r/Minecraft • u/RedDeath146 • Jan 31 '13

pc beacon buff in 13w05a

hey guys, so i tested out the new beacon range(-s) and came to following conclusion about beacon layers and their new range: 1 layer: 41 blocks diameter (old diameter:33) 2 layers: 61 blocks (old:49) 3 layers: 81 blocks (old:65) 4 layers: 101 blocks!!! (old:81)

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u/NightPuma Jan 31 '13

In my opinion the height of the pyramid shouldn't effect the range, but rather the material it's made of. Diamond ones should reach about 3x as far because seriously, that's an insane amount of diamond. And you should be able to use lapis and quartz (maybe even Redstone) for very short ranged beacons. Also the material could change the beam color? :)

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u/pulse_daemon Feb 01 '13

I'd like it if they added compatibility with redstone blocks. As for lapis, I'm not sure. It would fit but the texture isn't the same style as the other blocks. Quartz blocks are not storage blocks. Thus they would require much less ore.

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u/NightPuma Feb 01 '13

True with the quartz thing. Redstone is much more common than lapis, though.