Implementing Minecraft's Backlog

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

The mod is now available for beta testing. It doesn't have everything yet - there's no worldgen and mobs are in the early stages. www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/biome-backlog Since people are saying I put this all together faster than mojang, I'd like to mention at the time this video was released, this mod wasn't in a playable state yet. Nothing spawned or generated, and half the functionality was faked using video editing. Watch from 12:44 for more information. Anyway, what's your favourite concept from the video?

[@Melecie]

succulents look cool, and salt lamps would be cool too though personally i'm looking forward to gipples the most

[@giantbee9763]

I liked the baobabs very much! And excited to hear about ethical animal farming!

[@ironzombie39]

The End Meteorites

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

I'm a big fan of their termite implementation too

[@NetheriteMaster_]

link for mod pleasee

[@cedrick2537]

I could definitely see them putting all the promised biome changes in a single themed update, seeing as they're all hot biomes.

[@heybobhen1621]

@@NotAMathGuy Yeah there may have been leaks about a possible "Digs and Dunes" update, but I suppose we'll see in a few hours.

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

They could do it if that was the whole update imo, that was his point in the tweet

[@cedrick2537]

Welp, they sure didn't do that lmao

[@aaamogusthespiderever2566]

@@heybobhen1621 seeing that the next update is likely archeology, that will fit really well

[@YourMomsAltAccount]

Considering the next update is the "underwhelming" update, I'd assume we need to keep our expectations for the Minecrafts devs very low, like I have for years. We need to be very careful not to "overwhelm" them. Mod creators have our back though, they'll continue to carry the game on their shoulders.

[@EpicNerdsWithCameras]

I really like your idea of having salt blocks ward off mobs, because it would play into the concept of salt "purifying" and driving away evil spirits, which is a common belief in many cultures.

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

That's what inspired the idea!

[@dustyrose192]

@@MinecraftIdeasAcademy it should also ruin any farmland becasue salt can change the PH of the soil and make it hard to grow plants

[@arandombeanboyo6609]

@@dustyrose192 then you have to plan your base around protecting your crops, adding a whole new element to base building

[@joaquinduverne6259]

It would be great for it to only keep undead mobs away (zombies, drowneds and skeletons). This way it wouldn't be overpowered and cats would still be relevant for scaring creepers.

[@BabyBatPlays]

​@@dustyrose192 it will also take moisture out of things, possibly a salt arrow that is good against things that live in the water, you can also use it to cure meats, possibly adding a new type of furnace that uses salt instead of heat, it takes longer but you can cure multiple pieces of meat at once

[@noneofyourbuisness1679]

I *LOVE* the vulture idea. Not only does it help promote conservation and showcase the actual positive qualities of the vulture in a way that doesn't feel restrictive or lazy (like with sharks and fireflies), but it also offers a use for the Rotten Flesh item, which is virtually useless. Sure, you can use it as compost, feed it to wolves, or even eat it if you're desperate enough, but there are much better options for all of those cases; the vulture offers a directly positive use for it

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

Thanks! I'm quite happy I found a use for Rotten flesh. Btw, it can't be composted actually, but you can trade it with cleric villagers.

[@noneofyourbuisness1679]

@@MinecraftIdeasAcademy Huh. Coulda sworn that was possible. Ah, well, just proves my point further!

[@kevinjamesmartin7127]

I like mods that let you smelt it into leather, however I think we need larger quantities of trades in addition to updated (& updating) trade tables AND gradual release of professions.

[@captainpotatord6984]

Ngl the vultures look horrendously ugly when flying

[@Melecie]

@@captainpotatord6984 nah they're just asserting dominance

[@pressplay167]

Another thing Minecraft forgot about was the Elder Guardian. Sponge was a placeholder drop for something else. It would be interesting to see something worthwhile from sea temples.

[@blockEdragon]

A heart of the sea would be cool.

[@kevinjamesmartin7127]

They should tinker the design of the temple to accommodate a conduit & fit the cyclops motif by making it odd # across instead of even, unfortunately Mojang has evolution deniers on their team and they have a stupid rule against evolving existing mobs & structures. Their team has to go

[@virivren]

@@kevinjamesmartin7127 Their reason for not changing nether fortresses is that apparently there was some people who didn't like the village changes

[@G.P.M_7]

I truly hope they make something about the ocean monument in the future because, in my opinion, one of the most dissapointing structures. You see these massive underwater bunkers illed to the brim with mechanical fish who shoot lasers at you, and you think "wow there must be something really interesting here!!" Only to find 8 blocks of gold and sponges. The loot is just so not worth it, and i wouldn't say the prismarine blocks are loot. Like come on, just make it so that the 3 guardians drop a craftable trident its so obvious. Besides, everyone would rather fight the whole structure than to grind for a thousand hours just to get a trident out of a drowned, which btw is so imbalanced compared to bedrock. I got my first trident in like the second day there, whereas in java i got my first trident after months and months of ingame minecraft days.

