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I'm in the process of making a huge redwood forest in my single player superflat world with different types of trees, vegetation, geology, etc.

I might completely revamp the biome soon, as i feel it is too monotone.

I'm probably not the first, but I just had the idea of having sequoia trees (Sequoiadendron Giganteum, Sequoia Sempervirens) be able to spawn/grow in Minecraft. They would spawn only in coniferous forests (obviously) and in taiga biomes, making them slightly rarer, as these are absolutely huge trees. Their saplings would have an extremely rare chance of dropping when the tree is cut down (which would be time consuming on its own, adding to the rarity and value of these). I recently made some in one of my SSP worlds, here is a screenshot: Tell me what you think about the picture and my idea, see you guys later!

Edit:INFO ON PICTURE: The tree on the left is the Sequoia Sempervirens, or coast redwood. the tallest tree in the real world is a coast redwood reaching 115 meters. Their foliage has the general shape of a cone, like regular pine trees/firs, etc. but MUCH larger. The one on the right is Sequoiadendron Giganteum, or giant sequoia. They have a much larger and wider trunk diameter than the Sempervirens, but are not as tall. Foliage is more dispersed throughout the tree and does not form a cone shape at the top.Yes the left one in the picture should be taller than the right if you follow the facts, but you get the idea.

If you support please click that little + on the bottom right corner, it would really help. I would also really appreciate it if you commented, as it is your feedback that fuels me for new ideas. Thanks.

NOTE: The topic poll is now closed (large enough sample, positive majority) so you will have to post your feedback and ideas in detail if you want me to consider them.

Quote from gypsyblackmagic

I support, it should also sell you things like guns so you an use them in pvp as you cant craft guns in a 3x3 grid its unrealistic.

Please. Gypsy. Stop. Get a hold of yourself. For good. IT'S MINECRAFT DAMN IT, NOT CALL OF DUTY.

Quote from Gigermann

I would really like to see a Redwood forest, but Sequoia would be just as well; +1

Might end up needing a new craftable item: Climbing Boots

The climbing boots are actually an excellent idea. Mind if I post it? I'll give you credit.

UPDATE: One of my friends, who is a newbie to minecraft, came over to my house one day. He was playing it on my main computer, and since he didn't know profile worlds were only local, deleted all my worlds thinking they were his. As a result I was forced to restart absolutely everything including my sequoias. So, I came up with a new idea. I probably won't build giant sequoias this time, only coast redwoods. I just came up with a new type of foliage. The one on the left is the new one. The right is the one you see on all my other redwoods. Tell me which one you like best!

Quote from onelastorphan

You've got a point... However, if Sequoias were a complete new species and not a variation of the regular arctic trees we have, we'd need some balancing. They'd be kind of overpowered if we could use them to mass produce wood, so how about they take long to grow, and bonemeal cannot be used on them? They'd need a clearing of at least 8 blocks in every direction, and must be open to the sky, otherwise they wouldn't grow... And perhaps the larger ones would only be naturally generated, as trees that size would realistically take decades, if not centuries to grow.

Very good suggestions! I was thinking that bonemeal could be used on them but would grow in segments (e.g 1 bonemeal, 1-3 blocks in growth) and their height would be random, the tallest possible reaching to say, 50 blocks (the tallest one in the picture, the Sequoiadendron, reaches 52 blocks total). And for the natural growing time well... they do take 1 or 2 centuries to fully grow in real life, but considering any regular sized tree in real life (like the ones in Minecraft, the small ones) take at least a few months or even years to grow. But in Minecraft, they grow in a day or two and in 1 second if bonemeal is used. So, the full growing of these sequoias would take maybe 3-5 Minecraft weeks.

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Quote from alphayocom

How about the wood only makes 2 wooden planks each? Balance it a little. Oh, and it's saplings have a 1/2 chance of growing 2 blocks tall.

Yes, although considering that these trees would be extremely rare and i don't know how hard it would be to code the same block for 2 types of uses, it might be a little complicated. Not a bad idea though.

