Now, now, i know what you're thinking. "Dude! Fish have been suggested SO MANY times, it just isn't gonna happen! There will not be a fish mob!" How close was I?
Seriously though, Fish have been suggested time and time again, and were even considered by Mojang.
http://notch.tumblr....post/1243370641 - Notch's Halloween Update picture. For some reason the wiki mentioned this as a source. But what the hell ever happened to needing to reignite torches! That should be in hardcore mode!
However, this is different from all that. Read on.
So yeah, its a common thought, and would be awesome to have. Most of the reasoning behind it was
"We need more mobs!"
"We need more WATER mobs!"
"Fishing would be more interesting!"
"How can you catch fish that aren't there?"
etc, etc.
I heard however, that Mojang decided against fish. (No source, sorry. So this may be wrong.) The reason is, it would be too taxing on the game to have so many little mobs swimming around. So unless the game's engine gets a total redo, well, i don't see it happening.
But then a thought occurred to me. Jon said he wants to make the game more "lively", by adding fish (and birds), well, one way of doing this would just be adding a visual effect, like rain or snow, but is little schools of fish swimming around!
I think this makes a lot of sense, and would add more of the liveliness and atmosphere Mojang is going for. I guess it COULD be done with birds too, but it'd probably be more complicated.
I do hope they decide to add hostile water mobs though. Sky hostile mobs would be nice as well, but let's focus on the Fish for now, hostile mobs and sky mobs aside.
So what do you think? Do you support?
Lets say you are a Forum Mod, about to lock this topic for being ANOTHER "we need fish" suggestion.
This suggestion is still very similar to most "we need fish" suggestions, and can still get your thread locked. I don't think having some fish swimming around would tax the game too hard. I'd still like to see it in the game.
Those are suggesting a mob, however. I get the feeling the mods will understand this lol. And no, it probably wouldn't tax the game too hard. It's just an if. :3
This suggestion is still very similar to most "we need fish" suggestions, and can still get your thread locked. I don't think having some fish swimming around would tax the game too hard. I'd still like to see it in the game.
This suggestion is still very similar to most "we need fish" suggestions, and can still get your thread locked. I don't think having some fish swimming around would tax the game too hard. I'd still like to see it in the game.
Those are suggesting a mob, however. I get the feeling the mods will understand this lol. And no, it probably wouldn't tax the game too hard. It's just an if. :3
Those are suggesting a mob, however. I get the feeling the mods will understand this lol. And no, it probably wouldn't tax the game too hard. It's just an if. :3
Actually, a lot of suggestions for fish are just for aesthetics like this one. For example, this large thread about only aesthetic mobs lists schools of fish:
There are also several other threads that kind of treat them like aesthetic mobs, but give you a perk of maybe catching more fish if you cast a fishing rod into them. Personally, I think this could all be done by the game randomly replacing groups of Water Source Blocks with "Fish School" Blocks, which look like a water source with small fish in them. That wouldn't be too taxing to do, and on Fancy Graphics they could be animated.
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Actually, a lot of suggestions for fish are just for aesthetics like this one. For example, this large thread about only aesthetic mobs lists schools of fish:
There are also several other threads that kind of treat them like aesthetic mobs, but give you a perk of maybe catching more fish if you cast a fishing rod into them. Personally, I think this could all be done by the game randomly replacing groups of Water Source Blocks with "Fish School" Blocks, which look like a water source with small fish in them. That wouldn't be too taxing to do, and on Fancy Graphics they could be animated.
I guess so...
but yeah, thats also a good idea, and its not like we have limited block space anymore :#
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And in response,
Just, yes.
Those are suggesting a mob, however. I get the feeling the mods will understand this lol. And no, it probably wouldn't tax the game too hard. It's just an if. :3
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ModeratorActually, a lot of suggestions for fish are just for aesthetics like this one. For example, this large thread about only aesthetic mobs lists schools of fish:
http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1372180-aesthetic-mobs-adding-atmosphere-to-minecraft-official-thread/
There are also several other threads that kind of treat them like aesthetic mobs, but give you a perk of maybe catching more fish if you cast a fishing rod into them. Personally, I think this could all be done by the game randomly replacing groups of Water Source Blocks with "Fish School" Blocks, which look like a water source with small fish in them. That wouldn't be too taxing to do, and on Fancy Graphics they could be animated.
Want some advice on how to thrive in the Suggestions section? Check this handy list of guidelines and tips for posting your ideas and responding to the ideas of others!
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I guess so...
but yeah, thats also a good idea, and its not like we have limited block space anymore :#