This idea is for Minecraft extensions, $10 - $20 each. The extensions focus on broadening gaming style in Survival Mode.
Underwater cities introduced the concept of preventing mining. With this addon, they create the possibility for better map navigation, ship navigation, and constructing shipyards - $10
Relic from underwater city is an ingredient for an incantation spell. Players can cast the spell on an area to protect it like the underwater city.
- (Exactly the same way that the underwater cities are protected from standard attacks.)
- Attacks can still happen indirectly, but mining no longer has the same effect on protected areas (without inordinate amounts of milk drinking)
- Primary methods of attack become available in other DLC:
- TNT from trebuchet or cannon
- trebuchet ammo
- cannon ammo
- laser cooking
Shipyards allow players to build ships, and then send them out to sea.
- Ships carry NPCs, livestock, chests, and cannons (cannons with another upgrade)
Alien crash sites create the possibility for "laser arrays" - $15
- A laser array charges surrounding ground area with power, which does a few things:
- charges ground for buildings that need power
- serves as a tech alternative for magic player spell from underwater city
- more control than magic
- more area than magic
- the underwater city puts a spell on players' minds, (not on the blocks) whereas laser arrays protect a given area of blocks
- ?? laser array must be turned off in order to alter constructions ??
- enables instant transport anywhere in the ground area charged by the laser array
- Laser arrays work by contrasting darkness with red light. Therefore they must be built underground (they can be built above ground, but then they only work at night)
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| The distance between the diamond crystal and red crystal must be larger (within a limit) for the most optimum output to lens cubes (although the distance can be less). Greater numbers of lens cubes, along with the form of their placement, also effect the overall ground charge area of the laser array. |
- Laser arrays must be connected by a single beam of focused sunlight from a diamond crystal, which collects solar glow during the day.
- The diamond works as a day-long capacitor, averaging daylight's powerup over a full day of beaming light.
- this has uses other than a laser array (not sure yet)
- The redstone crystal accepts the focused beam from the diamond crystal, and subsequently sends red light to mirrors/lens cubes.
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- the link between the diamond and redstone crystals is the minimal qualification for a laser array, though it is highly favorable to enhance the array with red lasers, mirrors, and lens cubes.
- all the red light/dark contrast becomes a visual indicator of level of the array's ground charge
- the greater the distance between the diamond crystal, and the redstone crystal, the better. (up to a point)
- because of this, diamond crystals are often placed at the top of towers. (makes for interesting war vulnerability as well as personal touches in building towers)
- Unlike the distance between the diamond crystal and the redstone crystal, the red lasers are most optimum being relatively tight together. This is because close together, they bare a synergistic effect on charging the surrounding ground.
- Optimum distance between the diamond crystal and the red crystal of the array enables a greater number of mirrors and/or lens cubes to be used in the array. (Thus it enables a greater area of ground charge.)
- So, not all laser arrays are equal. These factors change the strength:
- distance between diamond / redstone crystals
- arrangement of mirrors/lens cubes
- normal torch light surrounding array
- surrounding sunlight
- shadows on the diamond crystal, including rainy weather
- Elements of a laser array can be weaponized (not sure how specifically)
Newton Devices - $20 - Pullies, Levers, Cogs, Wheels, Rope
Although I am not referring to a full physics enabled rope, adding these features is still difficult.
These features work in a creation device, and/or building - not in a fully physics enabled world. (Unless that is easy enough.) Rather, there are devices that can be made and then used in the world.
- trebuchet
- elevator column
- cart / wagon
