New Thread Here:
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/minecraft-discussion/suggestions/2541860
Support this idea on reddit! Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/minecraftsuggestions/comments/2ympop/pigeons_a_tamable_mob_with_a_purpose/
Also, please stop giving fixes for a lag issue that has been fixed for half a year. We don't really need it any more, and it's getting quite annoying. If there is still a lag issue that I haven't stated, then please alert me of it.
Isn't it hard walking over 1000 blocks just to deliver a single item? Yes you can make rail systems to send large amounts of items, but I find a simpler way is necessary. My answer: Delivery Pigeons.
Pigeons spawn in forest-like biomes. They can be tamed with 2-5 pumpkin seeds, and 5 hearts. They will then follow you around until you are ready to send a message. The pigeon would look like this:
It would be able to fly (follow), or stand (sit), until you are ready. When you want to send something, shift+right click the tame pigeon, and this GUI will come up.
The 6 slots are for the items that you want to send, the send button sends the items, the cancel button exits the menu without sending, and the black box is for the players name. I decided on 6 slots, so that clever rail systems are not obsolete.
A new block would also be added called the perch, when a pigeon is sent, it will land on one of the receiving player's perches.
Crafting:
A perch:
I'm clueless about redstone, but I think that If a pigeon is on a perch, a comparator could give off a signal, but not if the perch is empty. You could create pigeon alarms using this. Please tell me if this is not how comparators work!
Preches can be named for 0 xp in an anvil, so you can type: "playername perchname" to decide exactly which perch you will send the pigeon to, without too much expense.
Adventure map makers can use commands to give perches custom names, without having the playername. This is so that you don't have to send messages to the author of the map to complete a puzzle.
If the player you are sending the items to does not have enough perches, the pigeon will just put the items back in your inventory (Or on the ground if there is not enough space).
When you send a pigeon to a user, It will appear to fly away, but when it reaches an unloaded chunks, it will teleport to one of their perches, with a delay depending on distance between the 2 objects, the blocks:minutes ratio would be about 500:1. If the distance is shorter than 200 blocks, It will just fly the distance (and load any unloaded chunks). This is so that on small map PVP servers, and UHC's you can have fun shooting down enemy pigeons. It would be hard to do this, as they fly twice as fast as a player sprinting.
It will then appear in the "view" any nearby players, and land on it. If no players are nearby, it will just be sitting there. If it can't reach a perch in any way, it will noclip through the layer of blocks, I cant see how this could be used for griefing. Once the player has found it, and taken the items, it becomes that players pigeon. Only the owners of pigeons can use their inventories.
I'm sure you can see how this can help in multiplayer, but what about the people who are strictly singleplayer? I've sorted this too.
Imagine that you are in the middle of nowhere, and lost. You have been wandering for hours, because you have your diamond armour, sword, and pick with you. You see a pigeon flying around, but ignore it. Then you see pumpkins. You grab them, and turn them into seeds, and tame the pigeon. Next thing you know, your armour, and tools are flying home. You then find a ravine...
You obviously could just have a pigeon follower, or a pigeon farm just for the fun of it.
And there's the potential for minigames/ puzzles. Try an shoot down pigeons before they get to you, or have to send items in pigeons to complete the puzzle... The possibilities are huge.
Pigeons spawn like cows, and pigs, and don't despawn. They lay eggs like chickens, and you can throw these to get baby pigeons
A comparison of adult and baby pigeons:
Since previous tamable mobs like horses, and cats have multiple skins, pigeons would have a chance to spawn with dove colours.
Possible suggestions made by the community:
ThesaurusRex and I worked on creating a more realistic pigeon, that would still fit the game. It has a larger tail, chicken eyes, and a smaller head. The legs are also different.
Reddit user coolreader18 (and a few other people) suggested letters. Crafted with one paper, and one feather, they store a single page of writing, and make a good aesthetic, and are a cheaper way of sending text.
Thank you for reading my suggestion. If you don't like it, don't just say: "No support" Give me a reason like:
"I don't like the trees, No Support." So that I can improve the suggestion.
If you would like to support this thread, press the green arrow button in the bottom right, and if you really like the idea, you could use one of these banners:
<img alt="" src="http://imgur.com/FwuXpPa.png" data-mce-src="http://imgur.com/FwuXpPa.png">
<img alt="" src="http://achievecraft.com/cimage/0314sto/Achievement get!/I support pigeons!/mca.png" data-mce-src="http://achievecraft.com/cimage/0314sto/Achievement get!/I support pigeons!/mca.png">
Thanks to Mart_b77 for this next one.
<img src="http://media-minecraftforum.cursecdn.com/attachments/90/894/635615866526363662.png]" />
More banners are welcome!
If you want to make a mod of this, there is no need to ask, but you MUST, tell me about the mod.
2
Well then. I needed not read further than "Emerald Tools and Armor and I thought "That would be so cool if it was real!!!!"" But I continued reading anyway, to discover the horrible imbalance of this... Good god the imbalance.
Also, the fact that it has a texture already means nothing... If they chose, they could make 100 armour types in a day by copy pasting code, hue changing armour and a gem, then changing a few stats. Never use: "Well, they could do it easily" as an excuse for something like this.
2
Overall, vague, wishlist, pointless, redundant, ignorant of update notes, generally hated, and OP.
1
I'm sorry Rab, but I see little incentive for anyone to do this for you, as it would result in only loss on their part.