[@bryanp5843]

@@G.P.M_7 Also the Drown is such an unworthy mob to attain such a cool item like the Trident

[@gabbsxoxo]

Oh my god that End meteorite idea looks so good

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

Thanks! I'm pretty proud of the concept too, it's like a mini parkour challenge with a very low penalty for failing

[@FrostysChannel]

@@MinecraftIdeasAcademy it makes a lot of sense to. I like all the ideas that could let new people figure the game out without looking stuff up

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

The meteor isn't a mod yet, it was faked with video editing. I would like to mod it though

[@wewememera5078]

@@MinecraftIdeasAcademy an issue I see with the meteorite is that if it uses an end portal than it would be an unbreakable block . Which could ruin building in that area

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

Yeah, I'd probably make the wormhole in the centre a breakable block but take ages like reinforced deepslate

[@careydaniels310]

I REALLY like the vulture, such a good concept to help with the annoyance of dying, and cool to have it as a friendly/helpful mob too!

[@TheFlyfly]

if the vulture is tamable, i hope they'll be able to perch on your head (it would be cute and a direct upgrade from having a parrot on your shoulder)

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

Vulcher my beloved

[@testerwulf3357]

@@TheFlyfly Vultures are quite large..I don't think they can perch on your head let alone your shoulder.

[@notme8232]

Maybe they could also circle adventurer's corpses, and they might have a hint to an Ancient City location (not a map, just a clue)?

[@junaidnizami7076]

I love your ideas, they add so much seamless complexity to Minecraft which is something it desperately needs.

[@LiamMoffitt]

I absolutely love the way you executed the cactus idea! I love that it gives another place for the whole axe-stripping mechanic since i always found it pretty out of place that it only works on wood. Always love pacifist ways to get leather as well

[@bryanp5843]

Wouldn't it make more sense for the shears to do that?

[@ripizhonubi7472]

@@bryanp5843 you'll usually will find people shearing pear cactus with things like knives, and i find a axe more like a knife than shears

[@birdmcturd1626]

Okay,okay,hear me out,what if you could sheer a cow and then feed it a regeneration potion so it regrows the leather and steak? Because regeneration potions cost a decent amount of resources,maybe the sheering provides like 10-13 leather and 3-5 steak

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

That's worse than rezombifying villagers, Jesus Christ.

[@birdmcturd1626]

@@MinecraftIdeasAcademy Your exact wording was “pacifist”,the cow doesn’t die and therefore it’s still technically a pacifist play through. But,yeah,it is pretty grim. Maybe they add snakes and they shed skin which can be crafted into leather? That’d be a cool animal way of getting leather without the torture

[@qzimyion]

I hope 1.20 is "Droughts and Digs" update. Droughts focusing on improving the dry biomes in the game and Digs focusing on dig sites and archeology as a lot of irl archeological sites are often found in the desert and savannahs. This way mojang can finish both the caves and cliffs and biome votes backlog at the same time

[@Fernsaur]

The camels are foreshadowing this

[@starbunny7301]

"Digs and Dunes"

[@mutantalt]

"Dry and DUMB GRAVEL MINING TOOL"

[@The_MEMEphis]

The Cum and Dump update

[@shroom4607]

This is so smart WOAH

[@Scrogan]

They’ve announced the addition of camels, so maybe they’ll do the other desert update bits for 1.20 too. Really liked the salt mines, and the end meteor idea is really neat too.

[@randomcarbonaccumulation6478]

They didn't do the other desert update bits for 1.20 too. :(

[@charleschamp9826]

Honestly I would be perfectly fine if they stopped votes and just focused on implementing the content that did not win previous votes, not just the Biome votes, I mean all the votes. But I understand why they do them, it draws eyes to the game, and keeps it in the public consciousness. So maybe they should do some votes where the losers of previous votes get a second pass, a losers' bracket.

[@demiurgecrystallin8426]

Good to see you again! although I remember still 2 things that they put in their backlogs when it was 1.13, back then in a stream the team revealed that they had plans for Pinguins to appear on Icy Ocean types and Anemone in Hot ones. But were put away during development for later updates.

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

I'd say that comes under scrapped content. This video covers stuff that was 100% promised

[@bananasauz4337]

Really like the idea of being able to turn cactus into leather for the people who actively avoid hurting mobs. Underrated idea honestly

[@mayathepsychiic]

YES, this has always bothered me so much!! same with wool for beds, but at least you don't have to kill the sheep for that.