Don't be shy people, post your thoughts and ideas!

As you know it's an airbox around fences, stairs, ladders ect. you see it pretty well if you place it in water and I think it look a bit strange, like the block have som magican powers that hold the water away, so my idea is to remove this air-box around the fences and stairs, but I don't think it should be removed on ladders and buttons, only on fences, stairs and slabs since if it was removed on ladders or signs all theese fantastic mob-traps would stop working(and other stuff to).

maybe this wil explain it a bit better (made by myself)

another idea is that when water flow over slabs and stair it will get halfed, not so sure how I should explain this so I just made a picture off it. But this isn't so importen the most importen is that the air box around fences, slabs and stair should be removed when placed in water.





the same will ofc. happend with lava to

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A: Fully Support, EXCEPT
B: I think they should be a little wider.

Like, 9 x 9 wide.

And the big ones are 13 x 13.

Just sayin'... Redwoods are HUGE in real life in comparison to a person.



The reason why I support this SO MUCH is because I made a world where I lived in the woods, and kept growing trees off of a huge tree and made a giant tree fort. Lol

I agree that fallen trees are a great idea. Perhaps you could have a decayed wood block to make them look aged? It would just be for show though, as it would act like normal wood, well, normal redwood wood.

I've been thinking about this since "the dripping" was announced.

This could be bad in some ways, but would be good for exploring in caves etc.

Basically, when lava is under a block, the block starts to glow and steam rises.


I dont really know why I made the image so small. But I dont want to make a new one. Just zoom in or something :tongue.gif:

Hopefully you'll get the point.

Also read; NPCF Missions!

A NPC fortress (NPCF) is a randomly generated structure that hold NPCs that in war, there typically found near NPC villages. NPCF holds 6-10 Combat NPCs and include chest with rare or exclusive items. Stealing from the chest would enrage the Combat NPCs and they hunt you down.

There are different types of Combat NPCs including:

Captain spawns 1 - Captains are the leader of the group, killing an captain will completely confuse the group, be warned the captain is a skilled fighter.

Soldier spawns 5-8 -Soldiers are standard infantry, killing them will not cause any disorganization within the group.

Archer spawns 0-1 -Archers are similar to soldier with the exception of their ranged attack.

There could also be different military factions being indicated by the color of their flags, this could start NPC war perhaps such as red vs blue.


*A picture of NPCF fortress, note how it is near a village.



*Flags can indicate which Military faction is inhabiting this NPCF.



*A NPCF barracks.



*Chests can contain rare and exclusive blocks and items.



*A combat NPC would look a lot more intimidating than regular NPCs.

I believe that NPCFs would be a great feature to game.
Feel free to express your own opinions or ideas about NPCFs.

Disclaimer:
This is a long read, and please do read it. This post is full of ideas including seasonal climate change, weather, storms, and electricity. Please note this is the Single Player version. Notch, if you read this, please do consider these ideas. Another thing, this is a game. Realism is not something of a priority.

Also, THIS IS NOT A MOD. I have no idea how to even make mods, and since this is in the suggestions forum, it's implied that this is a suggestion. If someone want's the make this into a mod, be my guest.


*side note: A full day ingame lasts 20min.

Weather

This portion of the post contains the varying different weather and storms that could be encountered in the TWU. There is a transitional period of 1min between weather changes, and you can tell what type of weather is inbound by the looking at the horizon. There cannot be more than one type of weather occurring at once. Some of these are rare/impossible in certain biomes, like rain in a desert, snow in a rainforest, etc... Please note that these will be incorporated in the section: Seasons.


