The Spawn Chunks 270: Block Salad
Joel, and Jonny touch on tuff bricks being upside down, and other small changes in the new Minecraft snapshot, answer listener email about the future of flora, and fauna in the game, and weigh in on real world context influencing player block selection.
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Joel
- The Citadel, Westhill Valley
- November 4th marked three years working in Westhill. Broke ground on the first farm in the Westhill Vally back on November 4, 2020.
- The Citadel – Potato Farm – Part 1 (YouTube.com/JoelDugganVODs)
- This week was spent landscaping along the Westhill River, along the east bank, leading south to the East Bridge, just outside of town.
- The Citadel – Westhill Riverscape – Part 1 (YouTube.com/JoelDugganVODs)
- The Citadel – Westhill Riverscape – Part 2 (YouTube.com/JoelDugganVODs)
- November 4th marked three years working in Westhill. Broke ground on the first farm in the Westhill Vally back on November 4, 2020.
Jonny
- Love Tropics 2023
- Took part in the Love Tropics 2023 fundraising stream, raising money for Sustainable Harvest International
- LoveTropics.org (Website)
- Sustainable Harvest International (SustainableHarvest.org)
- Love Tropics 23 | Millkberry | Minecraft Charity Livestream (Twitch.tv/LoveTropics)
- LoveTropics.org (Website)
- Took part in the Love Tropics 2023 fundraising stream, raising money for Sustainable Harvest International
- The Minecraft Survival Guide, Season 3
- Constructed a factory around the mud farm, concealing the redstone workings that had been left out in the open for a while.
- Build With Blocks That Scare You • Minecraft Survival Guide S3 (YouTube.com/Pixlriffs)
- Started using beacons on Survival Guide, bringing in the ability to gather cobblestone (on purpose) with instant mining speed.
- How to Use A Beacon! • Minecraft Survival Guide S3 (YouTube.com/Pixlriffs)
- Geared up with full netherite equipment, as well as storing two full blocks of netherite, after a big TNT mining session in The Nether.
- Full Netherite! • Minecraft Survival Guide S3 (YouTube.com/Pixlriffs)
- Constructed a factory around the mud farm, concealing the redstone workings that had been left out in the open for a while.
Minecraft News
- Minecraft: Java Edition Snapshot 23W44A (Minecraft.net)
Chunk Mail
FROM: ImpImperfect
SUBJECT: Bringing The World To Life
Hi Pix, and Joel,
Something that has been rattling around in my brain for a while is that even with all the animals wandering around, the Overworld still feels very static. Blocks typically don’t change except when creepers destroy something, endermen move a block, or sheep need a snack.
I’ve tried to come up with ways in which the world could change outside of the player’s influence. Preferably non-destructive ways, like sheep eating grass. One concept I have is mobs eating leaf blocks, which then turn into something like branch blocks that over time regrow into leaf blocks.
I’m curious to hear what ideas the two of you can come up with, or maybe you don’t like the idea of a sheep ruining your perfectly composed color scheme.
ImpImperfect got lost in a forest, because the trees kept changing around him.
FROM: Kija
SUBJECT: Changing Old Mobs
Howdy Pix, and Joel
With last week’s snapshot 23W43A we saw changes made to the bat model, and animations. I personally love this change, and it made me wonder if we will see more changes to other older mobs by making them more modern. Perhaps making changes to squids or to the five farm animals (Chickens, pigs, cows, horses, and sheep).
What other mobs could see changes made to them in the future?
Kija tried to swim in lava while trying to follow bats in caves.
- Fresh Animations (CurseForge.com)
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Material Matters
Inspired by a comment on a recent episode of The Minecraft Survival Guide, Jonny, and Joel discuss the influence of real-world context when choosing materials, and block textures in Minecraft. How does the name, texture, and even the location of a block in the world influence players’ decisions when building? When does it make sense to build within these confines, and when does it make sense to break the rules? Not only does the context of a block matter, but the intention behind an entire build can influence what blocks are being used.
