I already used search, the only form of ceramics suggested was with iron.
Thank you for reading my thread. :biggrin.gif:
Basically, I think that clay is too simple and does not have enough uses since it was made more common. My opinion is that players can create clay pots and other items, and certain limited structures.
Clay collection, and preparation
Collecting clay is a bit strange to me, because it seems to 'Inaccurate' since it is found by water or in water, and you can't fire clay when it is wet. So I think that clay[item] should have 2 stages: Wet and Dry. When you dig up clay (Near water or not, hard clay can't be dug with your hands) you get wet clay. And after a period of about 2 Minecraft days, that clay will become Dry clay, which has a lighter and more white, than blue, appearance. Dry clay in this state is COMPLETELY USELESS. To turn clay back into a wet form (Needed to do pretty much anything with it...) you throw dry clay(Item, not block) into a block of water. This will instantly revert it back to wet clay.
Clay Molding
Wet clay is what you seek, wet clay can be made into whatever you want. Crafting wet clay into certain molds and shapes is how you get your finished product after drying and firing it. Let me explain.
To get your average brick, you must mold clay into the shape of a brick (It must be wet): = Wet clay.
Since the brick shape is so simple, it can be made in your own crafting square, and a crafting bench is not needed. (Doing this produces 4 wet clay bricks, so you still have that lovely 1:1 ratio.)
Clay pot:
( will always = Wet clay)
This is in the shape of a pot, which when finished, can be used as a smaller chest, with a storage space of about half that of a regular chest, but has some advantages: When cookies are places in the clay pot, they can stack up to 32, and pots can be opened even with a block above them.
Clay vase:
The clay vase is a bit more expensive in clay, and can be used for two things: a regular storage block with as much space as a pot (Does not have a higher limit for cookies) or if you place dirt on top, the dirt goes into the vase and you can plant flowers on it. Aesthetics only.
Clay Stove/Furnace:
Clay furnaces are a different option to cobblestone furnaces, but require cobblestone furnaces to be created, so it is a rank up. While clay furnaces have advantages, there are also disadvantages. Clay furnaces smelt objects 25% faster, but have another key component to them: They let off a lot more smoke, and will suck up air quite quickly, so putting them in an enclosed space without the next crafting recipe will definitely be bad.
Clay pipe:
Clay pipes work a lot like the technic pack mods, and can be places in any open space. Clay pipes can be used 2 ways: Used to divert air into a space or furnace, or divert smoke out of a room or furnace. (For the record, this will not be a problem with regular furnaces) Smoke can be vented into the atmosphere with no effects. But if smoke has nowhere to go, it will linger in your house, lowering visibility to just a few blocks (Or depending on how much there is) and will slowly (Or actually- pretty quickly) suffocate you.
Clay pipes can also be used to transport water and lava safely, but the end of a pipe must be at least 1 block lower than the other side. (I don't want pumps or anything, doesn't seem to fit.) When crafting clay pipes, you get 6 per crafting session.
Clay shingles:
Clay shingles are actually a half block: They act as a "wedge" type of block, as if it was a ramp- but this only affects players. Dropped items act as if it is a halfblock. Shingles are placed like stairs, the lower point facing you. They can be placed on other halfblocks, so that they are uniform. When crafting shingles, you get 4 per crafting session.
Clay drying and firing
Now once you craft a pot or vase, or something like that, you can not smelt it right away. It is still very moist! (Attempting to smelt one will result in nothing.) Having a wetclay object is no good: let it sit in your inventory or in a chest for a few minecraft days and it will convert into a Dry clay [itemname]. Once it is dry, you can then smelt it.
Once a clay objected is smelted or "Fired", you are good to go. It is now a stonelike object in the shape you wanted! You are done!
Like my idea? Hate it? Tell me. :biggrin.gif:
Edit: smelting dry clay that has not been formed into anything can be thrown at mobs in a similar manner to throwing eggs: but it does 1 heart of damage.
