This is a suggestion for a new world area called Alternative Heaven
This world is placed high above the surface made up of floating islands of the original minecraft world, right before the atmosphere reaches outer space. This world comes with new materials, items, and other features as well as how to get there.
I want to lay this down right now: We all want flying machines. The zeppelin mod only goes so far. With Alt Heaven you can gather the materials to build an airship control device.
How would you get to Alt Heaven?
Here are the first few items you will need to have:
Rocket: Using this will launch you all the way up into the sky. Merely flying up into the sky will not work: You HAVE to use this rocket. Use it by right clicking, and you will be launched up to infinity. Upon hitting the ceiling of the world with this is use, you will be transported to Alternative Heaven. Ingredients are Ender Pearl, Leather, Iron Ingot, Coal, and a gold nugget.
Parachute: Useful for jumping off high cliffs, into ravines, or parachuting down from Alternative Heaven. Right click to slow your falling speed to a safe fall with a right click. Ingredients are Wool, String, and leather.
Crossbow: Ok whats up with guns in minecraft. Well, in Alt Heaven, arrows won't be able to travel far enough to hit enemies. Now why it won't replace the Bow is because of its wind up time and the ability to shoot at close range (in which, with the bow, u can spam). The damage is also weaker. Ingredients are a Bow, sticks, and 1 iron ingot.
Binoculars: Right click to see far away. Simple, great for locating and scouting. Ingredients are iron ingots and glass plane.
So along with Alternative Heaven there are some new materials:
The main one would be Gas Nodes
These will only be found underground in pockets, never in the surface. You will also need an extractor to gather Gas. In a normal situation you would dig into the ground then all of a sudden clouds of pixel gas would start to escape into the air. You would have to quickly switch to an extractor and left click the gases to collect them.
These gases could be used to create many things in combination with other items found in all the worlds, including the airship controller.
Some other uses for gases would be a Diving Helmet, Submarine, Directional Explosives (meaning unlike TNT they explode in one direction only), and enchantments + potions.
You can also use a clicker to locate gas nodes. The closer they are, the more clicks you hear from the device.
However, not all gases are safe. Getting too close with some gases will cause you to catch on fire or become poisoned.
(sorry i am editing little by little to reserve post places)
Now the more interesting part about Alternative Heaven is that the coordinates of where you are (at least the X and Z) will correspond with your location on the surface. Meaning, if you jump off an island in Alt Heaven at X:300 Z:450 then you will fall from the sky in the surface part of the world at X:300 and Z:450. And thats how you get back from Alt H to Surface.
About the monsters.. This area could be used as the home of the dragons, much like The End is the home to Endermen.
And in general, there would be new plants and trees (but the wood would still make wooden planks)
This world is placed high above the surface made up of floating islands of the original minecraft world, right before the atmosphere reaches outer space. This world comes with new materials, items, and other features as well as how to get there.
I want to lay this down right now: We all want flying machines. The zeppelin mod only goes so far. With Alt Heaven you can gather the materials to build an airship control device.
How would you get to Alt Heaven?
Here are the first few items you will need to have:
Rocket: Using this will launch you all the way up into the sky. Merely flying up into the sky will not work: You HAVE to use this rocket. Use it by right clicking, and you will be launched up to infinity. Upon hitting the ceiling of the world with this is use, you will be transported to Alternative Heaven. Ingredients are Ender Pearl, Leather, Iron Ingot, Coal, and a gold nugget.
Parachute: Useful for jumping off high cliffs, into ravines, or parachuting down from Alternative Heaven. Right click to slow your falling speed to a safe fall with a right click. Ingredients are Wool, String, and leather.
Crossbow: Ok whats up with guns in minecraft. Well, in Alt Heaven, arrows won't be able to travel far enough to hit enemies. Now why it won't replace the Bow is because of its wind up time and the ability to shoot at close range (in which, with the bow, u can spam). The damage is also weaker. Ingredients are a Bow, sticks, and 1 iron ingot.
Binoculars: Right click to see far away. Simple, great for locating and scouting. Ingredients are iron ingots and glass plane.
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The main one would be Gas Nodes
These will only be found underground in pockets, never in the surface. You will also need an extractor to gather Gas. In a normal situation you would dig into the ground then all of a sudden clouds of pixel gas would start to escape into the air. You would have to quickly switch to an extractor and left click the gases to collect them.
These gases could be used to create many things in combination with other items found in all the worlds, including the airship controller.
Some other uses for gases would be a Diving Helmet, Submarine, Directional Explosives (meaning unlike TNT they explode in one direction only), and enchantments + potions.
You can also use a clicker to locate gas nodes. The closer they are, the more clicks you hear from the device.
However, not all gases are safe. Getting too close with some gases will cause you to catch on fire or become poisoned.
(sorry i am editing little by little to reserve post places)
Now the more interesting part about Alternative Heaven is that the coordinates of where you are (at least the X and Z) will correspond with your location on the surface. Meaning, if you jump off an island in Alt Heaven at X:300 Z:450 then you will fall from the sky in the surface part of the world at X:300 and Z:450. And thats how you get back from Alt H to Surface.
About the monsters.. This area could be used as the home of the dragons, much like The End is the home to Endermen.
And in general, there would be new plants and trees (but the wood would still make wooden planks)
And thats basically it!
I have a thread called The Arctic Isles which seems very similar to what you are asking. Both are similar to the Aether.