Idea for new player distribution post reset.

Discussion in 'Alice (Minecraft)' started by NolanSyKinsley, 26 February 2014.

  1. NolanSyKinsley

    NolanSyKinsley IRC lurker

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    I was thinking of a possible addition to the spawn shop or newcomer's kit for the new reset. An easy way for player to get to new areas would be to sell plastic cups of resonant ender. The plastic cups cannot be emptied other than drinking, if you try you only get 30mb instead of the bucket full it takes to make.

    When consumed it teleports you to a random location within 5k blocks, which makes for a nice way of getting new players to uncharted territory. They could be sold at spawn for 4 or 5 ender pearls (as it only takes 4 ender pearls to make one, and less than a single rubber per plastic cup), or just have a single one contained in the newcomer's kit. The plastic cups can pick up fluid, but cannot place it so they are not like buckets, and have durability so are not unlimited use either.
     
  2. Mheracai

    Mheracai New Member

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    That's a cool idea. I think it might also be nice to set up a map somewhere near the spawn of claimed land, so people just starting out can get an idea or where people already are.
     
  3. Magi1053

    Magi1053 That one guy
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    All the times i've drank resonate ender, I've gone all the way to at least one of the world's edge, sometimes even one of the corners. Also all the times i've used it, I got dumped in an ocean in the middle of nowhere
     
  4. NolanSyKinsley

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    I have never gone to world's edge, but I usually do land in water, but that is due to recent maps having mostly water in certain portions of the map. I usually travel ~2-4k blocks, never really under 2k, rarely over 4k.
     
  5. sk89q

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    I think this was an idea for 1.5 but I guess no one ever did it. We might do it this time.
     
  6. LeiserGeist

    LeiserGeist Gamer, Software Developer

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    Good idea! I was going to suggest a commandblock at the spawn to TP you to a random place or something.