Thank you for reading my thread. :biggrin.gif:
Basically, I think that clay is too simple and does not have enough uses since it was made more common. My opinion is that players can create clay pots and other items, and certain limited structures.
Clay collection, and preparation
Collecting clay is a bit strange to me, because it seems to 'Inaccurate' since it is found by water or in water, and you can't fire clay when it is wet. So I think that clay[item] should have 2 stages: Wet and Dry. When you dig up clay (Near water or not, hard clay can't be dug with your hands) you get wet clay. And after a period of about 2 Minecraft days, that clay will become Dry clay, which has a lighter and more white, than blue, appearance. Dry clay in this state is COMPLETELY USELESS. To turn clay back into a wet form (Needed to do pretty much anything with it...) you throw dry clay(Item, not block) into a block of water. This will instantly revert it back to wet clay.
Clay Molding
Wet clay is what you seek, wet clay can be made into whatever you want. Crafting wet clay into certain molds and shapes is how you get your finished product after drying and firing it. Let me explain.
To get your average brick, you must mold clay into the shape of a brick (It must be wet):
Since the brick shape is so simple, it can be made in your own crafting square, and a crafting bench is not needed. (Doing this produces 4 wet clay bricks, so you still have that lovely 1:1 ratio.)
Clay pot:
(
This is in the shape of a pot, which when finished, can be used as a smaller chest, with a storage space of about half that of a regular chest, but has some advantages: When cookies are places in the clay pot, they can stack up to 32, and pots can be opened even with a block above them.
Clay vase:
The clay vase is a bit more expensive in clay, and can be used for two things: a regular storage block with as much space as a pot (Does not have a higher limit for cookies) or if you place dirt on top, the dirt goes into the vase and you can plant flowers on it. Aesthetics only.
Clay Stove/Furnace:
Clay furnaces are a different option to cobblestone furnaces, but require cobblestone furnaces to be created, so it is a rank up. While clay furnaces have advantages, there are also disadvantages. Clay furnaces smelt objects 25% faster, but have another key component to them: They let off a lot more smoke, and will suck up air quite quickly, so putting them in an enclosed space without the next crafting recipe will definitely be bad.
Clay pipe:
Clay pipes work a lot like the technic pack mods, and can be places in any open space. Clay pipes can be used 2 ways: Used to divert air into a space or furnace, or divert smoke out of a room or furnace. (For the record, this will not be a problem with regular furnaces) Smoke can be vented into the atmosphere with no effects. But if smoke has nowhere to go, it will linger in your house, lowering visibility to just a few blocks (Or depending on how much there is) and will slowly (Or actually- pretty quickly) suffocate you.
Clay pipes can also be used to transport water and lava safely, but the end of a pipe must be at least 1 block lower than the other side. (I don't want pumps or anything, doesn't seem to fit.) When crafting clay pipes, you get 6 per crafting session.
Clay shingles:
Clay shingles are actually a half block: They act as a "wedge" type of block, as if it was a ramp- but this only affects players. Dropped items act as if it is a halfblock. Shingles are placed like stairs, the lower point facing you. They can be placed on other halfblocks, so that they are uniform. When crafting shingles, you get 4 per crafting session.
Clay drying and firing
Now once you craft a pot or vase, or something like that, you can not smelt it right away. It is still very moist! (Attempting to smelt one will result in nothing.) Having a wetclay object is no good: let it sit in your inventory or in a chest for a few minecraft days and it will convert into a Dry clay [itemname]. Once it is dry, you can then smelt it.
Once a clay objected is smelted or "Fired", you are good to go. It is now a stonelike object in the shape you wanted! You are done!
Like my idea? Hate it? Tell me. :biggrin.gif:
Edit: smelting dry clay that has not been formed into anything can be thrown at mobs in a similar manner to throwing eggs: but it does 1 heart of damage.
Please PM Me if You reply to a post of Mine, and don't receive a response!
I support this idea. I think the wet dry clay adds a nice new mechanic. :cool.gif: