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Minecraft has few useless blocks; every block seems to have its niche. Other than Gravel and Lapis, however, Soul Sand is perhaps the only block that is almost never used. While it slows down mobs, this is almost never desirable. It is used to plant Nether Warts, but that means the player uses no more than a stack of Soul Sand in there entire world.

Currently, Glass has a very undesirable texture. It isn't completely transparent, and the player's vision is very heavily obstructed:

I propose that smelting Soul Sand makes Soul Glass (You can also use this Soul Glass to make Soul Glass Panes). These would have a slight reddish-brown exterior, but that exterior only covers the outside boundary:

TL;DR: Smelt Soul Sand to create prettier Glass and Glass Panes.

Advantages:

• More aesthetically pleasing alternative glass texture.
• Adds a use for Soul Sand.
• Incentive to explore the Nether more.
• Feel free to add any you come up with.

Disadvantages:

• Feel free to add any you come up with.

Don't forget to vote in the pole and give me any feedback you have on this idea.

Quote from DUBV3N0M

A Few Things:
1. Lapis is useless too
2. I don't think the regular glass texture looks bad, but i like the soul sand's glass look better
3. I think someone has submitted this before
4. If 3 isn't true, I support!

1. That is a very valid point. It has a use, but that use is extremely small.
2. That's exactly the point. It isn't necessary, but definitely helpful.
3. I searched quite extensively, but couldn't find any similar topics. There were many that incorporated parts of this suggestion, but not enough to fill the same thread.
4. Thanks for the [conditional] support. Hopefully, I didn't accidentally create a duplicate topic.

I like the idea of having more uses for soul sand. Support+

Support. I never thought that soul sand is sand too.

Please, someone from Mojang add this... I detest the weird shine on normal glass.

Shouldn't the normal glass actually be like this by default? If not, then I support soul sand having one more use.

Support. Soul sand is a bit harder to get than regular sand, so the soul sand should have a better quality to it. It would make collecting soul sand very rewarding, if you so choose.

Only thing - how would it look when multiple "soul sand" glass blocks are placed together? Would the textures connect, or would the border be around each block?

I guess so, I like more of the fact that soul sand has a use.

I was thinking maybe the glass could have ghosts and ghouls etched into it, similar to the block itself.

It gives soul sand a new use! I like it! Also, when I use a resource pack that makes the glass look like that I sometimes miss the vanilla look.

Support.

Quote from KristinnVikar»

ill make a mod for this i just need textures and a name for the mod

Call it Soul Glass or something like that.