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Quote from dirtminer6

Dude, would you rather fight "little mermaids" from disney, or hidious, creepy, foul killers? That sing beautiful music to lure pray?
What sounds more intresting?

Ohh. Okay i see what your saying.

Quote from McKitteh

I doubt they will add mermaids before they add an actual fish mob. And mermaids just don't really seem like something that should be in vanilla Minecraft.


As Zombee said, it just seems too mod like.
Sorry, no support.

You know wat else sounds mod like?
Zombies, ridable pigs, giant spiders that eat your face, tall alien like creatures that try to kill you when you look at it in its eyes.

Trust me, mermaids fit right into the game.

Note:
For those who find tundras fun and exciting, please do not read this thread! Well, you can of course. But your probably going to throw a biased comment.

Another note:
Not everyone of these ideas has to be added. Just throwing them out there.

Last:
SkarmorySilver gets credit for 3D images. And Mczombiemovies gets credit for Yeti image.

My take on improving tundra's:
In minecraft it is fair to say (opinion wise) that tundras are the 2nd most boring biome (under oceans of course.) There is snow and maybe some trees and yeah, you get your occasional mountain. No villages or any structures at all. No biome specific mobs at the least.
While in real life, its so much different. There are arctic foxes running about. Eskimo peoples hunting wild caribou. Igloo's being built, trees being depleted of leaves due to the howling wind. Some even believe that in the deep of the tundra, yetis walk about.

The whole reason that i have made this thread is to try to bring some of exciting nature of the real arctic to minecrafts boring tundras. You be the judge on how good i am at it.
































Igloos:
Igloos will be small houses made out of snow. They are found in groups of 3-5. Most igloos have nothing in them besides snow. But sometimes you will find a chest with items in them. Igloos are also uncommon to find.
Tundra Inhibitors inhabit these cold homes, and when not hunting at day, are safely inside there home. Cuddled up with others. Also, not every igloo has a wooden door. The igloo community is safely protected by wooden fencing.
Bandit encampments:
A bandit encampment is an encampment....for bandits. Basically its surrounded by logs as a fencing (tree wood that has not been "refined" into planks.) The ground is made up of dirt. But in the middle of the encampment is a big structure (kind of resembles a tree house the way it stands and how you have to use a ladder to get inside.) made out of wood. That is were all the bandits inhabit. There are always multiple chest inside containing food, weapons, or tools (compass, flint, map piece, etc.) So even though bandit encampments are a rare find, they are worth it. (If you can make it past the 2-4 bandits!)



























Leave-less Trees:
This is the arctic for crying out loud. Why does every tree have leaves? This isn't a necessary update, but why not? It would add a feel of actually being in the cold.
Less Trees:
Quite realistically, there should be only few trees in some parts of the tundra. Looking at pictures of real arctics, there are parts that look like a snow-desert.
Deeper Snow:
There should be some part of the tundra that has snow deeper than just ankle deep. In real life snow can vary from 1 foot to 20 feet. Honestly, this would kind of be exciting. You would have to watch your step or have to dig your self out of snow.























Tundra Inhibitors-
The native people who inhabit the tundra's and the igloo community's. Like villagers, they will trade with you. They mostly trade raw material (leather and such) for dyes and other things they wouldn't really find in there home biome.
Unlike villagers, if you attack one, it will attack you back. So yes, there neutral. (The whole village will try to kill you and they will become permanently hostile.) They have 7 "hearts" of life and fight with cobblestone swords and bows and arrows. (Can be tough to kill.)If you kill them, you get some of there things (whatever they were willing to trade to trade.)
They occasionally leave there homes, and hunt once in a while. (They will not stray to far away from there homes.) They hunt whatever animal they can find. Igloo community's hold 3-5 Tundra Inhibitors.

Arctic Fox-
Common passive animal. Fast, and has 5 "hearts" of life. White coat of fur blends in with the snow. When its killed it drops up to:1 fur (i'll get to that later) and 1 piece of fox. (Eaten raw it restores 1 "food icon", cooked it restores 5.)

Penguins-
These flightless birds are only found by frozen lakes/oceans. So there pretty rare. Found in packs of 5 and passive. Can also swim in water and belly slide. When killed it drops up to: 1-3 feathers or an penguin beak (i'll get to that.) You can saddle a penguin and ride him. He will slide on his belly and can swim through water. He can only transport players on ice or water. (Idea by SkarmorySilver.)
Walruses-
Big animal found only by frozen ocean (rare.) Found in packs of 3. Neutral. When attacked all other walruses will help it try to kill you. Slow attackers/movers but strong, they do 5 damage of health. Upon death it drops up to: 1 walrus meat, (raw it restores 3 "food icons", cooked it restores all.) 1 walrus tusk (i'll get to that.) Or one piece of walrus blubber. (I'll also get to that.)

Viscous Wolfs-
These wolfs, unlike there neutral cousins are hostile and cannot be tamed. Same stats as wolf but drops 1-3 fur. Brown to black in color. Viscous wolfs hate normal/tamed wolfs. If they see a player, then they see a normal/tamed wolf, they will switch targets to the wolf. (Idea by SkarmorySilver.)


Polar Bear-
These animals are found commonly in this arctic biome. They start neutral, but once you get 5 blocks away from it, it will stand on its legs and roar loudly. Get any closer and it will attack. It does 6 damage of health and has 10 "hearts" of life. Polar bears will often attack Eskimo's and other mobs. Upon death the bear will drop 1-5 fur.

Caribou-
Big, furry, passive, and common animals of the arctic. Travel in packs of 3-5. Upon death drops either 1-2 fur or 1-2 leather.

Also, if you connect a lead to a minecart from a Caribou, the Caribou will push you around at the speed of an horse. Cannot jump though, so not a good idea when at mountains/hills. No need to tame Caribou. (Idea by SkarmorySilver.)
Bandits-
The thieves of the tundra. They are rare to find and live in bandit encampments. They are hostile, and live in packs of 2-4. Like Eskimos, they will occasionally hunt. (Best time to find them.) Use wooden swords, walrus tusk swords, or bows and arrows. They have 7 "hearts" of life each. Drops either: 1 piece of used fur armor (i'll get to that), 1-5 arrows, used bow, or a used walrus tusk sword (i'll get to that. They are not wearing the fur armor, they just drop it.)

(Just an idea for now, tell me if i should use.) Yetis-
Tall, rare, neutral, mysterious, and furry describe this creature. Roams from day to night. White coat of fur helps it blend with the snow. Try's to avoid the player. When seen will try to sprint away from player. But if attacked, will do 3 damage to the player and it has 5 life. (Easy kill.) Upon death it will either drop 1-4 fur and it will always drop an yeti eye (i'll get to that.)






















Does 6 damage like iron swords, but has a durability of 500. (More than an iron swords 251 durability.)


That will give you 20 defense points like leather armor. And it will take 60 "hits". (4 more hits than leather armor.)
That will give you 40 defense points. (Compared to leather armors 37.5.) And has a durability of 80 "hits" (leather armor's durability is 81, not a big difference.)
That will give you 35 defense points (compared to leather armors 28.5 defense points.) And has a durability of 80 "hits" (compared to leather armors 76 "hits")
That will give you 25 defense points, like leather armor. And have a durability of 70 "hits". (Compared to leathers 66 "hits".)

That will give you one oil ounce. Used in lanterns.





















Oil lanterns are golden and iron colored. They are a light source like torches and must be placed down. But instead of spreading light 14 blocks around (like a torch) Oil lanterns spread the light 25 blocks around.

Just like a normal fence but bright orange. It is also blast resistant.






















Items lost in snow:
This is an idea for those who are crazy about realistic-ness in the game. Its simple, when you drop something into the snow, you will have to dig up the snow you dropped your things in to get your things back. Its just an idea to think about.

Pendants should be added to minecraft. To carry enchantments that do not fit weapons nor armor.

Crafting pendants should be easy. As shown below:(E=empty, S=string, and X=Diamonds, Gold, or Iron.)

(Pendants resemble necklaces by the way. And are equipped on a new pendant slot above the helmet slot. To the left corner of the inventory screen.)

Pendant power works a little bit more complicated than the crafting.

If you use iron in the crafting table, the enchantments will have an effect/chance of 15%

If you use gold in the crafting table, the enchantments will have an effect/chance of 25%

If you use diamond in the crafting table, the enchantments will have an effect/chance of 35%









Luck-
Chances of finding more loot in chest around the world is increased. (Only for structures not explored yet.)

Cartographer-
When exploring unexplored spots on the map, your exploration radius is increased. (Look above at pendant
power for effect percentage.)








Miner-
Chance to find more ores (rare and not) is increased. (Only for ores not found yet.)

Merchant-
Trade better deals with villagers. (Villagers trade X% more items.)

Alert-
Alerts you if hostile mobs are in the area.(Suggested by unitedsquadron3.)

Mute-
All your actions are muted. (Suggested by unitedsquadron3.)

Path-
A path that only you can see follows you. (Suggested by Arif320.) Also, this one works differently:
Iron: Last 5 minutes before fading.
Gold: Last 20 minutes before fading.
Diamond: Last 60 minutes before fading.
When entire path is faded, the pendant will start to work again.

Light-
All torches/light sources radius increased.

Unaware Monsters-
Hostile mobs cannot spawn - 4 blocks next to you. (Iron. For gold its -8 and diamond -15. This idea was suggested by Nsta8.)

Diver-
Increases amount of "bubbles" you have when you are under water. +3 bubbles per pendant power. (suggested by CreeperOnTheLOOSE.)

You enchant pendants like you enchant anything else. (Anyone got any better ideas?)





Were Found?
Pendants can be found in numerous places. (Not enchanted though.)

In village chest you have a chance to find a iron pendant.
In a dungeon you have a chance to find a gold pendant.
And in nether fortresses you have a slight chance to find a diamond pendant.








So one cant spam a pendants powers, you must be wearing the pendant for 2 days before it starts to work. After that you can take it off with no consequences. But if you put another one on it will take 2 days to work. (MC days.) Also, pendant durability last for exactly 5 minecraft days.

Now, before you all start hating me for hating 1.6, i don't hate 1.6. I'm fine with this update. I just want to know what the deal is with carpets. Why would i spend 2 wool to make a 1/8 thick sheet when i could just replace the floor with ACTUAL WOOL. It's like, "Hey, I'm too lazy to spend 5 seconds mining a block and placing a new one in it, so I'll waste my wool to only have to place and not break." Doesn't really make any sense to me. Any thoughts?

Quote from hjklr54679

2 3 4 five 6 7 8 9 10 now, was that so hard?

Is just playing the game normally so hard?

3.

For all those people blathering about the Nether and hell, I have two things to say.

1. The Nether wasn't intentionally created to reflect hell.

2. Who are you to tell us what hell looks like?

Remove the Herobrine eyes, and I support. The eyes look just weird, and we definitely don't need Herobrine references in the game itself.

A young girl drawn by a fourteen year old girl somewhere in Japan.

Often times people criticize the US for being overly patriotic, and often equate it with nationalism, and seem to make the mistake of thinking America is like other nations when it isn't, at all. America is one of the most diverse nations in the world, and as such we need a common ground to identify ourselves, and that commonality is that we're all Americans. Having a flag flying over your home isn't saying "'MURICA'S NUMBER 1 4 EVAH!", it's much more akin to saying "I love my fellow American" or "I'm proud to be here". America has served as a beacon of hope for immigrants for over a century, and has thus accumulated so many different people of countless backgrounds and perspectives; Hispanics, Chinese, Russians, French, Filipino, you name it. And while yes, the majority are Caucasian, anyone and everyone can be American. This isn't true for other nations, if you're black and living in France, you're never truly French, if you're Arabic living in the UK, you're never truly British, if you're Indian living in China, you're never truly Chinese. But in America, as long as you're proud of being so, you are American.

Just because you're patriotic doesn't mean you don't recognize the faults of the US, it means you're striving to make America better. Having pride in being American is a good thing, and does not equate to patriotism in other nations. So please, to anyone who has been doing so, before you injudiciously criticize someone for simply expressing pride in their nation, take into account what it means in America.

Quote from dirtminer6

Im sorry but i doubt horses will ever be added

You got told son :3

Thanks ALOT!!! Now mashed potatos are the only thing I can taste in my mouth. With butter.