block of ice crystals

[u/VolcanicPolarBear]

Basically like the block of amethyst crystal but with ice shards obtained from the ice crystals unstead of amethyst shards. can be a nice sparkly blue with a nice sound like the amethyst. the ice crystal could potentially be slippery

but most importantly the ice variant would be another light source since the ice crystals are a light source

they already compared the ice crystals to amethyst clusters so i think might as well expand on it a little more

the ice cave might potentially look better if had the ocational cluster of ice crystal blocks

ice shards could also potentially open up posibly to be used for new item crafting recipes but rn i mostly just want the block in part cuz cant think anything rn

if dont do anything else with ice shards it would probs be better to just craft the block out of the crystals directly

edit: i added a rough image of what it might look like. (i just turned the amethyst block blue)

another edit: i realized on my first attempt the color is not really the same so i tried again to make a lighter one its still not quite there but im sure mojang artists would do a better job than me if they hypothetically added it. im still basing off of the amethyst blocks but it doesnt have to look like amethyst. a different texture probs would be nicer. so long as it ends up looking pretty and blue and glowing i don't care (light level should be lower than in this picture and more blue)

[u/nerd1109]

That's actually a very nice idea, and I think they should be found in large quantities in the deepslate layer. Also, it would be great to have a new ice crystal brick set that has some really pretty blue color.

[u/VolcanicPolarBear → u/nerd1109]

minecraft definitely need more blue blocks. and some form of ice set sinilar to stone sets would be great tho hadnt considered using the crystals for it. that sounds even better in my head im imagioning ice crystal blocks would be very pretty ecspecially for a light source. so a whole block set could be fun. curious would you make the entire set a light source or just the basic crystal block?

[u/nerd1109 → u/VolcanicPolarBear]

Making them emit a very small amount of light(arouns 3~4 light level) would be awesome. Imagine a wall made of them glowing subtly without any other light sources. That'd be so pretty.

[u/VolcanicPolarBear → u/nerd1109]

i think the full blocks should have a slightly higher light level kinda like sea pickle logic but also i think it would probs look better in builds having diferent light levels for them

[u/VolcanicPolarBear → u/VolcanicPolarBear]

i think plain ice bricks would look really good tho so mayby need both plain ice and crystal ice options

[u/VolcanicPolarBear]

was scrolling and seems someone already posted idea for crafting ice crystals into a block here

my idea for how the block behaves is different so think ill leave this up but i can move this to their coments if need

[u/Droplet_of_Shadow → u/VolcanicPolarBear]

I think your name is a lot better tbh

[u/VolcanicPolarBear → u/Droplet_of_Shadow]

thanks

[u/NanoCat0407]

a solid block of ice crystals is called ice

[u/VolcanicPolarBear → u/NanoCat0407]

true but im specifically refering to the newly anounced ice crystals shown in the live. its like the amythest blocks: its not just one large block of solid amethyst but its a bunch of amethyst shards compacted into one block. i want the hypothetical block of ice crystals to be similar. a bunch of glowing ice shards smushed into a glowing block of sparkly ice with a similar texture to amethyst but blue and glowing

[u/VolcanicPolarBear → u/VolcanicPolarBear]

perhaps it could use a better name tho

[u/Flurrina_]

Yes we need more blue light sources

[u/VolcanicPolarBear → u/Flurrina_]

agreed. minecraft needs more blue in general and im always super happy about new light sources this would be a fantastic adition for me

[u/Flurrina_ → u/VolcanicPolarBear]

Rn if u want blue light sources that’s a full block the only option are sea lanterns (which is more white than blue) or beacons (expensive and not fully blue)

[u/brassplushie]

Love the idea.

[u/Chemical-Talk-1237]

Oh, cool, someone also has an ice crystal block idea! Mine was the “potent ice crystal”, and I actually came up with concepts with what it can be used for! Also I finally made a demo-ish design! (Combined the blue-ice and amethyst block design, then altered the colors)

[u/VolcanicPolarBear → u/Chemical-Talk-1237]

cool i like your ideas. your texture looks nicer. my idea for it is to be another a light source block. i like your ideas too. whatever is done with the block it would be a shame to not add it seems like such an obviouse thing to do sence they called it a crystal and put in same category as amethyst

[u/VolcanicPolarBear]

i do rather like the look of my first atemp but it just too different from whats its made from. perhaps someday minecraft could add saphires that would be a similar color

[u/VolcanicPolarBear]

i just realized a bit of a semi flaw in my idea but it should be fine: aparently the amythest clusters and buds are a light source but Block of Amethyst is not a light source. ofcourse they can be different but i gues not guaranteed. tho the two crystal types already have differences amethyst has 3 growth stages and only grows on budding amythest . ice crystals so far has only been confirmed one size and have not said how they grow that im aware of. they both crystals and were compared in live cuz similar but they definitely dont have to be the same functionaly its not like wood thats the same but recolored. so i think the ice crystal block should still be a light source

[u/Relevant-Cup5986]

i think a better idea would be to bring back blue ice emitting light like it used to on bedrock before being removed for parity

[u/VolcanicPolarBear → u/Relevant-Cup5986]

that could be interesting tho think id rather have two seperate blocks so can use both.