In my opinion, we've been given a great opportunity to have a new food item in minecraft; this being the apple, however I feel that it's a good intention that is poorly executed. In their current state, apples randomly fall from leaf blocks. I however, propose that apples should be a bit more realistic, so that minecraft players may reap the benefits. Below are my thoughts on the matter.
First of all, the method of obtaining apples is cumbersome; one must repeatedly chop down trees in hopes of obtaining an apple. In my view, apples should spawn in the same manner as cocoa beans will in the next update. In theory, one would find an apple tree found naturally in the wild, where one could harvest an apple. Afterwards, they could right click an apple on a piece of tilled ground to plant it as one would plant any other sapling. Once the tree has grown, it would spawn apples on the bottom of it's leaf blocks. These apples could be harvested by simply punching them. If left, however, these apples will fall. (As a side note, fallen apples could be a potential attracting factor of wildlife, pigs especially.)
Apples are also quite unused, as they are only capable of being eaten at the moment, or made into golden apples. I propose a few new crafting recipes. For example, take the cake crafting recipe, and replace the eggs with apples, and receive an apple pie! (Same as cake, but different crafting recipe, as many dislike keeping chickens.) Or, on a useful note, one could make apple juice by combining two apples, some sugar, and a bucket to make apple juice. This juice could be used in alchemy (potions) as jeb sees fit.
These are just my thoughts, and I'm quite open to constructive criticism as you see fit. Thanks for your time.
Edit: The point of the lower part of this isn't "We should have apple pie. I <3 pie." That part is _ONLY_ for the sake of saying "Yes, there are things we can do with it". They're just examples, not the idea of the post.
Apples can be used to make golden apples and in the next update, 'greater' golden apples, so your statement that there is no use for apples other than eating them is false.
Your food ideas are a bit lame. They don't really add anything new to the game and are not really needed.
The apple farming ideas are alright I suppose, but I can't really think of any way to add this in without making a new apple tree, which I'm not in favour of.
Apples can be used to make golden apples and in the next update, 'greater' golden apples, so your statement that there is no use for apples other than eating them is false.
Your food ideas are a bit lame. They don't really add anything new to the game and are not really needed.
The apple farming ideas are alright I suppose, but I can't really think of any way to add this in without making a new apple tree, which I'm not in favour of.
Wow, I completely forgot about the golden apples! XD Silly me! Yeah, I can't say you're wrong there, this isn't anything important or dynamic to the game in whole, I just thought it'd be a nice touch. The fact of the matter is I think apples could be better, and this is just what I was able to come up with.
Apples can only be eaten? No ****. They're food. They need no greater purpose than that.
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It is an interesting but depressing reality that most politicians are just regular people with power. And most people would be as bad as politicians if only they could get some power.
THEY MUST LIVE TO THEIR TRUE POTENTIAL! Joking aside, I see your point, I'm just of the impression that they should have some more variety.
Reskinning cake and calling it apple pie is "variety" to you, really?
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It is an interesting but depressing reality that most politicians are just regular people with power. And most people would be as bad as politicians if only they could get some power.
Reskinning cake and calling it apple pie is "variety" to you, really?
Saying that was more for the sake of example, but at that, having pie in addition to cake is more about having a different way to get a "cake like" item. My particular circle of friends all dislike raising chickens, despite the fact that there are automatic egg farms. I'm trying to get the point across to anyone that sees it that apples could use a bit of a polish on the way they work.
Saying that was more for the sake of example, but at that, having pie in addition to cake is more about having a different way to get a "cake like" item. My particular circle of friends all dislike raising chickens, despite the fact that there are automatic egg farms. I'm trying to get the point across to anyone that sees it that apples could use a bit of a polish on the way they work.
Redundant cake clones to appease your chicken-hating friends isn't the best way to make that point...Foghorn Leghorn will not be happy with them.
Apples should spawn similarly to cocao beans though. A bit smaller, of course.
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It is an interesting but depressing reality that most politicians are just regular people with power. And most people would be as bad as politicians if only they could get some power.
Redundant cake clones to appease your chicken-hating friends isn't the best way to make that point...Foghorn Leghorn will not be happy with them.
Apples should spawn similarly to cocao beans though. A bit smaller, of course.
Exactly! I've gotten my point across incorrectly, the idea was _not_ "Oh! I WANT PIE! NOW!", it was that apples should be more like an actual apple..... I do like pie though.
Exactly! I've gotten my point across incorrectly, the idea was _not_ "Oh! I WANT PIE! NOW!", it was that apples should be more like an actual apple..... I do like pie though.
Everyone likes pie.
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It is an interesting but depressing reality that most politicians are just regular people with power. And most people would be as bad as politicians if only they could get some power.
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First of all, the method of obtaining apples is cumbersome; one must repeatedly chop down trees in hopes of obtaining an apple. In my view, apples should spawn in the same manner as cocoa beans will in the next update. In theory, one would find an apple tree found naturally in the wild, where one could harvest an apple. Afterwards, they could right click an apple on a piece of tilled ground to plant it as one would plant any other sapling. Once the tree has grown, it would spawn apples on the bottom of it's leaf blocks. These apples could be harvested by simply punching them. If left, however, these apples will fall. (As a side note, fallen apples could be a potential attracting factor of wildlife, pigs especially.)
Apples are also quite unused, as they are only capable of being eaten at the moment, or made into golden apples. I propose a few new crafting recipes. For example, take the cake crafting recipe, and replace the eggs with apples, and receive an apple pie! (Same as cake, but different crafting recipe, as many dislike keeping chickens.) Or, on a useful note, one could make apple juice by combining two apples, some sugar, and a bucket to make apple juice. This juice could be used in alchemy (potions) as jeb sees fit.
These are just my thoughts, and I'm quite open to constructive criticism as you see fit. Thanks for your time.
Edit: The point of the lower part of this isn't "We should have apple pie. I <3 pie." That part is _ONLY_ for the sake of saying "Yes, there are things we can do with it". They're just examples, not the idea of the post.
Your food ideas are a bit lame. They don't really add anything new to the game and are not really needed.
The apple farming ideas are alright I suppose, but I can't really think of any way to add this in without making a new apple tree, which I'm not in favour of.
Wow, I completely forgot about the golden apples! XD Silly me! Yeah, I can't say you're wrong there, this isn't anything important or dynamic to the game in whole, I just thought it'd be a nice touch. The fact of the matter is I think apples could be better, and this is just what I was able to come up with.
Reskinning cake and calling it apple pie is "variety" to you, really?
Redundant cake clones to appease your chicken-hating friends isn't the best way to make that point...Foghorn Leghorn will not be happy with them.
Apples should spawn similarly to cocao beans though. A bit smaller, of course.
Everyone likes pie.