Wood
O=Empty
C=Chest(Only if cargo boat)
The Sail
[w] [w] [w]
[w] [w] [w]
[o] [x] [o]
X=Wood
O=Empty
W=Wool
The Boat
[o] [o] [o]
[o] [S] [o]
[F] [M] [B]
F=Front
M=Middle
B=Back
S=Sail
O=Empty
Feel free to share your ideas and discuss what you think they should be like!
I wouldnt really like a bigger boat but maybe different type and maybe make it easier to handle then again having a bigger boat to hold 2-3 people only 1 person can do drive it i guess
a two seater with a small chest would be all that's needed really, could carry your buddy or a wolf. Would go a fair bit faster and be stronger but have worse acceleration and turning at speed.
Recepie would be a boat in the middle a chest above and wood or logs bellow and beside as well as in the bottom corners.
i would also like to see a cargo barge though. maybe two double chests and a few seats
I wasn't exactly thinking of having multiple boats conected together but I do like the Idea of a ship with a chest.
I also am thinking it should have a steering wheel to turn it rather than using your mind to turn it like you do with rafts... Any thoughts on this?
Edit: I forgot to mention how much I hate rafts turning speed? It's way to slow...(adding to Op)
I have been thinking the idea of Boats in my head for that past few weeks and think they would be a good addition to minecraft. right now we only have two ways to get across oceans either swim or make a raft.
I think we should have more forms of water transportation such as boats. Now I am not talking about modern boats here. I think they should be made of Wood and cloth like they had back in the Fourteen/Fifteen Hundreds.
They would also be able to carry not just one player around but rather 3-5 players instead so you could sail the oceans with friends!
Only one player would be able to sail the Boat at a time to prevent 2 or 3 people driving it at once.
While rafts are useful and would still be used they just seem to small for the vast oceans that now cover minecraft.(since 1.8 came out with the Oceans and Rivers)
[b]Cargo boats[/b]
Cargo boats would be like normal sized boats but would have a chest mounted in the back of the boat.(This could also be implemented with rafts like Notch did with mine carts.)
[b]Turning speed[/b]
I also want to increase the turning speed of the raft by about 50%
The boat would turn about as fast as a raft does now.
[b]Crafting Ideas[/b]
You would build the boat in parts
The Front
[o] [o] [o]
[x] [o] [o]
[x] [x] [x]
X=Wood planks
0=empty
The Middle
[o] [o] [o]
[o] [x] [o]
[x] [x] [x]
X=Wood
O=Empty
The Back
[o] [o] [o]
[o] [x/c][x]
[x] [x] [x]
X=Wood
O=Empty
C=Chest(Only if cargo boat)
The Sail
[w] [w] [w]
[w] [w] [w]
[o] [x] [o]
X=Wood
O=Empty
W=Wool
The Boat
[o] [o] [o]
[o] [S] [o]
[F] [M] [B]
F=Front
M=Middle
B=Back
S=Sail
O=Empty
Feel free to share your ideas and discuss what you think they should be like!
I wasn't exactly thinking of having multiple boats conected together but I do like the Idea of a ship with a chest.
I also am thinking it should have a steering wheel to turn it rather than using your mind to turn it like you do with rafts... Any thoughts on this?
Edit: I forgot to mention how much I hate rafts turning speed? It's way to slow...(adding to Op)