Joel, and Jonny cover the adjustments made to Experimental Features based on community feedback in this week’s Minecraft snapshot, as well as answer listener email about the heavy core, crafting, swinging signs, and spreadable leaves.

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FROM: AbtruseStorm29
SUBJECT: Alternate Heavy Core Collection

Hello Jonny, and Joel! 

Recently, I have been exploring Trial Chambers in an attempt to obtain the heavy core, but I haven’t had any luck so far. I had an idea that I wanted to share with you. Perhaps Mojang could incorporate an item frame with the heavy core in it, which could only be found in certain Trial Chambers. This would be similar to how the Elytra is found in End Ships in End Cities. 

Additionally, players could be required to go through a series of waves of Trial Spawners to reveal the location of the heavy core room. 

I would love to hear your thoughts on this idea.

AbstruseStorm29 died trying to obtain the heavy core.

FROM: XtremeGameDNA
SUBJECT: Heavy Core Crafting

Greetings Jonny, and Joel, 

I was listening to last week’s podcast (Ep. 311), and the conversation about the way the mace could have more uses. I don’t think the mace needs more uses, but I think the heavy core should. Players could use it as an ingredient for something like a “Crusher Block” (Crafting table + heavy core), and it could be used to break down other items (i.e. Cobble to gravel). 

Also if the devs wanted to give players renewable sand, they could make it to where we had to use quartz and granite (Actual materials that make sand.), and crush them down with the crusher.

I love the podcast, and keep up the good work.

XtremegameDNA is recovering from a broken foot because he didn’t realize how heavy the core actually was.

FROM: Kagan W.
SUBJECT: Swinging Hanging Signs

Hello, Pix and Joel,

I think hanging signs, and banners should swing in the “wind” when you throw a wind charge at them. It would swing just once, and then it’ll go back to sitting there normally. Maybe this is something an observer can detect, which gives redstone players more options.

Maybe if hit a lot by wind charges, banners could look “tattered” which could give banners an old or torn texture. This could also make banners sit still unless hit by a wind charge. Swaying banners always looks awkward indoors. 

Just a thought I had when walking around my Minecraft world. 

Thanks!

Kagen

FROM: Thr33van 
SUBJECT: Spreadable Leaves

Hey Pix ,and Joel, 

I don’t know what episode it was that I was listening to, but the idea came up of other blocks like pink petals. I was thinking it would be cool if there were specific biomes that had the opportunity to have their leaves on the ground. For instance, in a birch forest biome there could be birch leaves, in an oak biome there could be oak leaves, etc. 

Let me know what you think. 

Thr33van died of old age while waiting for new spreadable blocks.