[@LofusRose]

Yeah Minecraft desperately needs more pacifist features and foods !

[@noizepusher7594]

And also farming leather is SO ANNOYING. You just wander around and look for cows or waste your time wrangling them up and stuffing them in a pen. With cacti just being a pure leather source it makes collecting leather so much more reliable.

[@Starhiveart]

​@@noizepusher7594 its not "pacifist" but, on peaceful you can atleast make a hoglin dropper in the nether

[@quintiniusverginix7827]

What level of vegan do you need to be before you start refusing to kill minecraft cows?

[@ibyinstitute]

I think salt-rock caves would be great as its own cave biome. There could be salt crystals growing like dripstone that can be used to make salt lamps. Maybe salt can be placed on a plant to permanently keep it in whatever growth stage it's in. Also on dirt to prevent any grass from growing, and on any block in snowy biomes to prevent snow layer buildup.

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

Those would be some cool uses

[@h_ileo]

This is honestly all I am hoping for now. They have SO MANY missing promised features that could easily make a huge update the community will love.

[@NJHProductions512]

I think the badlands could also have a western influence. Perhaps you could find an old ghost town or something

[@fandroid6491]

Great idea for a badlands village(?)

[@trickstab7903]

​@fandroid6491 bro if they made badlands villages based off of old western towns, that'd actually be amazing, even if it wouldnt make much sense lol

[@obidasauceman6140]

That end idea is PHENOMENAL like genuinely so simple yet genius it would be a shame if it Wasn't used

[@MrBjort]

One issue with the meteors is that they may teach players the wrong thing. If the only way a player has interacted with the void is through a meteor then they may assume that falling in the void doesn't have any downside

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

That's a good point. I assume the texture would make it clearer that they aren't falling into the void, but it wouldn't be certain. Maybe the void could just be made less punishing in general lol

[@MrBjort]

@@MinecraftIdeasAcademy agreed! Probably drop you off at spawn or something

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

Maybe it could still kill you but drop your items at spawn so you can still recover them

[@captainpotatord6984]

@@MinecraftIdeasAcademy the void is meant to be punishing, youre literally proposing turning the ender dragon fight thats arleady easy into a baby difficulty fight, and it wouldnt make any sense at all for your items to magically apear on your bed after you fell into a dark abyss in a different dimension 😪

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

Is it meant to be punishing? It was originally just designed as an out of bounds limitation. Also, Minecraft has plenty of things that don't make sense. Losing your items doesn't make the fight harder it just raises the stakes.

[@TI3RU]

i love these ideas, especially the cactus leather and coconut milk ideas! although i’m not vegan myself, having the option especially for kids playing the game would be a great way to experiment with the idea 🤔

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

Thanks! I tried to avoid the use of the word vegan in the video for fear that it would start arguments in the comments section lol

[@Melecie]

@@MinecraftIdeasAcademy but by using pacifist instead you risk bringing in undertale fans

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

That's okay

[@c1oudsky]

@@Melecie totally different things

[@t-rex1959]

The Hot🔥 update would be really nice, as the Savannah and desert are looking really plain right now. A bunch of new consumable plants would be great as well.

[@lasercraft32]

It doesn't matter if people don't use baobab wood in real life... if they add baobabs as a new tree type, players will not be happy if they don't have a unique wood type (looking at you Azaleas...).

[@upgradr]

I really love how in addition to adding new functionality, you always make sure the ideas also tie back to older mechanics - stuff like stripping the cactus, vinegar's interaction with calcite, and ways to guide new players organically into things they wouldn't figure out on their own, like nether portals, fireworks, and the nether ancient city portals!

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

Thanks, I like adding onto old stuff. Helps improve its design

[@frogger2920]

You're finally back! It took a long time but it was worth it!

[@user-mp8wy8lp4y]

Just fully watched the vid and it's really good! Here's some of my own ideas for a backlog update for the 3 un updated biomes in this vid Badlands: don't really have much, maybe fossils could spawn more commonly as well as being closer to the surface in the badlands biome, since in real life fossils are relatively common in badlands. Other than that I don't really have anything else to say. Savannah: maybe alongside ostriches there could be other unique wildlife such as giraffes and zebra. For giraffes they would mainly be ambient mobs that could be bred with baobab fruit. Wheras zebras would be skittish herd animals that run away from players that aren't crouching, kinda like ocelots, and could be bred with wheat or normal apples. There could also be abandoned mud huts near rivers containing early game loot and could add to Minecraft's quasi lore a bit. Desert: elaborating on the idea of ancient pyramids, maybe there could be a sort of "grand pyramid" rarely found in deserts, modeled after the great pyramids of Giza (though not as big.) Within it could be husks and giant scorpions that would poison you with their stingers, along with simple redstone boobytraps. To compensate the loot found in grand pyramids would be very valuable, and normal desert temples would generally spawn with less valuable loot to encourage players to seek out grand pyramids. Anyway enough of that ramble, leave your thoughts down below in the replys

