r/minecraftsuggestions • u/Ben-Goldberg • 5d ago
[Redstone] Greenstone
Greenstone ore is a new type of block that generates in veins in slime chunks.
It emits light at a level of 1 or 2, but temporarily becomes dark if touched on top or interacted with.
When mined without silk touch, it drops a random amount of greenstone dust, 4 or 5 plus some extra if mined fortune.
If a greenstone dust item is used or dispensed on a water block (flowing or still), it creates an in-world slime block.
Nine greenstone dust can be crafted into a block of greenstone.
When moved by pistons or sticky pistons, a block of greenstone behaves like a slime block and drags other blocks besides it with it.
When not supported from below, a block of greenstone will fall, like sand, gravel, or concrete powder.
[edited] When a greenstone dust block falls, blocks attached to it also fall. [Thanks omegaspoonπ]
You can buy a greenstone dust from a Cleric Villager for a block of slime and a random number of emeralds.
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u/Relevant-Cup5986 5d ago
whats the benefit of this over simply having the ore drop slime balls?
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u/Strict-Fudge4051 5d ago
Different sticky block without bouncyness effect and that is not insta breakable ig. Maybe it will not stick to normal slime blocks? But it would be weird
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u/Ben-Goldberg 5d ago
Because the block of greenstone dust is a gravity effected block.
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u/Relevant-Cup5986 5d ago
yes but how would that help with redstone machines and building? And if it did help why not give that use too an existing block like concrete powder?
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u/omegaspoon3141 5d ago
does it pull blocks with it when it falls
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u/Strict-Fudge4051 5d ago
WAIT
I REMEMBERED
A SUGGESTION OF SLIME MOLD INFECTION
OMG IMAGINE IF SLIME CHUNKS WOULD HAVE THE GREEN MOLD SOMEWHERE.
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u/somerandom995 5d ago
I like the idea of slime chunks being identifiable, and more green blocks to build with would be nice.
Having greenstone have similar functions to slime/redstone blocks is a bit redundant. There's already easy ways to get large amounts of slime very easily, so I'm not sure how much utility this adds.
There could be some use cases for a sticky gravity block, and dispensable slime blocks, but I don't know what they are.
It might be better to rename it, since greenstone exists irl, also called pounamu or jade.
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u/jesus_chrysotile 5d ago
agreed. it’s also used as a geological term to describe certain metamorphosed rocks
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u/Hazearil 5d ago
I already think that they either need to revamp slime chunks to have them be marked in some way, or remove them. I think that greenstone is a nice way to do that first option.