I have two more suggestions for your suggestion also.
You should add lunar eclipses. That would be very creepy and cool. (Blood red moon, anyone?)
What if there was a command to jump-start the eclipse? For adventure maps, or just extra creepy-ness. It would look like this: /eclipse solar/lunar partial/full**
*If you add lunar eclipses.
**It would have to be night for a lunar eclipse to work, and it would have to be day for a solar eclipse to work.
Don't forget annular solar eclipses and penumbral lunar eclipses
I can see only one issue with this. That's not the way Minecraft astronomy works. The moon is always opposite of the sun, always. Maybe the moon orbits at the exact same speed as the planet, giving it the impression that it is "stationary". When the planet rotates you get see the moon. Anyways, the "point" is is that we would have to change the way the sun and moon orbit in order for this to make sense. It wouldn't be much though, just having the moon render at different times.
I can see only one issue with this. That's not the way Minecraft astronomy works. The moon is always opposite of the sun, always. Maybe the moon orbits at the exact same speed as the planet, giving it the impression that it is "stationary". When the planet rotates you get see the moon. Anyways, the "point" is is that we would have to change the way the sun and moon orbit in order for this to make sense. It wouldn't be much though, just having the moon render at different times.
Other than that: Support
I agree with this. Don't get me wrong i'd love to see this, but it currently isn't possible. CHANGE THE ORBITS OF THE CELESTIAL BODIES IN MINECRAFT!
i think it is a cool idea but instead of it only lasting 5 minutes make it all day and give players a reason to make bunkers of course with this the eclipses would be rarer (maybe this version only has a 10% chance of occurring every eclipse) monsters spawn much more and it would give a reason to make maximum security bunkers also it would be able to be disabled by /gamerule eclipseofdeath false or something
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i think it is a cool idea but instead of it only lasting 5 minutes make it all day and give players a reason to make bunkers of course with this the eclipses would be rarer (maybe this version only has a 10% chance of occurring every eclipse) monsters spawn much more and it would give a reason to make maximum security bunkers also it would be able to be disabled by /gamerule eclipseofdeath false or something
Most real life eclipses only last around five minutes. (I beleive the longest one ever recorded was 7 minutes long) It would make more sense to make eclipses last 3-5 minutes, since minecraft days are significantly shorter than real life. I think eclipses should occur every 600 minecraft days. (or 10 hours worth of real life time)
I like this idea, but the picture shows more of an annular eclipse than a total solar eclipse, I was thinking the eclipse would start half way in the sky. they should also add lunar eclipse
Hey I'm in 8th grade too! BTW I love this idea, but the picture looks like an annular eclipse, than a total eclipse. How about the moon starts to pass through the sun when its halway through the sky, then it will be complete when it reaches the highest of the sky, and it ends halfway down the sky, total eclipse reduces light level to 6 while partial reduce it to 7 or 8, if u disapproe, just know u have my full support
Don't forget annular solar eclipses and penumbral lunar eclipses
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Other than that: Support
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I agree with this. Don't get me wrong i'd love to see this, but it currently isn't possible. CHANGE THE ORBITS OF THE CELESTIAL BODIES IN MINECRAFT!
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In my country is was eclipse and I think that is will be a epic idea. Suports.
I dont know if anyone cares anymore, but i created this in a mod
Most real life eclipses only last around five minutes. (I beleive the longest one ever recorded was 7 minutes long) It would make more sense to make eclipses last 3-5 minutes, since minecraft days are significantly shorter than real life. I think eclipses should occur every 600 minecraft days. (or 10 hours worth of real life time)
I uploaded a video of the concept
I really want this Event to be possible in Minecraft but i want everything to be just like in Terraria, Increased spawn rate and Max spawned Mobs.
I also like the idea of Charged creepers able to spawn and Enderman already being hostile.
FULL SUPPORT
I like this idea, but the picture shows more of an annular eclipse than a total solar eclipse, I was thinking the eclipse would start half way in the sky. they should also add lunar eclipse
Hey I'm in 8th grade too! BTW I love this idea, but the picture looks like an annular eclipse, than a total eclipse. How about the moon starts to pass through the sun when its halway through the sky, then it will be complete when it reaches the highest of the sky, and it ends halfway down the sky, total eclipse reduces light level to 6 while partial reduce it to 7 or 8, if u disapproe, just know u have my full support