[@catsplat1272]

I used to use a mod that turned spiders which spawned in the desert into scorpions. Really wish that was real! Great idea

[@Jamesthe1]

I like how you show these ideas through multiple perspectives, more specifically from a game design one and an educational one.

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

Thanks! I figured it was the best way to figure out how mojang might implement them.

[@chrometheraptor]

This was super cool! Great job to everybody involved in making this video :D

[@crancelbrowser5478]

I love the ideas for the vulture companion mechanics.

[@danjaminmonster]

These ideas are actually really cool! They fit well with Minecraft and add new and interesting functions that could easily be approved by Mojang while also benefiting the player base. Great job!

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

Thank you very much!

[@imyellowteeth4691]

They have to do an update dedicated to adding 2 - 3 of the non voted biomes, just because of how much content it adds to the game

[@vojaden1035]

The t-posing vulture are the most terrifying thing ive ever seen

[@the3dluxe53]

I’d more make it so the vulture has a nest and it will take your items and bring them to the nest, preventing them from despawning but making you have to take the items back from the nest. Nests with stolen items will sparkle to indicate that your items are there. Sometimes nests will also have a vulture egg in them that you can bring home and make a nest for. Once you do that, the vulture you raised will take the items back to that nest if you die.

[@witheringvoid1244]

Bro the vulture is doing a t-pose right there 0:52

[@elithris]

1:35 NO WAY!!! is that a reference to the HIT VIDEO GAME team fortress 2 released by valve studios in 2007??? (After 9 years of development)??? (no but seriously is it a reference or is my mind just too far gone)

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

Tumours!

[@elithris]

@@MinecraftIdeasAcademy my guy we are literally gonna live forever

[@scruffles3838]

In regards to prickly pear fruit preparation another easy way to do it that people often do in real life is burn off the thorns because the spines are effectively just curled up dried leaves their super combustible whilst the cactus and fruit have a waxy outer layer combined with super high water content are effectively completely flame retardant, so you can often stick a cactus over a fire and burn off the thorns. I'd recommend being able to get "raw" cactus that heavily damages you if you try to eat it but you can cook off the thorns on a campfire or furnace OR you can use a flint and steel to clean of the spikes like the axe. T.some one who lives in a place that lives in the place prickly pear are native too

[@Cob_Bizarre]

This is really well done, good job man. Have really stuck well with the minecraft vibe and haven't strayed off, would love these unique mechanics for these concepts to be added in future!!

[@Haskellmd76]

I love how the vultures are kinda just T posing in the air

[@tatfilms4539]

0:08 they forgot the shooting star feature in the background smh😔

[@khaozcat]

The end meteors are such an amazing idea. I haven't seen anyone think of such a thing, not even in modded minecraft. Perhaps closest is the twilight forest's progression, but your idea does it with way fewer things that need to be implemented in order for it to work.

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

Thanks! I was pretty proud of it too

[@MothFable]

4:02 ostrich’s don’t stick their heads in the ground often. They rest their heads on the ground but through heat haze their heads are hard to see so they look like they are in the ground

[@beeshrooms]

love your videos so much. its really cool to see how much of a team effort this video was to put together. the release timing is so perfect too. you always nail it with these.

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

Thanks so much! It was great fun to collaborate with so many talented artists, coders and builders

[@echoes6092]

I absolutely love the end update idea of meteorites that link to a temporarily locked section of the end, that's brilliant. Maybe a change could be needed for multiplayer, since it's not guaranteed everyone on a server goes to kill the ender dragon at the same time-and it's also possible to respawn the ender dragon. Maybe instead of unbreakable blocks it's more like a world border, but one that you can't see past, and one that only exists for players who haven't gone through one of the main stronghold portals, or maybe who haven't themselves gotten the achievement for freeing the end (which requires you to be in the end when the dragon dies).

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

I don't think every player should need to kill the dragon to access the rest of the end, but I could make the blocks come back if the ender dragon is respawned at the very least

[@TheGBZard]

Im glad to have been there when it was recorded, the vc was a lot of fun

[@loftyTHEOWNER]

You are a smart game designer. Your ideas are gold

[@montage3970]

The idea of living in those big trees would making living in a rainless biome a lot more appealing

[@eidolonscrapchute]

It is amazing how much research went into this, grounding the ideas in reality, I would love all of these!

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

Thank you! It was mostly Wikipedia, and a few mistakes have been pointed out in the comments from people who are more familiar with some of the features.

[@TheCJBrine]

I think all of these ideas are awesome and would be cool to see ingame! My favorite is probably the interdimensional End meteorites, the concept is great and considering how apparently only a fraction of people actually get to the End (if I remember correctly) it could help the dimension very much. Giving players hints on main gameplay stuff they may have to look for on a wiki or something otherwise is always a good thing.

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

Thanks! The numbers aren't as low as the incomplete data suggests, but I think comparing them to the nether paints a more accurate picture.

[@ggravely9241]

Very cool ideas and implementation! Thought I should mention, the 'ostriches in Australian farms' were actually emus destroying crops in farms which lead to the emu wars

[@cassie5248]

I really like your ideas for palm trees. The idea of saplings that produce different kinds of fruit is neat on its own, and you came up with interesting uses for the fruits as well beyond just eating. coconut pvp sounds fun. Not sure about the arrows bouncing off the wood

[@Yurgen_S]

The meteor idea is awesome. But I loved the palm woodset, with blast and projectile resistance.

[@steambean1268]

Loved the concept of the palmtrees making arrows bounce!

[@catboyhumper]

i absolutely LOVE the meteor idea, the rest of this vid had amazing ideas but the meteor one especially stood out to me. i never really thought about the organic aspect of everything tbh and it's definitely really interesting to think about. thank you for the ideas

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

You're welcome, and thanks for the praise!

[@penobscot7285]

On the topic of archeology I like the idea of adding a desert or badlands ancient village like Ait Benhaddou in the Sahara desert, my idea is that this would be many of the new structures where you can find pottery and fossils of ancient mobs. Other previous structures like ancient cities, ruins, mineshafts etc would also feature these archeological objects. And since we got the new chiseled bookshelves maybe we can get ancient books to find that feature small little tastes of lore.

[@dehtyarUA]

I really like the End Meteorites idea! It also has some Outer Wilds vibe to it, adding more to the exploration side of the game

[@rachelc8368]

This is so cool ! I love the real world ties

[@helpme5785]

As someone who grew up watching meerkat manor watching this video has given me sooo many ideas for cool mechanics to add for them. Meerkats tend to be family units (mom + dad + a few generations of kids) and if any females of the group get pregnant that aren't the main matriarch it's not uncommon for them to either get kicked out or have their babies killed, so in Minecraft if you wanted to breed meerkats a requirement could be to get meerkats from two different colonies and to make sure they are a certain distance away from the two og colonies, and even further away to make sure the groups can't get into fights. There'd have to be away to tell apart the parent meerkats from their kids, so maybe once two meerkats set up their own colony they get larger or something? Just so it's easier to tell them apart. Meerkats also eat bugs n stuff so their ai could be set up to attack spiders during the day time (which I feel like is also a good interaction with the fact that spiders also become passive during the day time).

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

This stuff would be really cool! Thank you for this information, I found it hard to find information on meerkats

[@zomeone4507]

i really enjoyed the idea of plants that can only grow in certain climates & trees which act more like cool structures than a typical resource

[@captainphoton1693]

I love complex crafting being accessible in the crafting table. But agreed we should have a firework table.

[@lukeystuff]

I love these videos so much! This has really got me thinking and speculating about what might happen during Minecraft Live.

[@Daralexen]

Your mod is a very huge inspiration to my mod about implementing the Chinese national treasure mobs from that Minecon 2018 promo in China by Netease. Especially the mentality of using realism to both educate the player and to inspire creativity such as referring to real-life behaviours and mythology surrounding the animals in real life.

[@party11440]

It would be cool that if they added palm trees, they were added to other biomes like Jungle or especially the beach.

[@zzeettyyaa]

I'm not gonna say ya'll put this all together faster than Mojang, I know how much more goes into developing Minecraft than just actually adding features, I've been watching your videos. I will say however, that you and/or the genius(es) behind these ideas and concepts would definitely be a beneficial and worthwhile addition to Mojang.

[@twomur_]

the animation on the termite blocks look really cool and would be a great decoration in my wooden house!

[@h-hues]

Holy crap. I wasn't sold on much of the ideas until the pyramid with lodestone one. No new blocks required but adds so much more into the game (and gives you a free lodestone, which is rather expensive).