-Clouds - Clouds. Yay. This type of weather does not effect mob spawns
---Clear, so basically clear skies. Lasts 6-12min
---Light, some scattered clouds cover about 10% of the sky. Lasts 6-12min
---Average, some 40% of the sky contains clouds. Lasts 5-10min
---Cloudy, about 75% of the sky is cloud covered. Lasts 5-10min

-Fog - Fog is now a weather type, and will allow to be triggered on/off. If off, then you can still control fog manually with the 'F' key (Mob spawning does no apply). If on, then you can't.
---Light Fog, - Light Fog. Vision is shortened by 15%. Lasts 3-6min
---Moderate Fog, - Denser Fog. Vision is shortened by 30% Lasts 3-6min
---Heavy Fog, - Even denser Fog. Vision is shortened by 50%. Hostile Mobs can spawn in these conditions. Lasts 2-4min

-Rain - Rain. Rain can have varying characteristics, depending on which type. May influence mob spawns and the environment. Rain can putout exposed torches, but not lanterns (lanterns are yet to be added.) Has no effect on lava
---Overcast, - No rain itself, but the sky is darkened and dark grey clouds block out the sun. Lasts 4-8min
---Light Rain, - Same as Overcast, but with light rains. Lasts 4-8min
---Scattered Showers, - Same as light rain, but with pockets of sunlight exposed. Does not influence the spawning of Hostile Mobs like Overcast does. This type of weather can and will drastically accelerate the growth of foliage and vegetation. Lasts 4-8min
---Downpour, - Same as Light Rain, but much more rain and darker skies. 25% chance of flooding small enclosed areas. Lasts 3-6min
---Hail, - Same as light showers, but the clouds are much darker and the rain looks a bit like snow. Every 5sec outside in the Hail will make the player lose half a heart. Lasts 2-4min

-Snow - Snow. Each Snow type has various different properties, so read carefully. You can tell when theres snow by the clouds being a constant dull grey. Snow does not extinguish exposed torches. Has no effect on lava. When snow melts, there is no water runoff.
---Flurries, - Light snowfall. Does not effect mob spawns. Ground tends to get covered in a thin sheet of snow which must be broken before you can dig into the blocks underneath. Lasts 4-8min.
---Snow, - Basic snowfall. Same as Flurries but with x1.5 as much snow. Ground is covered in a light fog. Water tends to freeze over. Lasts 4-8min
---Blizzard, - Strong, roaring snow. Often drops Snow Blocks everywhere, and can put out exposed torches. Wind is heavy, slowing the player by 15%. Ground is coved in a Heavy fog, allowing Hostile mobs to Spawn outside. Passive Mobs don't spawn outside. Water will freeze over. Lasts 3-6min

-Stormy - Various kinds of storms, often with wind.
---Light Wind, - Light wind with a medium grey overcast. Player is slowed by 5%. Lasts 5-10min.
---Heavy Wind, - Heavier wind with a medium grey overcast. Player is slowed by 10%. Lasts 4-8min.
---Wind Storm, - Even heavier wind with a medium grey overcast. Player is slowed by 15%. No mobs spawn in this weather condition. Lasts 3-6min.
---Thunder Strom, - A large Thundercloud rolls in, often 20+ blocks high. Periodic Thunder can be heard. There's heavy wind which slows the player by 10%. Every 5sec, there is a 5% chance of lightning. Lightning will only strike either metallic objects, tall objects in open areas, are objects at very high elevation. If the player is struck by lightning, he will die instantly, so don't be outside (especially in armor.) Lightning can set wood and foliage on fire. There will be an option to turn lightning on/off. Hostile mobs can spawn during daytime. Lasts 3-6min






These are meant to spice things up in your world, and keep things new, and to always remind that you base is never impenetrable. Disasters are rare, and can occur without warning. Disasters can only happen where they'd be in the player's line of sight. Numerous disasters can occur at once, if god really does hate you. There will be an option to turn disasters on/off

-Earthquake, - Ground shakes violently for 10secs. Glass breaks half the time. Fissures (large, deep cracks in the ground) occur about 10% of the time, swallowing up everything. Fissures are typically a 1/2 chunk long, 5 blocks wide, and usually deep enough to reach the bedrock. Earthquakes can spawn anywhere; underwater, on land, underground in mines, anywhere. This is also the only disaster that can occur in the Nether. Water/Lava can flood into these areas. There is .001% of a quake happening every day.

