An icebox is a compact non-mechanical refrigerator which was a common kitchen appliance before the development of powered refrigeration devices. The idea is that these iceboxes be required in minecraft to prevent certain food types from spoiling, and also potentially to modify certain items.
For example, if you left meat outside an icebox (in a chest or in your inventory), then the meat would rot and no longer be edible. To avoid this, you'd need to store your meat products in an icebox! Also, the icebox could be used to turn a bucket of water into ice. Someone also suggested that the icebox work with frozen enchanted objects (depending on how enchanting works). Any other suggestions for functions?
To keep the icebox cold, you'd occassionally have to put in snow balls, snow caps, snow blocks or ice. Obviously, ice would keep the box cold for the longest length of time (perhaps a day or so before it needed to be replaced?).
As for crafting, iceboxes were commonly made of wood. So the recipe would be similar to the chest recipe. I'm not sure how you'd incorporate 'insulation' into the crafting recipe, though? If you have a suggestion for a way to craft, you know what to do!
Perhaps one of these? The snow block in the center could be an ice block, or a bucket of water? Someone suggested having woollen insulation? Or having it made of iron or stone, not wood?
I have some ideas. I'm just throwing them out there so feel free to disagree :tongue.gif:.
1. I think it'd be cool / make a little more sense if it was made of stone or iron. A pro for this is that all notch would have to do is re-skin the chest.
2. Other items that could be put in could be weapons. Going along with the whole enchanting thing coming to minecraft, maybe leaving a sword in an "ice box" for a while could give it the "frozen" enchantment. This would give you bonus damage against fire based enemies like the magma cube or blaze.
3. I'm imagining it working similar to a furnace, but for the opposite effect. In my mind there would be a slot on the left to put a stack of snow/ice and then it would slowly diminish to keep things chilled. Unlike a furnace, the rest of the space would be inventory space to store food.
I have some ideas. I'm just throwing them out there so feel free to disagree :tongue.gif:.
1. I think it'd be cool / make a little more sense if it was made of stone or iron. A pro for this is that all notch would have to do is re-skin the chest.
2. Other items that could be put in could be weapons. Going along with the whole enchanting thing coming to minecraft, maybe leaving a sword in an "ice box" for a while could give it the "frozen" enchantment. This would give you bonus damage against fire based enemies like the magma cube or blaze.
3. I'm imagining it working similar to a furnace, but for the opposite effect. In my mind there would be a slot on the left to put a stack of snow/ice and then it would slowly diminish to keep things chilled. Unlike a furnace, the rest of the space would be inventory space to store food.
Well, it could potentially be made of metal or stone? I'll add that to the first post :smile.gif:
Depends how enchanantments work I suppose. Maybe it could regenerate a sword that has a freezing effect? Like, if yf the sword has limited uses, freezing it would boost the effect or give it more uses? Also, perhaps the freezer could be used to modify potions? What about it turning blaze rods into iron? Or turning lava into an obsidian block? A way to get obsidian without diamond pickaxes :smile.gif:
Also, I was imagining it like a cauldron from the Better Than Wolves mod, but random. There'd just be a small 'inventory', and the items would occassionally change form. So if you left a water bucket in there for long enough, it would EVENTUALLY change. I dunno.
I had an idea about ice boxes and freezers, though my method of making them was MUCH simpler, and even salt chests. I'll get to the point:
Spoiled food means food can't stack. Plain and simple. Maybe the rotten foods can stack, but certainly not fresh stuff if they each have their own timer.
For example, if you left meat outside an icebox (in a chest or in your inventory), then the meat would rot and no longer be edible. To avoid this, you'd need to store your meat products in an icebox! Also, the icebox could be used to turn a bucket of water into ice. Someone also suggested that the icebox work with frozen enchanted objects (depending on how enchanting works). Any other suggestions for functions?
To keep the icebox cold, you'd occassionally have to put in snow balls, snow caps, snow blocks or ice. Obviously, ice would keep the box cold for the longest length of time (perhaps a day or so before it needed to be replaced?).
As for crafting, iceboxes were commonly made of wood. So the recipe would be similar to the chest recipe. I'm not sure how you'd incorporate 'insulation' into the crafting recipe, though? If you have a suggestion for a way to craft, you know what to do!
Perhaps one of these? The snow block in the center could be an ice block, or a bucket of water? Someone suggested having woollen insulation? Or having it made of iron or stone, not wood?
What do you think of the idea?
Giving +1s to all comments and suggestions!
I added your crafting recipe idea, Kevin :smile.gif:
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Curse PremiumAs for the crafting recipe, something like this could work:
The blue wool would be white wool, and then the teal wool could be a snow block.
Wool as insulation is a good idea :smile.gif: And sure; the snow step could be skipped.
Thanks! Why is it too complex, though? :S
1. I think it'd be cool / make a little more sense if it was made of stone or iron. A pro for this is that all notch would have to do is re-skin the chest.
2. Other items that could be put in could be weapons. Going along with the whole enchanting thing coming to minecraft, maybe leaving a sword in an "ice box" for a while could give it the "frozen" enchantment. This would give you bonus damage against fire based enemies like the magma cube or blaze.
3. I'm imagining it working similar to a furnace, but for the opposite effect. In my mind there would be a slot on the left to put a stack of snow/ice and then it would slowly diminish to keep things chilled. Unlike a furnace, the rest of the space would be inventory space to store food.
Well, it could potentially be made of metal or stone? I'll add that to the first post :smile.gif:
Depends how enchanantments work I suppose. Maybe it could regenerate a sword that has a freezing effect? Like, if yf the sword has limited uses, freezing it would boost the effect or give it more uses? Also, perhaps the freezer could be used to modify potions? What about it turning blaze rods into iron? Or turning lava into an obsidian block? A way to get obsidian without diamond pickaxes :smile.gif:
Also, I was imagining it like a cauldron from the Better Than Wolves mod, but random. There'd just be a small 'inventory', and the items would occassionally change form. So if you left a water bucket in there for long enough, it would EVENTUALLY change. I dunno.
Thanks for your suggestions!!
Spoiled food means food can't stack. Plain and simple. Maybe the rotten foods can stack, but certainly not fresh stuff if they each have their own timer.