I searched and did not see a direct thread describing this idea, so here I go.
1.6 Has finally arrived! They added all this new stuff, one of which includes the new hardened clay blocks.
Why not make a plateau desert biome? By plateau desert biome, I mean something along the lines of something like this.
Like in all those western movies you see.
The currently existing desert biome is ok, it resembles a sand desert like the Sahara.
They could replicate terrain similar to this with the hardened clay blocks.
I actually saw this idea being suggested in comments from this video.
This is an excellent example of how it should look like, maybe with more dead shrubs, a tumbleweed entity, dust storms... things like that.
I'm not sure about the rest of you, but I would love to see something like this added to the game. But I would love to know what other people think. Can you guys think of anything else that could be added to this biome, if it were to be added?
Not sure how dust storms would work, though. And I'm a little iffy on a tumbleweed entity. What if it's similar to a dead bush in the desert - it's just there and doesn't move?
Thank you for suggesting a unique and cool idea (unlike a lot of biome suggestions I've seen here)!
Why not use colored sand instead of hardened clay?
--Ocram
The plateaus aren't made out of sand..
But I see your point, and I agree, they should use other materials besides clay, like so trees can grow, they could color the dirt and grass like a reddish-orange.
However, I have to say your idea with the hardened clay blocks is different and works better without having to make a new block, so I'll leave my support here anyway. I wonder what mobs you can find there - coyotes and donkeys would be neat additions at least...
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However, I have to say your idea with the hardened clay blocks is different and works better without having to make a new block, so I'll leave my support here anyway. I wonder what mobs you can find there - coyotes and donkeys would be neat additions at least...
He has a lot of pictures, thats for sure. Meh, didn't think to search for mesas...
Although I do like the Coyote mob idea, but they should instead just use wolves, and make them one of the only mobs that spawn there.
Why not use colored sand instead of hardened clay?
--Ocram
There's no point using "colored sand" if: 1. Hardened clay blocks have already been introduced. 2. Creating an un-realistic version of sand.
Secondly, I really like the idea of another biome, and this one has my full support.
Taking advantage of the hardened clay blocks to make a different biome would be amazing, and additionally, somewhat resemble a desert/canyon would be great.
It'd be pretty amazing too, if a ravine stretched through the middle of it.
There's no point using "colored sand" if: 1. Hardened clay blocks have already been introduced. 2. Creating an un-realistic version of sand.
Secondly, I really like the idea of another biome, and this one has my full support.
Taking advantage of the hardened clay blocks to make a different biome would be amazing, and additionally, somewhat resemble a desert/canyon would be great.
It'd be pretty amazing too, if a ravine stretched through the middle of it.
Support!
I have been to the canyon lands. I have also been to beaches with white, yellow, black, and grey sands (each beach has one color of sand but I have been to many beaches). If you look at where real cactuses grow, they don't grow in saharan yellow sand but rather reddish sand. If you go to the desserts of the American South West, you will see red and orange sandstone as well as red and orange sand. Ideally, order to create this biome, Mojang would need a new type of stone (orange and/or red sandstone) and a new type of sand. Colored (and dyeable) sand seems to be the easiest way to implement this. It will also make beaches more interesting, especially if basalt, marble, and volcanoes are added, where beaches near volcanoes will be black.
Long stort short, in order to make tgis biome, a new kind of rock (red/orange sandstone) and colored sand would need to be added. Hardened clay does not generate naturally in the wild.
There's no point using "colored sand" if: 1. Hardened clay blocks have already been introduced. 2. Creating an un-realistic version of sand.
Secondly, I really like the idea of another biome, and this one has my full support.
Taking advantage of the hardened clay blocks to make a different biome would be amazing, and additionally, somewhat resemble a desert/canyon would be great.
It'd be pretty amazing too, if a ravine stretched through the middle of it.
Support!
& @Ocram
I really should have been more specific. If the entire biome was made out of only 1 block type, it would be a bit dull and unrealistic. So I think that in the biome there should be sand and maybe dirt (To make farming and planting trees possible, but not a lot) along with the hardened clay except colored to the shade of the biome.
So I did not suggest to add in a new colored sand block, but to shade it like grass is in other biomes with a different color. Like the dark green grass in swamps, except in the Canyon biome it should be colored a red-orange, or orange-red shade.
1.6 Has finally arrived! They added all this new stuff, one of which includes the new hardened clay blocks.
Why not make a plateau desert biome? By plateau desert biome, I mean something along the lines of something like this.
Like in all those western movies you see.
The currently existing desert biome is ok, it resembles a sand desert like the Sahara.
They could replicate terrain similar to this with the hardened clay blocks.
I actually saw this idea being suggested in comments from this video.
This is an excellent example of how it should look like, maybe with more dead shrubs, a tumbleweed entity, dust storms... things like that.
I'm not sure about the rest of you, but I would love to see something like this added to the game. But I would love to know what other people think. Can you guys think of anything else that could be added to this biome, if it were to be added?
Complete, full support!
/signed
+1
Not sure how dust storms would work, though. And I'm a little iffy on a tumbleweed entity. What if it's similar to a dead bush in the desert - it's just there and doesn't move?
Thank you for suggesting a unique and cool idea (unlike a lot of biome suggestions I've seen here)!
--Ocram
Play minecraft.
NOW
The plateaus aren't made out of sand..
But I see your point, and I agree, they should use other materials besides clay, like so trees can grow, they could color the dirt and grass like a reddish-orange.
However, I have to say your idea with the hardened clay blocks is different and works better without having to make a new block, so I'll leave my support here anyway. I wonder what mobs you can find there - coyotes and donkeys would be neat additions at least...
He has a lot of pictures, thats for sure. Meh, didn't think to search for mesas...
Although I do like the Coyote mob idea, but they should instead just use wolves, and make them one of the only mobs that spawn there.
There's no point using "colored sand" if:
1. Hardened clay blocks have already been introduced.
2. Creating an un-realistic version of sand.
Secondly, I really like the idea of another biome, and this one has my full support.
Taking advantage of the hardened clay blocks to make a different biome would be amazing, and additionally, somewhat resemble a desert/canyon would be great.
It'd be pretty amazing too, if a ravine stretched through the middle of it.
Support!
-Support
I have been to the canyon lands. I have also been to beaches with white, yellow, black, and grey sands (each beach has one color of sand but I have been to many beaches). If you look at where real cactuses grow, they don't grow in saharan yellow sand but rather reddish sand. If you go to the desserts of the American South West, you will see red and orange sandstone as well as red and orange sand. Ideally, order to create this biome, Mojang would need a new type of stone (orange and/or red sandstone) and a new type of sand. Colored (and dyeable) sand seems to be the easiest way to implement this. It will also make beaches more interesting, especially if basalt, marble, and volcanoes are added, where beaches near volcanoes will be black.
Long stort short, in order to make tgis biome, a new kind of rock (red/orange sandstone) and colored sand would need to be added. Hardened clay does not generate naturally in the wild.
--Ocram
True, but who's to say that they can't have hardened clay generate in the wild now?
I do agree, though, they may need a new color of sandstone to make this biome plausible.
& @Ocram
I really should have been more specific. If the entire biome was made out of only 1 block type, it would be a bit dull and unrealistic. So I think that in the biome there should be sand and maybe dirt (To make farming and planting trees possible, but not a lot) along with the hardened clay except colored to the shade of the biome.
So I did not suggest to add in a new colored sand block, but to shade it like grass is in other biomes with a different color. Like the dark green grass in swamps, except in the Canyon biome it should be colored a red-orange, or orange-red shade.