-Tsunami, - At a random area at the shores of large bodies of water, like oceans. A single wave of water can be seen on the horizon, and roars in. They travel at a rate of 3 Blocks a second. They are mounds of water often 1/2 chunks long, and about 10 blocks high. After hitting shore, the water often goes about 20 blocks inland. Foliage, glass, and wooden objects will be destroyed. Mobs and Players will be submerged, and can drown. When the wave recedes, any water caught in a pool will stay and become source blocks, essentially flooding certain areas. There's a .0001% of one happening every day, and only at already-explored shores where there is a nearby 1/2+ chunk sized body of water.

-Hurricane, - Only appear in the distance and only occur over large bodies of water, and move around aimlessly. You may be lucky and watch one go over an area away from you and disappear. Often several chucks in diameter, and about 40 blocks high, you'll easily be able to tell this from a thunderstorm. They travel at about 5 blocks a second. A Hurricane has heavy winds, slowing the player by 10%, along with downpours. Glass tends to break and trees tend to topple. There'll be a short break when the eye passes over you, but then it's back to the storm. Lasts 3-5min before dissipating into clouds and then into nothing. This process lasts 30sec. There is a .001% of one happening every day.

-Meteor, - A small rock appears in the sky, and gradually get bigger and bigger until it's the size of a sphere 20 blocks in diameter. Flames follow it, and clearly lights up the night sky and can shine-out the sun. It takes 1min for one to appear and then hit sea-level. They go in a straight line at a 30-degree angle, so you should be able to see the trajectory. It explodes after coming into contact with anything, obliterating everything and creating a crater about 1/8 chunk in diameter. Anything caught inside the circle is destroyed instantly. However, a core (about 3 blocks in diameter) will still be intact, and should be around the impact zone. If you were to break it open with any pick, you can find a couple goodies. (5-10 diamond gem, 5-10 lightstone dust, and/or 5-10 redstone dust) Does not set fire to anything. There is a .005% chance of one happening each day.

-Drought, - Prolonged clear skies (90+ consecutive minutes) is a cause of this. The effected area is about 1 chucks in diameter. All vegetation start to slowly die and dirt turns into sand. Mobs do not spawn, and hostile spawns only spawn at night. Water evaporates. Standing outside in the day during a drought will make players lose 1/2 heart every 10 seconds, and mobs catch fire. If the criteria is met, there is a 5% of this happening each day, and afterwards these effects will always happen outside during daytime until it rains.

-Whirlpool, - Only appear in open bodies of water that are at least 30 blocks in diameter and 20 blocks deep. Entering one will drown the player, as there is no escape. Your only hope is that it dissipates while your in it. Very Dangerous. Last for 2-5min. There is a .1% of one happening each day.

-Dust Strom, - A Dust Storm can range anywhere from 2-3 chunks in diameter, and 10-40 blocks high. They hover above the ground and move aimlessly, at a speed of about 2 chunks a minute. Visibility is shortened by 50% with an orange-tinted fog, and mobs do not spawn. Dust Storms spawn outside of already exposed chunks. Any place exposed and opened to the outside will be effected. Residue is left behind after the storm dissipates, sort of like how snow covers grass. You must break the layer to expose whatever is underneath it. There is a 1/10 chance of sand blocks be deposited from the breaking of the residue. Lasts for 2-5min. 0001% of one happening every day.

-Solar Flare, - Best described as the sun exploding, and then reseting. The screen gets brighter until its white-bright and then dims down again. The area about 2-3 chunks in diameter around the player is affected by this, and only open, exposed areas (nothing covered in shade) are affected by this; Grass dies and turns into Dirt, and will not grow back until the dirt is replaced. Trees and vegetation disappear. All mobs die and will not spawn anywhere in the effect areas. The player will not die. Grass will not die if snow is covering it. There is a .000001% chance of this happening each day.

