A thought occurred to me while building today. I sort of flashed back to early days of Minecraft, where blocks would have a silhouette where they were going to be placed and what it would look like.
I remember it being taken out because there wasn't much use for it, but now that blocks can have multiple orientations (sideways logs/pillars, upside-down stairs, top/bottom slabs) I think it'd be a helpful thing to re-introduce. This way, you could know exactly what the block is going to look like before you place it.
It also gave me some ideas for ways to expand on that. Slabs that can be placed against walls, glass panes/iron bars that can be placed on the edges of block space instead of in the middle of them, flower pots that can be placed on block corners, and so on and so on. Having the silhouettes there would make it extremely easy to see what things would look like in real time, saving some time with guesswork.
I realize this would likely make for an increase in block data, adding space for new positioning and such, but I think it's feasible. It would introduce many more architectural and decoration options into Minecraft.
And of course, for those who are already too used to not seeing silhouettes and think they're totally stupid for whatever reason, there ought to be a toggle option somewhere in the options menu.
The second part of your suggestion, with the vertical slabs, is redundant and turns this suggestion into a wishlist. Please try to avoid those, since they can be difficult to critize or understand.
I don't see it as a wishlist if the proposed suggestion is connected. Silhouettes can improve upon block placing, by opening up more option such as vertical slab placement (it definitely has the potential anyway).
I would honestly love this, it'd make you feel like a creator with more options (Imo). Support! & 1+
It'd be cool if you could control different orientations / states of block via keys. This way it wouldn't matter what angle you have to place the block to get your orientation of it.
Probably best if it's toggle-able, I'm sure there are plenty of people who got used to not seeing the block silhouette over the years.
I wouldn't support this if it wasn't toggle-able. I only see it being useful in only a couple situations, since it's not really hard to know where you're going to place a block and what orientation it's gonna be in.
I remember it being taken out because there wasn't much use for it, but now that blocks can have multiple orientations (sideways logs/pillars, upside-down stairs, top/bottom slabs) I think it'd be a helpful thing to re-introduce. This way, you could know exactly what the block is going to look like before you place it.
It also gave me some ideas for ways to expand on that. Slabs that can be placed against walls, glass panes/iron bars that can be placed on the edges of block space instead of in the middle of them, flower pots that can be placed on block corners, and so on and so on. Having the silhouettes there would make it extremely easy to see what things would look like in real time, saving some time with guesswork.
I realize this would likely make for an increase in block data, adding space for new positioning and such, but I think it's feasible. It would introduce many more architectural and decoration options into Minecraft.
And of course, for those who are already too used to not seeing silhouettes and think they're totally stupid for whatever reason, there ought to be a toggle option somewhere in the options menu.
Probably best if it's toggle-able, I'm sure there are plenty of people who got used to not seeing the block silhouette over the years.
I will support only if the toggle-able part is added to the OP.
On the Fence ATM.
I don't see it as a wishlist if the proposed suggestion is connected. Silhouettes can improve upon block placing, by opening up more option such as vertical slab placement (it definitely has the potential anyway).
I would honestly love this, it'd make you feel like a creator with more options (Imo). Support! & 1+
It'd be cool if you could control different orientations / states of block via keys. This way it wouldn't matter what angle you have to place the block to get your orientation of it.
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I wouldn't support this if it wasn't toggle-able. I only see it being useful in only a couple situations, since it's not really hard to know where you're going to place a block and what orientation it's gonna be in.
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