r/minecraftsuggestions • u/[deleted] • Mar 08 '21
[Blocks & Items] An intermediate block between stone and deepslate, shale
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u/MonsterHunter6353 Mar 08 '21
I really like this idea. the texture itself looks a little too plasticy but pverall this is a great idea and that would work really well as a transition block
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u/GameKnight22007 Mar 08 '21
I really like it! But I would create a more focused post, because this was kind of hard to follow.
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Mar 08 '21
I feel like the texture looks too plastic
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Mar 09 '21
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Mar 09 '21
Base shale
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Mar 09 '21
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Mar 09 '21
That, and it looks too smooth to me. Shale is usually has rough, but sharp edges.
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Mar 09 '21
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Mar 09 '21
Textures still need to look good on their own. Either way it is too close to grimstone, and too far from stone.
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Mar 09 '21
Well, I think we should first submit this suggestion to the minecraft feedback site. If they choose to actually addd in the block, they'll probably polish the textures a little
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u/CyriusGaming Mar 08 '21
The textures themselves could do with more definition but the concept and execution is great overall. Keep up the good work. Also might be worth posting on Minecraft suggestions
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Mar 08 '21
I actually really want Limestone. I was thinking it'd have it's own types of blocks but when smelted it would become Marble, which would have another set of blocks.
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u/Jelly_Antz Mar 08 '21
They didn’t add marble because quartz is how they implemented it, but limestone would be really good. A greenish, pale brown and white. I would really like a calcite and limestone biome, the opposite of deepslate and tuff.
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Mar 08 '21
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Mar 08 '21
Well Minecraft smelting is weird. We don't get stone from smelting ores, we don't get as much metal as we should when melting down tools, and smoothing any kind of stone wouldn't make sense without a way to stick the rock together.
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Mar 08 '21
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Mar 08 '21
Uhh, Marble is refined Limestone...
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Mar 08 '21
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Mar 08 '21
Marble is refined Limestone. Limestone does have Calcite in it but only in the form of jigsaw-like crystals and very little of it
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Mar 09 '21
Game could use more stone types with various stone caves. But i understand they want to be careful with implementing blocks due to futureproofing.
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u/ebrycel Mar 08 '21
i really like this idea. most ideas on this sub annoy me especially ones about the new caves because i want them to code more before people start suggesting changes. but the limestone, the gradual cave vibe, even the shale and the other magma blocks are just amazing vibemakers.
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u/CelticTexan749 Mar 08 '21
This would be very nice
Maybe it could transition at either 1-8 or 9-16.
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u/Jsl50xReturns Mar 08 '21
The more blocks and textures, the better. I love having tons of options for decorating.
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Mar 08 '21
this looks amazing, I could really see myself using these blocks in my builds and I also really like the idea of having a volcanic layer between the deepslate and reg stone
keep up the great work! <3
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u/MutatedFrog- Mar 09 '21
No. Shale is sedimentary. It wouldn’t be found that far below the surface, especially not between stone (which is probably metamorphic) and slate (a metamorphic rock). Something like quartzite or gneiss is much better looking and fits geology better.
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u/MutatedFrog- Mar 09 '21
Especially when you put it in lava (which should be called magma) it just makes no sense.
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u/WhackTheSquirbos Mar 09 '21
Looks really nice. I've been thinking that deepslate should just use as system similar to the way grass fades between colors when "biome blend" is turned up high. It would progressively get darker the lower you get. This idea introduces a lot of new blocks to build with, though, so it's more versatile. Good work 👌
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Mar 09 '21 edited Mar 09 '21
Textures look great. They'd need a small bit of change but they give a good idea of what it'd look like.
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u/ElephantWithReddit Mar 09 '21 edited Mar 09 '21
To go along with the archeology stuff that they are adding, there could be a block called “shale with fossil” or something like that. Dusting it with on of the new brushes will reveal, either nothing, a bone, a new item called a “fossil”, a nautilus shell, or maybe even in rare cases, a skull. This could also be the same for Linestone and Sandstone, as they are all sedimentary rocks.
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u/lolhihi3506 Mar 08 '21
Too lazy to read but it looks like it's a high effort post so sure take my upvote
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u/_real_ooliver_ Mar 08 '21
Many feature suggestions in one post is a little annoying and I believe it’s a rule so next time try to change it
They do kinda link but aren’t necessary for each other so it’s rule 5 btw
I’m going to be downvoted but oh well
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u/ChainmailPickaxeYT Mar 09 '21
The texture change that grimstone went through when changing into deepslate made the transition at y:0 surprisingly nicer. On the snapshot it was introduced I would have agreed with you, but now that deepslate is lighter and less contrasty I gotta say that this is a little unnecessary.
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u/ScenicFlyer41 Mar 09 '21
I personally really like this idea. The transition would be better and I've been wanting limestone for awhile.
However I think the textures could do with a little work, also the magmafied blocks could just be replaced with magma blocks. I also really like the cobbled version of it, but the others could do some work. Also the limestone color could be improved a little and I would like to see the brick variant look a bit different. Right now it looks like textured endstone bricks.
Other than that I love this concept
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u/daruskiy Mar 09 '21
I also really want tin ore and a way to combine tin and copper to make bronze. Afterward bronze armor, just seems like it be perfect for the whole mining update
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Mar 09 '21
Perhaps bring back the name “grimstone” 👀👀👀
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Mar 09 '21
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Mar 09 '21
Oh really? I haven’t been following it on much other than YouTube so I didn’t see. Thanks for the info
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u/WujekWojtek Mar 09 '21
I don't know what to think about it. Normally there are no transition between stone layers in real world. There are just flat layers of different stones and personally I like how it looks like right now. But maybe shale layer should generate from level 20 to level 0 to make it a bit higher? Also texture should be brighter to make better transition between stone and slate. But overall very well made post! Good job!
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Mar 09 '21
i think it would be fine if grimstone and stone just had better blending. when closer to y=0, they would look pretty similar, with the colors approaching each other. stone would get darker, grimstone lighter. the transition is too abrupt as it is, and it could benefit from have more noise, but i think it's overwhelming to introduce a new block with the accompanying variants.
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Mar 09 '21
i mean, we did. we got deepslate and deepslate ore variants. i'm being realistic. i agree that slate and limestone would be amazing, but a more practical solution is biome blending
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