[@Melecie]

lodestone has no reason to be that expensive imo why does it require netherite

[@hairymango4459]

Mojang should just go ahead and hire you guys

[@sealedtugboat9965]

I love the idea of palm wood reflecting projectiles the trick shots would go so hard

[@mellowshooter]

All of these ideas fit the game so well, I would love to see all of these

[@ashuraomega7113]

I don't wai you're videos much but I got to admit you did a pretty good job with all these especially the end meteorite one. Good job! It would also be nice to hear your take on the mob vote this year!

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

I was going to put out a video but I didn't have much to say, mostly just spreading developer messages. I ran out of time anyway lol

[@JabsYea]

You've got some really really wonderful ideas, I hope they use some of them!

[@jurrasicore8682]

using rotten flesh to interact with vultures is i think a slamdunk idea. unlike other common mob drops its much harder to find a use for it and having a clear cut one thats obvious and makes as much sense as vultures is really cool. in all a lot of super cool ideas, some less good ones but most are suoer inventive while also being true to life and very expressive as well.

[@TopekaGamer]

The meteorite idea sounds really cool!

[@Nagasakevideo]

I don't think that termites destroying wood made by players is that much of an issue. There are other mobs that grief the players. That's a part of the game. If they were to add termites to minecraft, that's exactly what I would want them to do

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

My worry is that people might want to build with termite blocks next to wood, which is why I limited it like that. But maybe it would be more interesting if it was griefier

[@Nagasakevideo]

@@MinecraftIdeasAcademy if people want to build with fire they can't put it next to wood blocks, I don't see why that will be an issue if it was also that way with termites.

[@c1oudsky]

the last idea is pretty fun, and basically like interdimensional doors dungeons

[@dumfu]

your ideas are always so amazing to me they inspire me to play the game more. :)

[@clobzz]

loving that you even included some content from minecraft dungeons in the form of those end blocks and mobs. while i do think that dungeons should have its exclusive content, id love to see a few things from dungeons make their way over to minecraft

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

Well that was mainly because without dungeons blocks the meteorite would look pretty bland lol

[@NorthernLaw_]

I've wanted Palm trees for so long, probably going to be my favorite type of wood if the texture is done right and will be the first wood I consistently use since Oak

[@CorwinTheOneAndOnly]

Undead mobs having a *fear* of vultures would be really, REALLY cool imo. But I think that's about as much purpose as you could get out of a vulture without being way too "feature-fishing" about it imo. As for stuff like the termites: When the hell did Minecraft become a nature simulator? Termites are the perfect opportunity to introduce a mainline Arthropod threat into the game. Giant termites with various castes. Soldier termites being extremely dangerous. And it's a bit off-typical to ants, so it's a nice quirky fit into Minecraft, whereas ants handled this way might have felt a bit too standard.

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

Minecraft has been a nature simulator for a while lol. I don't think they'll flesh termites out that much, but you never know

[@CorwinTheOneAndOnly]

@@MinecraftIdeasAcademy Well I wouldn't mind a little dip back in time to when we got things like giant spiders every now and then. People play minecraft so they can break blocks, exploit the surroundings, farm the animals, and kill the monsters. When's the last time we got an actual monster to kill? The Warden is really really REALLY cool but it does not count because it's more of a map hazard than a monster, and you certainly aren't intended to do battle with it. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind us *also* having Zoo Tycoon, but that's not what Minecraft is at its core.

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

Perhaps we will get more monsters when the combat snapshots are finished. No idea when they will be though

[@CorwinTheOneAndOnly]

@@MinecraftIdeasAcademy As much as I would love to give them the benefit of the doubt and just wait for them to add more video game to the video game, *time* does exist. The last actual-monster that we got in an update was probably the hoglins from the nether update, which are actually one of my favorite mobs because Mojang didn't hold back on them. But that was like almost 3 years ago.

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

Yeah looks like they're leaning more on sandbox and intrinsic motivation these days. I guess it makes sense since that's the main draw of the game for most

[@xTBCGx]

The one change I want is that if you use bone meal on grass in flower forest biomes, it should spawn a bunch of flowers instead of mostly grass!

[@halo_582]

they need to hire you oh my god

[@catabc-rd8dy]

Regarding changes to the end, personally I'd want 5 things. 1. Outer end: When entering the end the player starts a million blocks away from the enderdragon instead of in its island. This way the player would have to survive in the wilderness of the end without being able to go back to the overworld or nether since nether portals don't work. (Since this would mean the player would be locked in the end, far away from the end exit portal they'd need to be able to survive in the end which would require an end update). 2. Terrain: The end could use different height levels for islands and more unpredictability. It could have rare large empty voids or large islands filled with unique features. 3. Main island portals: The end should have unique portal blocks instead of bedrock. And it should glow instead of having torches generate with it. The outer end gateway portals could be breakable which would drop some valuable resource at the cost of needing to slay the dragon again to spawn another one. 4. Dragon life switch: The dragon being alive or dead could serve as a switch in the game for anything like gameplay, features, mobs, etc. Something related to dimensional balance. Though it should be within the realm of possibility. 5. Dragon fight: The dragon fight needs to be made harder with each update since it's the last enemy. With each update the fight gets easier due to items like netherite, scaffolding, etc. It should also get harder to kill everytime it's respawned. I'd love if you made an entire video on your ideas about an end update.

