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Jonny, and Joel cover bug fixes, and UI tweaks in the latest Minecraft snapshot for The Copper Age drop, answer listener email about controlling copper, and celebrate the completion of Joel’s Westhill build nearly five years in the making!

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FROM: Albert INStein
SUBJECT: Adding Specificity To Enchantments

Hi Jonny and Joel, 

I was listening to Episode 364 when you talked about potentially using copper or other minerals to narrow down the types of enchantments available on the enchanting table. You came to the conclusion that it wouldn’t be viable because some tools just don’t have enough enchantments, and the system is bloated as is. 

I completely agree with your point regarding tools, weapons, and armor, but what about books? Since literally every non-treasure enchantment is available for them, I find it difficult to get the one you want. For example, I got Density IV on my mace quite easily, but it took forever to get a Density IV book to combine with it. (After all, I’m not going to combine two maces!) What if you could use various minerals to encourage specific types of enchantments for, and only for, books? You could make categories like damage, protection, water-related, or miscellaneous.

What are your thoughts?

Albert INStein was blown up by a Creeper that he couldn’t two-hit because he only had Sharpness IV.

FROM: Travisplo
SUBJECT: A Tarnishing Touch

Hey Jonny and Joel, 

What if there was a mechanic for tarnishing a copper object such as a door, a block, or what have you by interacting with it with a damp sponge to progress its oxidation state? Or, possibly instead of a damp sponge, a new sponge item crafted with a Damp Sponge as part of it. I’m unsure what other item Mojang would choose to make a part of the recipe. Blaze Powder to act in the place of sulfur, or perhaps magma cream. Copper in real life does oxidize faster in the presence of water, sulfur, and a few other things, but the major focus on copper in the last few updates makes me think of this as a solution for gaining copper objects in their various states without having to either make a copper aging flying machine, or raiding a Trial Chamber.

The possible “Tarnishing Sponge” might even have a durability value that returns a dry sponge back to the player once the sponge ‘breaks’ allowing the player to re-wet the sponge, and then craft it back into a “Tarnishing Sponge”.

What solutions can you two think of, for this copper conundrum? 

Travisplo stood in the rain too long in his copper armor, tarnished, unable to move. Please bring an Axe!

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