The Meaning of Life, the Universe, and Everything.
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I'd like to see forests grow.
Imagine if trees would die after a certain number of in-game days (something like 15-30 days, where more light & rainfall/humidity = longer lifespan). The trunk & branch logs would disappear - except for the very bottom log as a stump - leaving the leaves to decay. If a sapling dropped by leaf decay isn't picked up at the end of 5 minutes, it would have a certain chance of auto-planting itself in the ground instead of vanishing.
Those 2 simple changes would give us fully-dynamic forests, which would expand, grow old, occasionally burn down (when new trees grow near lava pools/falls), and just change over time.
An additional enhancement could be to add the oft-requested fallen (horizontal) log blocks; when a tree dies, it would create a broken line of fallen logs in a single direction from the stump along the ground - perhaps averaging one fallen log for every 2 regular logs the tree had. When created naturally (not player-placed), these logs would decay after another 20-30 days (similar to how leaves decay), with a small chance of leaving behind mushrooms or tall grass.
As a bonus, horizontal logs would also allow construction of proper log cabins. :wink.gif:
So let me get this straight, I raze a forest, start building and trees start growing again in my yard and any part of my house that has dirt?
Depends. If you completely eliminated the forest, and picked up all the saplings, then nothing could grow. If you merely cleared out a section of the forest for your house, then yes, the forest would (slowly) start to re-grow into that area.
I can think of any number of preventative measures one could take to prevent a forest from growing in a certain direction, the simplest of which would be building a 3-wide non-dirt path as a border (saplings would only auto-plant in dirt). You could also use moats or walls.
Depends. If you completely eliminated the forest, and picked up all the saplings, then nothing could grow. If you merely cleared out a section of the forest for your house, then yes, the forest would (slowly) start to re-grow into that area.
I can think of any number of preventative measures one could take to prevent a forest from growing in a certain direction, the simplest of which would be building a 3-wide non-dirt path as a border (saplings would only auto-plant in dirt). You could also use moats or walls.
Then again, trees need 3x3 5 tall to grow and most houses don't leave enough room for trees. I like to make dirt houses but they aren't tall enough for a tree. This might work but some still might have issues.
Then again, trees need 3x3 5 tall to grow and most houses don't leave enough room for trees. I like to make dirt houses but they aren't tall enough for a tree. This might work but some still might have issues.
Dirt houses? How come - going for the blend-with-nature look? If so, you could create a 3-wide border "path" of solid flowers & tall grass; saplings wouldn't auto-plant in an already occupied dirt block. :smile.gif:
Imagine if trees would die after a certain number of in-game days (something like 15-30 days, where more light & rainfall/humidity = longer lifespan). The trunk & branch logs would disappear - except for the very bottom log as a stump - leaving the leaves to decay. If a sapling dropped by leaf decay isn't picked up at the end of 5 minutes, it would have a certain chance of auto-planting itself in the ground instead of vanishing.
Those 2 simple changes would give us fully-dynamic forests, which would expand, grow old, occasionally burn down (when new trees grow near lava pools/falls), and just change over time.
An additional enhancement could be to add the oft-requested fallen (horizontal) log blocks; when a tree dies, it would create a broken line of fallen logs in a single direction from the stump along the ground - perhaps averaging one fallen log for every 2 regular logs the tree had. When created naturally (not player-placed), these logs would decay after another 20-30 days (similar to how leaves decay), with a small chance of leaving behind mushrooms or tall grass.
As a bonus, horizontal logs would also allow construction of proper log cabins. :wink.gif:
Thoughts?
Depends. If you completely eliminated the forest, and picked up all the saplings, then nothing could grow. If you merely cleared out a section of the forest for your house, then yes, the forest would (slowly) start to re-grow into that area.
I can think of any number of preventative measures one could take to prevent a forest from growing in a certain direction, the simplest of which would be building a 3-wide non-dirt path as a border (saplings would only auto-plant in dirt). You could also use moats or walls.
Dirt houses? How come - going for the blend-with-nature look? If so, you could create a 3-wide border "path" of solid flowers & tall grass; saplings wouldn't auto-plant in an already occupied dirt block. :smile.gif: