Feature ideas megathread #77

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BodgeMaster · 2023-02-10T23:36:41+01:00

BodgeMaster commented

2023-02-10 23:36:41 +01:00

This issue contains ideas for changes that we could implement once we are up and running and have actually replaced Minecraft on my server.

Inventory

Originally, I had the idea of a brutally realistic inventory, but that would be fundamentally incompatible with how Minecraft works today and would require a lot of work to convert. Not to mention that it would break a lot of game mechanics like hoppers, chests, etc. I am going to take note of these ideas in a list below in case I want to come back to them later or as an alternate game mode, but for now these changes are scrapped. Instead, here are the actual changes that seem feasible:

Players start out with just their main hand, the off-hand, and armor slots.
The hotbar can be unlocked by equipping a tool belt.
The remaining inventory slots can be unlocked by equipping a backpack.

The now scrapped idea list:

Removal of the classical inventory, just armor and a tool belt that can only hold tools
The only carry capacity is picking up things with the hand
More carry capacity would come from carts and other vehicles
Inventories are filled up by volume, not slots, so a chest could only hold one block worth of stuff

XP/Mana system

Rename XP to Mana
Make it more useful beyond enchanting and mending
- for example rituals like building an iron golem would require mana
- add more rituals
  - a ritual that allows you to control mobs
Change mending
- protect weapos and armor from getting damaged when successful in fights
- something similar for tools
- perform a ritual to actually mend degraded tools
Make keepMana a separate gamerule from keepInventory
Mana containers that allow players to extract mana from their soul for safe keeping
A sort of mana progression system that allows players to unlock usage of more powerful mana-dependednt features
- for example better enchantments

Additional features

Game mechanics:
- Bodily needs
  - Thirst
  - The need to sleep
  - Waste disposal
  - Sensitivity to environment temperature
  - The need to eat even when idle
- Make bookshelves contain actual books
- better dog AI
  - Different taming/adoption mechanic
  - A way of teaching them commands
  - Avoid jumping off cliffs / into lava
  - Avoid pushing other members of the pack
  - An attack on any member of the pack (not just the player) automatically counts as an attack on all
- Torches and candles go out / get used up
  - for a more permanent light, use lanters (can be refilled) or other future light sources
Enchantments:
- Midas Touch (for weapons): Turns the opponent into a gold statue for a moment
- Speedster (for boots): Makes you walk faster
- Soulbound (for any armor piece, weapon, or tool): Keeps the item in inventory across respawns
  - If no backpack or toolbelt with soulbound, additional items will be dropped
Items:
- Torch arrow: Wherever it lands, it places a torch
- TNT arrow: Explodes on impact
- different kinds of bones (vertebrae, leg bones, arm bones, etc. (Yes, I know, that’s not what they’re called.))
Blocks:
- Vertical slabs ans stairs
- Slabs and stairs of all kinds of blocks that can reasonably be expected to have them
- A type of observer that only reacts to a specific block state

This issue contains ideas for changes that we could implement once we are up and running and have actually replaced Minecraft on my server. # Inventory Originally, I had the idea of a brutally realistic inventory, but that would be fundamentally incompatible with how Minecraft works today and would require a lot of work to convert. Not to mention that it would break a lot of game mechanics like hoppers, chests, etc. I am going to take note of these ideas in a list below in case I want to come back to them later or as an alternate game mode, but for now these changes are scrapped. Instead, here are the actual changes that seem feasible: - Players start out with just their main hand, the off-hand, and armor slots. - The hotbar can be unlocked by equipping a tool belt. - The remaining inventory slots can be unlocked by equipping a backpack. The now scrapped idea list: - Removal of the classical inventory, just armor and a tool belt that can only hold tools - The only carry capacity is picking up things with the hand - More carry capacity would come from carts and other vehicles - Inventories are filled up by volume, not slots, so a chest could only hold one block worth of stuff # XP/Mana system - Rename XP to Mana - Make it more useful beyond enchanting and mending - for example rituals like building an iron golem would require mana - add more rituals - a ritual that allows you to control mobs - Change mending - protect weapos and armor from getting damaged when successful in fights - something similar for tools - perform a ritual to actually mend degraded tools - Make keepMana a separate gamerule from keepInventory - Mana containers that allow players to extract mana from their soul for safe keeping - A sort of mana progression system that allows players to unlock usage of more powerful mana-dependednt features - for example better enchantments # Additional features - Game mechanics: - Bodily needs - Thirst - The need to sleep - *Waste disposal* - Sensitivity to environment temperature - The need to eat even when idle - Make bookshelves contain actual books - better dog AI - Different taming/adoption mechanic - A way of teaching them commands - Avoid jumping off cliffs / into lava - Avoid pushing other members of the pack - An attack on any member of the pack (not just the player) automatically counts as an attack on all - Torches and candles go out / get used up - for a more permanent light, use lanters (can be refilled) or other future light sources - Enchantments: - Midas Touch (for weapons): Turns the opponent into a gold statue for a moment - Speedster (for boots): Makes you walk faster - Soulbound (for any armor piece, weapon, or tool): Keeps the item in inventory across respawns - If no backpack or toolbelt with soulbound, additional items will be dropped - Items: - Torch arrow: Wherever it lands, it places a torch - TNT arrow: Explodes on impact - different kinds of bones (vertebrae, leg bones, arm bones, etc. (Yes, I know, that’s not what they’re called.)) - Blocks: - Vertical slabs ans stairs - Slabs and stairs of all kinds of blocks that can reasonably be expected to have them - A type of observer that only reacts to a specific block state

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label 2023-02-10 23:36:47 +01:00

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