Great post. Are you planning to add the Red Dragon (from WikiMC) to the volcanoes? It would be pretty awesome to have a over world dragon for a change. I also like the idea of the total destruction from the explosions, but would the ash drop anything? Like charred rock or some sort of powder for different potions, like the blindness potion? That would be great for PvP or just for invading players. Questions! Good post overall though, very detailed but to the point.
I didn't even vote, but I always liked the idea of a volcanic or darklands type biome, so if I didn't read the entire post first, then I would of voted yes. I am completely against the bedrock. Not only is it not very volcanic-like imo, I don't think volcanoes need to be completely covered in an unbreakable block. Obsidian or a new volcanic rock, as the other guy suggested, would be much better, along with stone, cobblestone, and gravel.
I however also support the boss idea, except it needs to occur in a very small percentage of volcanoes in the biome. (if not only one per world) Perhaps, the boss volcano and loot chamber would count as generated structure, that seldom appear in volcano biomes, to the point there's a max of two per biome, but there could also be none present. A fire resistance potion would be needed to get inside and something from the boss would be needed to get into the loot chamber. (which is made of bedrock or something unbreakable and in the core of the volcano.. better bring that 8:00 Fire Resistance potion.) Actually, this would be a good use for the longer version of that potion, other than for fighting blazes and swimming in lava near diamond level (or the Nether).
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"I don't plan to add a new dimension at the moment. It's just to performance heavy on servers, and the current dimensions need more attention before we start adding new ones." < Yeah, like biomes or actual varied terrain in the nether. Nether ruins didn't do the trick at all.
5 min lava protection isn't so bad. We already have 8 min lava protection potions. Also, i think it should not be bedrock because then if you want to remove the volcano you cant.
I however also support the boss idea, except it needs to occur in a very small percentage of volcanoes in the biome. (if not only one per world) Perhaps, the boss volcano and loot chamber would count as generated structure, that seldom appear in volcano biomes, to the point there's a max of two per biome, but there could also be none present. A fire resistance potion would be needed to get inside and something from the boss would be needed to get into the loot chamber. (which is made of bedrock or something unbreakable and in the core of the volcano.. better bring that 8:00 Fire Resistance potion.) Actually, this would be a good use for the longer version of that potion, other than for fighting blazes and swimming in lava near diamond level (or the Nether).
How do you move a volcano?
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