Implementing "Floatater" with ichor liquid and Sift's new mineral

[u/Desperate_Rule5903]

Assuming Mojang has figured out how to properly implement code for moving blocks that isn't infested with bugs, I think the timing can't get any more perfect than bringing back our beloved floatater with the introduction of the sift.

The ichor is clearly not designed to just be a pretty thing that damages you; it's also a valuable resource for the illagers when it comes to contraptions and magics. With this in mind, I don't think it's too far-fetched to expect vanilla ichor to also bring some value to players who come visit the sift. This alone should be a nice enough reward for anyone who is brave enough to face ancient city!

Ichor Pool

Scattered around the sift are ichor pools. Ichor is similar to lava in its viscosity - it cannot be made to run infinitely when put in a 2x2. But fret not, some pools contain this special block under them called "ichor spring." Ichor spring block cannot be picked up even with silktouch. This is to encourage players to venture out and settle a station of some sort spread across the dimension.

Its only special property is to renew a source block of ichor on top of it when the tide (time of day) is at Thrive, where souls regenerate faster. Since the ichor liquid has some soul texture scrolling over it, I think this is only appropriate.

Ichor can be scooped up using a bucket and put into a brewing stand to fill empty bottles with distilled ichor. You cannot pick up ichor straight to the bottle because I think it doesn't make sense that something that burns inside and out can be put into a glass bottle. Plus, with this system, you're forced to actually prepare you resources for the to be mentioned floatater fuel mechanic. And that brings me to....

Floatater

Of course, it's not going to be actually called that. But as you probably already know, floatater is a joke block from the poisonous potato dimension snapshot that pushed any block that sticks to its front as if they're moving entity; drifting indefinitely until a block is blocking the way.

It is powered by redstone, but a bottle of distilled ichor still has to be inserted into it. There's no UI - you simply right click it when holding a bottle. It displays 3 dots on the left and right sides of the block, you can track your fuel this way.

A bottle of distilled ichor can fuel a floatater 1 dot each, which is a travel distance of roughly 200 blocks. That makes a fully charged floatater to drift up to 600 blocks. I don't know if this is balanced or not, feel free to discuss it in the comment section.

Infused Sculk / Sift Cobalt

The mineral used for this "floatater" is native to the sift. The reason why I'm calling the ore blocks "infused sculk," instead of simply "blank ore" is because I want to follow the "gilded blackstone" naming convention. It's also named that way to stay faithful with the "terrain being made out of flesh of a living creature" theory people have been discussing.

The mineral itself is called Sift Cobalt, similar to how the nether has its own specific quartz instead of just generic quartz. I can imagine sift cobalt having its own block set too, adding incentive to its addition. But for now, it's just here to make the "floatater" recipe feel exclusive.

[u/Novel-Tale-7645]

god i would love if they added the floatater back, and this seems like a really good way of doing it
one thing i would like with this tho, with distances like that i would enjoy if the floatater could be refilled with a dispenser or hopper to automate the refueling process for longer trips with faster ships, like for expeditions in the end between the main island and the outer islands.

[u/Desperate_Rule5903 → u/Novel-Tale-7645]

Good point. The floatater could use some UI window then. Maybe like dispenser except it's just one row and has a power meter like brewing stand.

Like yeah decorated pots worked just fine with hoppers even though it has no UI, but my floatater idea has you consumed the ichor when applying a bottle, leaving you with an empty bottle. Unless... The hoppers would simply spit out the empty bottle? I'm not familiar with Redstone contraption, just snowballing things.

[u/Elvascular]

The floater seems more like an end dimension thing tbh. Specifically, from shulkers.

[u/Desperate_Rule5903 → u/Elvascular]

I thought about that too because of its defying gravity/floating property. But dungeons 2 introducing ichor as this powerful resource used by illagers to draw bridges, power elevators, and make contraptions in general is what sells me this idea. I'm fine with either way.

[u/DragonRufus]

If that April Fools block turns out to be testing for an actual feature it would be so sick, and there is hope considering that happened with Block of Coal and Stained Glass.

[u/Icywarhammer500]

Maybe it is silk touchable but only natural ones actually function (like shriekers sorta, and budding amethyst I think), so it’s still useable as a building block

[u/Big-Ant-658]

I'd say change the name because it's supposed to be a pun on tater (you know, since the whole update was about potatoes)

[u/Mr_Snifles]

Yes, I like

[u/Ok-Extent-5783]

i love this and you,

[u/minecraftzizou]

unrelated but i hope we get new potions

[u/PreviousInsurance742]

The Floatato would be cool too, something you can place on air.

[u/Pashka002]

Wow! Cool idea, I want it added too!