Also, looking at the vagueness of this post, it is doubtful that you would be able to properly market this to get people on there, so it would just be a money sink for them even more for no real purpose.
If you are going to request something that requires money, then give good reasoning why.
2
First point, the new boss they were talking about was just a very large change to the enderdragon.
Second, I would like to see proof of this, and I am at a loss as to why you mention nachos.
Third, I think we all know that, though without further information I see no reason to mention it.
Dual wielding and what they are doing a fairly different. Dual wielding is carrying two tools or weapons at the same time, which would be a tad OP. It will likely only work on non tool items (Not guaranteed, but they do take balance in to account)
Also, if you are going to post things like this, please give sources and/or proof to your opinions.
1
Really all keeping a community is is keeping their interest, so if it something that can be continued indefinitely, or has many things to be accomplished, then your community will build.
2
I actually could not agree more with this. As a second point though, I would say specializing in one thing would make that one thing be very good, as opposed to a bunch of mediocre games. So basically focus and originality.
1
I have recently seen quite a few people requesting professional builders, with very little information. They just say that they are looking for professional builders, and that they will pay/won't pay. It began to bother me, because I kept having to ask for more information on those posts. Anyway, off I go with this.
So, required info:
Level of builder:
Ranges from clueless to professional. If you are just starting a server you really do not need much, maybe when you are better known you can upgrade your builds, but when you are first starting of it is completely unnecessary to have an expensive and well built spawn for 5 people to see. Choose according to your needs, not your wants.
Payment amount/Method
I don't feel like this is needed, as there are a great many good builders out there that work for free, again, don't pay for small servers. IF you are willing to offer payment, say on here how much your range will be, and what conditions to be paid well are. A basic format of this could be:
$5-$10
Conditional on quality of build time and quality of build.
Seems simple, right? Well, not many people do this.
Style of build
One of the most overlooked portions of a request. They never seem to mention what you will actually be building. Someone could be good enough at pixel art to be considered a professional builder. However, they could be completely awful at building what you want them to.
For instance, I am decent at building exaggerated medieval buildings, but I cannot build scaled real life objects to save my life.
To format this, it just takes one sentence, maybe a few pictures if available.
EG: If you apply for this position, you should be good at building modern homes.
Time to be available
You probably want them on when you can oversee them, to make sure you are doing it correctly, as well as times when the server is actually online.
EG: If you apply for this position, you should be available at 3-5PM EST, saturdays and sundays, as that is when the server will be online.
Tools available
Some people are very slow builders, or make things to such a scale that it could take them months to finish, unless you have tools such as worldedit, or other building plugins, or even command blocks, command blocks actually do help with building.
EG:
Tools available:
Worldedit
1.7 commands
Essentials
Creative Mode
Number of people needed:
If you don't put this, then just suddenly you say that no one else is needed, someone is probably going to end up using the logic "But I build better than one of the applicants." and continue posting, which then leads to people not seeing that you no longer need anything.
Just add the simple lines:
I will need 6 people to help build this project. I will not take any more applicants after this is full.
3/6 people
Other knowledge requirements:
This is usually where you list if command knowledge or redstone knowledge, and how much knowledge they should have in that field.
How to apply:
Just give them a format to follow, this will make it easier on everyone applying, and you as well. Reading through all of them gets tedious if you have to search through all of the info to get what you need. A general one has a few things.
IGN:
Contact Methods:
Requirements they do not fit completely:
Proof of ability:(Usually pictures)
Version of MC:
Very simple, just say which version they have to be in, not a huge difference, but should be mentioned.
Example of what it should look like altogether:
New Server: Requesting Builders
Hello, I am looking for up to 6 builders of moderate or better building ability. Currently we have 0 out of the 6 people needed.
The focus of the build we shall be making is stylistic medieval, so please, if you apply, try to focus your application and abilities to center on that. Also, if possible, a bit of basic red stone knowledge would be very beneficial.
You will have access to tools such as worldedit, warps, and kits as well as any 1.7 vanilla commands to help you build. If you have any other things you think would be helpful, please include it in the application. The server will be in 1.7.10.
If you wish to apply for this position then please note the server will be up 3-5PM EST on Saturdays and Sundays.
I will send you a private message informing you if you are accepted, that will contain the server IP.
Pay is conditional on quality of build, and time used, however it will be in the range of 3-10 american dollars, paid to you over paypal when the project is complete.
To apply, please fill out the following form:
IGN:
Contact Methods:
Proof of ability:(Pictures of previous builds, without any resource packs, shaders, or any other picture enhancers.)
Thank you for reading, and leave anything else I should add as a comment. Also, if this is the wrong section, I will need to know where I can ask to move it to.
1
The reasoning behind this is mainly the way blocks are coded, and making it need to have a fair amount of change in an existing mechanic which seems very small. If it is it's own separate block it would be easier to place, and would just need a few new models, as opposed to changing a bunch.
1
We are here specifically to critique said suggestions. Mojang does not read these, so this is just for the sole purpose of getting feedback. Never use this as an excuse.
1
Yes, you are technically allowed to, if it is within the rules of the individual programs. Just make sure that you are still following the EULA.
It is not technically required for you to give a refund, depending on how you ask them to submit it. Besides, it is a donation, they gave it to you to help you. They shouldn't want it back.
I can't see any grounds upon which they could stand. They gave you a donation willingly, making pretty much any argument invalid, as it is a donation, it is not required for you to actually give them anything.
Get a few other opinions, but I can't see much wrong, as long as you follow the EULA.