The Spawn Chunks 403: Bugless Features
Jonny, and Joel explore exposed surface sulfur caves, and the return of OpenGL default graphics, answer listener email about redstone mobs, and discuss how some bugs in Minecraft actually end up as features.
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- The Citadel | Mushroom Island
- Working on some changes to the mid sections, and the major wing side panels of the command center.
- Took a stab at animating copper bulbs behind honey blocks to emulate some form of energy pulsing out of the ground, and being harnessed by the command center.
- Helps the build feel more grounded, and purposeful. (Plus, animated lights are cool!)
- Used a simple six hopper loop with a single item to get the timing right on a short pulse, but longer asymmetrical time between pulses.
- Side Panel Adjustment – Part 1
- Side Panel Adjustment – Part 2
- Changing the angle on the main polished diorite sections.
- Extending the polished deepslate under-structure to look beefier, and feel more supportive, and extending the frames of the main doors.
- Took a stab at animating copper bulbs behind honey blocks to emulate some form of energy pulsing out of the ground, and being harnessed by the command center.
- Working on some changes to the mid sections, and the major wing side panels of the command center.
Jonny
- The Minecraft Survival Guide, Season 3
- Module 2 of the David copper aging machine has been tested, and is now fully operational!
- Remedial beacon mining has been pretty quick making space for modules 3, and 4.
Minecraft News
- Minecraft: Java Edition 26.2 Snapshot 8 (Minecraft.net)
Chunk Mail
FROM: G A Corley
SUBJECT: Redstone Interacting With Mobs
Hi Pix and Joel,
The most interesting thing I noted in the Chaos Cubed update is that we now have the first mob (entity) that directly receives power from redstone, the TNT sulphur cube.
Previously, mobs could activate pressure plates, and minecarts could interact through the medium of special rails, but the TNT sulfur cube just activates after touching a redstone signal.
What other interactions could you see happening between mobs and redstone in the future? Could we have a golem that comes to life with redstone? Or something that carries out a specific command like mining the block in front of you, or teleporting to a home block? I see a lot of different directions Mojang could go with this.
G A Corley was blown up by a TNT sulphur cube that passed over a redstone block.
FROM: Lily
SUBJECT: Tricky Chameleons
Firstly, happy 400! I haven’t listened to the episode yet, but congratulations were a must.
On Episode 399, you talked about different reptiles potentially being added into the game. Once you mentioned chameleons, I fell in love with the idea.
I immediately thought about how they could function within the game, and I wonder if there’s a world where they have their own scutes – or scales like the armadillo – that fall off naturally. From there, I could imagine the scales could be crafted into armor, or perhaps the scale could be an armor trim. This would allow the player to create some sort of invisibility armor, but I think of it more like how an invisible cave spider still shows its eyes. Maybe all you see is an enchanted shimmer.
Let me know your thoughts, and if you think this has an in-game application!
Lily survived by blending into her surroundings, but maybe if you squint you can see… Nope, still nothing ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
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