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

Not sure if I have enough ideas about an end update for a video tbh. But maybe eventually I will. Keen for all these ones but not sure about being initially stuck in the end for that long

[@catabc-rd8dy]

@@MinecraftIdeasAcademy Thanks for the reply. And I understand. Being stuck a million blocks away would force players to play a certain way. It also depends on how engaging the new end would be. And survival would need to be sustainable in the end like in the new nether. Eyes of ender could be made to work in the end and lead you to the dragon's island so they get more uses. One major thing that's a personal preference of mine, but one that I feel would benefit and simplify the game making process would be for the end to have diversity and its own culture and stories. While everything in the current end should be the norm, there should be multiple exceptions. The alien nature of the end could be expanded so that an island could have it's own blocks, plants, mobs, structures, and rarely a populated village. The endermen could be well known colonisers to some of these species' islands, that take over due to being able to teleport far and wide. (Also they have a flying pirate ship in their cities which adds to the theme of colonialism). Maybe the player could bring peace between them once they placate the dragon instead of slaying it. Maybe the dragon is lacking something that makes it whole? A way for the player to choose between a war Vs peace theme with fun consequences for both. (Of course, the most important part is that the player is left free to do as they please and able to play how they want, but their end would have consequences that they themselves caused. This would need to be implemented creatively and carefully).

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

Sounds like a solid set of ideas. Maybe you should make that video instead! I'd love to see how these develop

[@catabc-rd8dy]

@@MinecraftIdeasAcademy lol thanks. I'd love it if I knew how to make a mod. Or my own game.

[@dino0000_]

Mojang should just hire you at this point, great stuff

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

Me and everyone else who helped with the video mwahahaha

[@Melecie]

for my first action as mojang staff, i would implement poisonous carrots that do absolutely nothing unlike poisonous potatoes

[@stinkyrodent]

Bustling Backlog could be a cool update name if they ever decide to implement this stuff

[@thebreadbunny1863]

The video is grand so far but oh my gods tpose vultures

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

Yeah didn't have time to do animations lol

[@Melecie]

just asserting dominance as the superior badlands creature

[@thebreadbunny1863]

Side note: THANK YOU for mentioning that this isnt playable yet. I've seen too many systemzee comment sections lmao

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

I guess the lack of polish really illustrates that lmao

[@thebreadbunny1863]

@@MinecraftIdeasAcademy tbf if you skipped a couple segments nobody would be able to tell it apart from systemzee stuff

[@virgurilla4084]

I really really like some of these ideas, like baobab wood not being a woodset, or palm trees only being plantable in warm biomes.

[@RumbolDongle]

Rather than additive content such as new mobs, items, blocks, etc. It'd rather they cover the fundamental technical changes that they've been putting off to improve the game experience as a whole. Dynamic lighting and sound, parity for movable tile entities/containers, etc. would make the whole experience so much more enjoyable.

[@Liatris]

Every comment of yours was absolutely spot on. They are minecrafty enough, and totally believable. I really love these ideas!

[@ekosrealm7336]

Cool to see the stuff we worked on in game :)

[@dearestbrotherchroma]

Your end meteorite idea is BRILLIANT !!!!

[@docdapper]