Tool to detect Disasters: Barometer. A Barometer detects atmospheric pressure and would be useful in detecting disasters. (Please note that this is a game. Realism is not something of a priority.) A Barometer appears like a normal compass, but the needle is white and the background is black. During a Disaster, the Barometer will make an annoying beep every 3sec until the disaster subsides, the background will turn orange, and the needle will turn red and point in the direction of the disaster. If the disaster is right on top of you, the needle will rotate violently.
How to make a barometer:



where = red dust and = compass



Seasons rotate every 1825min, or 30.416hrs (1/4 of an ingame year) and each have their own characteristics. Also, In each season, the types of weather vary from biome to biome. The one listed is simply a basic outline, where others can be rooted from. The one below may apply to Plains.

Winter - Winter contains the most different types of weather, and these occur at random after the weather before it. Below are the percentages of the allowed weather happening. Leaves turn brown during this season.
-15% Flurries
-15% Snow
-5% Blizzard
-5% light wind
-3% Heavy Wind
-2% Windstorm
-4% Thunder Storm
-5% Overcast
-5% light showers
-5% Downpour
-2% Hail
-6% light fog
-6% moderate fog
-4% Heavy fog
-10% Light Clouds
-4% Average Clouds
-3% Heavy Clouds

Spring Spring weather is moderate with no snow, but the most rain and storms. Leaves turn green during this period. Weather occurs at random after the weather before it. Below are the percentages of the allowed weather happening. Snow melts during this time period.
-15% Overcast
-10% light rain
-10% scattered showers
-5% Downpour
-8% light wind
-6% heavy wind
-4% wind storm
-6% thunder storm
-10% clear skies
-8% light clouds
-6% average clouds
-4% Cloudy skies
-4% light fog
-2% moderate fog
-2% heavy fog

Summer Summer has the most sun during the year, and the least types of weather. A drought is most likely to occur during summer, though.
-20% clear skies
-15% light clouds
-10% moderate clouds
-10% cloudy skies
-10% light fog
-5% moderate fog
-5% light wind
-5% heavy wind
-10% scattered showers
-10% overcast

Autumn Leaves turn colors to orange, yellow, or red during this season. This season has the most clouds and fog.
-10% clear skies
-10% light clouds
-10% average clouds
-10% heavy clouds
-10% light fog
-5% moderate fog
-5% heavy fog
-5% light rain
-5% scattered showers
-5% downpour
-2% hail
-3% flurries
-6% light wind
-5% heavy wind
-5% Windstorm
-4% Thunder storms

Tool to tell the seasons: Calendar, and yes. it is wall-mountable. A Calendar tells the current date, as long with the current season. A season is represented by an image. A snowflake = winter, a green leaf = spring, a sun = summer, and a brown leaf = autumn. Seasons change every 1825min, and days change every 20min. Months change accordingly. How to make a Calendar:
[] [] []

[] [] []
where [] = paper, = red dust, and = watch.
Layout of a Calendar:
M M []
N N []
[] []
where [] = black space, M M = Month, N N = Day, and = season.

Electricity

Electricity can only be harnessed by lightning. You can harness lightning by creating lightning rods, like so:



This creates a lightning rod, which attracts lightning. They can be used to attract lightning away from areas, and to make fuse boxes. A fuse box is made like this:



A fuse box can only get lightning from an energized lightning rod, and to do so you must connect it to the rod using red dust. when the rod is struck, the energy transfers from the rod to the fuse box. The fuse box can now be removed and used to make electric fences and energize water. To do so, simply stick the fuse box next to a fence/in the water, and hit it to turn its effects on/off. You can tell when something is energized by white streaks moving freely around the fence/in the water.
Maybe fuse boxes could be used to make lanterns? (Never-running out torches that can be turned on/off)


where :goldore:=fuse box?




Maybe a 3-block tall lamp where = lantern?

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I hope you all enjoyed reading this, and thought about these ideas, as i tried to make them as balanced as possible. If Notch is out there, and you know/see/am/contact him, please note this thread. The vote percentage for 'want' seems to be hovering around 68%. That's more than 2/3 of all voters in the poll!