In my excitement for an end update, I’ve been pondering what drastic changes Mojang would have to make in order to make an end update viable. In order to get there, the player literally has to go to hell and back, and then they’re still greeted with a boss fight once they enter the dimension. Locking an entire update behind an interdimensional escapade and a boss fight isn’t a smart move, as a majority of players wouldn’t get to see it. Whatever route they take to making the end update more accessible, it’s likely going to change the paradigm of the entire dimension. They could make the outer islands accessible without requiring the player to defeat the dragon, but that would then remove the main reward for defeating the dragon. I’m still torn on it myself; as someone who can beat the dragon, I like that you get rewarded with an entire dimension for defeating it, but a less experienced player would likely find that design frustrating, as they would have a harder time accessing the outer islands. The end already has elytra and shulker boxes, which are absolute game-changing items that most players have yet to obtain through legitimate play. Let alone a plethora of mobs, blocks, and mechanics that an end update would introduce Then rises the issue that the end is difficult to get to in the first place, though I believe this to be the easier issue to fix. I think the biggest problem stems from the lack of in-game descriptions and guides to teach players how to get to the stronghold. It’s a very convoluted process that most players probably won’t be able to figure out on their own, leaving players who don’t watch KZbin clueless I personally think that a small, shrine-like structure with a sort of ender eye compass block in the center would be cool. It would point in the direction of a stronghold, but couldn’t be picked up by the player. It would hint that eyes of ender can be used to locate a stronghold, while also providing a hint as to the stronghold’s location itself. This shrine would serve a similar purpose to the ruined portal, acting as a guide/assistant for getting to the dimension it relates to. I also think that end portals should be tweaked to always hint that the eyes of ender go within the frames. This issue is mostly covered by the frames sometimes spawning with an eye of ender, but they don’t always do that, and it in that case, an inexperienced player might not know what to do from there. I really like that end meteor idea, specifically the part of it that gives players another avenue of accessing the end, but only after they go through a stronghold portal first. I’d love to hear other opinions on the accessibility of the end, as it’s a conversation I don’t really see many people partaking in. I think it’s an essential talking point, as I don’t believe an end update is feasible without making it easier for the casual player to access.

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

Very good thoughts here. I'm curious as to what the role of the dragon in the end update will be, too. A popular idea I've heard is that the ender dragon is the first task, then a more powerful version can be spawned using materials gathered from the end islands. A true final boss if you will

[@Lorkynn]

I can easily see them combining the three biomes into one update or doing Desert & Badlands, with Savanna all on its own. The Meercat just doesn't make sense in the desert biome at all. I've also been struggling to think on how they would make termites interesting without outright making them a nuance.

[@IllegallyGods]

I hope Minecraft Add this

[@Captions-Eric]

Shaving a cactus is a troubling endeavor, most of the time the thorns, and micro nettles are burned, or ground off the cactus. maybe placing the spiked variant on a campfire, or something would be a better way to show how the thorns are removed

[@TerraWispr]

The End meteors are such a good idea!

[@lolzasouruhm179]

I think the problem with just adding things to overworld biomes is that it’s not a large enough change. Minecraft has fallen in popularity since caves and cliffs. I think what makes a good update is something that very clearly makes older versions feel old! Just adding some niche blocks and items isn’t going to make the game more interesting besides adding an hour of content.

[@Serpenfishil]

One change i would make to palm trees in this video is that instead of only growing in hot places, it should only grow near water. Not adjacent to water like sugarcane mind you, just a radius that water has to be within. It would be far less annoying to farm and build with that way. And it would already be bad for tree farms with that blast resistance, though that's not necessarily a bad thing since mangrove trees are also annoying to farm (for different reasons). Either way, i love the ideas presented in this video! I certainly hope Mojang would consider some of this stuff (like those end meteorites).

[@Serpenfishil]

Oh, an alternative would be to have a way to "warm" the tree up with say, a nearby light source

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

That's a good point, I hadn't considered tree farms. I'm considering making it only produce fruit in hot places so there's still ways to make lots of trees if you have the saplings

[@Serpenfishil]

That's a good idea, keeping a reason to go to the desert while making it not annoying to use the tree itself. For decorative purposes though, I would like to see the ability to place fruit on the trees like with cocoa beans on jungle trees, though maybe they shouldn't grow without bonemeal in that situation.

[@MinecraftIdeasAcademy]

In my current experiments with the coconut I've allowed that behaviour. You can see a video on my twitter

[@excalibrrimcold9354]

An idea I have could be ostritch jockeys where adult zombies are able to ride ostritches, they act like stronger baby zombies. But when the ostritch is it it knocks the zombie off of it and starts to attack nearby hostile mobs until there are no mobs remaining or it dies. Also a badlands variant of the ostritch could be the emu, which are a more hardy ostritch that is able to take more damage meaning it can damage hostile mobs longer than ostritches but is ridden by husks instead. Therw could be a ratite for a specific biome with their own strengths.

[@excalibrrimcold9354]

With the introduction of the camel which protects the player from zombies, the idea of an ostritch jockey could be a good counter to the camel.

[@roeorca]

i want termites to be an actual mob tbh, i think that'd be way cooler like how we have silverfish. more bugs in general would be sick as hell

[@LordKefka]

Also that vulture idea would finally give us a use for rotten flesh.

[@camdog6205]

If the sniffer is chosen then they should add a part of the next update dedicated to plants and biomes

[@LANSl0t]

that end meteor idea is fantastic